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On Tour 24/7 is "an experiential marketing and staffing agency" looking for people who might like to go to San Diego Comic Con To work obviously but a) you'll get paid b) you'll get into the show and c) you might even be able to stand in line at the Hasbro booth before they open[...]

UPDATE: Make that "had" a booth... Turns out it was the work of The Honey Badger Brigade, a satirical Gamergate supporting anti-censorship and male

We reported that the Amazing Arizona Comic Con was looking to break the Kapow world records for the fastest comic in production with the most contributors Well, that happened last year. And now the Guinness World Records folks signed off on it. Shawn Demumbrum , who organised the record break with Jesse James of Jesse James Comics  told[...]

For April Fool's day, Bleeding Cool ran a post for the fictitious Forever Comic Con, a comic convention that would be on every day of the year. We were so close. Lionsgate and the San Diego Comic-Con are together launching a digital channel, a subscription video-on-demand service later this year It will contain new short-form videos created for subscribers[...]

Where I learnt about Marvel Executive TV Director Arune Singh's medical issues (late diagnosed sleep apnea? snap!) hat stymied his desire to go into the military, but how he turned some promotion experience into a gig at Marvel. Or how Molly Mahan read a credit to Karen Berger in a Vertigo comic and began planning her career[...]

 This poster for Naples Comicon by Milo Manara references the early character The Yellow Kid. Will anyone choose to recreate this image with cosplay?

It's not clear if San Diego Comic Con will be able to relocate to the 32nd June, but that may be their only option. The doors open in exactly one year to the day (check your calendar) for the only preview night the show will ever hold And Bleeding Cool has been invited to run one[...]

Bleeding Cool understands that the head honcho at Wizard World, John Macaluso, took meetings last week in London at the O2 dome, often known as the Millennium Dome. On the right side of the Thames, just over from the Excel Centre where the MCM London Expo and London Super Comic Con are held, the O2 benefits[...]

When the Avengers storyline Time Runs Out was pitched to retailers at a private meeting last year, we pointed out that Marvel were teasing a reboot.

Just announced at the IDW panel at ECCC, Chris Ryall and Gabriel Rodriguez, new series Onyx, for this summer. But you'll get to see more of it a lot

All I can think is "If I walk by slowly with my 3DS, I will get SO MANY StreetPasses!!" — Reverend Mal (@ReverendMalcus) March 27, 2015 Photo by Jim Demanakos The doors to the Emerald City Comic Con have just opened Lots of comics, lots of publishers, lots of creators and lots and lots and lots[...]

And now Marvel has launched their very own subscription box, and everyone else is watching the market avidly. I understand that Wizard World is launching their own version, the first Comic Con to enter the market And calling it Comic Con In A Box while they are at it, applying for a trademark under the terms[...]

UPDATE: It works! And now to wait... You managed to get your ticket. You even managed to get your parking spot. Well, now it's time to the get three in a

The Canadian comic book convention company Fan Expo has added MegaCon to its list of shows. Fan Expo, owned by Informa Canada, also recently bought Dallas Comic Con, and this seems a continuation of that expansion. MegaCon is run early in the year from Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, and has run since 1993[...]

Walking The Floor at Toronto ComiCon Diana McCallum writes for Bleeding Cool. Pull on your boot covers and grab your spandex because winter is over, con

You didn't forget did yo? Comic book professionals attend San Diego Comic Con for free, but registration can be demanding Probably just demanding enough And if you didn't get in in time – well look forward to conducting all your meetings in the Hyatt lobby instead… And talking of comic book professionals at San Diego, the[...]

Omega Expo is a brand new comic convention with a great list of names. Tom Hiddelston, Ryan Reynolds, Jensen Ackles and Jared Padelecki from Supernatural, and comic book stars Rob Liefeld and Jim Lee… How cool is that? Only one problem… Tom Hiddelston and Ryan Reynolds aren't going. And according to their agent Adam Malin, Jensen Ackles and Jared Padelecki aren't either, Especially because[...]

We'll get to the conventions exclusives in a minute... But first, Doctor Who: Ninth Doctor #1 American Dream Comics variant cover by Brian Williamson and

In 2014, Wizard World brought in $23,060,178 in revenue. This is over double their 2013 revenue of $11,186,134. This is on the back of running seventeen

This weekend sees the London Super Comic Con I'll be there on the Saturday, check for me at the Avatar booth if you want to say hi. But there are plenty of other conventional matters occurring around the world… Such as San Diego's parking lottery and Reed Expo heading to China. And such as Jill Thompson who arrived at[...]

And now? The parking lots. Ace Parking has issued the following decree ahead of San Diego Comic Con, Comic-Con Fans: This time around, we're doing it differently We want to provide the best experience possible and take the pain and pressure out of the process So for this years sale, we're going to a lottery based system. How[...]

Tomorrow seems a rather special event in American comic book stores, a comic convention event livestreamed through the day to thirty-six comic book stores across the USA And the only way to see it, is go to one of those stores. Starting at Noon ET, The In-Store Convention Kickoff will see a stream of panels flow, a[...]

A look at a few comic convention and comic art festival announcements of late… London Super Comic Con, London, March 14th-15th LSCC has announced their seventh wave of guests. Henry Flint Ben Oliver Jonathan Ross Yannis Roumboulias Alessendro Vitti They also welcome Valiant for the first time to the UK Gracing the convention cover with Bloodshot and offering a[...]

Jackie Estrada is very much the heart and soul of San Diego Comic Con. Jackie Estrada is very much the heart and soul of comic book conventions for decades And thankfully she had her camera with her. Following up her book Comic Book People: Photographs from the 1970s and 1980s, she is running a Kickstarter to help fund its sequel,[...]

Jesse James of Jesse James Comics in Phoenix, Arizona writes, Amazing Arizona Comic Con 2015 had a fantastic line-up  In fact for a single show probably one of the best in a long time However, there might have been too many A+ guest as this show  For some reason they decided to put most of these[...]

Good luck out there everyone. San Diego Comic Con ticket sales… are on! Even Aquaman has a chance, according to the yellow box… Just hope we don't get a repeat of Sub Diego. Google it. And it's a comedy waiting room today folks! Sorting hat!!! Not slytherin not slytherin!! #sdcc #SDCC2015 #ComicCon2015 — Jeremy Delfin (@JeremyDelfin) February 21, 2015 This came[...]

This weekend… in Mexico City, La Mole Comic Con presented their exclusive variant covers for various comics including Batman #39, Spider-Gwen #1, Amazing Spider-Man #15, the Mexican version of Amazing Spider-Man #6 (which features a reprint of a J Scott Campbell's classic cover) and Deadpool #42. And look, they really presented them! Which, yes, means a 23rd version[...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWMR1ReDvZ8 It's time folks. Comic-Con International is pleased to announce that Open Online Registration is finally here!

By Utah Correspondent Mark Avo The local Salt Lake Comic Con comes twice a year The first is really just a small convention as a kind of teaser or a fun time for those in need of some winter relief The winter/spring event is called Salt Lake Comic Con FanX and this time the FanX is[...]

Mostly we see super heroes in the pages of comic books, sometimes every day heroes as well, but the heroes behind the scenes are truly rare.  There is also the Hero Initiative, a non-profit that in its own words "creates a financial safety net for comic creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support[...]