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Wondercon is now two days behind me and I have a number of articles to write, along with getting back to my real job and spending time with my family. But

Last Friday night during Wondercon, American Goth Press held their first ever panel at the show and talk about their first year of publishing. In that

But they sold something between 30,000 to 40,000, which meant that the entire company for a whole week pretty much did nothing after work but assembly line packaging posters and stickers and other products to mail out. Jason Bischoff pointed out that the stickers also came in the wrong order, and thus 34,000 sets of stickers[...]

WonderCon 2016 is coming to an end, but have you met Puppet Drew yet? Puppet clone to fantastic artist Drew Rausch, Puppet Drew made his first appearance

Sponsored by Women in Comics NYC Collective International and Bronx Heroes Comic Con (in conjunction with several city/state agencies) and held at The Bronx Library Center, the day-long convention included panel discussions; screenings; hands-on art & gaming workshops; portfolio reviews; vendors/exhibitors; and an off-site exhibit of some of Will Eisner's classic artwork. We'll be sharing with[...]

By Olly MacNamee There has certainly been a change in the air and the coming of Spring to Birmingham can just as easily be marked by the return of MCM’s

From Space Cadets Collection Collection in North Houston.... From Comic Carnival in Indianapolis... And from Source Comics in Minnesota... It's time for

Andrew Grossberg writes, Body shaming and bullying are very real issues for cosplayers at conventions. The sting of negative comments can carry over into

Frank Cho attended London Super Comic Con this weekend With blank sketch covers to pay his way… we saw two the other day, here are two more from Sunday.Oh Frank….   Frank Cho attended London Super Comic Con this weekend With blank sketch covers to pay his way… we saw two the other day, here are two[...]

It's really was a busy comic con weekend London Super Comic Con, ComicsPRO, Wizard World Portland, Long Island… Here's another look at Wizard World from a Bleeding Cool reader attending the show, in all its glory. Find their previous forty shots right here…. [...]

At last year's Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle a dispensary went so far as to offer rides to its distant location on its "Canni-bus." But Portland has outdone their northern neighbors with easy access.   Across the street from the Convention Center, in what was once a little Japanese convenience store, there is now a pot[...]

It's a busy comic con weekend London Super Comic Con, ComicsPRO, Wizard World Portland, Long Island… Here's a look at Wizard World from a Bleeding Cool reader attending the show, in all its glory More from the other shows – and this one – to come…. [...]

Tickets to San Diego Comic Con sold out today in under an hour And for many people that meant sitting, watching a screen, waiting in line, only to see all the tickets begin to disappear and hope… https://twitter.com/fangirlishness/status/701088697941266432 … turned to despair. https://twitter.com/fangirlishness/status/701108014175100929 Preview night, Friday and Saturday were gone within 40 minutes, while Thursday and Sunday soon joined[...]

Big news for the In-Store Convention! The first tentative schedule and guest list has been announced. This one-of-kind live streaming event is sure to be

While official figures are not in yet (I'd pester the organiser, Stuart Mulrain, but he deserves the sleep in as I write this up on a sunny, but cold, Sunday afternoon), over 1000 people crossed the threshold and entered into a world of fandom in it's many guises, breaking last year's turnout and showing that[...]

Chris Hemsworth of Thor, The Avengers and Ghostbusters is coming to Cleveland on Saturday February 27th for Wizard World. He'll be signing autographs,

Archie Comics is putting out two books for Free Comic Book Day, and we have a preview for each. The first book you'll be able to get on the first Saturday

The Walking Dead's Tony Moore, currently running his own comic convention, sent out a shout out to the comics industry about a fellow called Scott Roush who he said was "claiming to represent almost every name I've ever seen on every convention guest list in all of history, rife with horrible misspellings and including some names[...]

I went to Banbury Comic Con today with the kids, and found myself hosting a panel with Jamie Delano, John Wagner and Andrew Wildman It was that kind of day. Banbury is a small town in England, described by some unkind soul as "Poundland Oxford", a market town with a mixture of classical Tudor and Georgian[...]

As the doors open in the Castle Quay Shopping Centre in Banbury, Oxfordshire, I find myself on the train there, heading out of London on a wet Saturday morning with the girls for an adventure. Geek Con, Banbury's first comic convention – indeed Oxford's first since Caption left for less sunny climes – is about to[...]

Tyler Kirkham's design above, for the Wizard World Comic Con Box monthly subscription box in February uses the power of die cut to merge the New 52 Justice League of the modern day… …with those of 1960, reprinting the original classic comic book… You can sign up here.   Tyler Kirkham's design above, for the Wizard World Comic[...]

The In-Store Convention Kick-Off on March 5th will see a number of stores running streaming live video presentations from creators and publishers to comic

Here are the In-Store Convention Kick-Off 2016 variant covers that participating stores can order. The ISCKO is an event coordinated between a number of

means Lower Alabama." Guy kicked out and threatened with arrest for daring to utter the words; lower Alabama being interviewed outside his annual SDCC Comic Con party. Why? Somehow these two words insulted a pretty white ladies grandfather that's why The grandfather was not there and I was talking (and laughing) with the woman moments before, I[...]

Monday is the day that I sort out who is going to San Diego Comic Con for Bleeding Cool this year And probably all other comic conventions as well. We are looking for keen writers with an eye for a story, looking to immerse themselves in the modern day comic book industry mecca of comic cons[...]

What happens when a comic convention you are attending cancels on you? That was Hope Nicholson's situation when Wizard World cancelled their Atlanta show this month – and she had already bought nonrefundable tickets to the show and her Secret Loves Of Geek Girls books had already been shipped to the venue. Which is where friend-of-Bleeding Cool, Dr[...]

The Instore Convention Kick-Off is upon us. An event, held simultaneously in comic stores across the land, with live streaming presentations from

Here's a look at some of the cosplay from Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, starting with a rather remarkable choice Can we get a Hamburglar Loki anyone? Pic a friend took at @WizardWorld #NewOrleans It's Ronald McdonalThor & his McHamner 😆 #Cosplay #Thor #HesLovinIt pic.twitter.com/szkLSwC84t — Nerdy Nicole (Candiss Nicole) is ready to 📸 (@CandissNicole) January[...]

From Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, the How To Write Comics panel saw John Layman and Dean Haspiel in synchronised contemplation. I understand this will be a sporting discipline in the next Commonwealth Games. Here's what the boys were looking at. From Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, the How To Write Comics panel saw John[...]

  Wizard World Gaming is a new conventon schedule from Wizard World Comic Con concentrating on the gaming communities It was to start with a stand alone show in Atlanta on January 22nd to 24th But now Bleeding Cool understand Wizard World Gaming Atlanta has been cancelled and all tickets are being refunded. Instead the first Wizard World[...]