This year the festival of all things Disney, D23 , happens the weekend before SDCC. From July 14-16 at the Anaheim Convention Center, fans will get to see exhibits and presentations from Disney theme parks, networks, and Star Wars. Not to be left out, Marvel is doubling down on their presence at the show by bringing […]
NO SPANDEX SATURDAY: E3 2017 Preview Edition
Soon almost 100,000, fans, media, developers, celebrities and their awful children will descend upon the Los Angeles Convention Center for three full days of video games. The Electronic Entertainment Expo is Shangri-La when it comes to video games. This year the trade show begins the process of opening those mythical doors to the general public […]
Heavily armed man arrested at Phoenix Comicon; other con bans prop weapons
Something that comics insiders have been worrying about for a long time finally happened yesrterday on the opening day of Phoenix Comicon: An armed man was arrested carrying three handguns, a shotgun, ammo and other handheld weapons including a knife and wearing body armor. Based on his social media postings, his plan was to kill police […]
On the Scene: The Five Points Festival welcomed “tastemakers, misfits and rebels”
by Zena Tsarfin “Welcome home, tastemakers, misfits and rebels,” was the message flashing across the digital billboard at NYC’s inaugural Five Points Festival, held at Pier 36 in downtown Manhattan this past weekend. And with that, the co-presented effort from Clutter Magazine and Midtown Comics sought to unite the worlds of designer toys, comics, street […]
NO SPANDEX SATURDAY: IndieCade announces 2017 festival dates and a new location
In a week filled with the ups of Destiny 2 announcements and the lows of losing a music scene legend, we take a step back and talk just a bit about one of our favorite shows of the year. For years IndieCade has been one of the most diverse and eye-opening festivals in gaming. Happening annually, […]
ACE Atomic Crushes First COMIC CON REVOLUTION in Southern California
Atomic Crush Events may have found the last gold mine of Southern California as its inaugural Comic Con Revolution event this past weekend in Ontario was a rousing success. The group has already announced plans for the follow-up show in 2018. This past Saturday, the first Comic Con Revolution hosted 5,449 attendees. A number, according to […]
NO SPANDEX SATURDAY: GeekChic Promotions on the power of content in a convention.
So in our last discussion about convention programming, we talked about how to better your panel proposals and the harsh things coordinators for conventions have to deal with from submissions. Now we get to talk about one of my favorite subjects, content. While I’ve done my share of this for conventions, I brought on the most […]
Comic-Con Vendor Reviews: Motor City Nightmare 2017
By MiniWorld [Editor’s note: When we ran the op-ed Whatever Happened to Comic Con? by a veteran vendor, the post went viral and got a ton of attention. MiniWorld also posts regular con review on his FB page, and with his permission we’ll be reprinting these. We’ve covered cons from many angles here, but the […]
FCBD 2017: Hi De Ho Comic Con comes to Santa Monica
The Los Angeles area has become a mini Free Comic Book Day mecca. What started with readers only visiting their local shops has now evolved into a full day’s worth of activities for those brave enough to do FCBD right. You could start your day in Hollywood at the Golden Apple then stop at multiple […]
Diamond Retailer Summit returns to C2E2 and Chicago in 2018
C2E2 is back on the industry radar after a successful Diamond retailer summit, and the event will return to CHicago in 2018.
