ComicCon-Ing: We Are Expanding Our Coverage of Comic Cons
We have been focusing on Comic Cons that we are definitely going to. However, we decided to start writing about cons in general with a focus on ones that are a days drive from New Orleans. In other words, the ones we would attend if money were not an issue!
Currently, we cover Wizard World New Orleans, Pensacon and Star Wars Celebration. Here are some cons that we will start covering:
This is a huge con held in the fourth largest city in the United States. There are no guests listed as of right now, but we will check daily to see when people are being added.
Mississippi Comic Con – Jackson, Mississippi – June 24 & 25This con, held at the MS Trade Mart, is a smaller con that is extremely afforadable especially for families. Weekend passes are $30 and children 2-8 pay only $5. Right now guests include Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett from the original trilogy) and Deep Roy (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).
FanBoy Expo is growing each year. This year guests include Peter Weller, a CHIPSs reunion, a GI JOE voice actor reunion, Am Jo Johnson, and Jason David Frank.
Dragoncon usually gets great celebrity guests, but also features fantastic writers from science-fiction and fantasy. This con is held annually during labor day weekend.
Dallas Fan Days – Dallas, Texas – Oct 20-22Again this con is too far away, but this is usually a smaller con with fewer guests. That doesn’t mean they don’t get great guests! This event is held at the Irving Convention Center.
We will be writing updates weekly on these cons. Also, make sure you check our twitter to see more news about cons!
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Kurt Hargis
I'm a husband to a woman who is nerdier than I am, and a father to a near perfect child. I am one of the main authors for this website, plus I handle most of the technical aspects (web design, editing podcasts, and videos, etc.) During the day, I'm a Computer Science and African American Studies Teacher. Most of my free time I'm listening to music or podcasts and watching soccer. I love Star Wars and Star Trek equally. I'm a horrible gamer yet I game. You can reach me at nolanerdcouple@gmail.com