Tag: Conventions
Marvel goes all in at D23 with MCU, TV, Gaming, and more.
This year the festival of all things Disney, D23 , happens the weekend before SDCC. From July 14-16 at the Anaheim Convention Center, fans will get to see exhibits and presentations from Disney theme parks,...
Phoenix Comicon 2017 was different and here’s how
Okay… so it’s about a week since Phoenix Comicon, and I’ve still been trying to grapple with the weird sheen that seemed to take over this year’s con. The Phoenix Con has gotten some...
NO SPANDEX SATURDAY: IndieCade announces 2017 festival dates and a new location
In a week filled with the ups of Destiny 2 announcements and the lows of losing a music scene legend, we take a step back and talk just a bit about one of our...
ACE Atomic Crushes First COMIC CON REVOLUTION in Southern California
Atomic Crush Events may have found the last gold mine of Southern California as its inaugural Comic Con Revolution event this past weekend in Ontario was a rousing success. The group has already announced plans...
NO SPANDEX SATURDAY: GeekChic Promotions on the power of content in a convention.
So in our last discussion about convention programming, we talked about how to better your panel proposals and the harsh things coordinators for conventions have to deal with from submissions. Now we get to...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 5/10/17: Who fired what now?
§ This column has been absent for the usual reasons, a big deadline on an outside project, travel and the fact that running this site now takes up about half my day. But I've...
Comic-Con Vendor Reviews: Motor City Nightmare 2017
By MiniWorld
A little behind here, (3 shows to be exact) so it will be a few days before I'm caught up.
Motor City Nightmares is a very cool family(ish) run horror convention in Novi, Michigan....
Man charged with using comic cons to lure teen girls for sex
A Maryland man was arrested in Utah after allegedly using comic con and pop culture events as a means to meet teen girls and lure them into sex.
Derrick La Marr Jones, 35, was arrested and charged with illegal...
Paperfilms crew announces spring convention schedule and website sale
What is Paperfilms? It's not really a studio, but not just a loose confederation either. It consists of Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Justin Gray, Paul Mounts, Frank Tieri, Joanne Starer, Dave Johnson, Craig Weeden and Patrick...
NO SPANDEX SATURDAY: Have you thought about pitching panels for conventions?
So there's a few different topics I want to get to in the coming weeks: best punk bands, my apology to the Nintendo Switch, E3 predictions, etc. While I need a bit more time...
Fire marshals shut down the the Elkhart Comic Con, but plans are already afoot...
If you're like me, you may not be sure where Elkhart is, but wherever it is, just like every other town, they love comic cons.
No Spandex Saturday: The SDCC Food Edition
So word has gone out, returning badge sales will take place soon for this year's Comic-Con International San Diego (SDCC). That means it's time to start the rigamarole of reserving our hotels, reserving our...
