Talk to anyone in the comics industry and they will share with you one common thread: the help of others to get them to where they are today. Eisner-award winning artist Jen Bartel (Blackbird) not only believes in that, but worked to pay it forward with a mentorship program at this year’s Flame Con, the…
Hope Nicholson on the Bonds of Comic Conventions and Having Different Perspectives
We have covered Dark Horse Comics’ Pros and (Comic) Cons at Women Write About Comics in the past, but when I got the opportunity to speak to editor Hope Nicholson at Fan Expo Canada, I couldn’t pass up the chance to chat with her about her own comic convention experiences, the process behind putting Pros…
2019 Hugo Awards Celebrate the Fantasy Existing Among Us
Thousands of science fiction and fantasy fans arrived in Dublin this month to take part in the 77th World Science Fiction Convention. The activities and attractions culminated on Sunday with the Hugo Awards, when a selection of winners were presented with coveted socket ship trophies.
Guest Post: Alex de Campi’s Guide To Doing FlameCon Like A Local
Hey there! Are you coming to New York City this weekend for FlameCon? If so, great for you. It’s an absolute blast and probably my favourite convention. It’s also in a great spot for exploring New York City and doing fun stuff, either before the convention begins each day (at a respectable noon, bless them)…
A Look Back at MegaCon Orlando 2019
MegaCon Orlando 2019 was four days of pop culture, comics, games, and more smack dab in the middle of Orlando, Florida. This was my first time returning to MegaCon since 2013 and I was more than excited to see how much had changed since the last time I’d been. Going from Friday to Sunday was…
Con(ference) Diary: CSS19 Comics/Politics
The Comics Studies Society held its second annual conference at Toronto’s Ryerson University over the last weekend of July. Drawing on the theme, Comics/Politics, CSS19 attendees from around the world participated in a conference that foregrounded Canadian comics scholarship and practice in plenaries featuring Tara Audibert, Cole Pauls, Camille Callison, Jillian Tamaki, and Fiona Smyth.
SDCC 2019: The Batman Experience
The trouble with museums is they’re not very exciting. Now that I can hear all of my friends in history and academia removing their earrings and cracking their knuckles, what I mean is that museums are meant, in their general design, to be more of a quiet, contemplative experience. While that’s a perfectly enjoyable thing…
Stan Lee’s Alliances is a Brave New Universe You May or May Not Have Heard Before
Stan Lee’s legacy lives on in Marvel comics and movies, but, thanks to Audible, fans are being introduced to a whole new universe through Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light, the first story in what promises to be an incredible new adventure that Lee invites fans to become architects in this immersive experience. The…
MoCCA Fest Through the Years
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art Festival (MoCCA Fest) has been an annual New York City event since 2002. I have been attending it on and off for well over a decade. My time at the MoCCA Fest this year was dripping with nostalgia. Since that weekend this Spring, I have looked back at…
Pros and (Comic) Cons is a Relatable Look at Conventions from the Other Side of the Table
Pros and (Comic) Cons Colleen Coover (cover), Hope Nicholson (editor) Dark Horse Comics May 29, 2019 Disclaimer: A copy of this publication was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Comic conventions and festivals can be as fun as they are overwhelming for attendees. My first comic convention was well over two…
#WWACAsks #TCAF2019: What Comic Book World Would You Want to Live In
Our new convention feature, WWAC Asks, means putting industry professionals on the spot with some unusual questions that are sometimes fun, sometimes serious, sometimes hopeful, always challenging. As an extension of my question for Felicia Day and the Mystery Science Theater 3000 comic team, my question for industry professionals at this year’s Toronto Comics Arts Festival…
TCAF 2019 Diary: Calls to Action and Comics Communities
Ever since I moved to Toronto in 2018, I’ve heard about the Toronto Comics and Arts Festival (TCAF), which I had narrowly missed in 2018 because I arrived a month too late. So, it really isn’t surprising that the moment I got the chance, I made arrangements to attend the festival in 2019.