Tag: Conventions
Fort Wayne’s CAF Appleseed launches Kickstarter
As the comics live event business diverges into Cons and CAFs (comic arts festivals), both seem to be thriving. In 2013 Fort Wayne got...
Beat Contest: Win a piece of original art by Neal Adams at Wizard World...
Okay we don't run too many contests here at The Beat, but when the prize is as awesome as this—a piece of original art created for you by Neal Adams—it is something we can't pass up offering Beat readers a shot at.
MCM Manchester Comic-Con Expanding for 2014 Due to Demand
Last weekend also saw the Manchester Comic-Con take place over here in the UK, a one-day event last Saturday. And again, public demand for...
BCGF Co-Founder Announces New Brooklyn Comics Festival
Following the news earlier this year that the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival is now no more, it appears a new festival has just...
Should Digital Comics Still Be Locked Down?
by Bruce Lidl
If nobody cares about DRM on digital comics, why does everybody keep bringing it up?
San Diego 2013 was unquestionably a triumph for...
Thought Bubble Expands to Third Hall, Due to Immense Exhibitor Demand
So we move on from SDCC, and towards even brighter things. Thought Bubble has quickly established itself as one of the best conventions in...
Comic-Con: A Sneak Peak
By Carolina Cooney
Arriving Tuesday as an exhibitor gives one a special portal into the magical world known as Comic-Con. Having been a show exhibitor...
SDCC13: Image Release their Signing Schedule
Looking for an autograph from Brian K. Vaughan, Amy Reeder or Jimmie Robinson? I certainly am. But as I'm not at SDCC, you'll have...
Nancy Collins calls off the Dragon*Con boycott
Author Nancy Collins has been relentless in publicizing the connection between Dragon-Con and Ed Kramer -- in fact it's undoubtedly due to her efforts...
Life among the nerdlebrities: Wizard World NYC
I had no idea what to expect as I approached the Wizard World Comic Con NYC Experience last Friday evening. First off it was located a new venue—Basketball City—in a part of Manhattan that I had never been to except on an FDR Drive flyover: a mysterious realm east of Chinatown, north of the Seaport and south of the Williamsburg Bridge. In local speak we call it "no mans land": the moody banks of the East River.
This Weekend New York Gets the Wizard World Comic Con New York Experience
Comics events in the Big Apple have been gangbusters for the last few years, but that doesn't mean it's easy to put on a...
This weekend: EternalCon on Long Island
If you're near Garden City, Long Island this weekend you might wish to check out the first ever EternalCon—it's a one-day show at a...