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Press Release –This March, the third time’s the charm as comixology returns to SXSW in Austin, Texas this weekend sponsoring the SXSW GEEK Stage at the SXSW Gaming Expo and arriving on the scene recommending comics for everyone Friday, March 13th through Sunday, March 15th.

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Comic-cons and other comic-related conventions can make a LOT of money! Fact is, there’s a convention with comics creators being held nearly every weekend each year now. The rub is, both creators and fans have to travel in order to make a convention happen. I’ve travelled hundreds of miles to attend the San Diego Comic-Con. Writers, artists and other creators go all over the U.S. and even to other countries to interact with fans. Oh, and sometimes they even make money! However, things are always changing, and this past Saturday, I attended a convention unlike any other I’ve been to.…

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Press Release Crest Group will host their second annual LA Cosplay Con on Saturday, June 13th, at the Hyatt Century City Plaza hotel in Los Angeles. LA Cosplay Con is a one-day event for cosplayers and gamers to come together and celebrate the art and culture of cosplay. While participating in panel discussions with the leading artists and professionals in the field and the games business, attendees will again have the opportunity to check out exhibits, and enter contests followed by a dance party – which proved to be one of the stand-out highlights of last year’s event.

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Press Release Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) continues its 2015 schedule with the inaugural Wizard World Presents Bruce Campbell’s Horror Fest, March 6-8 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Held at the same venue as the famed Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, the Horror Fest will focus on all things horror, with appearances by noted celebrities from numerous genre films and television series. In addition to Campbell (The Evil Dead, Army of Darkness), fans can meet Tobin Bell (Saw franchise), Tyler Labine and Alan Tudyk of Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Dee Snider (“Twisted Sister”), Danny Hicks (Evil Dead…

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Press Release Philadelphia’s The Awesome Fest, in partnership with Wizard World Inc. and horror icon Bruce Campbell, announced today the first ever Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival, running August 21-24, 2014 in Rosemont, IL. The four-day event will coincide with Wizard World Chicago Comic Con and will feature the best in independent horror cinema with a full slate of film premieres, panels, special guests, movie marathons, and of course, Bruce Campbell!

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Press Release This weekend, from July 31st – August 3rd, acclaimed creator Harlan Ellison will join IDW’s Editor-in-Chief and CCO, Chris Ryall, at the official Star Trek Convention at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Celebrating the rich universe of Star Trek, Ellison will be featured throughout the weekend on diverse panels, and on hand for a number of signings.

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As San Diego Comic-Con 2014 winds down, we all have a chance to look back (thanks to the stellar coverage by Stephen and Zach) at a pretty impressive year of panels, reveals and general mishegas, and some things that I’m pretty excited about.  (Evil Dead on TV? Locke & Key as a movie trilogy?  I’m intrigued…)  A few of my imaginary internet friends have been reporting to me from the convention floor, making me almost-but-kinda-not-at-the-same-time wish I was there, and reminding me of the whirlwind madness of my own last convention experience at Nerdtacular ’14.  There’s a real joy to…

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Chilly Willy Tube went to Anime Expo 2014 and shot a lot of footage of some really awesome cosplayers.  The group recently posted a video of their work, and you need to take the jump and watch the video, full screen, in HD.

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Today, we are at the beautiful Snowbird Resort in Salt Lake City, Utah, attending Nerdtacular 2014.  This year, there are multiple tracks, multiple members of the Major Spoilers staff on panels, hosting panels, and arranging panels. If you are not at Nerdtacular, you can catch the stream live!

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