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A Year Of Comic Cons With Jesse James

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Rich Johnston

  Jesse James writes for Bleeding Cool; This year’s Con season is over for me now. After over 52,000 miles of traveling on Planes, Trains, Automobiles–and one Moped, I dare say it was a great journey. I ended this years …

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A Cute Open Minded Disease Free Couple In Seattle – ECCC, Via Craigslist

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Rich Johnston

They used to call comic conventions “Nerd Proms”. Well, if so, for certain people that means it’s also a chance to get laid. A quick trip to Craiglist uncovers a whole bunch of people going to ECCC who have more …

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Thinking Only Of Thought Bubble

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Gary Erskine has his kilt packed. Steve Wacker, despite the efforts of a driver who got lost, managed to get to the airport before his flight took off.  Kieron Gillen has his DJ set all worked out. And Gail Simone …

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Rufus Dayglo’s Tank Girl Poster For London MCM Expo

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Rich Johnston

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 …

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Free Retailer Swag At New York Comic Con

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Rich Johnston

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 …

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DeviantART In Talks To Sponsor San Diego Comic Con Artists Alley

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Rich Johnston

DeviantART is a long standing website that offers artists the shance to show their work in a social network, get work, sell work, and in many cases earn a living. So can you think of a better sponsor for Artists …

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Five Ways To Do San Diego Comic Con On The Cheap

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Rich Johnston

San Diego Comic Con is expensive. Really expensive. You wouldn’t believe how expensive it can be. Not so much the show with its $25 a day tickets, but they’ve all gone now and you may find yourself resorting to ticket …

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Tr!ckster, The Creator Owned Comic Bar For San Diego Comic Con

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Rich Johnston

There has been criticism of late over the San Diego Comic Con, reflected in The Cleveland Show last night, that it has become less about comic books and more about Hollywood’s marketing machine. It’s an attitude that I’ve generally dismissed …

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Artists! The American Library Association Wants You!

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Rich Johnston

The American Library Association, the world’s largest library conference, is doing something new for their national conference from June 24th to the 27th in New Orleans. They’re hosting an Artists Alley. Usually reserved for the comic convention, this involves a …

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MCM London And Kapow – Handbags At Dawn

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Oh it’s on. Kapow finally release the final details of their show happening this weekend in Islington, London. And suddenly MCM London Expo in the Docklands jumps up and say “look at us!” Bleeding Cool has already covered the passive …

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Four Day San Diego Tickets Officially Sell Out, Friday And Saturday Are Close

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Truth is, if the ticket system had been working well, you could have seen sell out of the Four Day ticket in minutes. But now it seems, even with the faulty technology, that not only is the Four Day Ticket …

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Mark Millar Launches KaPow Comic Con London

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Rich Johnston

We said the London Super Hero Comic Con would have trademark problems… Mark Millar has launched the KaPow Comic London, scheduled for April next year. Guests include John Romita Jr, Frankie Boyle, Leinil Yu, Dave Gibbons, Frank Quitely, Mark Millar, …

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San Diego Dreaming: How Much????

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Rich Johnston

This seems to be the new way to make a little money. Buy a four day pass to SanDiego for under $100. Sit on it for a month. Then, after it’s been sold out, slap it on eBay and see …

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San Diego-Style Comic Con To Come To London?

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Rich Johnston

Strong rumours that a comic convention of a similar style and scope to the San Diego Comic Con and the New York Comic Con have been circling of late. One Liam Fisher claims to have the rights to put on …

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