This weekend, April 13-15, McCormick Place in Chicago will play host to C2E2 (the Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo) and we will be there on Friday, April 13 at 6:30pm, in room N426b, to present and moderate a panel that ties into our “pop music…
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New York Comic-Con 2011: in conclusion.
Now that we’ve had a couple weeks to recover, it’s time to wrap up this year’s NYCC coverage. It was a show full of memorable moments: Staring in awe at the thirty-foot inflatable Jake The Dog at the main entrance.…
New York Comic Con 2011: the panels
From Thursday the 13th to Sunday the 16th of October, Manhattan’s Javits Center was taken over by New York Comic Con, and my weekend was spent wandering through the building, meeting people, conversing, looking at comics and books and artwork,…
New York Comic Con 2011: day four
Well, NYCC ’11 is now nothing but a memory, leaving us with piles and piles of books and a serious case of sleep deprivation. Against all conventional wisdom, Sunday seemed to be by far the busiest day, with larger crowds,…
New York Comic Con 2011: day three
Saturday at NYCC was a whirlwind of panels and screenings and signings. Most of the big programming happened today: Image Comics discussed their slate of upcoming creator-owned titles (lots to look forward to in the next few months), cast members…
New York Comic Con 2011: day two
Day two of New York Comic Con was exhausting and brilliant, brimming over with insightful panels (which we’ll discuss in detail later) and hordes of costumed attendees. Artists sketched, dealers shuffled their products, and fans milled around. It may have…
New York Comic Con 2011: day one and kick-off concert (featuring Tom Morello & Z-Trip)
The first day of New York Comic Con was a relatively laid-back affair, a few panels in the morning for industry professionals, and a dry run for exhibitors on the main floor before the craziness of the weekend. It was an…
MoCCA Festival 2011
Springtime in NYC brings the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art festival: a two-day showcase for all the comic book medium has to offer, with a particular focus on independent publishers and creators. The 2011 fest took place on April…