Comix & Stories: Guest/Exhibitor List

 

Here’s a listing (in that dopey “by first name” arrangement) of all the guests and exhibitors at Comix and Stories this Sunday, with their Instragram and Bluesky info. No table numbers; the room is small enough that you should be able to find everyone.

 

Aaron Navrady                        @rusty_pincers                     @rustypincers.bsky.social     

Adam de Souza                       @kumerish                            @kumerish.bsky.social                      

Argh!                                       @argh.11        

Bells White                             @skelebells                  

Brad Yung                               @bradyung123

Cam Hayden                           @lancegoiter                          @lancegoiter.bsky.social       

CLLDF                                   @clldf                                     

Cole Pauls                               @tundrawizard                       @tundrawizard.bsky.social   

Conundrum Press                    @conundrumpress                 @conundrumpress.bsky.social

Dylan Moore                           @outhousecartoons                @outhousecartoons.bsky.social

Ed Siomacco                           @edsiomacco                         @edsiomacco.bsky.social

Ethan Woronko                       @epworonko_art                    @epworonko.bsky.social       

Jason Turner                           @vinegar 22                            @jasonturner.bsky.social

Jeff Martin                              @heat_comic                          @jeffmartinart.bsky.social

John Ward                               @arbutus_films                       @johnward.bsky.social

Jordanna George                     @raebirdart    

Keith Durocher                       @zombonomicon                     @keithdurocher.ca       

Konn Lavery                           @konnlavery                            @konnlavery.bluesky.social

Megaphone Magazine            @megaphonemag                     @megaphonemagazine.ca

Mauricio Pommella                @mpommella             

Michael Cohen                       @arkangelwulf

Michael Kluckner                   @mklucknerartist                 

Michael McAdam                   @livemike317                           @twogargs.com

Nathan Fairbairn                     @nathanfairbairn                       @nathanfairbairn.bsky.social

Nifty Keen Stuff                     @niftykeenstuff

Rei                                          @suke_draws

Rabbits & Hurricane              @rabbitsandhurricane                 @rabbithurricane,bsky.social

Robin McConnell                   @inkstuds                  

Simon Roy                              @simonaroy                               @simonroy.bsky.social

Stefan  Tosheff                        @stefanotosheff                         @stefantosheff.bsky.social

Steven Scott                            @gdayyankcomic                      @gdayyank.bsky.social

Opportunity for Artists

 

Passing along this information from the UBC Comics Cluster:

Special Call for Artists: “Linguaphobia, Linguistic Indifference, Linguistic Disobedience, & the Monolingual University”

The UBC Comics Studies Cluster’s Comics-to-Research Program supports faculty and graduate students in collaborating with local cartoonists to disseminate their research through comic art.

Please see the Special Call for Artists for our new Comics-to-Research project with Drs. David Gramling & Ervin Malakaj, and visit our website for more information: comics.arts.ubc.ca. 

Comix & Stories - July 6, 2025

 

Here's the flyer for the show next month. A bit of shuffling with guests, with the final lineup being Simon Roy (Prophet, Habitat, Griz Grobus), Cole Pauls (We See Stars Only at Night, Kwandur, Pizza Punks), Cam Hayden (Pinocchio and Jesus, Coffin Knockers), Aaron Navrady (The Cold Fire), Adam de Souza (The Gulf), Jeff Martin (Hockeypocalypse), Michael McAdam (Gloaming), Nathan Fairbairn (PAWS, Lake of Fire), and Stefan Tosheff (Romeo vs. Juliet).

There are only a few tables left for the show. Prices are $80 for a 3x6’ table and $45 for a 3x3’ table. Show hours will be from 11AM – 5PM.  If you’re interested in space, either email me at lswong@uniserve.com (with links to samples of your work), or call me at 604-322-6412 to set things up.

Comix & Stories 2025

 

Back in the early 2000s, pre-VanCAF, I would put on an annual small press/independent artist show in the summer called COMIX & STORIES. This would be a flip on the regular Comicons, with all the wall tables booked by artists or publishers, and a few vendors with small-press/indy/underground comics set up in the middle. Guests at these shows included Ed Brubaker, Jason Lutes, David Lasky, Ellen Forney, Jim Woodring, Kim Deitch, and James Jean. With the pause in VanCAF, I’m bringing back COMIX & STORIES this year, on July 6, at Heritage Hall. Confirmed guests so far are Marc Bell (Raw Sewage Science Fiction, Stroppy), Simon Roy (Prophet, Habitat, Griz Grobus), Cole Pauls (We See Stars Only at Night, Kwandur, Pizza Punks), Cam Hayden (Pinocchio and Jesus, Coffin Knockers), and Aaron Navrady (The Cold Fire). Creator/publisher tables for the show will be $80 for a 3x6’ table and $45 for a 3x3’ table. Show hours will be from 11AM – 5PM.  If you’re interested in space, either email me at lswong@uniserve.com (with links to samples of your work), or call me at 604-322-6412 to set things up.   Thanks, Leonard

May 11, 2025 Comicon

 

The next Vancouver Comic Con will be on Sunday, May 11, from 11AM to 5PM at Heritage Hall (3102 Main Street). 

Special Guests this time are ARGH!!, Mary and Hana Kim, and Megaphone Magazine.

Admission is $5 per person at the door. Kids under 14 are free, and because the show’s happening on Mother’s Day, moms accompanying their kids will also get in free. 

Dealer tables are $70 for wall and $60 for centre spaces.

Hourly Door Prizes!

Free Comics for Kids!

For more information or to book space, please call 604-322-6412 or email me at lswong@uniserve.com

 

Future shows:

July 6 - Comix & Stories

September 7

November 9

 

Follow us on Bluesky at: vancomicon.bsky.social               

www.vancouvercomiccon.com

 

 

March 2025 Comicon

 

The next Vancouver Comic Con takes place on Sunday, March 23, 2025, from 11AM to 5PM at Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street.

 

Special Guests this show are:

Moritat (Red Hood and the Outlaws, Sheena, The Spirit, All Star Western)

Cole Pauls (Kwändǖr, Pizza Punks, Dakwäkãda Warriors)

ARGH!!

Michael J. Cohen

Kyle Siemens (Crumbs)

 

A special event at this show will be the debut of Cole Pauls’ new book, We See Stars Only At Night (we’ve used the front cover image for the flyer art this time).

The description of the book, from the publisher’s website: “Lłēge zedle s̱on nes̱it’īn (Tahltan for we see stars only at night) is a surrealistic landscape of Tahltan shapes, culture and motifs. Originally created for the Nanaimo Art Gallery’s group show “Gutters are Elastic” between July 15 to September 23, 2023, Pauls decided to expand the work into a full length book.

Playing with the connection between land, regalia, performance and heritage, Pauls follows in the footsteps of Tiger Tateishi, Hironori Kikuchi and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas with his dreamlike narrative.”

 

Admission to the show is $5; kids under 14 get in free.

 

Dealer tables: $70/wall/$60/Centre

 

Hourly Door Prizes!

Free Comics for Kids!

 

For more information or to book a table, either email lswong@uniserve.com or call 604-322-6412

Follow us on Bluesky at: vancomicon.bsky.social               

www.vancouvercomiccon.com

 

 

January 2025 Comicon

 

The next show will take place on Sunday, January 12, 2025, from 11AM to 5PM, at Heritage Hall (3102 Main Street).

 

Special Guests:

John Ward (Acausal, Scratcher)

ARGH!!

Michael J. Cohen

Megaphone Magazine

 

Admission $5; Kids under 14 Free

Dealer tables: $70/wall; $60/Centre

 

Hourly Door Prizes!    Free Comics for Kids!

 

To book a table, call 604-322-6412 or email lswong@uniserve.com

Follow us on Bluesky at: vancomicon.bsky.social (Please note that we're moving from Twitter to Bluesky)

www.vancouvercomiccon.com

 

 Show dates for the rest of 2025: March 23, May 11, September 7, November 9 (dates updated 1/1/25)

 

 

November 10, 2024 Comicon

Sunday, November 10th is our last show for the year. Here's the list of guests:

Douglas Wheatley (Game of Thrones: Fire and Blood, Star Wars, Avatar)
Dave McCaig (The Walking Dead Deluxe, Invincible, The Sacrificers, Low, The Avengers, Superman, Batman/Spawn)
ARGH!
Riley McCaig (Art Kid)
John Ward (Acausal, Scratcher)
Soaring Penguin Press

As usual, the show runs from 11AM to 5PM at Heritage Hall, 3102 Main St.

Admission is $5 per person at the door, and kids under 14 get in free.

Dealer tables are $70 for a wall space and $60 for a centre space.

Hourly door prizes and free comics for kids!

For more information, or to book space, either email lswong@uniserve.com, or call 604-322-6412.

Follow us on Twitter at: twitter.com/vancomicon

September 8 Comic Con

The next Vancouver Comic Con takes place on Sunday, September 8, 2024, from 11AM-5PM, at Heritage Hall (3102 Main Street)
 
Special Guests at the show:
--Marco Rudy (RDW – A Tale of Lost Fantasy, Swamp Thing, Marvel Knights: Spiderman)
--Steven Scott (They Called Us Enemy, The Magic History Book)
--ARGH!!
--Cole Pauls (Kwändǖr, Dakwäkãda Warriors)
--Brad Yung (Stay as You Are, Ninja Bear)
--Seraji (Fourth Dimensional)
--Ethan Woronko (Croman the Cromagnon)
 
Marco Rudy is taking commissions in advance. He's willing to do the work at home, for pick-up at the show. His options/samples and rates are here: https://www.comicartfans.com/CommissionByCat.asp?GCat=22576. He'll only be doing 9" x 12" pieces during the show, and most likely won't be doing anything once the show ends, unless you're paying for mail order to have it sent to you.

Admission is $5 per person (at the door), and kids under 14 are free.

Dealer tables are $90 for a wall space and $80 for a centre table.

Hourly Door Prizes!
Free Comics for Kids!
 

For more information, call 604-322-6412 or email lswong@uniserve.com.

Follow us on Twitter at: twitter.com/vancomicon                
www.vancouvercomiccon.com

 

 

July 7, 2024

The next Vancouver Comic Con is on Sunday, July 7, 2024, from 11AM-5PM at Heritage Hall (3102 Main Street).
 
Special Guests at the show are:
Stefan Tosheff (Minerva’s Map, Miramar, Romeo vs Juliet)
Dylan Moore (Combat Faeries)
ARGH!!
Asagurble
Levviathan
 
Admission is $5 and kids under 14 are free.
 
Dealer tables are $50 for wall and $60 for centre spots.

As usual, we'll have hourly door prizes and free comics for kids.

To book space, call 604-322-6412, or email me at lswong@uniserve.com

Follow us on Twitter at: twitter.com/vancomicon                  
www.vancouvercomiccon.com

 

 

May 12 2024 Con

 

The next Vancouver Comic Con will take place on May 12 at Heritage Hall (3102 Main Street). Show hours are 11AM - 5PM.

Special guests at the show:
--Mauricio Pommella (Binary Noise)
--Brad Yung (Ninja Bear, Stay As You Are)
--Michael Kluckner (Surviving Vancouver, The Rooming House, Julia, 2050)
--Sasha Schaepe (For: Ze)
--ARGH!!

Admission at the door is $5 per person, and kids under 14 get in free.
There will be hourly door prizes and free comics for all the kids.

Dealer tables are $50 for a centre space and $60 for a wall.

For more information, email lswong@uniserve.com or call 604-322-6412

Follow us on Twitter at: twitter.com/vancomicon