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Which gave me thought to revisit the time he came to Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. And the time I got the chance to ask him if he was there as a comic, or as a con. Finally my question has been answered. This week, ex-Chicago governor Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to fourteen years for corruption[...]

A couple of years ago, the MCM London Expo was held at the Excel Convention Centre at the same time as a Mission Of Peace And Light, attempting to unite the divisions caused by the Sunni and Shi'ite Islamic denominations Which led to some strange juxtapositions, a huddle of Imams discussing[...]

Rob Barrow, one of the more prominent names in British comics fandom, responsible for early London comic book marts and conventions in the seventies and eighties, pleaded guilty to creating indecent images of young children in court last month. The BBC reported that around a million such images were discovered in Barrow's home in Plaistow, East[...]

Unlike Adam however, Campbell saw pretty much through the scamster, posting on Facebook; SO Glad I didn't put an ounce of effort into THIS quickie sketch this weekend in Boston! It went up on eBay in less than 24hrs! Clue #1!: "Can I have a sketch of Black Cat for my 10 yo son?" "Wouldn't he[...]

He seems to be the con artist who keeps giving and giving. Yesterday's article looking at Rob Granito's bogus credits that have gained him Guest status at Wizard World Toronto and upcoming shows, touched upon his swipe filery, but further research and information provided by you, the Little Bleeders who read this site, have painted a[...]

"They call him Spat" As Wizard are gearing up their comic convention coverage, it seems odd that they're letting go two of their bigger names, Jeff Serling and Spat Oktan. Jeff was one of the organisers of the Motor City Comic Con before he did a number of jobs for Wizard World, sub contracting to manage the[...]

It's hardly a secret now. But later today Wizard World will confirm that, yes, as of next year Mid Ohio Con will join the Wizard World Comic Con lineup, making a total of 16 comic conventions (17 if you count two Big Apples a year) across the US and Canada. Next year's Wizard World Mid Ohio Comic[...]

1) This weekend, the MCM Expo 2010 in London at the ExCel Convention Centre in the Docklands The biggest comics convention in Britain with an attendance of 30,000.  Preview afternoon from 2pm today followed by the Eagle Awards, one of the oldest comic industry awards around I'll be there, don't be a stranger Big comics[...]