French publishers threaten to start their own festival as Minister of Culture agrees to...
L'Affaire de Angoulême continues and will not stop. As we reported yesterday, 40 French publishers — basically all the important players in France— have...
San Diego Comic-Con not on board with Chargers plans for new downtown stadium
Really, the entire saga of San Diego's downtown, Comic-Con and the Chargers is one of those local stories that will go on as long as one old timer is around to yap about it on Snapchat.
And as long as people can dream and make architectural renderings, there will be ideas for what kind of bizarro Brandon Graham-type building to put up in beautiful downtown San Diego. Like the above rendering of a proposed stadium that looks like a bunch of nesting tables stacked up wily nilly.
When Comic-Con Tickets Sell Out in Hours, How Do You Fix It?
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Well, it was that time of year again... Tickets for Comic-Con International went on sale Saturday morning at 9 AM Pacific...
Tomorrow is the great San Diego Comic-Con Ticket sale—FOR THE ALLIANCE!
Tomorrow at 9 am pst, noon est, tickets for this year's open registration for the San Diego Comic-Con takes place. There's a detailed FAQ...
Stan Lee is slowing down at last, announces final trip to Canada
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Stan Lee's superhuman endurance and vitality at an age when most people are drooling into their rascal has been amazing and...
Image Expo teams with Emerald City Con Con in April
The dates for this year';s Image Expo have been announced and instead of a standalone event, it'll be held in conjuction with the Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, on Wednesday April 6th.
Past Image Expos have announced extensive slates of upcoming books by some of comics' most notable creators.
Where the Conner/Palmiotti team will be at Long Beach Comic Expo –– and their...
The other day we mentioned that the hugely popular team behind Harley Quinn of Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti had imposed a sensible signing...
No Special Edition: NYC in 2016, but ReedPOP may be looking at an anime...
ReedPOP head honcho Lance Fensterman has been doing the interview rounds of late including this podcast for More to Come where I interviewed him...
The 2015 Devastator/Beat convention survey is here: maybe it’s time to get a table?
With more and more comics shows popping up around the world, which are the ones worth going to? How much money do people make? And is it worth springing for a full booth or just half a table in artists alley?
Palmiotti and Conner announce 5 book free signing limit
With the exponential rise in comics shows, and a corresponding rise in attendees, there's been a lot of talk recently about various pros imposing signing limits or charging for autographs at show, with the money often going to a charity. Popular con guests Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner have just made their policy clear.
MoCCA Festival 2016 announces guests of honor: Bell, Blechman, Gloeckner, Liew and Sugar
The 2016 MoCCA Arts Festival has just announced this year's Guests of Honor and they are:
Cece Bell, author of the phenomenal middle grade graphic...
Meanwhile in Angoulême: diary comics, signings and exhibits
Lest we forget, all the hubbub about the Grand Prix aside, the Angoulême comics festival is now underway and a glorious festival it is....
