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Los Angeles’ Only Pop Culture Convention Celebrating Women Returns This Saturday

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SheroCon 2026

Shero Comics presents the 4th Annual SheroCon, a free, family-friendly pop culture convention celebrating the women shaping comics, gaming, animation, film, manga/anime, and creative technology. The event takes place Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Valley Relics Museum at the Van Nuys Airport.

Founded by award-winning creator Shequeta L. Smith, SheroCon was created to inspire girls and young women by connecting them with accomplished women working across the entertainment industry.

This year’s programming includes:

  • Shojo: Where My Girls At in Manga & Anime
  • Women Who Run the Game
  • Shero’s Saving Hollywood
  • A Shero Smackdown: Indie vs. Mainstream Comics
  • Women Animating the World

This year’s lineup features an accomplished group of women from across the entertainment industry, including Dou Hong, character designer whose credits include Young Justice, My Adventures with Superman, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; award-winning voice actor Melique Berger, whose credits include Pokémon Horizons, The Cuphead Show, and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners; Kae Winters, Community Manager at TOKYOPOP; Mia Ginaé Watkins of Riot Games and one of She Plays Games’ Top 100 Women in Gaming; Writers Guild Award-winning writer Anne Toole, whose credits include Horizon Zero Dawn and Assassin’s Creed: Origins – Curse of the Pharaohs; Mimi Blanchard, founder of Mimi Blanchard Media Group and former Senior Director of Unscripted Programming at BET; and 2026 Mrs. USA Classique Globe Natasha McCrea, host of SheroCon’s “Your Favorite Shero” Cosplay Contest.

Beyond the panels, attendees can explore The Shero Alley, where independent artists, writers, and creators will showcase and sell their work. Outside, kids and adults can tap into their own creativity at hands-on art stations designed for all ages. Guests can also enjoy raffles throughout the day, cheer on participants in the SheroCon Cosplay Parade, and watch the “Your Favorite Shero” Cosplay Contest, featuring both youth and adult divisions with trophies and prizes. To help everyone beat the summer heat, Kona Ice will be on-site serving up its signature sno-cones throughout the day.

With 234 of the event’s 300 free tickets already reserved, attendees are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Advance registration and tickets are required for entry.

SheroCon is made possible through the generous support of the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council, Valley Glen Neighborhood Council, The She Angels Foundation, Councilmember Lindsey Horvath’s Office, Creative Visions Foundation, and numerous local businesses and community partners committed to inspiring the next generation of creators.

Event Details

SheroCon 2026
Saturday, August 1, 2026
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Valley Relics Museum
7900 Balboa Blvd.
Van Nuys, CA 91406

Admission is FREE. Advance registration is required. Tickets are required for entry.

Reserve your free tickets at www.SheroCon.com

SheroCon 2021 Goes Virtual on March 27

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SheroCon 2021

In honor of Women’s History Month, female-centered multi-media company, Shero Comics, announces it will host the third annual SheroCon 2021: A Virtual Experience. Known as one of the only all-female comic book conventions in America, this year’s event will take place virtually on Saturday, March 27, 2021, from 12 PM – 6 PM. This free women’s empowerment event will feature some of the brightest “Sheroes” in the film and comics industry today. Tickets are available now on Eventbrite.

SheroCon is an all-female pop-up convention that celebrates women in the worlds of comics and films who are not only making progress in the male-dominated field of entertainment but who are paving the way for the younger generation of women. Over the past two years, SheroCon has attracted thousands of attendees. Highlights have included “The Shero Alley,” aka an all-female artist alley, one-on-one “Shero Talks” with female celebrities, cosplay, and much more.

For SheroCon 2021, the show will include inspiring panels with black female illustrators, women who cosplay, one-on-one “Shero” Q&A sessions, a virtual cosplay contest, and more. Additionally, this year’s event features a Shero Angels fundraiser that is seeking to raise enough money to help build a village of tiny homes for homeless sheroes. Event organizers have launched a GoFundMe, and all donations will go directly to Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission.

SheroCon 2021: A Virtual Experience will Livestream on Saturday, March 27, 2021, from 12 PM to 6 PM on the Shero Comics Facebook page and Youtube. The family-friendly event is free to attend, and tickets are now available on Eventbrite. Those that register on Eventbrite will have their names automatically entered into the SheroCon hourly raffle. Celebrity and “Shero” guests are soon to be announced.

Local Sheroes to Celebrate Women’s History Month at Westfield Mall Culver City For SheroCon 2019

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This Women’s History Month, Marvel’s Captain Marvel won’t be the only Shero making history. Local comic creator and Shero Comics CEO, Shequeta L. Smith has partnered up with Westfield Culver City Mall to host what will be Los Angeles’ first ever female-themed pop-up comic-con, SheroCon.

Hollywood Stuntwoman, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard (Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War) and Hollywood Actress/Stunt Double, Rebecca Bujko (Avengers: Endgame, Sharp Objects) are a few amongst multiple sheroes, and surprise celebrity guests, set to appear at Shero Comic’s inaugural pop-up comic-con. This mini-con is set for Saturday, March 9, 2019 from 12pm-5pm at the Westfield Mall Culver City –  and will be the first-ever comic con to take place inside a Westfield Mall.

SheroCon is a one-day celebration of female comic creators, cosplayers and local sheroes who are making a difference in the world of comics and entertainment. Other activities scheduled for the day include an all-female artist alley featuring indie and mainstream comic creators, a women in comics panel discussion, one-on-one Q&A’s with Hollywood writers, actresses, composers, and makeup artists from some of Hollywood’s biggest comic book movies.

The event is scheduled to end with a SheroCon Cosplay competition. But it’s more than just about Shero encounters. There will also be face painting, caricatures, a pink carpet, and make-up demos from professional makeup artists at MAC Cosmetics.

The SheroCon pop-up con is the first of its kind in Los Angeles and is the brainchild of Shero Comic’s CEO, Shequeta Smith.

SheroCon celebrations will begin at 12 noon and run until 5:00 pm.  For further information, visit:  sherocomics.com or Eventbrite.