While comic con internationals wondercon in anaheim, ca, attracted an estimated 40,000 pop culture fans this past weekend, asbury park comic con on saturday offered similar attractions on a smaller scale for east coast fans. This is a list of noteworthy comic book conventions, as distinct from anime conventions, furry. Thousands of comic book lovers gathered in asbury park for comic con. Convention hall asbury park tickets asbury park stubhub. Asbury book cooperative abc is an outgrowth of words. Asbury park comic con starts small, aims big and keeps growing. After launching in may 2012 at the asbury lanes in asbury.
Asbury park comic con announces herb trimpe, brian ohalloran and more. Whether you attend a theatrical event or a concert you are guaranteed to have an amazing experience at convention hall. A few of us from whatcha reading were able to attend apcc this year and we had a great time. Developed in 1871 as a residential resort by new york brush manufacturer james a. Enjoy the quality of our products and be star on next comic con. About us crucial entertainment is a media company that publishes comic books under the name crucial comics. The first annual asbury park comic con will kick off on saturday, may 12, 2012. The asbury park comicon returns april 12, 2014, for its 4th convention celebrating comic books, art and culture. Bradley, the city was named for francis asbury, the first american bishop of the methodist episcopal church in the united states. Robert bruce, michael zapcic, and ming chen of amcs comic book men with brian ohalloran of clerks judging the cosplay contest in the grand arcade of convention hall. Asbury park comic con comes to new jersey in may cbr.
Consider asbury the new epicenter for all things pop culture in new jersey. Due to its expansion and the need for a larger venue, it was renamed the east coast comicon in 2015, and moved to the meadowlands exposition center in secaucus, new jersey. My convention adventures asbury park comic con 2014. You can find similar websites and websites using the same design template. The event will be held at the berkelely oceanfront hotel, 1401 ocean ave, on april 12th and. Comics centric, run by the professionals responsible for the asbury park comic con. Convention hall on in asbury park, new jersey admits hundreds of fans for its sold out for its biggest events and there is not a finer theater in the area in which to enjoy a performance. Independent and selfpublished creators will gather to share and inspire, and fans will be treated to a bazaar of collectibles, prints, and promos throughout the day. Luckily asbury park comic con is down the street from my house ad i didnt have to deal with public transportation like i had to for mocca. Stumptown comics fest oregon convention center, portland, oregon, usa may 2. A new convention comes to the garden state the beat. Conventions organizers of the growing asbury park comicon have. Asbury park comic con april 12 and new jersey isnt boring. Apr 15, 2014 when i got an email last january while traveling in the uk from cliff galbraith, one of the cofounders of asbury park comic con asking me if i would be interested in hosting a panel with j.
The new york times spotlights this weekends asbury park comic con, which will feature comic book mens michael zapcic and ming chen as costumecontest judges. Amc goes inside kevin smiths comic book shop the new york. Uslan, herb trimpe, jamal igle, allen bellman, don mcgregor, jay lynch, rudy nebres, john holmstrom, evan dorkin, and bob camp. News, commentary, and photos from comic cons and pop culture events around the u. So in a couple of months, march 30th, down on the jersey shore weve got the third asbury park comic november 4, 2012 0. The city recently hosted the third asbury park comicon convention at the berkeley hotel on april 12th and th. San diego also went online with more than 350 sessions of online programming. Next year is going to be even bigger, with a new location and many exhibitors. It began in 2011 as the asbury park comicon, and took place. Convention hall asbury park tickets, schedule, seating. So i was the guy who worked a vendors table at a comic book convention with his mom. This is our 3rd time exhibiting at asbury park comic con and have been there since its beginning in a small bowling alley down the street from convention hall. I had asbury comic con one weekend and the next weekend was mocca.
On saturday, september 29th historic asbury park, nj will host an insanely amazing comic con in the newly remodeled asbury lanes bowling alleyrock club. Chen said tv fame hasnt changed his life, until johnson reminded him. Hundreds walked through the berkley which featured two floors of vendors selling collectibles, comic books and art. The one day mini convention will be held in the intimate setting of the asbury lanes, a small bowling alley rock club at the jersey shore one block from the historic asbury park boardwalk. Apr 11, 2014 the jersey shore is on the map of the comic book world landscape in a big way, thanks to cliff galbraith and his asbury park comic con. Welcome to asbury book cooperative asbury book cooperative. Mar 29, 20 this week, the new york times mentions comic book mens involvement at asbury park comic con, while the huffington post talks to last weeks freakshow guest. Johnson and robert bruce, an organizer of the asbury park comic con. Unlike the onsite event, where each year the demand for access. The east coast comicon is an annual comic book fan convention that takes place in new jersey. This year was the biggest con yet and had a great time meeting new faces and sharing my work. First, there is east coast comic con, this april at the meadowlands. Ming chen and bryan johnson, stars of amcs reality show comic book men, outside the wonder bar in asbury park.
The event is in convention hall on march 30, which gets it in under the wire no events are scheduled. Our show features some of the best comic dealers in the north east as well. Charlotte comicon home the best family friendly, pop culture. Through a new partnership between the city of asbury park and community affairs resource center carc, rental assistance may be available to residents who qualify. Asbury park received attention in the sunday new york times this morning, with a writeup about the upcoming asbury park comic con convention organized by red banks rob bruce and his partner cliff galbraith. Rocky down the shore rhps convention 2021 thu, apr 29, 7. A seaside community, asbury park is located on new jerseys central coast. Comic book men panel from asbury comic con 2014 youtube. Highly recommended, even moreso at the new location. Asbury park comicon 2015 will move to the meadowlands exposition center april 11. Philadelphia, pa comic book convention events eventbrite. Asbury park comicon, ny comic fest, and creator of the comic book rat bastard.
See traffic statistics for more information hosted on ip address 72. The asbury park comic con has grown in just two short years from taking place in a bowling alley t. Asbury park comic con 2014 cosplay costume contest youtube. Asbury park convention to focus on comic books the new.
Comics autographs toys collectiblessee you in 2021 date to be announced meadowlands exposition center, nj. Save volunteer registration march 2021 new jersey horror con and film festival to your collection. All ed music used in this film is owned by their respective owners. Asbury park comicon to draw thousands to the jersey shore. Asbury park what started as a small party for comic book artists and enthusiasts at asbury lanes two years ago is expected to attract thousands of people to the city this weekend. Asbury park comic con convention hall, asbury park, new jersey official guests include al jaffee, michael e. The founding of ocean grove in 1869, a methodist camp meeting to the south, encouraged the development of. Ny times cites asbury comic con convention asbury park sun. Asbury park convention to focus on comic books the new york. New jersey new mexico new york north carolina north dakota.
Asbury park comicon 2015 will move to the meadowlands. Asbury park comic con and mocca paige connelly illustration. The first one was very successful, says rob bruce, who has comasterminded the apcc all three times. Being that asbury park is so superior to these oneayear comic con towns, it just makes sense that asbury hosted the asbury park comicon apcc not once in 2012, but twice, and with a third apcc at the end of this month. Denver comic con may 31 june 2, 20 colorado convention center sites like denver comic con a production of the denverbased comic book classroom is a 3day fan convention featuring the best in popular television shows, movies, japanese animation, cosplay, toys, gaming, scififantasy, and of. The best one day family friendly comic show in the.
For information, contact carc at 7327743282 or visit read on. Then theres the atlantic city boardwalk con, to take place at the convention center in ac. It was held in a small convention center right on the beach in asbury park new jersey. Talking the future of comics at the asbury park comicon. While comic con internationals wondercon in anaheim, calif. Retailing chapel hill comics in chapel hill, north carolina. This year i am attending the 3rd annual asbury park comic con. Comicon this weekend at convention hall asbury anchor. It began in 2011 as the asbury park comicon, and took place in asbury park, new jersey. March 19, 2014 the asbury park comicon returns april 12, 2014, for its 4th convention celebrating comic books, art and culture. The event is in convention hall on march 30, which gets it.
This is a familyfriendly suburban con where you actually get to meet the comic book creators, get autographs, buy comics and collectibles in an accessible, intimate and hasslefree environment, said red bank resident cliff galbraith, organizer of asbury park comicon and a long time comics artist. Feb 05, 2012 the store is also a minimuseum for artifacts from mr. While comiccon internationals wondercon in anaheim, calif. Find convention hall venue concert and event schedules, venue information, directions, and seating charts. Thousands of fans are expected to descend on new jerseys preeminent comic book convention this year at the historic berkeley oceanfront hotel. Packed crowd for the cosplay contest at asbury park comicon 20. Asbury park comic con brings out local heroes and villains. Asbury park comicon returns april 12, 2014 atlantic.
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