With convention season starting earlier and earlier, and with more and more comic, gaming, and anime conventions starting up each year, it’s getting simpler to attend conventions and, thus, to [...]

This is the first post by Sam Noir on TdotComics Canadian Toycon is one of the GTA’s fastest growing local conventions.  They are mounting five shows this year, and have [...]

With Wizard not having a show in Toronto this year, the spring comic book scene was open for Hobbystar to bring back the Toronto Comic-Con in full force March 9-10, 2013, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The con absorbed the March anime convention and welcomed fans of any kind of fiction. People call it Fan Expo Jr., because that’s really what it is.

Growing out of the winter cosplay skating event, and after a quick Facebook poll to determine the name, Frostcon was developed by the Ontario Cosplay Society. Set apart from the crowded summer calendar on January 27th, 2013, Frostcon proved that a bit of chilly weather doesn’t stop the GTA’s convention scene from coming together for another round of dress-up. Still, it’s crucial to note that this first-year open concept convention was not named after or specifically in honour of scene regular Louis Frost (who did put in a brief appearance as an attendee).

A quick glance at some of the events of 2013 to help plan out your year. Lots of conventions and festivals to occupy and entertain and keep the GTA busy.

Despite it being a far drive to the city of Detroit for many visitors, Youmacon is notorious for being a party convention, oriented towards people who want to rock out [...]

In case you haven’t heard, Tony Harris – who has most notably contributed art to Starman and Ex Machina - decided to head to the internet to unleash a rant against female cosplayers. What [...]

Who wants another convention less than a month after Fan Expo? Well, if there’s one thing Fan Expo did, it left me with an appreciation of the benefits of smaller [...]

Despite focusing primarily on Real American Heroes, G.I. Joe has a considerable following in Canada. Clearly, heroism knows no political boundaries (also, neither does overly theatrical terrorism). For ten years, [...]