Kids Comic Con, the outreach initiative for children and the arts, will host a special event encouraging teens to use their imagination and creativity in the modern world of AI. The event will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2026, from 10 AM to 5 PM at the Bronx Community College, located at 2155 University Avenue in Bronx, New York.

“Teen Rangers: The Power of Creative Minds in the Age of AI” is designed to inspire children to use their imaginations as the primary tool for creative expression. The program will also show kids how they can use AI as a tool to bring their own personal creativity to life. Kids Comic Con will host presentations, workshops, and interactive games in which kids can use their imagination to create art or a story and finalize their vision with or without generative AI.

“Throughout the day, special presentations and demonstrations will be held, along with drawing and storytelling workshops, puppet performances, giveaways, and more. Special programs this year include Black Robotics, an Afrofuturism table demonstrating STEAM integration, speculative fiction, and narrative art; a live 3D printer demonstration producing keepsakes for kids, a film and television production table showcasing how emerging digital tools intersect with modern filmmaking, and an interactive gaming space featuring student-built arcade units and tabletop card games, demonstrating game logic and creative interactive design,” per the press release.

“Of particular interest in regards to this year’s theme is the Bronx Community College AI Center, an interactive story-generation hub where kids use AI tools to outline narrative concepts, demonstrating how human imagination guides machine technology,” the press release states.

Comics and animation creators, children’s entertainers, educators, filmmakers, and science experts will be at the show. They include:

• Alex Simmons (comics writer, Archie)
• Leslie Carrera Rudolph (puppeteer and voice actress, Abby Cadabby from Sesame Street)
• Shawn Atkinson (artist, DC Comics)
• Carl Kent (founder of Powersmith Studios)
• Steven Harris (artist, Voltran)
• Paul Castiglia (writer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Juan Espinosa (comics creator and publisher, Bearded Man Comics)
• Greg Anderson Elysée (writer, educator, filmmaker, Is’nana: The Were-Spider)
• Jesus Marquez (artist, Marvel trading cards)
• Blossom Blair (digital and traditional painter-illustrator)
• Rich Drezen (creator of comics and animation character, Luckyzilla)
• Joe Endres (writer, artist, creator, Space Scamps)
• Gregory Mann (creator of G-Mann)
• Erika Frei (crafts using upcycled materials)

“KCC has always been about showing kids they can be themselves and tell their own stories, learning along the way while they’re being creative,” Kids’ Comic Con founder Alex Simmons said. “The creative mind of a child is filled with possibilities. AI is a powerful technological tool, but like a saw or a drill, we must learn to use it wisely. This year’s KCC will explore how to use the tool of AI without losing sight of the amazing tool we’re born with – our imaginations!”

More information about the event can be found on the Kids Comic Con Facebook page.