Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Indie-friendly Comic Book Cons

So, yesterday on Twitter I tweeted:


I got a lot of responses from the group and here is the list:

USA
CA - Alternative Press Expo (APE)
CO - DINK
IL = Mighty Con (Dupage Comic Con)
MA - Boston Comic Con (BCC), Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE)
MD - Small Press Expo (SPX), Baltimore Comics Con
NC - Heroes
OH - Small Press and Alternative Comic Expo (SPACE), Gem City
OR - Linewok
TX - Weatherford
WA - Emerald City ComicCon (ECCC), Short Run
WS - Mighty Con
Washington DC - Awesome Con

CANADA
Toronto - Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)
Vancouver - VanCon

Someone mentioned JCCC and I couldn't find it. I found two matching JCC: Jewish Comic Con and Jekyll Comic Con.So, your guess is as good as mine!

=====[if you know any info on these cons (table cost, # of tables, etc) let me know]=====

Alternative Press Expo
When: October (Oct 8-9 this year)
Where: San Jose, CA (San Francisco in past years)
Started: 1994
Tables: 110 (2016)

Awesome Con
When: June (June 16-18, 2017)
Where: Washington DC
Started: 2013
Table Cost: $325

Baltimore Comic Con
When: September (Sep 22-24, 2017)
Where: Baltimore, MD
Started: 2001
Tables: 175 (Artist's Alley)

Boston Comic Con
When: August (Ayg 12-16, 2016)
Where: Boston, MA
Started:
Tables:
276 (2016)
My 2 cents: Lots of big names are here; you may get lost in the shuffle.

Dink
When: April (Apr 7+8, 2017)
Where: Denver, CO
Started: 2014

Emerald City
When: March (Mar 2-5, 2017)
Where: Seatle, WA
Started: 2001
Table Cost: $345

Heroes
When: June (June 17-19, 2016)
Where: Charlotte, NC
Started: 1982
Table Cost: $300

Linework
When: May (May 21+22, 2016)
Where: Portland, OR
Started: 2014
Tables: 39 (2016)
My 2 cents: They have different exhibitors for each day, so you'll have one day to sell your wares.

Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo
When: Oct (Oct 29+30, 2016)
Where: Cambridge, MA
Started: 2010
Tables: 136 (2016)
My 2 Cents: Another great indie con. General admission is free!

Mighty Con

When: June (June 4+5, 2016)
Where: Davenport, IA
Started: 

Mighty Con (Dupage Comic Con)

When: November (Nov 19, 2016)
Where: Dupage, IL
Started: 

Short Run
When: November (Nov 5, 2016)
Where: Seatle, WA
Started: 2011

Small Press Expo
When:
September (Sep 17+18 this year)
Where: North Bethesta, MD
Started: 1994
Tables: 287 (2016)
My 2 Cents: The name says it all. Small-Press.

SPACE
When: late March/ early Apr (Mar 25+26, 2017)
Where: Columbus, OH
Started: 2000
Table Cost: $75
My 2 Cents: Bob Corky runs a great con. All indie! Great prices!

Toronto Comic Arts Festival
When: May (May 14+15, 2016)
Where: Toronto, Canada
Started: 2009
My 2 Cents: It's free for people to attend!

VanCon

When: September (Sep 11, 2016)
Where: Vancouver, BC
Started: 1999

Weatherford

When: July
Where: Weatherford, TX
Started:

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