Tag: Conventions

Local comic-cons are all the rage these days, and now Long Island is getting its own show: Eternal Con, which will be held June...

The nominations for this year's British Comic Awards, held during November's Thought Bubble Convention in Leeds, have been officially opened this week. In addition,...

Since planning for Comic-Con is now a year-round endeavor, here's some of the latest news for July's megafest. § The much-debated convention center expansion...

Although it's six months away, it's not too soon to start planning for New York Comic-Con. To wit: tickets went on sale at Noon...

by @AmyChu Day 1 After an exciting first day at Emerald City Comic Con on Friday, a sea of attendees flooded the many downtown venues around...

It's not particularly grim oop North if you head to the right parts, and you can't go wrong with Kendal. It's a lovely part...

For years people have been telling me to go to this show. "It's a comics comic-con." I just want to say right of fthe...

Comics boom time seems to be continuing, is this weekend's Emerald City Comic Con was any indication. While we wait for Beat correspondents Henry Barajas and Amy Chu to regain consciousness, you can read all our panel coverage here and just follow along on the #eccc hashtag until you get tired of seeing people talking about how awesome the show was.

There's comics action in Austin, TX this weekend as well with STAPLE, which lasts all weekend and has now morphed into an Independent Media Expo, kicking off just before SXSW. Comics Guests include Steve Niles, Bernie Wrightson and James O'Barr. Here's a schedule and some highlights:

Time to break in those shoes and hydrate -- big con season is back starting today with the Emerald City Comic Con. The tribe has already gathered, if our twitter feed is any indication, and a plethora of exclusives and signings will be available. ECCC, as it's known, has definitely become one of the finest regional cons on the circuit and we expect to hear a lot of news as everyone explains what they did on their winter vacation.

A sign that the UK creative scene are eager both for conventions and the opportunity to queue, exhibitor tables for Leeds Thought Bubble Convention...

As we noted the other day, Brian Michael Bendis is a newly announced guest at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, and it's a very rare convention appearance for him. On his Tumblr he was asked if he'd be doing any other cons and his answer was pretty blunt: