Tag: Conventions
Hometown convention survival – a guide for the unwary
It's that time again, New York Comic Con is back. And as a New Yorker, it's much more accessible than, say, San Diego Comic-Con....
Reminder: Not all Comic Cons are standing room only
An unnamed but trustworthy informant we'll call "Longbox" sent this picture from a recent comic con that showed a pretty dead Sunday, if you...
MoCCA Fest 2014 announces Guests of Honor: Bechdel, Cruse, Staples and Williams
Details for 2014's MoCCA Festival have just been revealed, and it answers many questions. The Guests of Honor are Alison Bechdel, Howard Cruse, Fiona...
Rose City Comic Con wrap-up
This PAST weekend saw the Rose City Comic Con in Portland, OR, which was notable as the first show since it teamed up with...
What’s up with that San Diego Convention Center expansion anyway?
The long planned expansion of the San Diego Convention Center—an expansion crucial to keeping the Comic-Con there—is still moving along, as this video explains....
Whither Wizard World?
As we reported the other day, the Wizard World convention experience is expanding dramatically in 2014, adding seven shows in comics market ranging from huge—Atlanta—to kind of off the beaten path—Sacramento, Tulsa.
Exclusive: Complete NYCC 2013 Programming for Saturday October 12
Saturday, October 12
Here's the continuing our rundown of New York Comic-Con's programming in an easily digestible text format, with the schedule for Saturday....
Wizard World adds seven cities including Tulsa, Sacramento, and San Antonio
Just how many places can Norman Reedus be in at once?
As we've been mentioning here time and time again at the Beat, comic cons...
First Salt Lake City con sells out, calls in fire marshals
It is an old story by now: con sells, out, fire marshals get antsy and shuts down entrance for a while. What's newish...
HYPE ALERT: Baltimore Comic-Con, Seth Goldman and Honest Tea
First off, Baltimore Comic-Con is THIS WEEKEND. This is one of the most beloved events on the comics circuit and guests include:
Joe Hill, Neal...
NYCC 13: New York Comic Con adds RFID for badges—but you might win a...
If you've noticed that this year it's been even tougher than usual to get a badge to New York Comic Con, you were't just...
On the Scene: Boston Comic Con Exceeds Expectations
By Carolina Cooney
After having to cancel their original mid-April date due to the Boston Marathon bombing, Boston Comic Con was back this past weekend...
