First year conventions are always exciting, and Northwest Comic Fest’s inaugural year is already jam packed with more events than I could ever hope to attend on my own. In my books, having conflicting events is a sign of one heck of a cool convention. Glancing over Northwest Comic Fest’s schedule, I’m […]
The Do’s and Don’ts of Putting Together a Convention with Northwest Comic Fest’s Casey Ocupe
Conventions are a dime a dozen, but have you ever wondered how the people behind them made it happen? Here’s the thing: with comic book convention popularity soaring, it might not be beyond the realm of possibility for the average Joe to put together a convention that friends will write […]
Northwest Comic Talks Brings Amazing Geek Talent to an Intimate Venue
At this point in time, we should all be pretty familiar with TEDtalks. For those few of you who have been living under a rock, TEDtalks took the world by storm a few years back. They brought together some of the greatest minds in the world and gave them a […]
Tony’s Kingdom of Comics brought the fun for Free Comic Book Day
Every first Saturday in May, there’s an amazing thing that happens: Free Comic Book Day. It is a day in which comic book stores all over the country get special issues of popular comics to give away completely free of charge. Often this event pulls people in by the droves and […]
NW Comic Fest Saves the Day with a Mini-Convention
Salem, Oregon is kind of a weird place. It is the capitol, but is often overshadowed by its older brother Portland. While Portland is supposedly a weird place, I’d put in for Salem being pretty stiff competition. Yet amongst the weirdness in my little hometown there’s a lot of heart, […]
The Man Behind the Con: An Interview with NW Comic Fest’s Casey Ocupe
I recently had the chance to sit down with Casey Ocupe, the man behind Northwest Comic Fest. We discussed part of his vision for the con and I got a chance to see his studio. After meeting with him, I knew I just had to know more about the convention […]
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