The Convention Fans Blog

Carrie Fischer, better known as the bad ass Princess Leia to Star Wars fans, will be a Guest at the 2013 Star Wars Celebration Europe this July. Fischer was only 19 when she played Princess Leia Organa, setting the gold standard for strong princesses with attitude. She is scheduled for greeting fans, signing autographs, and will appear on stage for

Heads up My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fans! Bronycon 2013, among it’s other stupendous guests, will have Katie Cook and Andy Price; the creative team behind the MLP comic book’s first four issue story arc. Katie Cook wrote the script for issues 1-4 of the My Little Pony comic, which picks up after the events of the season 2

This weekend, April 26-28, is the 2013 Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo. The convention, known more commonly as C2E2, is Chicago’s big pop culture event of the year. There are a bunch of Guests and exciting events scheduled. And you’ve got one day until ticket prices go up. With fan conventions this big, it can be hard to keep track

Saturday, May 4th, is just full of geekyness. Here’s what’s going down… Free Comic Book Day Saturday, May 4, is Free Comic Book Day! This is a pairing between publishers and comic book shops to celebrate comics and get people exited in what’s coming out. And the special free issues are often from small press and, occasionally, indie publishers. So

An update to current events. At 10:00am Eastern Standard Time, Boston Comic Con announced that their event this weekend is canceled. The city is on total lock down, no one in or out, while authorities search Boston for their suspects for Monday’s bombing of the Boston Marathon. Here’s the statement posted by the convention: Due to the unfortunate events that