This weekend was Hobby Star’s Toronto Comicon. It is the start of my con season. I took a friend for his first Comicon, and after realizing I have been going to different types of cons for quite a few years now, I have learned some tricks and tips. So, I thought I would share some of my...

This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they talk the talk on subjects that matter including the new Avengers poster, the new Asterix movie, Marvel’s AVX, London’s just past Super Con, Toronto’s upcoming comicon, Diamond Comic Distributors Gem awards and...

In the lead up to London’s Super Convention, I’ve had the privilege of speaking to one of the show’s organisers.  Please visit the Con’s website again (if you haven’t recently) to find the latest updates to schedule/guest appearances etc.  It’s on. Is there any news on Stan...

Adam Hughes was at Boston Comicon this past weekend.  I arrived at his table around 10:05 AM on the first day to find his sketch list well over ten names, which I knew meant he wouldn’t get to me even if I was added to the list. I’ve actually seen Adam Hughes four times at...

I'm back from the Boston Comicon 2011 this past weekend. This was a very traditional comic book show: comic dealers and creators in a big room with fans milling about. A few toy dealers around but mostly comic retailers set up to sell, plus a ton of comic creators.

Just received an update from Oscar Yaz of the Montreal Comicon: they were unable to get Juanjo Guarnido for this year’s convention. Expect to see a full guest list shortly.  Two exciting confirmed guests this year are Stan Sakai and Pia Guerra, creators I haven’t seen in...

So this past weekend I drove down to the Pittsburgh Comicon, because the two comic conventions in Toronto in the last month weren’t enough for this fanboy. So my co-pilot Ian, and I set out to steel-town USA, to see how the show had progressed (regressed?) from years past. (We had gone...

Remember that interview I coyly mentioned in my tweets or that thing I said I was researching on but couldn’t give more details on?  Here’s an insider look at how things are set up for interviews and how they can change in a second.   The Beginning Last week through using a...

My second day at the Toronto ComiCON 2011 was full of wonderful art acquisitions.  The show ran from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM and the crowds were a little thinner than Saturday: Hobbystar needs to crank the PR machine into high gear for all their shows other than Fan Expo. I drove to the show on...

On Nov. 21 I caught up with Kill Shakespeare creators Anthony Del Col and Andy Belanger at the fall Toronto ComicCon. We chatted for a little over 30 minutes on a variety of subjects: attending small and large conventions, their Pitch This victory at TIFF, their favourite characters, the...