2025 Eisner Judges announced: Conte, Helwick, Lemke, Manhoff and Versaci
Robert V. Conte, Kacy Helwick, Meg Lemke, Eitan Manhoff, and Rocco Versaci have been selected as the 2025 Eisner Award judges
MoCCA ’25 announces guests including Badiucao, Burns, Hernandez and Sterte
Comics legends Charles Burns and Jaime Hernandez join new stars including Bianca Xunise, Linnea Sterte and Chinese dissident artist Badicao at this year's MoCCA Arts Festival
MoCCA Festival unveils 2025 plans, including Media Sponsorship by The Beat
SI's MoCCA Festival returns to the Metropolitan Pavilion this March 15-16, and The Beat will be its media partner for the first time!
San Diego Comic-Con will stay in San Diego through 2027
The San Diego Comic-Con will stay in San Diego for a few more years, as local hotels agreed to make enough rooms available
TCAF announces 2025 dates and a new venue
TCAF has announced its 2025 dates, June 6-7, and a new venue, the Mattamy Athletic Centre, a larger venue that will allow more exhibit space
On the Scene: MICE turns fifteen
Sunday afternoon, the second day of MICE, and I’m headed to a panel. The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo is celebrating their fifteenth anniversary this...
Getting a hotel room for San Diego Comic-Con might be getting even harder
The availability of affordable hotel rooms for San Diego Comic-Con remains a big concern for showrunners and the city as they negotiate for future shows.
Surprise! Comic-Con is San Diego’s biggest event
The San Diego Convention Center's annual report reveals Comic-Con's huge economic impact...and how it compares to other events
STAN SAKAI to appear at Tokyo Comic Con 2024
Following a research tour in Japan, Stan Sakai is slated to appear at Tokyo Comic Con, with an exhibit featuring Usagi Yojimbo.
RIP Clydene Nee
Longtime SDCC Artist Alley organizer Clydene Nee passed away this week and the industry remembered her
ANIME NYC expands event from 3 days to 4 for summer 2025
We went from ANIM3 to 4NIME this summer!
Thought Bubble 2024 in Review: A wonderful weekend
As Thought Bubble 2024 comes to a close, we look back at a fantastic weekend and what we saw at the convention this year.




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