ANGOULÊME: 9e Art+ and Association FIBD mount lawsuit to stop replacement festival
9e Art+'s Franck Bondoux is striking back with a legal action demanding a halt to plans for a new Angoulême festival and asking for €300,000 compensation for the losses incurred by the collapse of FIBD
ECCC ’26: Dark Horse announces panel & signing schedule
Dark Horse has announced its booth number and panel and signing schedule for Emerald City Comic Con 2026 from March 5-8 in Seattle.
Anime event company Fandom Events shuts down
Anime event company Fandom Events has announced it is shutting down, while a new entity with the same owner takes over
ReedPop responds to questions over relationship with ICE
The convention organization came under scrutiny over sister company LexisNexis's work with ICE, prompting calls for a boycott and divestment.
ANGOULÊME: Bondoux strikes back with lawsuit
Disgraced 9e Art+ showrunner Frank Bondoux announced at a Paris press that he will launch legal action to block the ADBDA’s plan to replace FIBD with a new festival.
ANGOULÊME: With FIBD no more, a new comics event is planned for 2027
The future is still in motion but even with the jarring loss of FIBD, comics will continue to be feted in Angoulême, but under different management
Eisner Awards Hall of Fame inducts 18 Judges Choice creators
The Will EisnerComic Awards Judges Choice committee has chosen 18 creators for induction into the 2026 Hall of Fame
AnimeJapan 2026 reveals full stage lineup for its largest show ever
AnimeJapan 2026 has announced its full stage lineup and released ticket information for prospective attendees ahead of its March show.
SDCC changes art show policy, bans AI-created material
SDCC has made it clear that AI art is banned from their annual art show after an outcry on social media called out their policy
2026 Eisner Award judges named: Babb, Dear, Duncan, Pryde and Sawyer
This year's Eisner Ward Judges have been announced: Tiffany Babb, Jerry Dear, Dr. Randy Duncan, Katie Pryde and Regine Sawyer
San Diego Comic-Con under fire for allowing AI at 2026’s Art Show
The convention's organizers stated AI-generated pieces may be displayed but not sold at this year's Art Show.
CXC gets new Festival Manager and plans to move to the spring
CXC in Columbus has hired Aleesha Nash as Festival Director and will be moving to a spring date in 2027
