conventions Archives

We've also got droids, a tardis, ghostbusters, great panels, a huge cosplay contests, music and everything else that a major con has without the big price tag. SP: Tell me more about the unique benefits of attending Comic-Conn as compared to larger conventions like New York Comic-Con? MH: Bigger is not always better It's like this: for[...]

The MaltaComics Pop Culture Expo has announced that having been successful in its first year in 2013, it will be returning from October 31st to November

Thanks to Bleeding Cool's Gary Gray for this wonderful look at the Thought Bubble convention that happened this past weekend... what, and who, can you see?

Ultimate Comics runs the North Carolina Comicon, which ran last weekend at the Durham Convention Center Two weeks previous to that, rival store Acme

This was our first convention being behind a booth however it's not put a damper on our view whatsoever of conventions in general as we've gone as attendees for years to several others. Jack O' Con was scheduled for October 31st through November 3rd- promoted entirely as a Halloween event bringing over elements of Steampunk, Horror,[...]

That particular weekend Nashville played host to it's first ever Wizard World convention. The Nashville area has seen its share of smaller fan conventions of various types over the years but Wizard World putting on a full scale Nashville Comic Con was more obviously designed for the mass public than the comic niche The convention[...]

Peter G writes; Well, here we are in Kokomo, Indiana, home of the Kokomo Con. Yeah, it's a long way away from my place, but it's an all-ages con, and my

Comic book conventions and their harassment policies I've been a victim of such myself and, as a foreigner in the USA, literally not actually knowing what I could do about it So I just didn't. Detroit Fanfare Comic Con has decided to make their policy rather public. The primary concerns of the promoters, staff, and volunteers of[...]

Enjoy a few bits and pieces from upcoming comic conventions… are you going to any of them? Boise have a Library Comic Con on August 31st, at Boise Public Library with Allen Gladfelter, Brian Sendelbach, Dennis Eichhorn, Eric Esquivel, Erick Freitas, Jim Sumii and Ulises Farinas. The NICE Convention near Northampton is running a "Sketch Roulette" Sketch roulette[...]

With Red Team out from Dynamite, a new Punisher mini-series scheduled for next year and Crossed growing into quite the franchise, Garth Ennis is

By Hannah Means-Shannon Recently, Wizard World Cons have been stepping up their panel presence, and much to the surprise of some con-goers, the expansion

Bleeding Cool Magazine article excerpt by Rich Johnston It costs a lot to attend the San Diego Comic Con. Hotels, tickets, flights, Pedi cabs; you’re

Bleeding Cool Magazine article by Rich Johnston As well as a place that celebrates stories, San Diego Comic Con is also a place where stories grow.

With convention season in full swing it seemed like a good time to explain what Rule 63 was in reference to Cosplay. In the list of internet rules

Attendees of the MCM London Expo... sorry, Comic Con are familiar with the shared events at the ExCel London convention centre. Whether it was the Zumba

Five minutes of the finest cosplay at Heroes Con in North Caroline this past weekend. Slow mo.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITHppqnjIVI  

The word comes down; Comic-Con International is pleased to announce that because of returned/cancelled badges we will once again be able to offer those

This could be fun. From today, through the weekend, HeroesCon kicks off at the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina. Also starting today is the

Anthony DiMatteo writes; The official number crunchers say over 48,000 folks showed up for Denver Comic Con this weekend. Last year’s attendance was

By Hannah Means-Shannon On the eve of the Denver Comic Con, at the Rocky Mountain Conference on Comics and Graphic Novels, Dr. William Kuskin of the

Matt Harding writes; With Wondercon having moved to Anaheim, the Big Wow convention in San Jose has become the yearly watering hole for comic geeks and

Alex Wilson writes; ​Phoenix Comic Con has wrapped up for another year as we prepare for more upcoming conventions (My next is San Diego.) This convention draws around 30,000 attendees which is just under half of what C2E2 draws A convention this size gives fans a chance to actually meet with artists and writers and have[...]

So I went to Phoenix Comicon. These are eleven things I learned. Not about DC's Villain Month Forever Evil, there's still more on that to come. Might have

Courtesy of Jitan Vaghela of Monster Photography World, a look at some of the cosplay on display at MCM London Expo this past weekend...

  Attendees of the Bleeding Cool Fan Awards at Phoenix Comicon last night picked up a free copy of Adventure Time #16, with a Bleeding Cool variant

I've been told by sources close to Phoenix police, the evacuation of Phoenix Comicon for half an hour was due to an incident with a fire extinguisher,

So, Phoenix Comicon was evacuated. Everybody asked to leave, and move across the road from the Convention Center. Cosplayers, creators, star attendees

The cosplay at Phoenix Comic Con continues to be wild and wonderful. Especially on a Saturday, when the place exploded. Homestuck is the most popular

Why would I wear a dress in public?) Security was trying to get the dress unhinged without tearing it. I always find security at conventions funny as well They make everyone form a line so they can look in their bags but they really don't look, do they? You open the bag up, they see you[...]

Here#s  a look at Top Cow's upcoming Aphrodite IX exclusive cover, for the upcoming Las Vegas Comic Con.