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- Subject: Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- Convention Listings
- Other Resources
- Purpose / Charter
- Credits
-
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- ------------------------------
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- Subject: Introduction
-
- Welcome to alt.comics.fandom! This is an unmoderated newsgroup.
- Basically, we're here to talk about comics fans and fandom. This
- includes going to conventions, meeting other fans, meeting creators,
- and the like. So please, join in the discussion!
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- Subject: Convention Listings
-
- *** COMIC BOOK CONVENTIONS (listed by month from January to December)
-
- Con: Festival International de la Bande Dessinee
- (Angouleme, FRANCE)
- URL: http://www.bdangouleme.com/
- URL: mailto:b.mouchart@labd.com
- Day: ?, 2005
-
- Con: VeriCon (Cambridge, MA)
- URL: http://www.vericon.org/
- URL: mailto:conchair@vericon.org
- Day: January 30 - February 1, 2004; ?, 2005
-
- Con: Alternative Press Expo (San Francisco, CA, USA)
- URL: http://www.comic-con.org/
- URL: mailto:cciweb@nucgen.com
- Day: February 21-22, 2004; ?, 2005
-
- Con: Toronto ComiCON (Toronto, Ontario, CANADA)
- URL: http://www.hobbystar.com/
- URL: mailto:info@hobbystar.com
- Day: February 29, 2004; ?, 2005
-
- Con: MegaCon (Orlando, FL, USA)
- URL: http://www.megaconvention.com/
- URL: mailto:info@megaconvention.com
- Day: March 5-7, 2004; ?, 2005
-
- Con: Austin Collectors Exposition (Austin, TX, USA)
- URL: http://www.collectorsexpo.com/
- URL: mailto:austex23@austin.rr.com
- Day: March 6-7, 2004; ?, 2005
-
- Con: Chicago Comic Fest (Chicago, IL, USA)
- URL: http://www.motorcityconventions.com/chicago_comic_fest/
- URL: mailto:mailbox@motorcityconventions.com
- Day: March 13-14, 2004
-
- Con: WizardWorld Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
- URL: http://www.wizarduniverse.com/conventions/la.cfm
- URL: mailto:customerservice@wizarduniverse.com
- Day: March 19-21, 2004
-
- Con: AggieCon (College Station, TX, USA)
- URL: http://aggiecon.tamu.edu/
- URL: mailto:cepheid@msc.tamu.edu
- Day: March 26-28, 2004
-
- Con: Planet Comicon (Overland Park, KS, USA)
- URL: http://www.planetcomicon.com/
- URL: mailto:chris@planetcomicon.com
- Day: March 27-28, 2004
-
- Con: CoastCon (Biloxi, MI, USA)
- URL: http://www.coastcon.org/
- URL: coastcon@coastcon.org
- Day: April 2-4, 2004
-
- Con: Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo (Columbus, OH, USA)
- URL: http://www.backporchcomics.com/space.htm
- URL: mailto:BackPorchC@aol.com
- Day: April 3, 2004
-
- Con: The Big Apple Comic Book, Art, & Toy Show (New York, NY, USA)
- URL: http://www.bigapplecon.com/
- URL: mailto:bigapplecon@earthlink.net
- Day: April 3-4, 2004
-
- Con: Atlanta ComiCon (Atlanta, GA, USA)
- URL: http://www.atlantacomicon.com/
- URL: atlantacomicon@atlantacomicon.com
- Day: April 16-18, 2004
-
- Con: Pittsburgh Comicon (Monroeville, PA, USA)
- URL: http://www.pittsburghcomicon.com/
- URL: mailto:pcomicon@nb.net
- Day: April 30 - May 2, 2004
-
- Con: WonderCon (San Francisco, CA, USA)
- URL: http://www.wondercon.com/
- URL: mailto:cciweb@nucgen.com
- Day: April 30 - May 2, 2004
-
- Con: Toronto ComiCON (Toronto, Ontario, CANADA)
- URL: http://www.hobbystar.com/
- URL: mailto:info@hobbystar.com
- Day: May 2, 2004
-
- Con: The Big Apple Comic Book, Art, & Toy Show (New York, NY, USA)
- URL: http://www.bigapplecon.com/
- URL: mailto:bigapplecon@earthlink.net
- Day: May 2-3, 2003 ; ?, 2004
-
- Con: Motor City Comic Con (Novi, MI, USA)
- URL: http://www.motorcityconventions.com/motor_city_comic_con/
- URL: mailto:info@motorcitycomics.com
- Day: May 14-16, 2004
-
- Con: WizardWorld Philly (East) (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
- URL: http://www.wizarduniverse.com/conventions/philly.cfm
- URL: mailto:customerservice@wizarduniverse.com
- Day: May 21-23, 2004
-
- Con: Comics Festival (Bristol, UK)
- URL: http://www.sitsvac.org/C2001.html
- URL: mailto:kevf@sitsvac.org
- Day: May 29-30, 2004
-
- Con: Canadian Anthro and Cartooning Expo (Ottowa, Ontario, CANADA)
- URL: http://www.c-ace.org/
- URL: mailto:cacexpo@c-ace.org
- Day: June 4-6, 2004
-
- Con: Adventure Con (Knoxville, TN, USA)
- URL: http://toyshow.org/
- URL: mailto:info@toyshow.org
- Day: June 5-6, 2004
-
- Con: Kansas City Comicon (Kansas City, KS, USA)
- URL: http://kansascitycomicon.com/
- URL: mailto:yrogerg@ukans.edu
- Day: June 5-6, 2004
-
- Con: Heroes Con (Charlotte, NC, USA)
- URL: http://www.heroesonline.com/
- URL: mailto:shelton@heroesonline.com
- Day: June 11-13, 2004
-
- Con: Toronto Comicon (Toronto, ON, CANADA)
- URL: http://www.hersheycomicon.com/
- URL: mailto:hersheycomicon@netrax.net
- Day: June 18-20, 2004
-
- Con: MOCCA Art Festival (New York, NY, USA)
- URL: http://www.moccany.org/events.html
- URL: MOCCAaf@aol.com
- Day: June 26-27, 2004
-
- Con: Comic-Con International (San Diego, CA, USA)
- URL: http://www.comic-con.org/
- URL: mailto:cciweb@nucgen.com
- Day: July 22-25, 2004
-
- Con: Austin Collectors Exposition (Austin, TX, USA)
- URL: http://www.collectorsexpo.com/
- URL: mailto:austex23@austin.rr.com
- Day: July 24-25, 2004
-
- Con: The Big Apple Comic Book, Art, & Toy Show (New York, NY, USA)
- URL: http://www.bigapplecon.com/
- URL: mailto:bigapplecon@earthlink.net
- Day: August 8, 2004
-
- Con: Wizard World Chicago (Rosemont, IL, USA)
- URL: http://www.wizarduniverse.com/conventions/chicago.cfm
- URL: mailto:customerservice@wizarduniverse.com
- Day: August 13-15, 2004
-
- Con: Canadian National Comic Book Expo (Montreal, Quebec, CANADA)
- Con: Canadian National Science Fiction Expo
- Con: Canadian National Anime Expo
- URL: http://www.hobbystar.com/
- URL: mailto:info@hobbystar.com
- Day: August 27-29, 2004
-
- Con: Dragon*Con (Atlanta, GA, USA)
- URL: http://www.dragoncon.org/
- URL: mailto:dragoncon@dragoncon.org
- Day: September 3-6, 2004
-
- Con: Baltimore Comic-Con (Baltimore, MD, USA)
- URL: http://www.comicon.com/baltimore/
- URL: mailto:cardscomicscollectibles@yahoo.com
- Day: September 11-12, 2004
-
- Con: The Big Apple Comic Book, Art, & Toy Show (New York, NY, USA)
- URL: http://www.bigapplecon.com/
- URL: mailto:bigapplecon@earthlink.net
- Day: September 18-19, 2004
-
- Con: SPX: The Expo (Bethesda, MD, USA)
- URL: http://www.spxpo.com/
- URL: mailto:greg@dm.net
- Day: October 1-3, 2004
-
- Con: AdventureCon Toy/Comic Convention (Gatlinburg, TN, USA)
- URL: http://www.adventurecon.com/
- URL: no email listed
- Day: October 3-5, 2003; ?, 2004
-
- Con: FallCon (St. Paul, MN, USA)
- URL: http://www.mncba.com/
- URL: mailto:mncba@aol.com
- Day: October 4-5, 2003; ?, 2004
-
- Con: Motor City Comic Con (Novi, MI, USA)
- URL: http://www.motorcityconventions.com/motor_city_comic_con/
- URL: mailto:info@motorcitycomics.com
- Day: October 18-19, 2003; ?, 2004
-
- Con: Toronto ComiCON (Toronto, Ontario, CANADA)
- URL: http://www.hobbystar.com/
- URL: mailto:info@hobbystar.com
- Day: October 19, 2003; ?, 2004
-
- Con: BatCon (Plano, TX, USA)
- URL: http://www.scifiexpo.com/
- URL: mailto:ben@hollywoodexpo.com
- Day: October 23-24, 2004
-
- Con: Comic Festival London (London, UK)
- URL: http://www.sitsvac.org/C2001.html
- URL: mailto:kevf@sitsvac.org
- Day: November 1, 2003; ?, 2004
-
- Con: Wizard World Texas (Arlington, TX, USA)
- URL: http://www.wizarduniverse.com/conventions/texas.cfm
- URL: mailto:customerservice@wizarduniverse.com
- Day: November 5-7, 2004
-
- Con: Austin Collectors Exposition (Austin, TX, USA)
- URL: http://www.collectorsexpo.com/
- URL: mailto:austex23@austin.rr.com
- Day: November 6-7, 2004
-
- Con: Toronto Comicon (Toronto, Ontario, CANADA)
- URL: http://www.torontocomicon.com/
- URL: mailto:info@torontocomicon.com
- Day: November 7-9, 2003; ?, 2004
-
- Con: Canadian National Comic Book Expo (Montreal, Quebec, CANADA)
- URL: http://www.hobbystar.com/
- URL: mailto:info@hobbystar.com
- Day: November 14-16, 2003; ?, 2004
-
- Con: CoastCon Jr. (Biloxi, MI, USA)
- URL: http://www.coastcon.org/CCJR/index.html
- URL: coastcon@coastcon.org
- Day: November 15-16, 2003; ?, 2004
-
- Con: National Comic Book, Comic Art, and Fantasy Convention
- (New York, NY, USA)
- URL: http://www.bigapplecon.com/
- URL: mailto:bigapplecon@earthlink.net
- Day: November 19-21, 2004
-
- Con: Kansas City Comicon (Kansas City, KS, USA)
- URL: http://kansascitycomicon.com/
- URL: mailto:yrogerg@ukans.edu
- Day: November 20-21, 2004
-
- Con: Mid-Ohio-Con (Columbus, OH, USA)
- URL: http://www.midohiocon.com/
- URL: mailto:info@midohiocon.com
- Day: November 27-28, 2004
-
- Con: The Big Apple Comic Book, Art, & Toy Show (New York, NY, USA)
- URL: http://www.bigapplecon.com/
- URL: mailto:bigapplecon@earthlink.net
- Day: December 6, 2003; ?, 2004
-
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-
- Subject: Other Resources
-
-
- *** COMIC BOOK CONVENTIONS.COM
-
- URL: http://www.comicbookconventions.com/
-
- Brian Pate's site provides updates on major and local comic book
- conventions, plus associated toy, science fiction, and pop culture
- shows. LOTS more links than what I've got here.
-
-
- *** ONLINE COMICON
-
- URL: http://www.comicon.com/
-
- This site, crafted by Rick Veitch and Steve Conley, approximates a real
- comics convention. Visit small press areas, pro areas, and the like.
-
-
- *** COMIC CONVENTION SURVIVAL GUIDE
-
- URL: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dungeon/1300/conguide.htm
-
- This guide is basically a few posts from a newsgroup thread, but the
- information is still good. If you've never been to a convention, it's
- a must-read. By Michael R. Grabois.
-
-
- *** COMIC BOOK PROFESSIONAL EMAIL ADDRESSES
-
- URL: http://www.indyworld.com/comics/pro.html
-
- A very complete list of email addresses (with a few links to web pages)
- put together by the people at indy Magazine. Includes a few titles with
- which each creator is best associated. By Jeff Mason.
-
-
- *** COMICS CREATORS ON THE NET
-
- URL: http://www.hoboes.com/html/Comics/Creators.html
-
- Actually a collection of pages. Links to creators on the web, comics
- companies on the web, and to reviews and interviews. Nicely organized!
- By Jerry Stratton.
-
-
- *** COMICS PRO BIRTHDAYS
-
- URL: http://www.digitalwebbing.com/
-
- The folks at Digital Webbing post a list of pro birthdays every day.
- Pretty cool site overall. Check it out!
-
-
- *** OTHER RAC.* COMICS FAQS (LIST)
-
- URL: http://users.rcn.com/kateshort/faqs/
-
- The rac.* FAQs (posted to rec.arts.comics.info and rec.arts.comics.misc)
- have important information for any comics fan. Checking them out is
- never a bad idea. (rac.* stands for rec.arts.comics.* -- the "big
- sister" of the alt.comics.* hierarchy.)
-
-
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-
- Subject: Purpose / Charter
-
- For your newsgroups file:
- alt.comics.fandom Fans and fandom of comics and sequential art.
-
- CHARTER: alt.comics.fandom
-
- The following topics will be welcomed for discussion:
-
- Conventions and special events
- Pro appearances
- Parties, meetings, dinners, and get-togethers
- Fan clubs and organizations
- Fan letters and letterhacks
- Fan behavior
- APAs and fanzines
-
- In addition, alt.comics.fandom will provide a forum for discussion
- of material of general interest to fandom but not directly relevant to
- the comics field. Milestones like births and weddings of pros and
- fans are appropriate.
-
- The following topics/posts are generally not welcome on
- alt.comics.fandom:
-
- Binary postings (use one of the alt.binaries.* groups)
- Unrelated advertisements
- Flames and insults
-
- Material of interest only to the poster and/or another very small
- group of specific posters should be left in e-mail and IRC. Posts
- which actually discuss comics or comic books should be crossposted to
- the appropriate rec.arts.comics.* or alt.comics.* (or related)
- newsgroup, with followups set out of alt.comics.fandom.
-
-
- In addition to the above charter, it should be noted that this is NOT a
- place to sell comic books. Please take those posts to the newsgroup
- rec.arts.comics.marketplace.
-
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- Subject: Credits
-
- The Welcome Keeper would like to thank:
-
- * Aardy R. DeVarque for critiquing everything under the sun for me,
- * and all the RAC'ers and AC'ers who make this a welcome place.
-
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- Copyright 1995-2004 by Katharine E. Hahn
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