Pages Tagged “Long Beach”
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- 10 Years of Long Beach Comic Con! (2018)
Back in 2009, I attended the first-ever Long Beach Comic-Con, an event that filled the void left when Wizard World cancelled WWLA at the last minute. I had a good time, and it had a lot of support from the industry, but I wondered how long it would last. Ten years on, LBCC is still […]
- Zooming Through Long Beach Comic Con 2016
One of the weirdest things about this year’s Long Beach Comic Con is how much moving the entrance to the other side of the convention center changed the flavor of the experience. For the last seven years, they’ve used the western entrance off of Pine Ave. with a big, open, glass lobby and an outside […]
- Wyland Mural: Sharks and Orcas
At the Long Beach Convention Center
- Walking (and walking, and walking) for Food Allergy
The family went out to raise money for food allergy research, and learned why it’s called Long Beach.
- It Came from the Long Beach Comic & Horror Con 2013
My lack of a plan for this year’s con made the show floor less satisfying, but the panels were great: Marv Wolfman, Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, Young Justice.
- WonderCon Staying in Anaheim for 2014, Long Beach Comic-Con Next Week
It’s official: WonderCon will be back in Anaheim next year, which means I’m almost certain to go. Coming up sooner, though: Long Beach, next weekend.
- Return of Long Beach Comic & Horror Con! (2012)
Lots of comics, lots of Star Wars, Avengers and zombies, a little horror, a little comedy, and a little speed force in this fourth year of Long Beach Comic Con.
- 2012 Allergy Walk Complete!
This year’s fundraiser moved from Santa Monica to Long Beach. Sunny weather, a shorter course, and booths for support groups, medical groups & allergy-friendly food.
- Long Beach Comic and Horror Con 2011: Still Got It
A day at LBCC: costume-watching, cheesy vintage horror comics performed on stage, meeting writers and artists, discovering webcomics, and–hotel rappelling?
- Long Beach Comic Con 2010 — Saturday Con Report
LBCC is shaping up to be a very artist- and writer-focused convention, definitely worth a visit from Southern California comic book fans.
- Rainbow Lagoon & Wyland Mural
An artificial lagoon on the seaward side of the Long Beach Convention Center. I was there this past Saturday for the first Long Beach Comic Con and did some sightseeing. I’ve got more photos, both of the convention and sightseeing, and a write-up of the con. Originally posted at Parallel Lines
- Con Report: Long Beach Comic Con 2009
The first-ever LBCC was a fun, comics-focused show where I got to meet artists and writers without standing in crazy long lines, and break some Flash news.
- Wizard World LA & Long Beach: A Tale of Two Convention Centers
Wizard World Los Angeles started in Long Beach, moved to LA, then shut down. Long Beach Comic Con rose to take its place. But what’s going on in LA instead?