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Calling all cosplayers! Just because Adult Swim Fest isn't until November 13-14 doesn't mean it's too early to kick off the festivities in style. In conjunction with the folks at IHEARTCOMIX, the #ASFestChallenge kicks off this Wednesday, November 4, with an opportunity for 16 talented fans to walk away with an AS Festival merch bundle- […]

CrunchyRoll's online convention, the succinctly-titled Virtual CrunchyRoll Expo 2020, is happening this weekend You can sign up for this totally-free event at the link provided We over here at Bleeding Cool have gotten the general line-up on events for the convention to share with you![caption id="attachment_1259900" align="aligncenter" width="600"] At Virtual CrunchyRoll Expo 2020, you can[...]

There were a lot of things that had to be canceled in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and conventions, specifically Comic Con's, was one of the most obvious things that weren't going to make the cut A Comic Con on a good year is about packing hundreds of thousands of people in small[...]

When we first announced Adult Swim Con was coming a little less than a month ago, we discussed how it was part of a virtual convention schedule that also included this week's Comic-Con@Home, next month's WarnerMedia's DC Fandome, and this past weekend's Skybound Xpo Now that we find ourselves staring into the abyss of what[...]

GenCon has just announced the cancellation of its 2020 convention in Indianapolis due to health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic Those who have bought tickets to this tabletop gaming convention will have the option to either be refunded via their original payment method or rollover their ticket to next year's convention.[caption id="attachment_1208711" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit:[...]

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is taking no chances. Arranged for 9th – 11th October 2020 in Kendle, they have decided, show or no show, to put on a virtual event instead this year. They have made this step so far out – even when other shows such as MCM Comic Con Birmingham are […]

In fact, Russell T Davies is set to livetweet "Rose" later this week (on Thursday, March 26) and release some new, episode-related content.[caption id="attachment_1184445" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Fantom Events[/caption] "The show must go on… Unfortunately, due to the social distancing measures advised by the government we have had to postpone a couple of events, however the moment[...]

In a handful of days, C2-E2 will be kicking off the convention season This is one of my favorite times of the year -- I love convention season! And to celebrate, why not get yourself a fancy new bag to carry your swag in? These bags will be the envy of your fellow con attendees[...]

This comes in the wake of the World Health Organization declared it to be a world-wide emergency.[caption id="attachment_1155866" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit: Taipei Game Show[/caption]The convention was due to take place at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center from February 6th-9th, and by the looks of their responses on Twitter, it appears they intend to still hold[...]

With convention season winding down in the US, I ventured up to Essington, PA, for one more show, Amazicon This year's guests included Ann Robinson from War of the Worlds, Wesley Eure, Kathy Coleman, and Phil Paley of Land of the Lost, and more For the seventh year in a row, this intimate convention appealed[...]

Some fans in the northeast seem to think that the convention season ends in October with New York Comic Con (NYCC), but there are a number of folks who would push back on that Count LeftField Media as one of them, taking over the Jacob K Javits Convention Center this weekend for Anime NYC 2019.With[...]

As a comic creator these past few years, vending at comic book conventions have been one of my favorite parts of being a member of the culture I always looked forward to convention weekends as a fan and now as a creator it’s on a whole other level I get to meet fans and people[...]

With The Walt Disney Company's D23 Expo 2019 officially running from August 23-25, Bleeding Cool has headed out to Anaheim, California, to bring you all of the breaking news and rumors. Our very own Editor-in-Chief Kaitlyn Booth will be reporting live from the three-day event – and you can join our live-blog as we cover […]

He's also one of the partners in a series of comic conventions in the American style.Such as next weekend's The Lake Como Comic Art Festival, it's second year as a pure comics convention -  no multimedia, no cosplay encouragement, just comic book creators and publishers in a luurious environment in one of the most beautiful[...]

One of New York's big gaming conventions, Play NYC, confirms that it will be returning and in a new home as they move to the Metropolitan Pavilion From August 10th-11th, theconvention will bring major studios and upcoming indie titles to the Big Apple, showing off both booths and displays as well as interactive exhibits[...]

The 2019 spring Salt Lake City FanX Comic Convention has wrapped on April 20th Salt Lake City Utah hosts one of the most active and vibrant cosplay communities in the country, and they turn out when convention time rolls around with creative and elaborate costumes spanning fandoms and generations Between conventions they host numerous meetups[...]

I want to be upfront from the beginning: I might have some bias when it comes to AMC's series adaptation of Joe Hill's NOS4A2. I read the novel when it first came out, I've read the IDW comic prequel Wraith, and overall I am just a big fan of the words Hill puts down on […]

The Comic Book/ Pop Culture Convention season is is getting ready to bloom for 2019 One of the first of the year is one of my favorites, the San Diego Comic Fest San Diego Comic Fest is being held March 7-10 at the Four Points Sheraton in sunny San Diego California, and always proves to[...]

Update Jan 14th: Added information about Toyotome's bail amount and his arrest sheet.What started as a smooth weekend for Anime Los Angeles (ALA) at the Ontario Convention Center turned dangerous as an individual set fire to a car in the parking lot of the adjacent Azure Hotel & Suites The fire spread and destroyed several cars,[...]

A virtual convention with comic book publishers, creators and bloggers all working together to promote literacy and storytelling through comics Here's how it looked on the screen.The menu helped navigate the ‘convention floor’ with a series of talks and sessions and an ‘exhibit hall.’ These granted resources for librarians that filled them in on what[...]