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Flame Con 2 Increases In Both Size And Duration…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkNFi32vwOEVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Flame Con 2- August 20-21 2016- Teaser (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkNFi32vwOE) The second annual Flame Con, the Brooklyn-based LGBTQ comic convention is expanding from one day to two next year, taking August 20th and 21st at a larger venue at the Brooklyn Bridge Marriott. The first show this June was the largest queerfocused pop[...]
Meccacon, Milestone And How It Should Be – Michael Davis, From The Edge
Unlike San Diego Comic Con International and the New York Comic Con it makes little sense to compete Those two giants are catering to an existing audience Mecca Con and the Black Age Of Comics are fighting to enlighten an audience they even exist. Not only do they exist, despite odds and circumstances stacked against them,[...]
New York Comic Con Gets A Subway Station, Just In Time
The Javits Center, home to the New York Comic Con and Special Edition: NYC, is blocks and blocks and blocks away from anything resembling a subway station. Until this weekend When the 34th and 11th Subway station opened, paid for by the city for the first time in 60 years, to the tune of two-and-a-half billion dollars. The Javits Center[...]
Comic Con Wars In Ohio, Blackpool – And Remember The Alamo Comic Con…
This past weekend saw the Cincinnati Comic Con In Cincinnati, naturally.   A large comic book contingent, from Chris Burnham to Tony Moore to Ben Templesmith to Evan Dorkin. While this coming weekend sees the Cincinnati Comic Expo. More of a media show, it still has Neal Adams, Darwyn Cooke, Dave Johnson and more. Rather close in time… …and space. While also[...]
That Mark Bagley/John Romita Jr Panel From Houston Awesome Comic Con (VIDEO)
Yesterday, Bleeding Cool ran an account of a panel at the Houston Awesome Comic Con, in which Mark Bagley and John Romita Jr talked about the lives and work And how, twenty minutes in, it seemed to take a turn for the worse. Thankfully "90's comic book nerd" filmed the whole thing Feel free to watch[...]
'We Will Be With Vanilla Friends' – The Best Of Dragon*Con 2015 On CraigsList
And while all comic cons have a certain profile on Craigslist, Dragon*Con is in a league of its own. Here are a few highlights from the weekend And it begins with a Black Colossus Images have been amended, but there's no way that the following will be SFW… There are the obligatory, um, "dragon" shots. Though not entirely[...]
Cosplay Vs. Fox Studios Over Fantastic Four
From Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, courtesy of Erik Hodson…   Not going to happen…   From Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, courtesy of Erik Hodson…   Not going to happen…   From Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, courtesy of Erik Hodson…   Not going to happen…   From Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, courtesy of Erik Hodson…   Not going to happen…   [...]
Titan Comics Solicits For November 2015 – Doctor Who, Johnny Red And The SDCC Specials
(STK686605) SC, 6×9, 336pgs, FC $24.99 DOCTOR WHO 2015 SDCC VARIANTS (W) Nick Abadzis (A) Elena Casagrande Previously available exclusively to attendees at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con, these variants of Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor #13, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #14, and Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #10 join together to form a triptych[...]
Boom! Sponsors Reception To Baltimore Retailer Summit. In A Pub.
Boom! Studios has been named as one of the new Gold Sponsors for the upcoming Baltimore Retailer Summit from Diamond Comic Distributors before Baltimore Comic Con With presentations made to retailers, arriving from across the globe, it all begins on the evening of Wednesday, September 23rd at a nearby pub in Camden Yards. Titan Comics has now[...]
The Alan Moore Virtual Comic Con Opens Its Doors
Alan Moore does not do comic book conventions. The reasons are myriad, but he hasn't done any in a long time, the last time he did, he says he didn't realise it was a comic convention And he hasn't done any signings outside of England for decades. So, Avatar Press are presenting a virtual comic convention, for Alan[...]
Chatting With The Youthful Grant Morrison Super-Fan From SDCC
Hope you had a fantastic San Diego Comic Con? Adrian A Perez: Thank you very much it is an honor and a pleasure to talk with you guys. I think this year was my favourite out of the five years I have been going to comic con. JG: Back at the show, it certainly seemed that you're a[...]
Florida Comics Experience Downsizes From Civic Center To A Comic Shop
Yet. The website for this year's third annual Florida Comics Experience, a one day comic con event, announced big changes for the show, taking place this weekend on August 8th The organisers wrote, At the end of last year, we began to work with the Eau Gallie Arts District (EGAD) to infuse some "culture" into our pop[...]
Valiant Announces Ten Convention Appearances For The Rest Of 2015
They begin next week in StocktonCon. Valiant Entertainment are announcing all of their upcoming comic con appearances until the end of the year, including NYCC, Baltimore, and Rose City Bound to be one near you Or near an airport that you can fly to… Here's the full list if you don't want to squint. Saturday, August 8th –[...]
Diamond Retailer Summit Announces Sponsors, Before Baltimore Comic Con
Diamond will be holding their 2015 Diamond Retailer Summit in Baltimore from 23rd-25th September and has announced the publishers sponsoring the show, at what levels, which also suggests their level of involvement in the show. The Summit opens at Diamond HQ, followed by a trip to the pub on the 23rd, followed by publisher presentations and[...]
Killogy Pint Glasses At Boston Comic Con From Skelton Crew, Alan Robert And IDW
This week it's their line of collectibles based on Alan Robert's Killogy comic from IDW, debuting at Boston Comic Con this week. Two 16 oz etched Killogy Pint Glasses will be available for purchase at Skelton Crew Studio's booth (D517), retailing at $10.99 each. One design features the voodoo artwork found in the comic, circled by an[...]