Comic-Con 2023

Manuel Oliver, father of Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, one of 17 victims of the horrific Stonemason Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, FL, founded the organization Change the Ref to amplify and support tomorrow’s leaders today. Oliver makes his first appearance at this year’s Comic-Con to introduce a collectible made to both immortalize his son and raise further awareness around the incredible need for gun reform and an end to violence and suffering. Longtime pop culture personality and journalist Ryan J. Downey leads a discussion with Oliver, Black Mask publisher and founder Matteo Pizzolo, Public Enemy co-founder Chuck D, and others to discuss how to turn art into action and inspire change from the floor of Comic-Con to the floor of Congress.