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ITHACON’s Coloring Contest Returns!

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An ITHACON staple — the Coloring Contest — returns for convention-goers to get creative with coloring a poster depicting various Superman iterations. Not only is it a fun way to get creative, but participants will be able to show off their skills to industry professionals for a chance to win fantastic prizes! Ten competition finalists will have their work reviewed by longtime comics colorist Glenn Whitmore —who professionally colored the Superman illustration featured on the poster when it debuted.

To get started, fans can download a copy of the poster to color online and view the rules and further details at ITHACON.org.

This contest began as a new way for ITHACON to celebrate and revisit the “Death of Superman” event for its 30th anniversary. After last year’s success, ITHACON has decided to bring it back with a whole new design for ITHACON’s 47th year.

Tickets, information, and the online download for this poster are available now at ithacon.org.

Shelly Bond is coming to ITHACON 2024

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ITHACON has announced Shelly (Roeberg) Bond is a guest at this April’s ITHACON 47. An IC Class of 1988 alumna and lover of Britpop and ‘80s music, Bond has become an important contributor in the comics industry. ITHACON 2024 takes place April 27 and 28.

As an Ithaca College undergraduate, Bond was very involved in both ICB-TV and WICB radio station. Her comics career started at Comico, The Comic Company, where she learned the ins and outs as an editorial assistant. She then quickly moved on to DC’s Vertigo imprint as an assistant editor, and worked her way up to full editor and VP-Executive Editor. Bond spent over two decades at DC Comics where she created DC’s first young adult imprint, Minx. She’s best known for editing multiple Eisner Award-winning comics including The Sandman, The Invisibles, and Fables, and the comics to TV hits i-Zombie and Bodies.

Bond incorporates her personal punk-rock aesthetic into all her projects, most notable in Black Crown, an imprint she created and curated for IDW. As a self-publisher and freelance editor, Bond has successfully utilized the crowdfunding model to curate many anthologies including Femme Magnifique: 50 Magnificent Women Who Changed the World, Hey, Amateur!, and Insider Art. This publishing strategy continues via Off Register Press, a comics and design lab, that Shelly and her husband, artist Philip Bond, run to publish their personal work. Highlights include Geezer, written by William Potter and illustrated by Philip Bond, and Shelly’s graphic memoir/editing books, Filth & Grammar: The Comic Book
Editor’s (Secret) Handbook and Fast Times in Comic Book Editing. Bond also edits the multiple Eisner Award-winning series Bitter Root for Image Comics and teaches Comics Editing at Portland State University and through Off Register Press.

Bond is best known for her collaborative editing style that leaves a metric ton of red ink on her hands.

At ITHACON 47, Shelly will be joined by her husband, artist Philip Bond. Both Shelly and Philip are ready to meet fans, speak at panels, and sell their Off Register books. ITHACON is especially honored to host an IC alumna.

ITHACON announces the details for its annual cosplay runway!

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ITHACON is back for another year of amazing costumes and fabulous fan-made fashions, giving cosplayers of all ages the chance to express their creativity live. The annual cosplay runway, where cosplayers can model their hard work and love for their favorite fandom, provides a platform for the artists to showcase their work in honor of their favorite comic and pop-culture icons.

The cosplay runway is scheduled for both days of the convention, April 27th and April 28th, at 1:00 PM. This year, ITHACON will also feature a unique figure drawing session for all cosplayers. No previous art experience is required to participate —cosplay lovers of all ages are encouraged to engage in the event. Art supplies will be provided, but attendees are more than welcome to bring their own.

They have also announced that the 501st Legion, the fan-favorite Star Wars cosplay group, will be returning for this year’s event. The group, also known as Vader’s Fist, is dedicated to bringing villains from the Star Wars universe to life, composed of fan volunteers worldwide.

ITHACON will also feature a cosplay repair station for any restoration needs and countless photo opportunities.

Ticket information, registration, and special guest announcements for ITHACON will be announced in the coming weeks.

ITHACON returns for its 47th year!

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Preparations for this year’s ITHACON comic convention are underway! The event will be held in Emerson Suites, at Ithaca College Saturday, April 27th and Sunday April 28th. This convention highlights comics, cosplay, gaming, anime, manga, and pop culture.

ITHACON is the nation’s second longest running comic convention, now in its 47th year. Presented by the Comic Book Club of Ithaca, ITHACON creates a space for all fans (avid, casual, or new) to connect with pop culture live, in-person, and close to home.

The event is run by the Ithaca College students enrolled in Promoting and Managing ITHACON. This course, offered by the college’s School of Business and led by Professor Ed Catto, brings together students from widely differing disciplines to take on a project unlike any other. Putting on ITHACON is a superhuman effort —teams of students spend the semester organizing all aspects of the event, from poster design, and guest coordination, to floor planning, and social media.

ITHACON welcomes fans of all ages to find their favorite creators’ booths, attend panels where comic industry guests discuss latest trends, and partake in the cosplay runway tradition to celebrate the community’s costumes. Local vendors will be in attendance to offer food and refreshments.

Ticket information, registration, and special guest announcements for ITHACON will be announced in the coming weeks. Head to www.ithacon.org for the latest information.

Animation Comes to Ithacon!

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This year, Ithacon is branching out— anime, manga, and animation are coming to Ithacon! Ithacon 46 will be held at Ithaca College’s Emerson Suites on April 22 and 23. Tickets are on sale now. Fans who order tickets early will receive a Swag Bag including up to $40 of free merchandise.

In partnership with the Ithaca College Anime Club, Ithacon is excited to announce a screening of the classic Studio Ghibli film from legendary director Hayao Miyazaki, Howl’s Moving Castle. The screening will be hosted by members of the IC Anime Club’s executive board.

There will also be an animation trivia game! The quiz, hosted through Kahoot, will test competitors’ knowledge on all things animation including cartoons, movies, anime, and more.

Ithacon 2023 tickets are now on sale. Tickets are $20 for adults, youth memberships (ages 7 – 17) are $5, and children under 6 (accompanied by an adult) can attend for free.

Cosplayers get ready for Ithacon

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With this year’s Ithacon tickets already on sale, it’s time for cosplayers to start getting their costumes ready!

Ithacon provides numerous cosplay opportunities for fans of all ages, most notably the annual cosplay runway, which gives attendees a chance to display their creative costumes while promoting the spirit of their favorite comic and pop-culture icons.

The cosplay runway is scheduled for both days of the convention, April 22nd, and April 23rd at 1:00 PM. This year, Ithacon will also feature a unique figure drawing session for all cosplayers. No previous art experience is required to participate, and cosplay lovers of all ages are encouraged to engage in the event. Art supplies will be provided, but attendees are more than welcome to bring their own.

In addition to the cosplay runway and the live figure drawing, there will also be a cosplay critique panel. Guests to the panel will provide guests with tips and tricks on how to create the perfect cosplay, as well as a Q & A session among attendees in costume.

The 501st Legion, the fan-favorite Star Wars cosplay group, will be returning for this year’s event. The group, also known as Vader’s Fist, is dedicated to bringing villains from the Star Wars universe to life and is composed of fan volunteers worldwide.

Ithacon will also feature a cosplay repair station for any restoration needs and countless photo opportunities.

There’s a lot of activities for Kids at Ithacon!

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Parents, looking for something fun for your kids this spring? The beloved annual local event, Ithacon, will host a myriad of kid-friendly and kid-focused activities this year. Ithacon will be held at Ithaca College’s Emerson Suites on April 22 and 23. Tickets are on sale now at www.ithacon.org.

Crafty kids can try our button-making activity, where crafters will teach how to make and decorate your own pinback buttons. If comics are more your speed, the build-your-own superhero event will allow kids to be creative and become a superhero! Kids can also play with and decorate their own slime in the Ithaca Falls room. Kids of all ages are encouraged to walk in Ithacon’s annual Cosplay Runway on both Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 pm.

Ithacon will be hosting a Scooby Doo-themed mystery activity and games of Quidditch. Children are also encouraged to participate in Ithacon’s first Poster Coloring Contest, where winners judged by professional colorist Glenn Whitmore can win comic-themed prizes.

Ithacon 2023 tickets are now on sale at Ithacon.org. Tickets are $20 for adults, youth memberships (for ages 7 – 17) are $5, and children under 6 can attend for free (when accompanied by an adult).

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Ithacon to host its first ever coloring contest!

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This year’s Ithacon will host a unique event… the nation’s first Comic Convention Poster Coloring Contest!

Fans are invited to exercise their creative talents and design their own colored version of an Ithacon poster. Fans will also be encouraged to bring their colored poster to the convention for the Coloring Contest. Ten finalists will have their work reviewed by longtime comics colorist Glenn Whitmore, who professionally colored the Superman illustration featured on the poster when it debuted. The top 3 winners will win comic-themed prizes!

Fans can download a copy of the poster to color online and the full rules, from ithacon.org. Several leading comic shops will also have copies of the poster available for fans.

This contest is just one of the ways Ithacon is revisiting the “Death of Superman” event for its 30th anniversary. This year’s convention will also feature a panel discussion that will include writer Roger Stern and colorist Glenn Whitmore, who worked on these comics originally.

Tickets for the Ithacon comic convention, to be held April 22nd and 23 , are available now at ithacon.org. A full list of Ithacon activities will be available soon.

Tickets for ITHACON 2023 are on sale now!

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Tickets for this year’s ITHACON comics convention are now available for purchase. The event will be held at Emerson Suites on Ithaca College campus the weekend of April 22 to April 23.

ITHACON is the nation’s second longest running comic convention, and this will be its 46th iteration. This event highlights comics, cosplay, gaming, anime, manga, and pop culture. The convention is presented by the Comic Book Club of Ithaca, and continues to highlight the local fan experience.

Membership tickets for adults cost $20.00 for both days of the convention, while tickets for Sunday access cost $10.00. Youth memberships for ages seven through seventeen are priced at $5.00, and adults are eligible to bring up to two kids under six for free admission. As a bonus, anyone who purchases tickets by April 16th will receive a special “swag bag” upon check in.

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Ithacon announces Return Favorites and New Faces for Ithacon 45

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ITHACON 45 has announced the guest list for the upcoming ITHACON convention. The long-running convention will be live this year April 23 and 24th.

Local hero Will Dennis returns to his alma mater –  he is graduate of the Roy H. Park School of Communication at Ithaca College. He was an editor at Vertigo/DC Entertainment for more than fifteen years, specializing in genre fiction comics and graphic novels. His award-winning titles include 100 Bullets, Y: The Last Man, Scalped, DMZ, Joker and many more. Since then, he has worked as a freelance editor for Image Comics, comiXology, and DC Entertainment. He was the editor for the Eisner nominated Where We Live, A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas. Dennis is currently spearheading Scott Snyder’s ComiXology Originals Clear, Night of the Ghoul and We Have Demons.

AHOY Comics’ publisher, Hart Seely returns to ITHACON this year.  As an author, Seely has written numerous books, including THE JUJU RULES: A MEMOIR OF A FAN OBSESSED (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012) and MRS. GOOSE GOES TO WASHINGTON (Simon & Schuster, 2007) He also edited several books of “found poetry,” including O HOLY COW: The Selected Verse of Phil Rizzuto (ECCO/Harpers, 1993) and PIECES OF INTELLIGENCE, the Existential Poetry of Donald Rumsfeld (Simon & Schuster, 2003). His works have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Slate, and on National Public Radio. He is now publisher and co-founder of AHOY Comics, which has been creating innovative comics since 2019.

Frank Cammuso is the author/illustrator for THE MISADVENTURES OF SALEM HYDE series (Amulet Books, 2013). Cammuso also created the graphic novel series called KNIGHTS OF THE LUNCH TABLE (Graphix/Scholastic, 2009). Frank also wrote and illustrated the Eisner nominated MAX HAMM FAIRYTALE DETECTIVE. Frank Cammuso is a former award-winning political cartoonist for The Post-Standard newspaper in Syracuse, N.Y. He has collaborated with Hart Seely in a number of projects. Together, their work appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Slate, and on National Public Radio.  Cammuso currently splits his time between creating graphic novels, AHOY Comics and teaching at Syracuse University.

Nick Parisi is the author of the definitive, Rod Serling: His Life, Work, and Imagination, Parisi serves as president of the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the creative genius’ legacy.  

Ithacon is proud to welcome Don Simpson, the creator of the satirical superhero series Megaton Man for Kitchen Sink Press and Image Comics, the science fiction saga Border Worlds (collected by Dover in 2017), and DC’s Wasteland. A veteran of the 80s-90s indie movement, Don worked for every major comic book imprint in the late twentieth century including Mirage Studios (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Image Comics (Splitting Image, The Savage Dragon vs. Megaton Man, 1963), Fantagraphics (King Kong), and DC (Wasteland, Secret Origins, Action Comics Weekly). Under his Fiasco Comics imprint, Don self-published 17 issues of Bizarre Heroes, a universe of characters surrounding the cast of Megaton Man. More recently, Don has been authoring his weekly prose novel, The Ms. Megaton Man Maxi-Series, at msmegatonman.blogspot.com, a sober but wry sci-fi take on his imaginative universe. Most recently, Don teamed up with William Messner Loebs, Jason Moore, and Tom Orzechowski on Victory Folks—The Golden Age Public Domain Supergroup in the newly-released YEET! Presents #50 in 2022.

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