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Drag, Cosplay, and Comics at Flame Con and Fireball 2026

The world’s largest LGBTQ+ comics and pop culture convention is taking Broadway by storm! Flame Con 2026 arrives at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square on Saturday, August 15 through Sunday, August 16, 2026. This year’s convention brings together fan-favorite creators, legendary cosplayers, and unforgettable nightlife to celebrate the best in queer geek culture.

Throughout the weekend, attendees can look forward to exclusive signing sessions, engaging spotlight panels, and interactive meet-and-greets with an extraordinary lineup of comic creators, artists, and cosplayers.

Featured Comics Creators and Cosplayers

Phil Jimenez: Award-Winning Icon of Comics and Queer Representation

Phil Jimenez is an Eisner, Inkpot, Diamond, and Wizard award-winning writer and artist who has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and a host of other comic book companies for 35 years. A former student and later instructor at NYC’s School of Visual Arts, Jimenez is best known for his work on Tempest, The Invisibles, JLA/Titans, New-X-Men, Wonder Woman, Infinite Crisis, Amazing Spider-Man, Otherworld, and WonderWoman: Historia. Jimenez has also worked in film, television, animation, traditional print media, and packaging design; created large-scale artworks for public spaces, schools, and museums in New York and Chicago; lectured at universities, museums, and the Library of Congress on identity and diversity in entertainment; and mentored young designers at the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum. An Out 100 alum, Jimenez is considered the first out gay artist in mainstream superhero comics and remains one of the industry’s most prominent queer creators.

Phil Jimenez

Drawfee Brings Creative Chaos and Comedy to Flame Con 2026

Drawfee is a popular online comedy and art collective known for turning imaginative prompts, pop culture concepts, and creative challenges into hilarious works of art. Through their widely followed videos, podcasts, livestreams, and other projects, Drawfee’s talented artists combine improvisational comedy with their distinctive artistic styles to create something entirely their own.

At Flame Con 2026, fans will have the opportunity to experience Drawfee live with Julia Lepetit (she/her), Jacob Andrews (he/him), Nathan Yaffe (he/him), and David Clarke (he/they). Known for their irreverent humor, collaborative creativity, and celebration of the wonderfully unexpected, Drawfee’s work has built a devoted community of fans who share their love of art, comedy, animation, games, and pop culture.

Drawfee will bring that signature blend of creativity and comedy to Flame Con 2026 with a special live experience that promises plenty of laughs, unexpected artistic challenges, and the kind of joyful creative chaos that has made the group a beloved presence in the online creative community.

Drawfee

Jadzia Axelrod: A Rising Voice in Queer Comics and Speculative Storytelling

Jadzia Axelrod is an award-winning writer whose work explores identity, queerness, family, and belonging through imaginative and emotionally resonant stories. Axelrod is the author of Galaxy: The Prettiest Star, Galaxy: As the World Falls Down, Hawkgirl: Once Upon a Galaxy, and Justice League: Dream Girls for DC, as well as The DC Book of Pride for DK. Her work has also appeared in the anthologies Sharp Wit & the Company of Women and When We Were Young, along with comics published by Tor, Quirk Books, and Epic! Books.

Through her work in comics and prose, Axelrod has established herself as a distinctive voice in contemporary queer storytelling, bringing LGBTQ+ characters and experiences to stories spanning superhero comics, science fiction, fantasy, and young adult fiction. Her work reflects the power of genre storytelling to explore identity and self-discovery while creating space for readers to see themselves in worlds of possibility.

A Philadelphia resident, Axelrod is also deeply connected to the city’s vibrant creative community. She lives with her wife and child, and brings the same warmth, imagination, and sense of wonder that characterize her work to her life beyond the page.

Jadzia Axelrod

Sikecoz

Sikecoz is an award-winning SFX artist who has been cosplaying for more than 10 years and cosplay guesting for almost five years. As a trans man, his main aspiration is to showcase his unique style while also being a supportive member of the community.

Sikecoz

Lucien

Lucien is a professional cosplayer and the creator of DieBreado Cosplay. A freelance influencer for more than ten years, Lucien has experienced the shift between IRL cosplay and online cosplay, and this experience has gifted them with unique skills. They love sharing what they have learned throughout their career, and hope to become a point of reference for others.

Lucien

Fireball: The Official 21+ After-Party

Geeks OUT has announced the return of Fireball, the official 21+ after-party of Flame Con! This year, Fireball will take the stage at a new venue: Red Eye NY in Hell’s Kitchen, a short 10-minute drive or walk from New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square. Hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 contestant Megami, Fireball showcases high-energy, geek-themed drag, burlesque, boylesque, and dancing. This year’s lineup includes Maljo Blu, Vape Kid Jr., Jess And, Godiva Romance, Gaymeboy Pocket, and Agent Wednesday.

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SDCC 2025: Marvel celebrates America’s 250th Anniversary with 1776

In advance of America’s 250th anniversary, Marvel Comics pays tribute to the country’s founding this November in 1776, a five-issue limited series written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Ron Lim and Sean Damien Hill.

Revealed to retailers last month at San Diego Comic-Con, the series presents a one-of-a-kind team-up as a band of Marvel super heroes travel to the dawn of the American Revolution where they join forces with the likes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams to stop history from being rewritten. In an inspirational saga that blends super hero storytelling with America’s revolutionary past, these heroes of yesterday and today must ensure pivotal moments remain intact to safeguard both America’s legacy and their own existence!

REVOLUTIONARY WARRIORS, ASSEMBLE!

Calamity strikes when a mysterious force dares to tamper with the sacred threads of history. Captain America and his formidable squad of Marvel heroes leap into action! Their mission? To safeguard the founding of the United States of America! The fate of the nation hangs in the balance at the dawn of the Revolution, as these valiant heroes must navigate the treacherous waters of the past to ensure a future that remains untarnished.

The series’ main covers will be drawn by Pete Woods and variant covers for the debut issue come from a slew of superstar talent including Joe Quesada, Paulo Siqueira, and Steve Rude. Plus, Phil Jimenez pays homage to Amazing Spider-Man #583, one of the best-selling comic books of the 2000s! Check out the covers and preorder 1776 #1 at your local comic shop today! 

Preview: Titans 2025 Annual

Titans 2025 Annual

(W) Phil Jimenez (A) Phil Jimenez
In Shops: Jul 30, 2025
SRP: $5.99

WRITTEN AND DRAWN BY SUPERSTAR CREATOR PHIL JIMENEZ! Multiple Eisner Award-winning superstar artist and storyteller Phil Jimenez (Wonder Woman: Historia) makes his grand return to another fan-favorite Wonder Woman in this oversized annual story! Donna Troy reflects on the many loves and lives that shaped her as she cuts a trail through New York City to meet her estranged father for the very first time. But what awaits her at the end of her journey will shock Donna and readers alike!

Titans 2025 Annual

The Authority: Relentless DC Compact Comics edition delivers most of Book One at a smaller price

The Authority are heroes in only the strictest sense of the word.

Ruthless and unforgiving, this group of insanely powerful superhumans face down countless menaces to Earth, protecting mankind with their cold version of justice. An invasion from an alternate Earth, an international terrorist who is laying waste to major cities and a hostile alien intelligence who calls himself God all fall under their rule.

This is THE AUTHORITY. Pay allegiance. Or get your head kicked in.

Story: Warren Ellis
Art: Bryan Hitch, Phil Jimenez
Ink: Paul Neary, Andy Lanning
Color: Laura Martin, David Baron, Chris Garcia, Michael Garcia, Eric Guerrero
Letterer: Ali Fuchs, Ryan Cline, Bill O’Neil, Robbie Robbins, Josh Reed

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Preview: The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos Halloween Special #1

The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos Halloween Special #1

(W) James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal (A) Phil Jimenez, Jeff Lemire, Isaac Goodhart (CA) David Talaski
In Shops: Oct 16, 2024
SRP: $6.99

A very special Halloween celebration with Christopher Chaos’s best friends… and fiercest foes! James Tynion and Isaac Goodhart tell a story of family and loss with Adam Frankenstein and Viveka. Tate Brombal and superstar Phil Jimenez introduce a wild new monster far above the Arctic Circle… and back in Briar City, Brombal is joined by the brilliant Jeff Lemire for a sweet and spooky story of young Christopher during a Halloween long past. And finally, the brilliant Soo Lee and fabulous Nick Robles each write and draw their own bewitching stories that will leave you breathless and terrified for All Hallow’s Eve!

The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos Halloween Special #1

Celebrate the spooky season with The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos: Halloween Special

Dark Horse Comics and Tiny Onion present The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos: Halloween Special, a fantastically frightful 48-page one-shot issue featuring five short comics that celebrate the world of Christopher Chaos.

James Tynion IV and Isaac Goodhart tell a story of family and loss featuring the characters Adam Frankenstein and Viveka. Tate Brombal and Phil Jimenez introduce a wild new monster far above the Arctic Circle. Back in Briar City, Brombal is joined by Morgan Beem for a sweet and spooky story of young Christopher during a Halloween long past. And finally, Soo Lee and Nick Robles both write and draw their own bewitching stories that will leave you breathless and terrified for All Hallow’s Eve!

The Halloween Special will have two covers: one by David Talaski and a variant cover by Jeff Lemire.

The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos: Halloween Special one-shot (48 pages) arrives in comic shops on October 2, 2024. It is now available to pre-order from your local comic shop for $6.99.

Preview: DC Pride Uncovered #1

DC Pride Uncovered #1

(A) Jen Bartel, Phil Jimenez, Jim Lee, Joshua Sway Swaby, David Talaski, Babs Tarr, Kris Anka, and Others
In Shops: Jun 11, 2024
SRP: $5.99

DC’s most iconic LGBTQIA+ artists put the party in Pride with their fabulous array of variant covers spotlighting LGBTQIA+ characters across the DCU year after year, and this art book collects a robust selection of fan favorites in one place for the very first time! Don’t miss out on a gallery of gorgeous art as imaginative and colorful as the characters themselves.

DC Pride Uncovered #1

Preview: DC Pride 2024 #1

DC Pride 2024 #1

(W) Al Ewing, Ngozi Ukazu, Nicole Maines, Phil Jimenez and Others (A) Ngozi Ukazu, Claire Roe, O’Neill Jones, and Others
In Shops: May 28, 2024
SRP: $9.99

DC’s Eisner and Ringo award-winning Pride anthology returns in the form of a universe-spanning travelogue like you’ve never seen! In its pages, Dreamer makes a first-time pilgrimage to her ancestral planet, Naltor! Poison Ivy and Janet from HR go spore-hunting on Portworld! Superman (Jon Kent) gets the boys together for a night out in A-Town, but things go sideways when The Ray vanishes into thin air! Steel (Natasha Irons) works up the courage to face Traci 13 at the Oblivion Bar’s Pride party for the first time since they broke up! Aquaman (Jackson Hyde) catches an unexpected ride to the Fourth World just in time for their annual Love Festival! All this and more in a volume celebrating how the LGBTQIA+ community is everywhere and belongs anywhere–even the very furthest reaches of the universe. Plus, this year’s anthology features a special preview of the upcoming YA OGN The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley, as well as an unmissable autobiographical story written by industry legend Phil Jimenez about the fantastical worlds that shaped him, brought to life by Giulio Macaione!

DC Pride 2024 #1

Celebrate Pride Month in a Galaxy Far, Far Away with Star Wars Pride Variant Covers

This year, Marvel once again celebrates Pride Month in the Marvel Universe AND in the galaxy far, far away!

Throughout June, Marvel’s acclaimed line of Star Wars comic books will have stunning Pride Variant Covers that spotlight LGBTQIA+ characters. Created by LGBTQIA+ comic book artists including Phil Jimenez, Javier Garrón, Paulina Ganucheau, and Rachael Stott, these covers depict heroes from a range of Star Wars storytelling and feature special trade dress with a rainbow burst and the Star Wars Pride logo. Today, fans can see all four!

Here are the characters featured in this year’s collection:

  • Doctor Aphra, the galaxy’s most daring rogue archaeologist and an original Marvel Comics character who’s headlined two hit solo series and whose monthly title was the recipient of the 2024 GLAAD Award for Outstanding Comic Book!
  • Ruu, a brave Jedi during the High Republic era who debuted in last year’s The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life short story collection.
  • Cair San Tekka & Xylan Graf, a couple who found love despite their family’s never-ending feud in the prose novel The High Republic: Defy the Storm.
  • Sinjir Rath Velus, a former Imperial officer who joined the Rebel Alliance after the Battle of Endor. The character first appeared in Chuck Wendig’s hit Aftermath novel trilogy as one of the first gay Star Wars characters, and this cover marks his first comic book appearance.

Check out all four Star Wars Pride Variant Covers and preorder them at your local comic shop today!

  • STAR WARS #47 PRIDE VARIANT COVER BY PHIL JIMENEZ – 75960609600804741
  • STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC #8 [PHASE III] PRIDE VARIANT COVER BY PAULINA GANUCHEAU – 75960620708400831
  • STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #47 PRIDE VARIANT COVER BY RACHAEL STOTT – 75960609601504731
  • STAR WARS: JANGO FETT #4 PRIDE VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER GARRÓN – 75960620883800431

DC’s Pride Anthology returns in 2024 with a celebration of Rachel Pollack and more!

DC’s Eisner and Ringo award-winning Pride comic book anthology returns for 2024 in the form of a universe-spanning travelogue like you’ve never seen! DC’s comics are as vast, varied, and fantastic as the incredible and weird locations found across the DC cosmos, and DC’s LGBTQIA+ characters are everywhere, belong anywhere, and can do anything they set their hearts and minds to. How they get there is as important as where they’re going, so join them as they explore the farthest edges of the DC Multiverse, together! DC’s 2024 Pride collection of books and comics will be available at your local comic book shop, bookstore, library, and beyond, taking DC’s characters across the far reaches of the Phantom Zone, the Fourth World, and beyond!

DC Pride 2024 #1, DC’s annual anthology containing all-new stories spotlighting LGBTQIA+ fan favorites, will publish on May 28. The 104-page Prestige format comic will feature a main cover by Kevin Wada, an open-to-order wraparound variant cover by David Talaski, foil and card stock variants by Babs Tarr, and Wada’s main cover offered as a 1:25 card stock variant.

In DC Pride 2024, DC will host an unmissable autobiographical story written by industry legend Phil Jimenez about the fantastical worlds that shaped him, brought to life by Giulio Macaione. This heartwarming story is a can’t-miss highlight, plus Dreamer makes a first-time pilgrimage to her ancestral planet, Naltor, in a story by Nicole Maines and Jordan Gibson; Poison Ivy and Janet from HR go spore-hunting on Portworld in a story by Gretchen Felker-Martin and Claire Roe; Superman (Jon Kent) gets Jay, Bunker, and the Ray together for a boys’ night out in A-Town in a story by Jarrett Williams and D.J. Kirkland; Steel (Natasha Irons) works up the courage to face Traci 13 at the Oblivion Bar’s Pride party for the first time since they broke up in a story by Jamila Rowser and ONeillJones; Aquaman (Jackson Hyde) catches an unexpected ride to the Fourth World just in time for their annual Love Festival in a story by Ngozi Ukazu; Circuit Breaker’s unstable powers fritz him into the Phantom Zone in a story by Calvin Kasulke and Len Gogou; plus a Blue Starman story written by Al Ewing and character pinups, in a volume celebrating how the LGBTQIA+ community is everywhere and belongs anywhere—even the farthest reaches of the known and unknown worlds!

As an additional DC Pride teaser, this year’s anthology features a special preview of DC’s upcoming YA OGN The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley by New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Lovely Melissa Marr, teamed up with celebrated artist Jenn St-Onge.

When Harleen signs up to participate in a clinical research trial with her girlfriend, Pamela, her only goals are extra cash and a chance to control her anxiety. But what she gets instead are increasingly larger gaps in her memory and stolen mementos from some guy named Jack. Soon Harleen discovers she’s sharing her life with Harley—a take-no-prisoners, who-cares-about-attendance, maybe-we-oughta-save-the-bunnies kind of girl. She is the opposite of Harleen in every way. And although she’s throwing Harleen’s life completely off track, maybe she ain’t so bad either…

New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr and celebrated artist Jenn St-Onge, with color by Jeremy Lawson and lettering by Lucas Gattoni, explore the twisted transformation from Harleen to Harley in this compelling new YA original graphic novel on sale beginning September 3!

In the 1990s, writer Rachel Pollack did the impossible: she raised the bar for surprise and strangeness in her beloved run following Grant Morrison’s career-making Doom Patrol! To celebrate her life and works, DC will publish a spotlight issue, DC Pride: A Celebration of Rachel Pollack, hitting shelves on June 6. This 96-page one-shot comic book reprints the debut of the iconic Coagula, DC’s first transgender Super Hero, from Doom Patrol #70, penciled by Scot Eaton, along with the long-unavailable one-shot Vertigo Visions: The Geek (with superstar artist Michael Allred)!

And in a final, original short story, Rachel’s most beloved creation, Kate Godwin, a.k.a. Coagula, returns to the spotlight in a tale of triumph over death itself written by Joe Corallo, Rachel’s longtime friend and collaborator, and drawn by Rye Hickman!

DC Pride: A Celebration of Rachel Pollack #1

Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story is the untold origin story of Dreamer, the first trans Super Hero ever to appear on TV! DC’s newest YA graphic novel publishes on April 2, written by Nicole Maines and drawn by Rye Hickman with color by Bex Glendining and lettering by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.

Nia’s spent her whole life taking a back seat to her older sister, Maeve, who was expected to inherit their mother’s Seer powers: the ability to see the future through dreams, passed down to one woman in each generation. But when Nia, a trans girl, starts having visions of the future, she must suppress her powers to protect her relationship with her sister.

Soon Nia’s dreams become impossible to ignore, and she has no choice but to distance herself as she navigates her new reality. Taking off for Metropolis, Nia is quickly swept up in the bustling city and, guided by her dreams, connects with a group of queer girls who feel more like sisters than her own. As Nia starts to discover her powers may be more than just a burden, she’s given a choice: accept her new responsibility as a Seer or give it all up for a chance at normalcy.

From Nicole Maines, the actress, activist, and writer who originated the fan-favorite role of Dreamer on the groundbreaking Supergirl TV show, and with art by Rye Hickman, who captures Nia’s depth and humor, comes this joyful and gut-wrenching graphic novel featuring characters from Galaxy: The Prettiest Star in DC’s first YA crossover!

Throughout its line of monthly comic books, DC will highlight Pride-themed variant covers on series that feature queer characters in regular and lead roles. This year, look for DC Pride covers on Action Comics #1066 (Betsy Cola), Batman #148 (Skylar Patridge), Green Arrow #13 (A.L. Kaplan), Poison Ivy #23 and Harley Quinn #41 (W. Scott Forbes), Nightwing #115 (Bruka Jones), Outsiders #8 (Don Aguillo), Suicide Squad: Dream Team #4 (Fatima Wajid), Superman #15 (Angel Solorzano), The Flash #10 (Nick Robles), and Wonder Woman #10 (Phil Jimenez and Arif Prianto).

And if you missed picking up previous years’ variant covers, DC has you covered with DC Pride: Uncovered #1! DC’s most iconic LGBTQIA+ artists put the party in Pride with their fabulous array of variant covers spotlighting LGBTQIA+ characters across the DCU year after year, and this art book collects a robust selection of fan favorites in one place for the very first time! Don’t miss out on a gallery of gorgeous art as imaginative and colorful as the characters themselves.

DC Pride: Uncovered #1, on sale June 11, is a gallery comic of gorgeous covers from Jen Bartel, Phil Jimenez, Jim Lee, Joshua “Sway” Swaby, David Talaski, Babs Tarr, Kris Anka, and more! DC Pride: Uncovered will have a main cover by Jen Bartel, with variant covers by Oscar Vega; Luciano Vecchio; Mateus Manhanini; and Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Tamra Bonvillain. DC Pride: Uncovered #1 will be scripted by DC editor Andrea Shea.

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