Rose City Comic Con’s (RCCC) Creator Pro track, launched in 2022, presents the alt-creative paths within the comics industry: jobs in comics publishing, jobs in comics retailing, jobs in comics education (teaching or studying comics in K-12 and higher education settings). What’s unique about this track at RCCC is that there’s no requirement for special…
Con Diary Vol 4: Ending Fan Expo Canada 2024 with a Mandalorian Haka and Wolverine at 50
The last day of Fan Expo Canada 2024. Waking up early is painful, but FOMO is worse. We weren’t going to miss the last day of the con and the few panels we’d planned to attend. Would we get into our panels on time or would the queues get in the way? Here’s the fourth…
Con Diary Vol 3: A Glimpse into the Future of the X-Men Universe at Fan Expo Canada 2024
Saturday of Fan Expo Canada 2024 was a day of missions — to get to the Simu Liu, Rosario Dawson, Gotham, and X-Men panels. Would we succeed? Here’s volume three of our con diary.
Con Diary Vol 2: A Horror-ific Day at Fan Expo Canada 2024
Welcome to volume two of Louis and Mon’s Fan Expo Canada 2024 con diary. We share all the things we got up to on the second day of the con. Let’s just say, it was a very new and very fun experience for us.
Con Diary Vol 1: Exploring Fantastical Lands at Fan Expo Canada 2024
Hello and welcome to Louis and Mon’s first joint con diary! Louis and Mon are twins and have been making an annual pilgrimage to Fan Expo Canada every year since they moved to the country. This year, they decided to pool their resources and share their experiences in one con diary to rule them all!…
CON DIARY: Braving New York ComicCon on Friday the 13th!
This year, New York Comic Con will return to the Javits Center in Manhattan the weekend of October 17-20! Here’s a rundown of everything I did there last year, from getting absorbed in Artists Alley, confused on the mail floor, and popping into a crafts room.
Rosie Reads x CON DIARY: Black Zine Fest Blazes a Trail For a More Inclusive Con Experience
Los Angeles has a booming indie comics and zine scene, with massive shows like LA Zine Fest, Heavy Manners Library, and the dearly missed CALA making welcoming spaces for creators to showcase their work and find community. Attending local zine fests as part of the collective Zines 4 Queers she co-founded with fellow zinester oumou,…
Con Diary: IP Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be. Or Is It? I find out at Toronto Comicon 2024
Day two of Toronto Comicon 2024 featured a host of panel discussions about the world of pop culture, and intellectual property. The sessions were a mixed bag.
Con Diary: To Me, My X-Men! X-Men ’97 Premiere at Toronto Comicon 2024
The Canadian premiere of X-Men ’97 during the second day of Toronto Comicon 2024 was a highly anticipated event. But with limited seating available, X-Men fans had to get to the con earlier than expected.
Con Diary: A Meeting of Creative Minds at Toronto Comicon 2024
Toronto Comicon 2024 was the biggest version of the convention yet, spread over three packed days, with exciting guests from around the world. I made my yearly journey to the convention, alongside occasional WWAC contributor Monita, aka, my twin.
Con Diary: HurriCon Celebrates the Long Island Community
HurriCon, a now-biannual fundraiser event for the Bethany Congregational Church, was founded by community member David Donovan in 2018. My best friend Cassidy and I talk about HurriCon, a local benefit comic-con in East Rockaway, Long Island like it’s the event of the season. To us, it is. Limited to the space of a church…
Con Diaries: Solidarity with the Writer’s Strike at Fan Expo Canada 2023
I made my annual trek to Fan Expo Canada 2023, braving the heat and rain to be amongst fellow geeky people. But this was a different kind of convention, reminding us of the price that entertainment comes at.