comic cons

3 min read 2022-12-01 13:00:00

Ink Stains 161: The Collector 20

The Collector: August 1970Editor/publisher: Bill G. Wilson Hello again, fellow fanzine freaks! This month I chose something comparatively small,

5 min read 2022-11-01 13:00:00

cover by Marie Severin Ragnarok 2: 1972Publishers/editors: Mark Collins and David Simons Heyyyyyy, nice to be back! The gap seems a bit longer this

6 min read 2022-06-01 13:00:00

Fantasticomix 3: June, 1973Editor/publisher: Scott Paauw Hi everyone and welcome back to Ink Stains, the column devoted to the fanzines of the

1 min read 2021-09-03 11:58:31

Those who have been following us on our socials know that this past summer has been filled with lots of travel and time spent away from the computer.

1 min read 2021-09-01 13:00:00

Ragnarok 3: 1973Publishers/editors: Mark Collins, Eli Friedman This installment we will focus on a zine I was unaware of until recently, made aware

1 min read 2021-06-07 06:28:00

Welcome to our Your Star Wars Guide to Washington State Summer Con! Our goal here is to set you up for having the most Star Wars-infused con

7 min read 2021-03-24 20:00:02

§ Nice Art: Cartoonist/musician Gary Leib passed away on March 19th at age 65. Lieb was best known in comics for Idiotland, which he collaborated

14 min read 2020-05-07 22:00:47

There are many of us of multiple generations who have a story of being embarrassed for “reading funny books.” Maybe you were derided by a parent,

4 min read 2019-10-09 16:00:57

A Song of Ice by Johnnie Walker Friday, October 4th saw one of the many highlights of NYCC 2019 as Wendy’s Presents Heroes After Dark, Powered by

3 min read 2019-10-04 11:40:54

It’s the return of The End to the Marvel Universe as revealed today at New York Comic Con! Captain America, Venom, Spider-Man (Miles Morales),

6 min read 2019-09-29 22:00:21

With NYCC 2019 right around the corner, thousands will descend on the Jacob Javits Center in hopes of grabbing exclusive comics and other items to

5 min read 2019-08-06 19:00:38

One of the interesting things about con is how you can technically spend your entire time never going to entire segments of it. You could never make

4 min read 2019-08-03 19:00:15

For 50 years, people have been coming together in San Diego for Comic Con. It wasn’t always in the convention center but it was always where fans

12 min read 2019-06-11 13:02:39

Welcome to our Your Star Wars Guide to Washington State Summer Con! Our goal here is to set you up for having the most Star Wars-infused con

5 min read 2019-03-26 11:25:48

With ECCC now a week behind us, we’ve finally had time to properly process this year’s experience. As always, we view conventions through mostly