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....
To Do Today: Canny Comic Con and Leeds Alternative Comics Fair
Christmas is being held on December 25th this year, so you've only got a few weeks left to find something decent to give your...
Con Wars brewing in New York and Cincinnati
With comicons nationwide becoming a key money maker for many entities, it seems that a few con wars may be brewing. We received two separate tips yesterday about potential calendar conflicts for 2013.
ComiCON-versation #13: LBCHC 2013 Wrap-up…
by Mike Scigliano
So after what amounts to close to a year of preparation and work, the 2012 edition of the Long Beach Comic...
On the Scene: Thought Bubble!
The wonderful thing about Thought Bubble, an annual festival in Leeds that encompasses the academic Comics Forum and a two day comics convention covering all sequential art from Bunny to Batman, is that two people can attend the event and come away with a completely different experience. So while Steve Morris brilliantly scratched the surface, the following is the tale of my adventures as I visited one of the UK's most popular conventions for the very first time.
The mystery and joy of BCGF
This was the third indie show of the year—TCAF and SPX were the other two—where I experienced the complete rapture of falling in love with comics all over again for the first time. Love, death, mystery—when the first time happens all over again, you know you're in the right place. I wasn't the only one feeling the love.
MCM expands UK events with first Scotland Comic Con and more in Brum
Via PR, MCM, which runs the huge MCM Expo and Memorabilia pop culture shows in the UK, is expanding to Scotland Comic Con next...
