For you fellow lovers of the sequential joys of comic books, there are three comics fan events this weekend. Including one of the biggies, New York Comic Con.

There are five science fiction themed conventions this weekend, ranging from local SFF events to steampunk cons to a Transformers fest.

Steamcon II: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is this weekend, October 14-16 of 2011. It will be held in Bellevue, Washington.

Quidditch and Harry Potter themed events in the Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania.

Patrick Stewart to headline guests of honor at Creation Entertainment’s Star Trek convention in Cherry Hill.