Rose City Comic Con – COMICS BLEND

2018 Pacific Northwest Geek Guide

There’s something in the air and water – or maybe it’s all the tech? We have an abundance of cons for comics, sci-fi and anime that bring thousands and thousands of fans together in the Pacific Northwest. We even get to the chance to see cool new exhibits (Yes, that’s Spidey swinging across Seattle! Big news below!) and celebrities ready to greet their devoted fans.

courtesy Marvel, SC Exhibitions, MoPop. Art by Mike Allred

2018 will bring a major comic book experience along with anticipated events to bring out the geek in all of us. Even if you don’t know your Marvel from DC, Star Wars from Trek, Warcraft from Destiny or Sailor Moon from Pokemon – you can still be of part of the fun. Even if it’s just to see all those crazy costumes.

Mark your calendars. Here’s our geek guide for 2018 in the Pacific Northwest: Continue reading 2018 Pacific Northwest Geek Guide

Batgirl Meets Boy at Rose City Comic Con

photo by Josh Lewis courtesy komonews.com

Now this is geek love!

You’re looking at one of my favorite photos from Rose City Comic Con in Portland that I wish I had taken.

A Batgirl. A Boy. A moment in between comic book panels. Continue reading Batgirl Meets Boy at Rose City Comic Con

INHUMANS Go Big with Matt Fraction

You’ve seen them as supporting players in Fantastic Four and Avengers saga but the Inhumans are going big time at Marvel!

How big? Matt Fraction and Joe Madureira big. Their own event and series big.

We’ll know a lot more after the events of Infinity #4 but at Rose City Comic Con this past weekend writer Matt Fraction explained that Inhumanity is a status quo and not an event like the Dark Reign followed Secret Invasion.

Still wondering how big? Here’s what Fraction told fans in a Marvel.com: Continue reading INHUMANS Go Big with Matt Fraction

Rose City Comic Con Bigger and Better

Batman Cosplayer and the Batmobile at Rose City Comic Con photo by ComicsBlend

Build a bigger con and they will come!

Thousands of comic book and sci-fi fans packed the Oregon Convention Center for Rose City Comic Con this weekend. In just one year the Portland con quadrupled its show size with more celebrity guests, more panels, more game tournaments and more everything geek-tastic in a town that’s known for comics.

Avery Brooks who played Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was a huge draw and among the brand new celebrity faces greeting Northwest fans for the first time. Some of the faithful brought DS9 comic books, Continue reading Rose City Comic Con Bigger and Better

Rose City Comic Con Preview

courtesy Rose City Comic Con and Periscope Studios

Rose City Comic Con is just one week away! Portland is the home of an incredible comic book scene with cool comic shops, writers and artists. It’s a perfect city for geektastic creativity and celebrating the comics, movies, television shows and videogames we geek out for.

Here are my top reason to beam to PDX for Rose City Comic Con: Continue reading Rose City Comic Con Preview

Matt Fraction & Kelly Sue DeConnick at Rose City Comic Con

Rose City Comic Con will welcome what you could call Marvel’s power couple: Matt Fraction (currently writing Fantastic Four, FF, Hawkeye and known for his runs on Uncanny X-Men, Invincible Iron Man, The Mighty Thor and his creator owned Casanova) and Kelly Sue DeConnick (writer of Captain Marvel, Avengers Assemble, Avenging Spider-Man, Castle and Ghost for Dark Horse.)

Rose City Comic Con will held September 21st and 22nd in Portland, Oregon. Fraction and DeConnick are appearing at Emerald City Comicon in Seattle March 1-3.

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Rose City Comic Con Welcomes GRIMM Star

David Giuntoli of GRIMM courtesy Rose City Comic Con

Rose City Comic Con goes close to home for their first celebrity guest announcement! David Giuntoli of the Portland-based supernatural series Grimm will be at the event both days. The actor plays Detective Nick Burkhardt. This police officer is descended from a line of guardians called Grimms protecting humanity from mythological creatures.

Comic book creators scheduled to appear in Adam Hughes, Matthew Clark, Joelle Jones, Brandon Seifert, Ethan Nicholle, and Jamie S. Rich.

Rose City Comic Con takes place September 21-22, 2013 at the Oregon Convention Center.