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IDW has revealed their plans for the upcoming Long Beach Comic Con, most importantly (and the reason you clicked on this article, according to our site analytics) including an EXCLUSIVE Tess Fowler variant for Rick and Morty vs Dungeons & Dragons #1 Attendees to the show at the Long Beach Convention Center on September 8th[...]

Coming to the Long Beach Convention Center on September 8-9, Long Beach Comic Con will host the likes of Dan DiDio, Christopher Priest, Mairghread Scott, and Rikishi A press release reveals more details: Committed to its celebration of some of the greatest creative talents in comics, television and film, Long Beach Comic Con's cast of special[...]

In what may be a horrible scheduling conflict, the extremely popular annual gathering of Doctor Who fans in Los Angeles, called Gallifrey One is happening

That's right, I'll be at the Long Beach Convention Center both days from 10 AM to 7 PM Saturday the 17th and 10:30 AM to 5 PM Sunday the 18th… oh, and there will be a whole slew of other creators, publishers, etc… it's the Long Beach Comic Con. There will be Nathan Fillion and the[...]

The Hero Initiative, the non-profit organization that helps comic creators in medical and financial need, is set to have a large presence at the Long Beach Comic Con the weekend of September 17th-18th They will be set up at booth #813/#914 and will be the exclusive home base for Mike Perkins (Captain America) and Mike[...]

One of my favorite shows of the years it he Long Beach Comic Con put on by Mad Event Management It was a show put together by former Wizard World employees and has now grown to include the New Jersey Comic Con Well, it seems that someone is trying to scam the exhibitors by way of[...]

MAD Event Entertainment, the folks behind the Long Beach Comic Con, the New Jersey Comic Con and the recent Anime Fan Fest NJ, have added a new pop culture tradeshow veteran Christine Alger joins the team after spending a decade with MegaCon where she worked along side her mother, the founder of the convention. "A lot[...]

As you may have noticed, we here at Bleeding Cool like to help support comic creators that are doing Kickstarter and crowd-sourced projects by shining a

By Michele Brittany, West Coast Correspondent "It is one-hundred percent possible to self-publish," said Fanboy Comics Managing Editor and Co-Founder Barbra Dillon as she opened the hour-long panel "Indie Creators, Unite! How to Make Self-Publishing a Reality" at last weekend's Long Beach Comic Con As moderator, she introduced the panelists: Jody Houser (Orphan Black, Cupcake POW!),[...]

By Jason Strangis The 2015 Long Beach Comic Con was out of this world – literally! It was all about Cosplay, sensational fan costumes, superheroes, Star Wars, galactic Power Rangers, and some of the most talented writers, artists and creators in the Cosmos. The LBCC, held September 12-13 at the Long Beach Convention Center, for the first time[...]

By Michele Brittany, West Coast Correspondence Saturday afternoon at the Long Beach Comic Con, writer/illustrator Zack Morrissette and cartoonist Tony Donley sat down to discuss their experiences with independent publishing and using social media to market their respective projects Morrissette co-wrote and illustrated the zombie apocalypse story The Other Side of the Fence that he marketed[...]

This weekend, 9/12 & 9/13,  is the Long Beach Comic Con conveniently located at the Long Beach Convention Center Headlining the event is Arrow and Doctor Who actor John Barrowman and Marvel's Agents of SHIELD actress Chloe Bennet. For the comic part of the convention they have guests: Art Adams, Joe Benitez, Tim Bradstreet, Joe Casey,[...]

Holly-Rosing will be teaching her next Kickstarter class on Saturday, September 26 at 1:30 PM and if you are attending Long Beach Comic Con in a couple of weeks, she'll have the Kickstarter: Crowdfunding Practical Strategies panel on Sunday, September 13 at 12:30 PM in Room 101A She'll be joined by other independent writers/creators Ray[...]

By Michele Brittany, West Coast Correspondent Here in Southern California, Long Beach Comic Con is a fan favorite: it has a bit of everything you like at the big cons – comics, vendors, media, cosplay, and panels – yet retains a small town, family friendly charm Held at the Long Beach Convention Center the weekend of[...]

In advance of Cyber Monday, Long Beach Comic Expo will make fifty Lifetime Passes available. Which, as the name suggests, will last a lifetime! Get them

By Michele Brittany A full schedule of panels throughout both days at the Long Beach Comic Con offered how to workshops, anniversary commemorations of popular comic IPs, as well as topical discussions about issues the industry faces today, and these were just a few offerings for the programming portion of LBCC Over the course of the[...]

By Michele Brittany The last weekend of September heralded the return of the sixth annual Long Beach Comic Con (LBCC), organized once again by Martha Donato, co-founder and executive director, and Phil Lawrence co-founder and sales director The two-day con was held at the Long Beach Convention Center, centrally located to many food options, parking lots,[...]

I'm going to be hanging out this weekend at the Long Beach Comic Con… so is Valiant September 27 & 28 the publisher will be set up at booth #307 inside the Long Beach Convention Center and they will be giving away a free, exclusive preview edition of The Valiant: First Look This preview gives[...]

Long Beach Comic Con has announced (through 13th Dimension) that they are going to be announcing a Dwayne McDuffie Award McDuffie was a comic and television writer who created the animated TV series Static Shock as well as co-founding Milestone Comics, the first minority owned and operated comic publisher He passed away one day after[...]

Long Beach Comic Con is coming up September 27th and 28th, and there's a special focus in the programming that will warm the hearts of aspiring comics creators–it's all about making comics from the standpoint of different stages of development And many pros in the field have dedicated time to take part in sharing the[...]

Kids 10 and under are free with a paid adult, or attend plan to attend Sunday, which is designated as "Kids Day" – kids 12 and under are free for the day! The Long Beach Comic Con has a lot going on for its show, held at the Long Beach Convention Center the weekend of September,[...]

I sensed a more carefree vibe in the cosplay room that I think was missing in the ballroom. The display of replica famous cars from the autumn Long Beach Comic Con was back on Saturday, although a trio of cars was displayed on Sunday It gave attendees a breather from being inside and allowed for photo[...]

I also do pencil and watercolor commissions at conventions. MB: What cons will you be attending in the near future? JM: Long Beach Comic Expo, Long Beach Comic con, Bakersfield Comic Con, and possibly more. MB: What future projects do you have on the horizon that our readers can look forward to? MI: We are hoping to[...]

Nick Marino of Audioshocker.com shares his con recap with Bleeding Cool: If you hate reading and just wanna look at the pictures, then I'll sum it up for

If you are in and around the Los Angeles area this weekend... or more specifically just south, you could attend The Long Beach Comic & Horror Con on

If this intimate show is an indicator of what it can be, then the Long Beach Comic Con in November will jam-pack the exhibit hall with comic book, anime, sci-fi, and horror goodness for all.   A big thank you to Ning Wong for sending over the gorgeous photos from the show, as my own camera was[...]

Kraig Rassumen took this shot from Long Beach Comic Con for Bleeding Cool The first poster image of the Thomas Jane western, being shot soon. Kraig Rassumen tells us the film will be produced by Edward R Pressman, and shot this April in Monument Valley in HD on the new Sony Red2.* And that Thomas Jane and[...]

At Long Beach Comic Con, IDW also talked about the new Dredd comic they're publishing – out how it works in continuity. While describing it as "sonething of a reboot", they state that Dredd is five years out of the academy so it doesn't interfere with current canon Each issue will have backup stories that set[...]