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A comic book convention or comic con is an event with a primary focus on comic books and comic book culture, in which comic book fans gather to meet creators, experts, and each other. Book expo gives me the opportunity to talk with decisionmakers in publishing. Commonly, comic conventions are multiday events hosted at convention centers, hotels, or college campuses. We will continue to have a raffle that will have cgc graded comics, original artwork and sketches by. Annual book events and author festivals in every state book riot.
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We update our calendar regularly when more comic book conventions are announced or as we learn of them. This year, examining inequalities past and present is a strong theme in festival programming with one month to go until we kick off the 2020 festival, we. A list of upcoming anime conventions, comic cons, and scifi conventions in california. Comic con revolution ontario is a full scale comic con that features comic creators, pop culture stars and new media talent. Welcome to the 53rd california international antiquarian book fair in pasadena california.
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