Conventions

Embed from Getty Images This was announced last year but no one really paid much attention to it: Conan O'Brien is once again producing his...

...and he had a good time! I attended my first Wizard World convention when most people did... in 1997, when Wizard had purchased the venerable...

Tomorrow Awesome Con in Washington DC kicks off, and The Beat will be there. In case you missed it, last year Awesome Con partnered...

We've reported on many "When a con is crap" moments over the years, but this weekends Space City Comic Con in Houston seems to...

A few days ago ReedPOP announced a new "Fan Verification" system for buying tickets for NYCC. ReedPOP head Lance Fensterman told us the system was in order to combat scalping, but also to get more of a snapshot of who wants to attend New York Comic-Con. Getting "verified" is key because online sales is the only way to buy NYCC badges this year. In the past there were some on site and retail sales but no more.

Once again, publishers, publicists, booksellers, bibliophiles, and other assorted individuals converged for the annual BookExpo America trade show, held last week. And once again,...

Planet Comicon has been the one of most loved cons of the Kansas City area for 17 years and this weekend will be one for...

Speaking of ReedPOP, BookCon, the festival of literary superstars that owes more to Comic-Con than to a book faire, was held as a one...

Seattleish has a thorough report on a class-action lawsuit filed by volunteers, known as "minions" for the 2014 and 2015 Emerald City Comic Cons....

Jamie Coville has, as always, recorded the best of the panels from TCAF, including a shocking number in which I participated. YOU can hear...

  I'm working on a longer account of TCAF for PW, but here's some photos to capture the high while it's fresh. While the weekend was tinged...

  TCAF is here! The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is a huge highlight of the North American comics schedule, and this year's show has an...