Tag: nc comicon
Busy weekend for comics with events in Leeds, Seattle, NOLa, Columbus and Durham!
What's that you say, with Thanksgiving days away the comics calendar must surely slow down as we attend to the making of cranberry sauce and quest for hot toys.
No Way.
This is actually one of...
NC Comicon expands with Kung Fu Panda short premiere, comics guests
The NC Comicon will be held this year November 15-16 in Durham, NC. I've attended the last two years and to be blunt, it's a blast: a comics focused show in a great setting with lots of artists and enthusiastic fans. The show is expanding this year with more animation screenings—including the US premiere of a Kung Fa Panda short— as part of the second ComiQuest Film Fest. But there are also a ton of great comics artists including Fiona Staples, Sean Murphy, Bob Fingerman and John Paul Leon. John Barrowman provides nerdlebrity appeal. The show is run by retailer Alan Gill and artist Tommy Lee Edwards, and they put the effort in to make this a well rounded event.
NC Comicon Cosplay Album
They are dressed up across the nation, and here in durham, NC for the NC Comicon which is winding up as you read this. Some pretty great costumes though!
NC Comicon—the local con wins
It was nice to finish up a busy and exhausting year of cons (11 or 12) with one of the strong local shows that has been a hallmark of current comics/nerd culture. The NC Comicon was put together by the guys behind Ultimate Comics, a popular shop in Durham, NC.
