Tag: Conventions
NYCC partners with Europe’s First Look Festival and Blammo Events
New York Comic Con, already one of the world's biggest pop culture events, is expanding its reach via a deal with Blammo Events, a European gaming media company with. perhaps, the best name of...
HeroesCon starts tomorrow…but you can help support equality tonight
A lot of lucky comics folks are headed to Charlotte, NC for HeroesCon which kicks off tomorrow with its usual stellar guest list, informative programming and unmatched hospitality.
Unfortunately due to political machinations beyond...
UPDATED: Phoenix Comicon draws 106,096 people…or 216,219, depending on how you’re counting.
Another weekend, another record setting comic con. In this case it was Conpalooza Weekend (June 3-5) which saw five major cons across the US alone. Phoenix Comicon, a fast rising "fourth biggest convention" may...
Reminder: NYCC Fan Verification closes TODAY
This is your last day to register as a fan for the purpose of buying New York Comic Con tickets. The process begins here. I wrote a bit about it here. It appears there...
Awesome Con report: will this be the next fifth biggest convention?
Disclaimer: I was a sponsor and paid guest for Awesome Con held last weekend in Washington, DC so considered this a sponsored post.
That said, as you know, I write a lot about comic cons, and...
Oh, speaking of San Diego Comic-Con 2016…
Yep, it's coming. I was twice as stressed out at this time last year, but now...maybe I'm just jaded, maybe I just know I can handle it, but so far so chill. We have...
Conan O’Brien is returning to the San Diego Comic-Con this year
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This was announced last year but no one really paid much attention to it: Conan O'Brien is once again producing his chat show from the San Diego Comic-Con this year. The...
Preview: Awesome Con is going to be…awesome
Tomorrow Awesome Con in Washington DC kicks off, and The Beat will be there.
In case you missed it, last year Awesome Con partnered up with Leftfield Media, the convention organization run by Greg...
Nerdlebrity apocalypse: Sons of Anarchy cast revolts over non-payment at Space City Comic Con
We've reported on many "When a con is crap" moments over the years, but this weekends Space City Comic Con in Houston seems to have combined the biggest ripoffs with the biggest stars for...
Things to Do: Kansas City Comic Fans Can Catch Cook, Conner, Kindt, and Hester...
Planet Comicon has been the one of most loved cons of the Kansas City area for 17 years and this weekend will be one for the books. Sure you can meet Nolan North and Troy...
BookCon 2016 was a hit….will there be even more of them in the future?
Speaking of ReedPOP, BookCon, the festival of literary superstars that owes more to Comic-Con than to a book faire, was held as a one day event following this year's BEA (Book Expo America) in...
Emerald City Comic Con faces a class action suit over non-payment of volunteers
Seattleish has a thorough report on a class-action lawsuit filed by volunteers, known as "minions" for the 2014 and 2015 Emerald City Comic Cons. Minions worked various duties in exchange for access to the...
