Awesome Con report: will this be the next fifth biggest convention?
Disclaimer: I was a sponsor and paid guest for Awesome Con held last weekend in Washington, DC so considered this a sponsored post.
That said, as...
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus announces guests: Trudeau, Telegemeier, and many more
More news from the comic arts festival circuit. CXC (Cartoon Crossroads Columbus), the second year show in Columbus, has just announced their guest list...
Campbell replaces Robbins at this weekend’s CAKE in Chicago
The indie comics tour continues this weekend with CAKE in Chicago, a show that's had a slow rise to become what sounds ike a...
UPDATED: NYCC 2016 gets its very own off-site BookCon – UPDATED
Well, well, as we predicted a few days ago, BookCon is becoming a major brand for ReedPOP's portfolio, and it's getting a major boost...
Oh, speaking of San Diego Comic-Con 2016…
Yep, it's coming. I was twice as stressed out at this time last year, but now...maybe I'm just jaded, maybe I just know I...
Conan O’Brien is returning to the San Diego Comic-Con this year
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This was announced last year but no one really paid much attention to it: Conan O'Brien is once again producing his...
We Sent Our Jaded Comic Con Expert to Wizard World Philly…
...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...
Preview: Awesome Con is going to be…awesome
Tomorrow Awesome Con in Washington DC kicks off, and The Beat will be there.
In case you missed it, last year Awesome Con partnered...
Nerdlebrity apocalypse: Sons of Anarchy cast revolts over non-payment at Space City Comic Con
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...
Inside Fan Verification: now you need a cell phone to buy New York Comic...
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.
Four Days in Bookland: BookExpo, BookCon Chicago 2016
Once again, publishers, publicists, booksellers, bibliophiles, and other assorted individuals converged for the annual BookExpo America trade show, held last week. And once again,...
Things to Do: Kansas City Comic Fans Can Catch Cook, Conner, Kindt, and Hester...
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...
