Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Category: Comic-Con Reports
Celebrating its twenty-fifth year anniversary, Lehigh Valley Comic Convention returned to the Allentown Fairgrounds Agri-Plex and, for the first time, expanded to a two-day event. In an odd ticket pricing scheme, fans could buy a Sunday-only ticket for $10, but Saturday attendees were required to purchase a two-day ticket (for $20). Browsing comics bins. Once … Continue reading Lehigh Valley Comic Convention Celebrates 25 Years
Pop Culture Celebration in the Nation's Founding City Philadelphia will be a city of celebration throughout 2026, hosting the FIFA World Cup, the PGA Championship, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and festivities marking the 250th anniversary of the nation's birth. For pop culture fans, the event of the season is Fan Expo Philadelphia, with … Continue reading Fan Expo Philadelphia 2026
As the con season winds down in the fall, Baltimore Comic-Con returns to the city's convention center with an extensive array of comics creators along with media personalities and cosplaying attendees. Here's an overview of this year's Baltimore fan fest from my perspective. Click on the thumbnail images to display a gallery of photos on … Continue reading Baltimore Comic-Con 2025
Underground and Indie Comics Prevail in Philly Alicia C.L. and Connie Myers. While the great underground comics anthologies of the late 1960s through the early 1990s -- Zap, Weirdo, Raw -- are gone, the world of underground comic books remains vibrant through the work of publishers like Last Gasp, Fantagraphics, and Drawn and Quarterly. The … Continue reading Philly Comics Expo 2025
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