Amy Chu and Daryl McDaniels

Today at 2 p.m., Heights Libraries will celebrate the intersection of hip-hop and comics with comic writer and publisher Amy Chu, Run-DMC founder and comic publisher Darryl McDaniels, local artist John G of Shiner Comics,and Cleveland rapper Phyll Thomas. A full afternoon of programs will take place at the Coventry Village branch with a virtual conversation with Chu and McDaniels followed by an interactive snack-focused comic workshop with John G called One Page Comic Workshop: Snack Stories. The afternoon will finish with a live performance by local rapper Phyll Thomas. The founder of Alpha Girl Comics, Chu has written for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, and Dynamite Entertainment as well as for McDaniels's company, Darryl Makes Comics. She has also written graphic novels for kids, including Fighting to Belong!, Turning Red, Sea Sirens and Sky Island, and Ana & the Cosmic Race. McDaniels, best known for his time with Run-DMC, founded Darryl Makes comics in 2014, and has written several comics in addition to publishing the work of other writers and artists. John G’s workshop begins at 3 p.m., and Thomas’s performance starts at 3:15 p.m.