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An important year ahead for Latinxs in comics

02/05/2019 11:30 am by Ricardo Serrano Denis 5 Comments

An important year ahead for Latinxs in comics

Do Latino comics creators have a mainstream visibility issue? Where do creators like George Perez and Fabián Nicieza fall in the history of Latino writers comics?

Filed Under: Cartoonists, Conventions, Diversity, lion forge Tagged With: border town, Comic Conventions, diversity, El Peso Hero, Eric Esquivel, identity, latino comics expo, Latinos in comics, Vertigo, vita ayala

SDCC ’18: Level Up Your Convention with Unconventional Hacks

07/17/2018 10:30 am by Victor Van Scoit

SDCC ’18: Level Up Your Convention with Unconventional Hacks

You think you’re prepared for San Diego Comic-Con, but you have no idea. Even best laid plans go awry and require an unconventional approach to solve. From kid management to haute coffee, marketing to manners, or perhaps not going at all, this assembled Suicide Squad of a booth roadie, a con volunteer, exhibitors, and veteran attendees sneak […]

Filed Under: Conventions, Culture, News, SDCC, SDCC '18, Top News Tagged With: Comic Conventions, lifehacks, sdcc '18

Dragon Con 2015: Some of our favorite cosplay

09/09/2015 11:30 am by Kyle Pinion

Dragon Con 2015: Some of our favorite cosplay

When one thinks of Dragon Con usually, it’s typically related to inventive costuming and the talent that goes into the craft of cosplay. We saw a ton of great fans bringing their favorite characters to life this weekend and while our friend Spencer Perry over SuperHeroHype has the motherload of all Dragon Con galleries, here are […]

Filed Under: Conventions, Top News Tagged With: Comic Conventions, Convention, Cosplay, dragon-con

Dragon Con 2015: Costumes, Congressmen, and Comics

09/09/2015 11:00 am by Kyle Pinion

Dragon Con 2015: Costumes, Congressmen, and Comics

Dragon Con 2015 has come and gone, and for those keeping track at home (surely, none of you) this was my 18th appearance at the show. It was the first convention I ever went to as a much younger person, and while the number of days in each succeeding year I’ve attended has varied, I’ve […]

Filed Under: Conventions, Top News Tagged With: Atlanta, Comic Conventions, dragon-con, Op-Ed

HeroesCon Day 2: Lots of Cosplay and Surprising News

06/21/2015 9:00 am by Kyle Pinion

HeroesCon Day 2: Lots of Cosplay and Surprising News

My second dip into the HeroesCon pool saw that my thoughts regarding today’s possible increased attendance did indeed come to fruition, as the crowds around me intensified fairly significantly from the day previous. The pre-registration line remained very long throughout the entire day, and those who were purchasing their badge on-site found that they were […]

Filed Under: Conventions, Top News Tagged With: Comic Conventions, Conventions, HeroesCon

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