On the scene: Amazing Arizona Comic Con kicks off 2013 on the right foot
The only cons I like better then ones that I can ride my bicycle to are cons that only take an hour and a half drive. Sometimes the commute is intimidating and it's much easier to just stay home. Amazing Arizona Comic Con gave me too many reasons to not miss this event.
Badge-o-ween update: SDCC pro passes are STILL available.
I've been informed that despite 2013 Comic-Con professional badge registration being shut down yesterday that was only a logistical consideration, and you can in fact apply for you pro badge right now. There is not an infinite supply, but there are many available. So get in there.
SDCC ’13: Pro Badge-o-ween has come…and gone and is still there — UPDATE
First it was hotels, then it was badges...now it's pro badges. Comic-Con International: San Diego professional badge registration went live at 1 pm Pacific time yesterday and free guest badges for attending professionals—once a little perk that everyone enjoyed—were gone in minutes, apparently. It isn't exactly clear when pro badges actually became unavailable because there was a site meltdown, a "come back later" and then...there was only this:
A little bit more on the con that snubbed the colorist
Yesterday's kerfuffle concerned a convention that wouldn't name a colorist as a guest. Although a smallish type kerfuffle, it did lead to a day of praising hard working colorists on twitter, so good came of it.
Interview: Moyoco Anno “I really don’t like women that much!”
by Melinda Beasi
Manga creator Moyoco Anno is best known in North America for her smart commentary on affairs of the heart, both in adult...
Con snubs colorists, colorist pride stands strong
Well, as we were just saying, colorists are an integral part of the comics creation process, more responsible fore the look of a book...
Ed Kramer, Dragon-Con co-founder, facing molestation charges
The AJC reported that one of the founding members of Dragon-Con, Edward Eliot Kramer, was arrested on Saturday for child molestation charges that dated back to 2000. Kramer was first arrested in August 25, 2000, on accusations that he sexually abused three teenage boys. Kramer resigned from Dragon Con that year, and has been uninvolved from the show since then. (Some guests expressed on Twitter that with the recent news they will never go back to that convention again, unaware that Kramer is long gone.)
Wizard expands con schedule to St Louis and Nashville
A long ago Wizard World con schedule included stops at New Jersey and Cincinnati—venues that never panned out. But it seems the con biz...
Kapow! Comic Convention Not Returning in 2013 (Maybe 2014)
Lucy and Sarah Unwin, who have run London's Kapow Comic-Con since 2011, have today announced that the convention will not be held in 2013...
Last minute shopping: ArtKandy sells children’s and comics art
LA's well-known children's book gallery Every Picture Tells a Story has launched an art-sales websiteArtKandy and if you're looking for a last minute gift...
Rose City Con and Emerald City Con team up
Maybe a teeny bit of Con Wars fall-out as it's been announced that Seattle's biggest comic-con—Emerald City Comicon—is teaming up with Portland's emerging con—The...
Comic-Con International debuts new website, more guests
Oh while you're checking out all the Eisner nominees over at the CCI page, you probably noticed that they have a brand new website....
