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Going to San Diego Comic Con this year? Remember how tricky it was last year? Well this year it's different. This time, before you register, you have to pre-register for a Member ID. And this is how you do it. I'm doing mine now Let's see how it goes. UPDATE: Done it Got my Press Member ID[...]

At the time of the arrest, police called it the largest collection of images of child abuse they had even seen. Rob Barrow, organiser of the London Comic Marts and British early comic conventions that ran from the mid seventies to the present day was sentenced yesterday to one year prison sentence, suspended for two years[...]

Some people refer to the Kapow convention in London as MillarCon. Funded by Titan who publish Mark Millar's CLiNT, it was run by his partner, and featured

Well that was quick. Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported on news that Warner Bros and DC Comics were to merge booth space. Comic book publishers had been

I understand that a plan has been made at Warner Bros to merge their show space at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con with that of DC Comics Which would see DC Comics setting up shop within Warner Bros' booth over on the movie side of the show floor It's not finalised and I understand[...]

The FIQ – International Comic Book Festival, held in Belo Horizonte, Brazil last month is the largest comic convention in the American continents With 148,000 beating San Diego's capped 130,000 attendees. It may pale against the likes of Japan's Comiket and France's Angouleme, but it's a lot closer for the average American than either of those[...]

And now both have a comic convention. They may be on sligjtly different scales however But The Canny Comic Con, being held next Saturday does have one jewel in its crown that San Diego does not, one of the best selling comics in the world, it's the home town of Viz Comic. Which is why Viz's Simon[...]

Here are the judges for next years Eisner Awards, to be held at the San Diego Comic Con! In Western-traditional reading order, they are… Brigid Alverson, comics journalist and reviewer After earning an MFA in printmaking, Brigid worked as a book editor and later as a newspaper reporter She started MangaBlog to keep track of her[...]

And Gail Simone has been round the Leeds City Centre shops looking for a Dalek. It can only be the launch of what many consider Britain's best comic convention, Thought Bubble. This weekend, as part of the Leeds Sequential Arts Festival running right now, the city will host a comic convention dedicated to style. Add Jeff Lemire, Adam[...]

I attended the MCM London Expo this weekend. Met up with friends, found some cool stories, saw lots of cool comics, costumes and finery and my two

At the MCM London Expo, Alex Fitch interviewed Batgirl and Fury Of Firestorm writer Gail Simone as she gave us all manner of insight into her work. This

A couple of years ago, the MCM London Expo was held at the Excel Convention Centre at the same time as a Mission Of Peace And Light, attempting to unite

Those attending the MCM London Expo who usually swerve to the far right of the massive hall expecting the Comics Village may grow increasing puzzled as

Dirk Manning writes for Bleeding Cool when he's not doing a million other things. No one was sure what to expect last year when the news broke that Mid-Ohio Con, long seen as one of the most stable and consistent of the independently-owned regional shows of the Midwest, was being bought by Wizard World. On the eve[...]

But it's not down to the local government it seems, but Comic Con International: San Diego City Council President Toby Young tweets; Comic Con's David Glanzer has been reported as saying that "Young's statements about the discussions were inaccurate and said Comic-Con's primary reason for not wanting to have the parade [...]

When San Diego Comic Con is on, the whole town turns comic con and people arrive just to hang outside the show, to watch the cosplayers, to go to the comic-themed parties, to even be tangentially part of the experience New Yorkers, not so much They've seen it all before And anyway, the Wall Street[...]

It may seem a rather stretched juxtaposition, a New York Comic Con being a litany of visual treats, but that's never stopped Tommy Edison before And here's his video report… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPdk6A8fRLI[/youtube] Previously… Edison reviews Scream 4. It may seem a rather stretched juxtaposition, a New York Comic Con being a litany of visual treats, but that's never[...]

Check it out in the player below! The DC Superhero Statues of New York Comic-Con Our own Stephen Totilo spent some time at New York's Comic Con today, and among his activities he's put together this video of some cases of super hero statues from the DC Comics booth Many of the old favorites are in the[...]

Chrissy Williams, wife of Uncanny X-Men writer Kieron Gillen, is in and around Times Square right now in the middle of the Wall Street protest that has

Title: Gutter Magic Creators: Cover by Gabriel Iumazark; Writer: Rich Douek. Interior art by Jason Baroody, JC Grande, and Craig S. Yeung Publisher:

Title: TOXICITY, Volume 1: Welcome to Eleven City Creators: Victor Ochoa Publisher: DRAWMORE INC. Available: Booth #3040 (small press area) High concept:

Josh Kopin reports for Bleeding Cool from New York Comic Con. The Vertigo panel began with a search for editor Karen Berger and, when she could not be found, Shelley Bond and Will Dennis got started by introducing the various panelists. Karen walked in during the middle of the introductions, made a joke at her own expense,[...]

So they'll know that you know they know that you know. At the New York Comic Con on Friday 14th, showrunners Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz will be running a Q&A panel after an exclusive screening of the first episode Room 1A06 from 10.30pm, and a signing session from 11.45pm in Room 1E07. And remember just because[...]

A Never-Ending Battle: 1938-1954 is the first part of a documentary for PBS, previewing first at New York Comic Con next week The show will include interviews with Joe Simon, Stan Lee, Jim Steranko, Neal Adams, Michael Chabon and Jules Feiffer, followed by a interview and Q&A sessoon with the makers of the show, Michael[...]

It could be the guest list of a small comic con. But Adam Hughes, Alison Sohn, Bill Willingham and Sean E Williams are all staying at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. And they've been tweeting Using the #MayoCon hashtag. Alison Sohn: Holy cow- we've been here 2 hours and Adam Hughes and I are already drunk[...]

This is Rufus Dayglo's Tank Girl poster for next month's MCM Expo London Comic Con, one of a hundred made for the show. Naturally Rufus will be there, also with the likes of Gail Simone,  John McCrea, David Hine, Hunt Emerson, Al Davison. And me, probably Well, it is my local. This is Rufus Dayglo's Tank Girl[...]

There are many reasons for retailers to attend the New York Comic Con Retailer Breakfast on the morning of the start of the show. For a start, there's breakfast. Then there are presentations from the major comic book and comic-related publishers and manufacturers The chance to ask questions, to network, to pick up tips. Oh and to big[...]

The prize would be a return air flight to the comic convention of your choice. No one worked it out So instead the prize became a giveaway for those who bought the 27 trade paperback. The winner is one Jeremy Holstein, and this is the first he's hearing of it Jeremy, please contact the comic book's creator[...]

Comic book artist Matt Haley not obly created the poster for Morgan Spurlock's new documentary Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, but also art directed and created illustrations for the movie too We should really have a chat with him when the film is properly released… Comic book artist Matt Haley not obly created[...]

It wasn't so long ago that we had Convention Wars, with big comic conventions promising to hold shows on the same day, or in the same area a week away. But suddenly common sense has appeared to take everyone over And the three main comic book convention organisers, Reed (behind C2E2 and NYCC), Wizard World and[...]