The London Film and Comic Con from Showmasters was planned for July 24th to the 26th, the same weekend as was intended for the San Diego Comic Con Dan DiDio was even planned as a guest But as of today, and to be honest, as expected, the show has been postponed.Events and guests planned for[...]
Denver Pop Culture Con has been canceled. The decision came after the State of Colorado announced it's intent to use the Colorado Convention Center through the end of the year. All tickets for the 2020 show will be refunded, while exhibitors have the option of a full refund or credit for their next event. "Due […]
At every comic con attended by Marvel Comics, they have a lot to give away Plenty of promotional items and swag to fill your massive convention bags But this year, there are no such conventions So Marvel has decided to send all the free stuff they'd already made to comic book stores, so that they[...]
It may be the first major comic convention to take place since C2E2 and the London Film And Comic Con Spring Tampa Bay Comic Con will be going ahead as planned on the weekend of Friday July 10th to the 12th at the Tampa Convention Center.[caption id="attachment_1209109" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Tampa Bay Comic Con Will Happen[...]
Today, ReedPOP has announced the cancellation of four MCM Comic Con shows in the UK, a number of which had already been postponed to a new date They state "despite all efforts to bring fans the most epic pop culture events in the UK, 4 MCM events scheduled to take place in 2020 have been[...]
[caption id="attachment_1200828" align="alignright" width="250"] All The ReedPOP Comic Cons They Haven't Cancelled Logo from ReedPOP.[/caption]ReedPOP is the pop culture show subset of Reed Expo, and covers the international gamut of shows and conventions covering comics, gaming, TV and movies They have started their own shows and have bought others, making them the biggest player in[...]
For the first time in its 50-year history San Diego Comic Convention, the organizers behind the annual pop-culture celebration, announced today with deep regret, that there will be no Comic-Con in 2020 The event will instead return to the San Diego Convention Center from July 22-25, 2021 The organisers say that "recognizing that countless attendees save[...]
No one is going to have the money to spend on $300 exclusives.At the moment, there haven't been any announcements regarding ReedPop events such as Star Wars Celebration in August or New York Comic Con in October Still, considering the circumstances, we should probably all wash our hands of 2020 and move on Both of[...]
Several groups have been launching virtual comic conventions, in the wake of so many cancellations, Wizard World has launched its online-only events Kaleidoko, Experience Level Entertainment, Legion M, and Collider are putting on a Wondercon replacement, but one publisher has more recent experience in doing such things, Zenescope Zenescope Entertainment is running its second online[...]
“We will capture the excitement of interacting one-on-one with celebrities and creators in a format that will be unique and compelling.”Hope there's swag...Here are the current remaining dates of still-scheduled actual Wizard World showsWizard World Comic Con St Louis
June 5th-7th
Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia
June 19th to 21st
Wizard World Comic ConChicago
August 20th-23rd
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In 2010, Bleeding Cool went to Wizard World Chicago. Who, amidst the wrestlers, cosplayers and William Shatners, was a very unusual guest. One Rod Blagojevich, who had been charged with misleading investigators looking into charges that he tried to sell Obama's vacated senate seat for personal profit. But Chicago loved their ex-governor Rod Blagojevich and […]
Convention season is here, and you know what that means — making sure you have everything you need to survive a long weekend! These items have been in my convention bags for years, and have helped me make the most at any convention. These items will also fit perfectly inside of your new convention bag! […]
This is one of my favorite times of the year -- I love convention season! And to celebrate, why not get yourself a fancy new bag to carry your swag in? These bags will be the envy of your fellow con attendees -- and they'll protect your stuff from those grueling three days on the[...]
Transformers have arrived and this time it looks like its time to take it offroad! At the Dortmund Comic Con in Germany, Hasbro has given us the give of the future with an upcoming look at some new Transformers figures Each one is a Deluxe Class figure and comes in at 4.5 inches tall and[...]
The Big Apple Comic Con is the longest-running comic convention in New York Started by retailer Michael Carbonaro in March 1996 in the basement of the St Paul the Apostle Church, it switched from 2001 to 2008 to the Penn Plaza Pavilion, a location that Heidi MacDonald once described to me as an 'eight pounds[...]
Rob Liefeld has been attending the Saudi Arabia Stan Lee Super Con in Riyadh and has been posting to Facebook. I just had the best time ever @stanleesupercon2019 in Riyhad. I had no idea what to expect but the people here were the finest, funnest most energetic folks I've encountered! This is the furthest I've […]
Some comic conventions are about comics Some about wrestlers Many are somewhere in between But Lake Como Comic Con is about artwork The guests are all comic book artists - some write as well, but it's all about the art It's a place to buy original art from the artists, get commissions, buy sketchbooks (sketched[...]
Last night at New York Comic Con, was the invite-only Marvel Comics Talent Party at New York Comic Con There was singing And Ant-Man-shaped balloons Other ballons Masks Drink Pizza And it all got a bit glittery when people also partying at The Wicked + The Divide Wake party arrived and spread it all around[...]
I'm very far from the first comic con that does this But playing films is different from having a film festival You can't just plop words and titles onto things and make it what you want it to be It is very insulting to those of us who actually do this work in real life,[...]
It was an end-of-panel appearance and mention at Marvel's Hall H presentation, for Mahershala Ali to come up on stage and for Kevin Feige to announce that he would be the new Blade in a Marvel Studios reboot of the character. Created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan for Marvel Comics in the comic book […]
