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Report: Universal Fan Con founders are out of pocket $300,000, blame fans
The slow motion car crash that was the failed Universal Fan Con continues to fascinate, the way all disasters do. NY Magazine's Lila Shapiro has a report for Vulture that gets both co-founders Jamie...
In 2019, WonderCon, C2E2, and Planet Comicon will all be on the same weekend
The convention calendar is getting more and more crowded.
Ace Comic Con is coming to Seattle in June
After two outings that were immense but plagued by scheduling problems, ace Comic Con is coming back, this time to Seattle June 22-24, with a bunch of Avengers cast members.
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 1/18/18: DiDio teases more about DC’s new lines
§ Nice art: Brian Cronin explains why Red Sonja has separates rights from Conan and wasn't included in the new Marvel deal. Along the way he posts a lot of great art from Sonja's...
So what happens to Comic-Cons now that San Diego won their trademark suit?
Last week the trial of the year ended when a six person jury ruled for San Diego Comic-Con in their trademark dispute with the Salt Lake Comic Con. I haven't had time to dig...
Ace Comic Con: When Nerdlebrities Ruled the Earth
It was a big weekend for people who wanted to have their photo taken with Gal Gadot or Henry Cavill. The two stars rarely show up at conventions for signings and photo ops -...
Ace Comic Con debuts this weekend with a near complete Justice League
This weekend it's the very first Ace Comic Con! This new concept in comic cons is courtesy of the Shamus Brothers, Stephen and Gareb, and offers an "in the round" experience at the Nassau Coliseum,...
A film festival in Georgia was moved to a barn at the last minute…and...
When a film festival is crap! The Catoosa County Film Festival was a first time event, and was to be held last weekend at the Catoosa County Colonnade in Ringgold, GA. The idea was...
Con News: SDCC vs SLCC goes to court; the guests who were not paid;...
A lot is going on in convention world, so let's get to it!
§ The trial of the month is now taking place in San Diego! The battle over the trademark for Comic-Con. On one...
When a con is a con: showrunner runs away with money, three guests hospitalized
Details are a bit sketchy, but clearly SOMETHING bad happened last weekend at the 2017 Cosplay Con & Anime Experience in North Little Rock, AR.
The event focused on cosplayers and guests were drawn from that...
Your Ultimate Guide to San Diego Comic-Con vs New York Comic Con
Okay this may be a little slanted to the journalist's side of things, but I think everyone will find something to relate to in this chart, laboriously assembled by the Elite Beat Staff of...
Wizard World announces 17 shows for 2018 while postponing five
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Although the rumor mill buzz was that the pop culture con series Wizard World might be announcing a 40-show slate for next year, the reality was a bit more down to earth: 17 shows....
