Conventions

A little belt tightening, and some strong shows and Wizard World has shown a profit in Q1 2018 for the first time in a few years.

Men in comics - just a fad or important new voices in the comics medium?

And your 2018 Doug Wright Awards Winners are...

  I'm in Toronto for TCAF and I'm trapped in a hotel room with bags and bags of maple bacon potato chips. Oh, Canada! Yesterday it...

The moment I met Steve “Captain” Kirk, I knew he was a serious business man. Aside from knowing he was a former Playstation and...

The slow motion car crash that was the failed Universal Fan Con continues to fascinate, the way all disasters do. NY Magazine's Lila Shapiro...

A look back at last week's pop-up convention.

The other day The Beat was the first to report that LA's Epic Icon Comic Con had been cancelled a week out. The two sites...

We've just heard through the grapevine of another con fail: this time Epic Icon Comic Con, to be held May 4-6 at the Los...

The comminity rallied in Baltimore this weekend to create an event that is being called "Nerd Woodstock."

If you're looking for a good time at a con, this weekend' sEast Coast Comicon is just what you might need.

Headed by Mike Towry and Chairman Matt Dunford, this convention pays homage to the early days of Comic-Con. Organizers of Comic Fest pride themselves in its intimate setting. In many ways, I find it to be quite charming, lacking the Hollywood of Comic-Con and instead allowing attendees and invited guests to mingle together. A lot of love goes into this convention.