The Convention Fans Blog

PHOENIX, AZ JUNE 2nd 2010: Phoenix Comicon staff are finally able to announce the final attendance numbers from this past Memorial Day Weekend. Where only 10,000 had been expected to attend, nearly 14,000 showed up. After all the paper purchases, online purchases, vendors and staff were counted, 13,988 people attended Phoenix Comicon. Last year’s attendance was around half that at.

For Immediate Release: Intervention: Your Online Life, In Person. A Convention with Webcomics, Videos, Music, and You – September 10-12 2010 at the Hilton Washington DC. http://www.InterventionCon.com Intervention is a convention for the independent comics, art, and music creators. The con was started by webcomic creator Onezumi Hartstein (http://www.Onezumi.com) and web developer James Harknell (http://www.AWSOM.org). This goal is to bring

Horror film director completes “Basket Case” reunion Pittsburgh, PA – June 2, 2010 – Cult horror film director Frank Henenlotter will be making a rare convention appearance at Horror Realm in Pittsburgh on September 17-19, 2010. Henenlotter, a native of Long Island, New York, has provided horror fans some of the most memorable movies in the last 30 years. His

The excitement is building… the upcoming Summit Entertainment & Creation Entertainment presentation of the Official Convention forTHE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE is coming to The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles on June 11-13, 2010. Today, we are delighted to announce that the following celebrities have confirmed their appearance at the gathering on Saturday. The Cullens Ashley Greene (Alice Cullen),

VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA — May 22, 2010: The Zenkaikon staff is pleased to announce the opening of pre-registration for Zenkaikon V, as well as a room block for convention attendees in the Scanticon Hotel Valley Forge. Pre-registration includes new benefits for both standard and VIP members. Zenkaikon Pre-Registration For the first time, all pre-registered members will be able to pick