New York Comic Con 2019

New York Comic Con returned to the Javits Center from October 3-6, 2019 and it was bigger than ever! Occupying not only the main convention center, The Manhattan Center, and Madison Square Garden, but now Hudson Yards Park as well, NYCC was absolutely packed with special guests, content, exclusive products, and so much more! WithContinue reading “New York Comic Con 2019”

New York WinterCon 2018 (Resorts World Casino, Jamaica, NY)

WinterCon returned to the Resorts World Casino in Jamaica, NY on December 1 & 2 with a slew of celebrity guests, artists, and vendors. Taking over the sixth floor of the casino, the convention boasted numerous reunions and rare appearances from the science fiction genre: a Lexx reunion (Brian Downey, Xenia Seeberg, Michael McManus, EllenContinue reading “New York WinterCon 2018 (Resorts World Casino, Jamaica, NY)”

Garden State Comic Fest 2018

Garden State Comic Fest is a multi-event comic book & pop culture gathering. And this summer GSCF took over the Mennen Arena in Morristown, NJ for their main event from July 7-8, 2018! Filling up an entire ice rink, GSCF 2018 boasted featured guests such as voice actors Keone Young & Mary McDonald Lewis fromContinue reading “Garden State Comic Fest 2018”

CradleCon 2018 (Cradle of Aviation Museum, Long Island NY)

CradleCon is brand new non-profit comic, collectible, and pop culture convention at the Cradle of Aviation Museum (Long Island, NY). Sponsored by Best Comics International, all proceeds benefit the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s mission in supporting Education and Preservation Programs. And to kick off this first-ever con, CradleCon brought some amazing guests: Harmontown’s Dan HarmonContinue reading “CradleCon 2018 (Cradle of Aviation Museum, Long Island NY)”

BookCon 2018 (June 2-3, 2018)

“BookCon is the event where storytelling and pop culture collide.” Hosted by ReedPOP (New York Comic Con, PAX, C2E2, Star Wars Celebration, MCM, etc…) at the Javits Center, you know that you’ll be immersed in an epic event full of good times with more authors & publishers than you can count, one-of-a-kind exhibitors, and ofContinue reading “BookCon 2018 (June 2-3, 2018)”

Spotlight: KSGeekMan (Ben AbuSaada)

Today’s Spotlight is on a fantastic artist, musician, and Star Wars collector. Ben AbuSaada, or KSGeekMan, is an artist in the Kansas City region who freelances and also sketches for trading card giants Topps and Upper Deck Entertainment. You can catch him at local comic cons for his art but he’s also got an amazingContinue reading “Spotlight: KSGeekMan (Ben AbuSaada)”

New York Comic Con 2017

It’s that time of year again for the biggest pop culture event on the East Coast! This marks my 6th year attending New York Comic Con, home to the latest in comics, video games, movies, toys, anime, and much more! If you’ve only attended small cons before, New York Comic Con is exactly the same… exceptContinue reading “New York Comic Con 2017”

Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017

“Star Wars Celebration – The Ultimate Fan Experience” is a giant convention specifically for Star Wars starting in 1999 just before the release of Episode I: The Phantom Menace. I realized the huge traction it was gaining with Celebration III in 2005 with the release of their exclusive Darth Vader figure. I still remember payingContinue reading “Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017”

The Great Philadelphia Comic Con (April 7-9, 2017)

Last year I traveled to cons all over the place: northern NJ, central NJ, NYC, Long Island, Queens, Westchester, Richmond VA, and even Providence RI. For the second con of the year, we drove down a couple hours to The Great Philadelphia Comic Con. I had been monitoring this show for a while because IContinue reading “The Great Philadelphia Comic Con (April 7-9, 2017)”