San Diego Convention Center expansion plans unveiled
No room at the con? Not if these plans for an expansion of the San Diego Convention Center are approved. The plans call for...
UK comic-con scam?
Speaking of comic-cons, apparently someone in the UK is going around claiming they have one with Stan Lee, Kevin Smith, and Alan Moore as...
Wizard news update
Spurge reports rumors that a few more folks have left Wizard. Vice-President of Production and Circulation Darren Sanchez left against his will, while photographer...
MeCAF report
As planned, we stopped in at the Maine Comics Art Festival in Portland yesterday. Now, before going any further, we should point...
TCAF roundup
Wow, from all the rapturous Tweets and blog posts, it sounds like this weekend's Toronto Comic Arts Festival was the bomb, the bee's knees...
Bristol Comics Expo wrap-up
This year's Bristol Comics Expo was a bit of a stripped down affair, and we couldn't find much online just yet (or else no...
Lee, Quesada headline 2009 Big Apple Con
Via PR, the Big Apple Con, newly acquired by Gareb Shamus, has announced its first guests:
Gareb Shamus, CEO of New York-based Wizard Entertainment, ...
San Diego news and notes
Hurry, children, hurry. Only a few Thursday and Sunday tickets are left. We thought it would be sold out in April, but it looks...
This weekend: SPACE
The Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo, or SPACE, as it is known, one of the original old-time indie comics fests, takes place this...
Bristol International Comic Expo sells out
It isn't just American comics shows that are still hot in an ailing economy; the Bristol International Comics Expo has sold out of tickets...
Wizard/Big Apple updates
• ICv2 talks with Wizard CEO Gareb Shamus about his acquisition of the Big Apple Con, announced yesterday.
We asked Shamus what plans he...
Shamus buys Big Apple Con
Rumors have been floating around for a while that something was up with the Big Apple Con, the New York show run by retailer...




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