Tag: comic cons
Don’t forget about the smaller comic conventions!
Smaller, local comic cons are sometimes the best place to meet your favorite creators and find tons of treasures
ReedPop and the incredible shrinking world of comic-cons
The last few years have seen ReedPop dramatically thin out its portfolio of comic con events outside the US.
Get a Grip: Tips for staying healthy at comic cons – Part 1
How can we celebrate comics with friends and strangers and stay safe and healthy? I’ve got some tips!
Is the Comicon circuit hitting a slowdown? A Veteran Vendor speaks
Over the past 12 months I have been witnessing troubling times in our industry. Some people choose to ignore it, some think it’s a passing thing. Many vendors have taken note and decided to take measures until the industry fixes itself again. This will take time, and may never be the same.
ACE Atomic Crushes First COMIC CON REVOLUTION in Southern California
Atomic Crush Events may have found the last gold mine of Southern California as its inaugural Comic Con Revolution event this past weekend in Ontario was a rousing success. The group has already announced plans...
NO SPANDEX SATURDAY: GeekChic Promotions on the power of content in a convention.
So in our last discussion about convention programming, we talked about how to better your panel proposals and the harsh things coordinators for conventions have to deal with from submissions. Now we get to...
Atomic Crush Events is open and taking conventions to their next level.
The convention scene is a fickle thing. Fans today are smart enough to see through the facade of new shows springing up which turn out to be a flea market hosted by a D-list...
UPDATE – Amazing Arizona Con 2015: Deadpool ruled & art crooks were called out
The Valentines State’s first comic con of the year wrapped up over the romantic weekend. Jimmy Jay, Amazing Arizona Comic Con organizer, didn’t let a hallmark holiday get in the way of putting on his three-day annual comic book convention on Friday, Feb. 13 through Sunday, Feb. 15. The event kicked off with an intimate panel with Spawn Creator Todd McFarlane and the New York Times best selling Batman artist, Greg Capullo. They signed someone's baby.
The Beat Podcasts! More To Come – Comics are for Everyone
Straight from the offices of Publishers Weekly, it's More to Come! Your podcast source of comics news and discussion starring The Beat's own Heidi MacDonald.
In this week's episode, Heidi and the rest of the...
On the Scene: Denver Comic Con 2013, Pioneering Souls in Artists Valley
The floorspace for Artists Valley at Denver Comic Con was expansive, and positioned between the vendor and publisher areas in the front and the celebrity signing booths and food court at the back. It...