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We sell new comics, tens of thousands of old comics, instore subscriptions, special orders for current merchandise. County pop culture con is a popculture expo held at the lake county fairgrounds convention center. The holiday inn is located at 7550 east state street just. Welcome to the geek blog for families who attend or want to attend san diego comic con. Our 840,000 square feet of exhibition space is perfect for most small to midsize shows and can be configured any way youd like. For information on having your comic book, pop culture, fandom, anime, etc convention listed on the comic con family comic book convention calendar, please visit our event submission page. The madison comic con takes place sunday, july 12th from 10. Comic book fans were able to sift through rare finds at rockfords comic book convention, and attendees came from all over to see what they could find. A list of 2020 illinois comic conventions from the biggest convention database as found on. Galaxy comic book and fantasy art expo tickets available at the door starting at 9. Modern age comics is the local comic shop for the algonquin and crystal lake area.
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This threeday event focuses on video gaming, japanese anime, japanese manga, and bringing authentic japanese culture and anime to life. They feature a wide variety of activities and panels, with a larger number of. Rockford the rockford comic book convention will be held from 10 a. The holiday inn is located at 7550 east state street just off of i90 on the east side of rockf. Here is the current listing of small one day comic shows in the midwest. Rockford comic book convention sunday news rockford. The list is sortable and searchable and is continually growing, so be sure to tune in each month to catch the latest updates. May 20, 2008 i just got an email notifying me that there will be a comic con at the holiday inn on east state street in rockford, illinois next saturday, may 31st. The emblem of the cca is a white stamp in the upper right hand corner of comics dated after february 1955.