Category: Long Beach Comic Con

The Long Beach Comic Con STARTS TOMORROW!

The Long Beach Comic Con STARTS TOMORROW!

Do you have your tickets yet? If you purchased a ticket online, you can pick it up Friday from 4pm -7pm. You can also get in early – 9:30am on Saturday and 10am on Sunday. 

 

Get your LBCC tickets online and save $5 per ticket with our Pre-sale Discount!
Bring the kids! Fun for the whole family! Kids 10 & under get in FREE!
You Don’t Want To Miss This!
Shiny! The Official Firefly Panel with Nathan Fillion, Sean Maher, Jewel Staite, Summer Glau & Adam Baldwin – Saturday 3:30pm at the Long Beach Comic Con!
Download the 2016 LBCC Program

Long Beach Comic Con is dedicated to celebrating the world of pop culture and we’re thrilled to present some truly unique and creative programming this year! 


Check out some of these special events we have going on! 
Cosplay Corner
Kid’s Area
Artist Alley
Animation Island
We also have Space Expo, the Celebrity Area, Photo Ops and MORE!!

     

Learn more about the fun stuff going on by downloading the LBCC 2016 program!
Make sure to stay connected with our social media  

Facebook, Twitter & Instagram for the most up to the minute guest and event updates.
 

New Guests just added!   

Click here for the entire guest list.

Awesome Update! Actor & Voice Actor Nolan North is joining our Con Man panel Saturday at 2:30pm

Great News! Power Rangers Megaforce‘s Andrew Gray will be at LBCC this weekend! 

Only 6 days until Long Beach Comic Con 2016!

Only 6 days until Long Beach Comic Con. Get your LBCC tickets in advance to save and get in early (9:30am for advance ticket holders on Saturday and 10am on Sunday). When we say this is our biggest Long Beach Comic Con ever, we mean it!

Bring the kids! Fun for the whole family! Kids 10 & under get in FREE! 
Don’t Forget – Use the HALL C Entrance!
Knowing is half the battle! We will be using the Hall C entrance for the Long Beach Comic Con next weekend at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center! The Arena Lot will be the closest parking.


Click here link for additional local parking. 
LBCC Program
Download the 2016 LBCC Program

Long Beach Comic Con is dedicated to celebrating the world of pop culture and we’re thrilled to present some truly unique and creative programming this year!

Get your con weekend started by downloading this handy-dandy LBCC program!
Make sure to stay connected with our social media  

Facebook, Twitter & Instagram for the most up to the minute guest and event updates.
 

New Guests just added!   

Click here for the entire guest list.
Aspen Comics

More great stuff! Frank Mastromauro, Peter Steigerwald, Vince Hernandez, David G. Wohl and Mark Roslan will all be in appearing in the Aspen Comics Booth.

Great news! Artist Aaron Sowd (credits like Ultimate Avengers II, Freddy vs. Jason and God of War) will be in the Hero Initiative booth Saturday 9/17.

Creator of Darkwing Duck, Producer of Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers, Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Aladdin and more.- Tad Stones will be in Animation Island

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Announcing Long Beach Comic Con Highlights Including BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, FIREFLY & MORE!

The 8th annual Long Beach Comic Con will be held on September 17 and 18, 2016 at the Long Beach Convention Center, featuring an impressive array of more than 120 pop culture guests, more than 130 panels, and unique partnerships with the Columbia Memorial Space Center and Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles. Among the guests attending Long Beach Comic Con for the first time are Kevin Conroy and Loren Lester who played Batman and Robin on BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, Summer Glau, Sean Maher, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite from Joss Whedon’s FIREFLY, Andy Park (Marvel Studios Visual Development Supervisor and Lead Concept Artist) and acclaimed comic book creators including Peter David and Colleen Doran (AMAZING FANTASTIC INCREDIBLE), Steve Epting (VELVET), Joelle Jones (LADY KILLER) and Joe Eisma and Nick Spencer (MORNING GLORIES).

“Our plans for this year’s show are expansive, with a guest list that will impress both long-time fans and first time attendees,” said Martha Donato, Long Beach Comic Con Executive Director and Co-Founder. “Long Beach Comic Con is dedicated to celebrating the world of pop culture and we’re thrilled to present some truly unique and creative programming with important local organizations like the Columbia Memorial Space Center and Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles.”

The Columbia Memorial Space Center will partner with Long Beach Comic Con for Space Expo 2016, an innovative and one-of-a-kind program that connects comic book convention attendees directly with the world of scientific discovery.  This year Long Beach Comic Con will also have more than 400 Girl Scouts in grades K–12 attending Long Beach Comic Con, with nearly 100 of them coming from underserved areas. Depending on their grade level, the girls will earn Comic Artist, Drawing, Senses, Novelist, or career exploration-related badges for meeting with talented creators and participating in interactive workshops.  

As in past years, attendees will be treated to a wide array of programming. Highlights include:
* Programming spotlighting TV shows like BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, CON MAN, FIREFLY and GI JOE
* DOCTOR WHO Panels at the Long Beach Public Library
* Two fulls days of cosplay panels and a cosplay contest on Saturday night
* Panels devoted to fan favorite comic book characters including Batman, Harley Quinn and the Teen Titans and publishers Dark Horse Comics, DC Entertainment, First Comics, Image Comics and Marvel
* #MakeComics workshops where aspiring writers and artists can learn from comic book pros
* Kids programming
* The popular GeekFest Film Festival
* A screening of the popular Harry Potter fan film SEVERUS SNAPE & THE MARAUDERS

Bernina of America is the premier sponsor of Long Beach Comic Con. Associates sponsors include SGX, Sun Newspapers & Comicraft, GrubHub, EVIL DEAD 2: The Official Board Game by Space Goat Productions and SNOWDEN from Open Road Films, in theaters September 16.

Enjoy an exciting weekend full of exceptional guests and exhibitors, and engaging panels, at Long Beach Comic Con, Saturday, September 17 from 10:00 am – 7:00 pm and Sunday, September 18 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm at the Long Beach Convention Center. The show opens to advance ticket holders at 9:30 AM on Saturday and 10AM on Sunday. Tickets are available now through the website: www.longbeachcomiccon.com.

“Long Beach Comic Con is a show that’s produced by a team who collectively have over 100 years of experience in the comics and entertainment industry,” said Donato. “We’ve worked hard over the years to create an experience that we would enjoy if we were attendees, so whether you want to meet your favorite comic artist or publisher or get a photo with a member of the FIREFLY cast, or even learn to build your own R2D2 you can do it all here.”

Follow Long Beach Comic Con on Facebook and Twitter for the latest news and information.

Firefly Cast Solo & Group Photo Ops NOW AVAILABLE!
BOOK YOUR ONCE IN A LIFETIME PHOTO OPS TODAY!
Excited about Firefly at Long Beach Comic Con 2016? So are we! So much so, in fact, that we’ve added not only solo photo ops with each cast member but a group team up photo op! It’s rare that so many of the cast get together so make sure you get your keepsake.
Here’s all the info you need to pre-purchase your photo op today!
Firefly Cast Group Photo Op
Summer Glau
Adam Baldwin
Jewel Staite
Sean Maher

And keep an eye out for our announcement about a very special Firefly panel at LBCC!  It is not to be missed – we promise you that!

Don’t have your tickets yet?  What are you waiting for — Get them today and save $$$ as ticket prices are higher at the door!
Make sure you connect with our social media – Facebook, Twitter & Instagram for the most up to the minute guest and event updates!
BATMAN & ROBIN 
Team Up Photo Op

Click Here to pre-purchase your photo-op with Kevin Conroy &

Loren Lester!
TROY BAKER Photo Op
Click Here to pre-purchase your photo op with Troy Baker (Batman: The Telltale Series, Uncharted 4, Last of Us)
GI JOE Team Up Photo Op
 
Click Here to pre-purchase a group photo with Hank Garrett, Arthur Burghardt, Michael Bell, Morgan Lofting, Zach Hoffman, and Loren Lester

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE LONG BEACH COMIC CON 2016 COSPLAY CONTEST!

One of the Most Celebrated Events of Long Beach Comic Con Returns
on September 17!

Just over a month before the doors open to the seventh annual Long Beach Comic Con, MAD Event Entertainment is pleased to announce registration is now open for this year’s Cosplay Contest!

Hosted by cosplayers Rhapsody Artejo & Chad Everett Lee Edward, this year’s contest takes place on Saturday 9/17 at 7:00pm in Room S7 in the Long Beach Convention Center.

“Cosplay has always been one of the most celebrated parts of the show,” says Executive Director and Co-Founder, Martha Donato. “It is very important that our show be friendly to cosplay in every aspect, on and off the show floor, with programming and events geared toward cosplayers from beginners to professionals. Our annual cosplay contest has grown into one of the highlights of the show, and it is always exciting to see the passion that goes into all of the costumes of our participants.”

Entries for this year’s Long Beach Comic Con Cosplay Contest will include several categories. Awards will be given for: Best Hero, Best Villain, Best Youth, Best Group, Funniest, Best Tv/Movie, Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Judges’ Choice, and of course, Best in Show. Judges will be scoring for overall difficulty, creativity, accuracy(for recreation), and showmanship/character. Look for further announcements on prizing in the coming weeks!

All participants must register in advance, and complete rules and registration info can be found here!
Make sure you connect with our social media – Facebook, Twitter & Instagram for the most up to the minute guest and event updates!
JIMMY PALMIOTTI

The fan favorite writer & artist returns to the Long Beach Comic Con!
HAL LUBLIN
The VENTURE BROS. voice actor will be in Animation Island at LBCC 16!
FRANK TIERI
 
Find the DC & MARVEL COMICS writer at the Long Beach Comic Con!
BBOY SPIDER-MAN
 
Making his first appearance in Cosplay Corner the 2016 LBCC!
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CAPTAIN AMERICA WRITER NICK SPENCER COMING TO LONG BEACH COMIC CON!


 
 
Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma Celebrate 50 Issues Together in Long Beach This September!

Two months before Long Beach Comic Con returns to the Long Beach Convention Center, and MAD Event Entertainment is pleased to announce the addition of Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma, the team behind the critically acclaimed Image Comics series Morning Glories to this year’s show!

Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma’s critical darling and commercial success celebrates 50 consecutive issues today with the release of a special 64-page issue commemorating five years of mystery with a blockbuster Season Two finale!

In addition to his long running original series at Image, Nick Spencer is recently known for his Captain America: Steve Rogers series, which has had fans and critics alike talking for months. Spencer has also previously worked on multiple titles at DC and Marvel respectively, and is the creator of Bedlam and Thief of Thieves at Image.

Joe Eisma has done work for Boom Studios as well as Long Beach Comic Con exhibitor, IDW, drawing such series as Big Trouble in Little China and G.I. Joe: Cobra!

Spencer and Eisma will appear throughout the weekend, and together on the Image Comics panel on Saturday September 17 at 2 pm!

Click Here to get your tickets now!

Kids 10 & Under get in FREE with a paid adult. Limit 2 children per paid adult.

ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY FOR G.I. JOE FANS AT THE 2016 LBCC!


 
 
Six Voices from the 80s Classic Coming to Long Beach Comic Con 2016!

With a guest list that includes:
Michael Bell (the voice of Duke), Arthur Burghardt (Destro), Morgan Lofting (Baroness), Hank Garrett (Dial Tone) and Loren Lester (Barbecue) we already had a pretty awesome line-up of voice actors from the original G.I. Joe cast.

Now it’s getting even better! We are thrilled to announce the addition of Zack Hoffman the voice of Zartan!

The JOE’s will be appearing in our Animation Island all weekend, as well as, panels on Saturday & Sunday.

In addition to meeting and signing autographs for the fans all weekend we are happy to offer a once in a lifetime photo opportunity with all six of our G.I.JOE guests. A professional photo with six heroes and villains from the classic TV show. A must have for any hardcore G.I. JOE fan!

Epic Photo-Ops, the convention photo pros, will be on hand all weekend to capture the moment and print it up for you on site! You can get a digital copy too! Bring your friends for the ultimate group photo!

Make a memory. Get the pic. For more info Click Here.

Click Here to get your tickets now!

Kids 10 & Under get in FREE with a paid adult. Limit 2 children per paid adult.

MAD Events Gear Up for East & West Coast Conventions

MAD Events Gear Up for East & West Coast Conventions 
Long Beach Comic Con and New Jersey Comic Expo Await Comic Fans this Fall


It’s time to start planning your Fall convention schedule! Luckily, MAD Events have events on BOTH coasts to keep you geeking out well into November. Fan favorite Long Beach Comic Con arrives September 17-18th at the Long Beach Convention Center, providing fans with jam packed days full of programming, a sea of friendly cosplayers and a show floor full of artists and vendors that can’t be missed. November 19th and 20th, MAD sets up in their own backyard for a second year of the New Jersey Comic Expo at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center! Our first year brought Jim Lee and a kid’s corner with a massive PIRATE SHIP! How can we top that? Let’s just say…plans are in motion! Here’s a look at show highlights locked in so far…

LONG BEACH COMIC CON: September 17-18  ( http://longbeachcomiccon.com/ )

Peter David (Novelist & Comic Book Writer: X-Factor, The Incredible Hulk, Supergirl, Young Justice, Captain Marvel)
Kevin Conroy and Loren Lester (Voice of Batman and Robin on Batman: The Animated Series and Batman: Arkham Knight)
Greg Land (Artist – The Uncanny X-Men, Birds of Prey, Nightwing, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Ultimate Power)
Phil Lamarr (Actor & Voice Actor – Pulp Fiction, Futurama, Samurai Jack, Justice League, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Jae Lee (Eisner Award-winning artist for Marvel’s Inhumans, Stephen King’s Dark Tower, Before Watchmen: Ozymandias, Batman/Superman)
Dustin Nguyen (Descender, Li’l Gotham, American Vampire, Batman Streets of Gotham, Detective Comics, Batman, Wildcats)
Mike Perkins (Harvey & Eisner Award Nominated Illustrator: Captain America, Thor, Astonishing X-Men, Stephen King’s The Stand)
The Cast of 85′ G.I.Joe Cartoon Series with Arthur Burghardt (Destro), Morgan Lofting (Baroness), Michael Bell (Duke) and Hank Garrett (Dialtone)
Cosplayers Alicia Marie, Vegas Power Girl and Stella Chuu


New Jersey Comic Expo: November 19-20 ( http://newjerseycomicexpo.com/ )

Fabian Nicieza (Co-Creator of Deadpool & X-Force, Writer – X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, Cable and Deadpool & Thunderbolts)
David Finch (Wonder Woman, Batman, Batman: The Dark Knight, Ultimate X-Men, New Avengers)
Colleen Doran (New York Times Bestselling cartoonist and illustrator. Amazing Fantastic Incredible Stan Lee, The Walking Dead, Marvel’s SHIELD)
Peter David (Novelist & Comic Book Writer: X-Factor, The Incredible Hulk, Supergirl, Young Justice, Captain Marvel)
Joe Caramagna (Writer – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-man: Web Warriors, Marvel’s Avengers Assemble Season 2)
Paul Jenkins (Eisner Award Winning Creator, writer: Replica from AfterShock Comics, Hellblazer, The Spectacular Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Witchblade)
Bob Layton (Iconic artist/writer for Iron Man, Hercules; Co-founder of Valiant Comics, Co-founder of Future Comics)
Neil Vokes (Comic Creator for more than 30 years, Artist – Superman Adventures, Untold Tales of Spider-Man: Strange Encounters, Ninjak)

More guests can be found on each website and more show features will be added right up til showtime!
 
Tickets for both events are on sale NOW. Hit the links above and grab them today!