In late January, just before the polar vortex hit the Midwest, and Measles hit the Pacific Northwest, I was in Seattle attending the Midwinter Conference hosted by the American Library Association at the Washington State Convention Center (and nearby hotels). During that time, I took a stroll up 9th Avenue to check out the construction […]
ECCC ’19: Lemire and Deodato’s BERSERKER UNBOUND brings a barbarian to the big city
The THANOS creative team reunites for their first joint creator-owned series.
Convention update: First photos from ECCC
Emerald City Comic Con is kicking off this week, the first big whoopteedoo comics confab of 2017 and folks couldn’t be more fired up! Twitter is abuzz with excitement as con season gets its first big kick-off — folks have been sitting on the sidelines for the winter and they can’t wait to get out […]
Image founders and Kirkman to reunite for 25th anniversary panel and signing at ECCC
All of the original Image Seven – Todd McFarlane, Jim Valentino, Erik Larsen, Rob Liefeld, Marc Silvestri, and Whilce Portacio but minus Jim Lee- will appear at this year’s Emerald City Comicon at a special panel followed by a signing. Walking Dead creator (and current Image partner) Robert Kirkman will moderate the panel. It’s all part […]
Emerald City news round-up: 10 new titles from Dark Horse, Mouse Guard and more
Here’s a quick round-up of new projects from Boom, IDW, Dark Horse and Valiant, including new stuff by Eric Powell, David Petersen, Jen Wang, and many many more.
ECCC’15: Valiant opens the Book of Death
Valiant has just revealed a brand new event at Emerald City Comic Con following up Armor Hunters entitled Book of Death. The following image drawn by Robert Gill was sent as a press release. With a 25th Anniversary, the publisher is looking to celebrate their line including the old and new versions of the company. The image teases a […]
Emerald CIty Comic Con 3-day passes already sold out online
Well, add Emerald City Comic Con on March 28-30th as a comics show where you need to be diligent about getting your passes AHEAD OF TIME. Three day passes for the Seattle show are now SOLD OUT online, but still available from retailers listed on this page. The retailers are all in the Seattle area so if you were planning on going you might want to find a pal to go pick you up a pass.
ECCC: Monkeybrain Announce Free Comic: Frost
A quick update from Emerald City Comic Con, a convention which you can only access by jumping into your nearest hot air balloon and flying directly into a cyclone. Monkeybrain’s Allison Baker is at the convention this weekend, and on Friday announced the immediate release of a new comic from the company, available now on […]
ECCC ’13 – The Big Picture Panel
The Internet has changed everything for the funny book business; we all know that for the most part. It can either make or break your comic book career that probably hasn’t even started yet. The internet has 24/7 access to creators and publishers. What kind of impact is that having on the industry as a […]