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Wizard World Chicago Comic Con is in August And that is how the Chicago comic world is divided. Aside from this year, when Wizard World will run a the Wizard World Comic Con Fan Fest Chicago event the month before C2E2, in March. For $25 for the weekend or $15 for a day – or free admittance to[...]

The London Super Comic Con has released a bunch more comic attendees at the show… oh look, Max Brooks, Garth Ennis, Kieron Gillen… you can see that Bleeding Cool's publisher must be in attendance! The new names are Arthur Adams, Simone Bianchi, Brian Bolland, Max Brooks, Mark Buckingham, Joyce Chin, Garth Ennis, Kieron Gillen, Adi Granov, Tabitha Lyons, Ron Marz, Ireland Reid, Esad Ribic, David Roach, Laura Sindall, Rachel Stott, David Wachter and Jeremy[...]

Comic-Con has announced that the Eisner judges have inducted Marjorie ”Marge” Henderson Buell, the creator of Little Lulu and Bill Woggon, creator of Katy

A promotion piece of art created to promote the comic and given away as San Diego Comic Con 2005. And the original sketch by Adam Hughes that was transformed into the print A utterly unique, and sole, artistic evidence that this movie project at one point existed. Currently on eBay, it is being sold to raise money[...]

As Reed Pop acquires ECCC to sit alongside C2E2 and NYCC, and Wizard World brings in Pittsburgh Comicon (does any of that money go to convicted murderer, founder and owner, Michael George?) comic convention moves are making the news again. The Salt Lake Tribune recently reported on the continuing trademark lawsuit between San Diego Comic Con and Salt Lake[...]

And now the London Super Comic Con has announced a fourth wave of guests for the show for March 14th-16th. The team of Ed McGuinness and Dexter Vines are joined by David Mack, Yildiray Cinar, Neil Edwards, Rahsan Ekedal , Sabine Rich, Victor Santos, Christian Ward and J.K[...]

Rumour Of The Year it may never be officially approved. But you know it's true. Or at least it should be true. This year we told you that the planned

No such deal existed, even as artists were drawing work for free, based on the deal. There was a "Scott Underwood", selling fake housing bookings for San Diego Comic Con, that even managed to scam one of our own reporters. More seriously, there was a criminal organisation targeting comic con attendees in their bulk with similar purpose… Talking[...]

Stories told in the New York sports bars from intern to colourist, to assistant editor… you have been warned. Which British cartoonist attending a recent convention took it upon himself to re-introduce his preferred pen of choice to an American A-List Big Two comic creator? To the response from his colleagues that he was a) seriously[...]

In 1993, Dennis Canal took me to my very first San Diego Comic Con In 1994, Alex Cook gave me my first indy comic, "Scud The Disposable Assassin" #4 and I knew I could make my own comics In 1995 I created Idiot Pen (later it became "Imaginatives")and Sideways 8 Studios and sold my mini[...]

Welcome to the folk who will create the nomination list for the Eisner Awards 2015 to be presented at San Diego Comic Con You may begin your schmoozing. . now. Carr D'Angelo, the founding owner of Earth-2 Comics, operates two stores in the Los Angeles area with his wife, Susan Avallone. Earth-2 Comics Sherman Oaks is the 2007[...]

Jason Momoa, the man playing Aquaman in the upcoming DC Comics movies, has been talking at CCXP, the big Brazilian comic convention taking place this weekend. He has talked about signing up for four DC movies… at a guess that would be Batman Vs Superman, Justice League, Aquaman and either Aquaman 2 or Justice League 2… As[...]

Mid eighties, perhaps, at the height of the UKCAC London scene? No idea. But he'll be at the London Super Comic Con in March next year, as the show releases their third way of comic book guest announcements. I have a peculiar memory of walking up to San Diego Comic Con for Preview Day with Avatar Press' William[...]

We recently reported that artist Pat Broderick is returning to DC Comics after twenty years away. Artist on Micronauts,  Batman: Year Three, Doom 2099 and

MCM Comic Con is coming for you, wherever you live, it seems. The British Comic Con organiser, responsible for the MCM London Comic Con, and then spinning off around the country, went abroad this year, with shows in Ireland and Sweden And that's just the start. This year saw two MCM London Comic Cons, as well as MCM[...]

He may call himself a "Comic Con Regular Committee member" and certainly shows evidence that he was on the committee for San Diego Comic Con and Wondercon, but Bill Purcell wants to let everyone know that he wasn't expelled from the Committee, but he quit. After a series of tweets about the situation in Ferguson which[...]

Bill Purcell is a volunteer at Comic Con: International, working on the committee for San Diego Comic Con. And so it starts Last Vol meeting before the start of #SDCC http://t.co/sLpXtNWi — Bill in San diego (@BillntwrkBill) July 8, 2012 He's a kindly soul, VETS and Activevduty alike appreciate the smallest gesture of appreciation[...]

We met them briefly as they struggled with a Bear Grylls-alike at Comic Con But now we get a greater insight into the daily struggle of the law dealing with the attendees of New York Comic Con… thanks to Patrick Willems, Matt Torpey, Chad Ruhle and Jake Torpey… [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ha8KQk9PsI[/youtube] [...]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhoaBAJVdvc[/youtube] What if Bear Grylls was unable to leave the confines of New York Comic Con and had to forage and fend for himself? Thank you to Patrick Willems, Mike Curran and crew for showing us [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhoaBAJVdvc[/youtube] What if Bear Grylls was unable to leave the confines of New York Comic Con and had to forage and fend[...]

My first Thought Bubble... and my first From One Side Of Thought Bubble To The Other video. Kindly introduced by Mark Buckingham. Take it away, Mark!

Rocket and Groot and the rest of the fans of Rhode Island Comic Con need to be able to come together and enjoy the fun that is a comic convention. While we realize "hiccups" happen at cons, the overcrowding and refusal of entry seemed slightly more troublesome to those who couldn't gain entry at RICC than[...]

  What: Midnight Man Who: Mo Ali and Andy Blair Why:  Falling from Big Ben whilst being chased by a possessed horse from the American Civil War, the

What? Exit Generation #4 Who? Sam Read and Caio Oliveira Why? After launching issue #1 at Thought Bubble 2013, the series comes to its shocking conclusion

What: The Curse Of Barry Starkey. Who: Neill Cameron, Adam Murphy and Lisa Murphy. Why: Witches! Tentacles! 2 x D20 rolls! Where: Thought Bubble, Royal

After seeing Alan Moore earlier in the evening, it is very likely that the Bleeding Cool posse will be heading to 15-17 Duncan Street in Leeds, for music,

What: Neverending #2 Who: Stephen Sutherland Artist – Gary Kelly Colourist – Lesley Atlansky Letterer/Graphics: Colin Bell Cover Artist: Emma Vieceli

What: Thought Bubble exclusive run of the new Princeless #1 Who: Jeremy Whitley , Rosy Higgins and Ted Brandt Where: Tables 7-8, in front of the main

              What: My new comic book is 'Trails: a book about travel, history, and being a slug' Who: Lydia Wysocki

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff05oiNo7SI[/youtube] Patrick Willems attended New York Comic Con, with guest cosplay correspondent Kendra Pettis to talk to the youngest of cosplayers on the scene. Warning, this video goes off the adorable scale. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff05oiNo7SI[/youtube] Patrick Willems attended New York Comic Con, with guest cosplay correspondent Kendra Pettis to talk to the youngest of cosplayers on the scene. Warning, this video goes off[...]

It's a hairdresser the last time I checked it but there's a Travelling Man not too far! With a reputation of being the most fun comic con on the planet, we'll be doing our best to get the highlights of that to you And if you see either me or Hannah, do say hello! And if you[...]