Wizard World Chicago Presents: Bruce Campbell's Horror Fest

Within the past few years alone, the growth of horror conventions has been on the rise. Next year, the convention titans at Wizard World will be joining the horror-con realm with one of the biggest names in the genre, Bruce Campbell. "Wizard World Chicago Presents: Bruce Campbell's Horror Fest" will be hitting the windy city in March of 2015 and promises a weekend like you've never experienced before, with the man himself emceeing the ENTIRE weekend, in addition to signings, photo-ops and panels moderated by the horror icon himself. For more information, check out the press release!

ReedPOP Announces Special Edition: NYC

Love comic books right down to every little detail, but find yourself kind of left out of the convention scene? Well, chin up friend, because a new convention is coming your way! ReedPOP, the people behind events such as C2E2 and New York Comic Con, have developed a brand new convention specifically for "die hard comic book fans, creators and publishers!"

A press release from ReedPOP gives more detail: "As you know, ReedPOP puts on great events like New York Comic Con and C2E2 and we are very excited to announce our newest event - Special Edition: NYC! Being held June 14-15 in New York City, hosted in Javits Center North, Special Edition: NYC will focus on creators, artists, dealers and publishers and is expected to attract 25,000 Fans over the two day event. Special Edition: NYC will celebrate the love of comic books, cartooning, illustration and the graphic arts. We already have a great lineup of Guests and will have many more exciting Guests announced in the coming weeks."

So far the line-up of guests, or Creators, is pretty impressive. Fans can expect to be in the presence of people such as Alex Maleev, Dustin Nguyen, Jenny Frison, Frank Cho, Marguerite Bennett and many more! Be sure to keep checking the Creator's page for updates.

Tickets go on sale for the event February 26 at 12 p.m. ET, so be sure to snatch some up while you can! This inaugural convention is definitely something you won't want to miss.

-Nowal Massari

'Walker Stalker Con' Returns with Double the Con Fun in 2014

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The debut of Georgia based Walker Stalker Con was such a success that they are planning two weekends worth of zombie goodness in 2014! This March 14-16, 2014, the Walker Stalker Con will be hitting Chicago. They'll be returning to Atlanta October 17-19, 2014.

While a Chicago venue has yet to be named, they state on their website that they've leased out four floors at a new location in Atlanta. This means they will have two full exhibition floors, as well as an entire floor dedicated to panels.

It was announced earlier, that Scott Wilson (Hershel) on "The Walking Dead," will be returning to the Atlanta leg of the con. You're not going to want to miss this convention, especially now that you have two chances to attend!

Don't forget to tune into the convention-founding Walker Stalkers podcast, and keep checking back here for up-to-date information.

-Nowal Massari

The Zombie Apocalypse, the Stan Lee way

Courtesy Comikaze

Stan "The Man" Lee may soon be known as Stan "The Walking Dead Man" Lee after this week's Comikaze Expo in Los Angeles.

Joining the zombie craze, the Zombie Apocalypse Survival Course will be a feature at the second Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo on Sept. 15 and 16 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The huge, 75,000 square-foot course will test the mettle of the even the fittest of zombie survivalists, or so the health warnings on the site lead you to believe. According to the Comikaze site, participants will be "chased and terrorized" through the obstacle course while they attempt to slide, crawl, and climb their way out. As for those who have always wanted to know what it feels like to be undead, they can satisfy their appetite by signing up to play a zombie and torment the survivors as they navigate the course.


The obstacle course comes on the heels of the immensely popular Run For Your Lives Zombie 5k and Robert Kirkman's Walking Dead Escape at Comic-Con in July. Can we assume that this is going to be a staple at cons now? Have the zombie proms and walks become too mundane? If you'll be at Comikaze and plan on taking part, let us know and send some pics!


In addition to the Zombie Apocalypse course, Comikaze will offer a variety of pop culture events. Among them will be the “con” standards such as exhibitors, panel discussions, and costume and cosplay contests. More notable events include a Quidditch Tournament, Activision Arcade and Stan Lee’s Mega Museum. Just a few of the celebrity attendees include, Elvira, Adam West, Julie Newmar, Felicia Day, Linda Blair, and of course, Stan Lee.

If you think you have what it takes to face the zombies, or maybe you just want to see Stan Lee, check out the Comikaze website at comikazeexpo.com.

-Alli Salzman