The Convention Fans Blog

The latest ComicCon ticket scam, announced about noon today on the SDCC Facebook page, are frauds claiming to have permission from ComicCon to change names on badges.

Holland’s JemCon is on it’s 7^th year and, by all accounts, likely to keep going strong. This annual fan event celebrates the Jem animated series and the line of fashion dolls from Hasbro.

June boasts many interesting and unusual steampunk events; conventions, teas, dances, etc. Including one con that I’m REALLY looking forward to.

The summer convention season is underway. All of the great fan conventions that happen June through August each year see such a stupendous range of cosplay, as if all the costumers have just been warming up the previous five months. So, to whet your appetite for the coming summer con cosplay banquet here’s a bit of an appetizer.

Dragon*Con, one of the biggest fan conventions of the geek calendar year, has adopted the use of barcodes for their 2011 registration process.