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Stranger in a strange land: My day at PAX East
George Rohac and a colleague staffed the Oni Press booth Going to PAX East in Boston over the weekend was like going to a comic convention on another planet. The gestalt was the same — the exhibit...
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SPX expands exhibitor space after registration meltdown
Following a failure of the online-registration system last week that left many would-be exhibitors out in the cold, the Small Press Expo announced it’s expanding the number of tables available for the...
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A view from MoCCA Arts Fest
Tom Spurgeon and Dean Haspiel I walked into MoCCA Arts Fest a few minutes after it opened, with my friend Erica Friedman, and we noticed the difference right away: The last two shows have had an...
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How did ‘Caped Brewsader’ beat out ‘Fin Fang Foam’?
There’s something ingenious about a comics convention having a signature beer. If a wedding reception or cocktail party can have a signature drink then, hey, why not? Last year, Denver Comic Con teamed...
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This weekend, it’s the Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo
This weekend brings the 14th annual Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo (S.P.A.C.E.) to the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Columbus. Ohio, for what’s billed as the Midwest’s...
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SDCC ’13 | Marvel announces Comic-Con-exclusive merchandise
Marvel has announced a line-up of merchandise for Comic-Con International that includes a Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. T-shirt, a Rocket Raccoon mug and, perhaps most adorably of all, Skottie...
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SDCC ’13 | IDW Publishing rolls out Comic-Con exclusives
A limited edition of the Artist’s Edition: Best of EC Covers Portfolio, two new Locke & Key pewter replicas and a glitter variant for My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #9 are among the...
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SDCC ’13 | Check out some of the art for the CBLDF auction
Retailer Things From Another World has again partnered with the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund for the charity’s auction at Comic-Con International. For the fifth annual event, creators ranging from...
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SDCC ’13 | Thursday programming schedule released
While many of us were enjoying our holiday, Comic-Con International organizers were busy releasing the programming schedule for Thursday, July 18, the first full day of the San Diego convention. The...
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SDCC ’13 | Friday programming schedule released
And just like clockwork, Comic-Con International organizers have rolled out the programming schedule for Friday, July 19. On its second day, the San Diego convention kicks into high gear, with...
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SDCC ’13 | Saturday programming schedule released
Comic-Con International continued to reveal the programming schedule for San Diego as they rolled out the panels and events scheduled for Saturday, July 20. The third day brings panels from Skybound,...
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SDCC ’13 | Sunday programming schedule released
Kids take center stage on the last day of Comic-Con International, as proven by the rich slate of panels dedicated to kids’ comics, all-ages comics and animation on Sunday, July 21. DC Comics,...
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SDCC ’13 | Kirkman’s Skybound reveals convention exclusives
Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment has announced exclusive merchandise for Comic-Con International that includes the Invincible Compendium One hardcover, The Walking Dead comic series PVC figure...
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SDCC ’13 | Sanrio to roll out Hello Kitty ‘interactive experience’
Sanrio will make its Comic-Con International debut next week with Hello Kitty Fashion Music Wonderland, an “interactive experience” that includes a fan hub and pop-up shop at the Comic-Con Interactive...
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D23 | D23 Expo to return to Anaheim in 2015
As expected based on the pattern thus far, Disney will once again return to Anaheim for another D23 Expo in 2015. Variety reports that Disney CEO Bob Iger made the announcement during the Disney...
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What you missed at D23: Loki sang ‘Bare Necessities’
Among the announcements that came out of the D23 Expo was the casting of Tom Hiddleston alongside Christina Hendricks in DisneyToon Studios The Pirate Fairy, in which the Thor: The Dark World actor...
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Disney’s next D23 Expo scheduled for Aug. 14-16, 2015
Disney announced this week the dates for their next company-focused convention. The D23 Expo will return to Anaheim, Calif. the weekend of Aug. 14-16, 2015. Settling into an apparent “every other...
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Inaugural MondoCon to feature Mignola, Jock, Darrow & more
The art gallery and online store Mondo has announced the inaugural MondoCon, a Sept. 20-21 event in Austin, Texas, designed to celebrate film, music, art and toys. It will coincide with the first...
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First-ever Hello Kitty Con to be held in Los Angeles
Over the past four decades, Hello Kitty has planted her flag on the worlds of toys, fashion, animation, music, video games, comic books, restaurants and even home appliances. And next the adorable...
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HeroesCon ’14 | More day 1 photos
As I noted in the intro to the first round of HeroesCon 2014 Day 1 photos, I tried to cover a lot of ground in taking photographs. It turns out I got around to so many people on the first day that I...
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