Conventions

Celebrating it's 14th year, the National Book Festival moves to the Washington Convention Center this Saturday, offering twelve hours of bibliophila!  (The National Park...

The comics e-CON-omy is growing by leaps and bounds, but splitting off into many factions and circuits. While pop culture has always been a big part of comic cons, the cross-over with autograph shows is creating hybrids whose success varies from market to market, Last weekend's Wizard World Chicago (and the Fan Expo in Toronto which is on as you read this) are among the largest, and the former, in particular, was definitely like the blind men and the elephant -- everyone had a different perception depending on where they were standing.

The San Diego city council's denial of the Convention Center expansion the other day has left a lot of questions for the city—like can...

I can't say this was unexpected, but here we go again: after the threat of endless legal battles, environmental group opposition, the lack of...

Yes, it's still August.  There are a few days left until Labor Day ends another Summer of Fun! So that means it's time for the...

It was recently revealed to us olds that YouTube and other social media stars are actually more popular with teens than celebs old enough...

Yesterday I pointed out some negative tweeting about last weekend's Intervention in Rockville, MD, a small webcomics/blogging focused show in its fifth year. Past...

With the scars and thrills of San Diego Comic-Con faded to memory, it's time to step into the arena for New York Comic Con,...

A happy camper @WizardWorld #ChicagoComicCon ! XX pic.twitter.com/Jo4ZR63UGs — Elvira (@TheRealElvira) August 23, 2014 Wizard World Chicago was this weekend, a now four-day extravaganza of...

The Best of Comix Book: When Marvel Went Underground is in B&W/  and Full color, HardCover  an exclusive Kitchen Sink Press imprint under Dark Horse  ISBN:978-1-61655-258-9 Intro...

SPX just got more awesome with the announcement of the slate of international guests from Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Iran, Colombia and more. Previously announced guests include BRandon Graham, Emily Carroll, and more more more. This is gonna be so great. Save money now!

The first superhero comic I paid for with my own money was Sensational Spider-Man #0. It arrived at the pharmacy my mom worked at...