It’s that time of the year again! Free Comic Book Day will be upon us soon and this post will be updated continuously until May 5 when most (not all) comic book stores will celebrate this yearly occasion. All About Books and Comics 10AM – 6PM 24 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013 Free Comics!…
Update: Well, that’s a heck of a glitch but you WILL be able to buy memberships online. A few things have changed over the course of twelve months to the membership/registration process for Phoenix Comic Fest. Pricing deadlines changed to tiers, badges and lanyards changed to wristbands and now there will be no on site…
If you follow me on Twitter then this shouldn’t come as much of a surprise but Square-Egg Entertainment (parent company of Phoenix Comic Fest) today officially announced Vegas Fan Fusion. The interesting part is at the bottom there is no mention of Phoenix Fan Fest/Phoenix Fan Fusion. That con might be on hiatus… The press…
Not long ago, we ran an article about San Diego Comic-Con trying to get the Phoenix Comicon trademark cancelled in court. In summary, San Diego-Comic Con motioned to have the Phoenix Comicon trademark cancelled because of “likelihood of confusion”. It seems now the case won’t be going in front of a judge as a “Voluntary…
WonderCon 2018 was held on another beautiful weekend in Anaheim, CA that saw some rain, some overcast and great temperatures. I have always been a big fan of WonderCon because for me, it’s the right mix of everything without it being overwhelming or too crowded. You want movie studios and tv networks to bring their…
UPDATE: The Phoenix Video Games Live performance will have a special guest! Bill Elm, composer of Red Dead Redemption, will be on hand to perform his music from the game. Video Games Live is Monday, March 12 at Symphony Hall. Tickets still on sale! Video Games Live, the long standing video game symphony that tours…
This week is “Behind the scenes week” on social media for Phoenix Comic Fest. The convention is answering questions submitted by fans and I thought this one was of particular interest (which can be found on their FB page) “What do you spend membership revenue on?” “Why have your prices gone up this year?” Revenue…
Last year Phoenix Comicon/Comic Fest introduced reserved seating for their media guest panels. For additional charge, you could purchase a front row seat or a seat in the first few rows. In their latest newsletter, Phoenix Comic Fest announces they were getting rid of that model. We heard your feedback and we’re listening. We’re going…
The world tour for the recently announced Kingdom Hearts Orchestra is coming to Phoenix on August 4, 2018. The highly acclaimed series from Square Enix has a legion of fans who thoroughly enjoy the music from the Square Enix – Disney collaboration of games. After celebrating the 15th anniversary of the KINGDOM HEARTS video game…
Over the past two days, Phoenix Comic Fest has released information regarding security procedures and how they are improving the experience based off how things turned out the last two years. One of the most important things in these changes is knowing where to go when you go to the convention center, you don’t want…
Last month BleedingCool reported that Square Egg Entertainment, the organization that puts on Phoenix Comicon (now Phoenix Comic Fest) filed a trademark cancellation on San Diego Comic-Con’s trademark on the word “Comic Con”. The filing of the trademark cancellation came on the same day that Square Egg changed Phoenix Comicon name to Phoenix Comic Fest.…
Video Games Live is returning to Phoenix on Monday, March 12th! Being held at the Phoenix Symphony Hall, Video Games Live is an immersive concert event featuring music from the most popular video games of all time. Legion of Sand is giving you the opportunity to receive an upgrade to a VIP experience! Winners have…
