Aussie Comic Convention Circuit 2015 [UPDATED 03/01/15]

Happy New Year, Aussie Comikers and Blog Readers! 

Black Mermaid Productions presents its regular calendar for Aussie comikers to plan their annual comics convention circuit. The list also includes some international expos. Please note that at the time of publishing, some of these events have not been promoted on their respective websites with the relevant dates and venues. Also, some of these events have not set up their websites yet so there will be no link attached to it. This post will be updated as more information becomes available so please stop by regularly for additional information.

JANUARY 2015
Angouleme International Comics Festival (Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême) (Angoulême, France): 29 January-1 February 2015 (various venues)

FEBRUARY 2015
Sticky Institute – Festival of the Photocopier Zine Fair (Melbourne, Victoria): 15 February 2015 (Melbourne Town Hall)
Minicomicon (Brisbane, Queensland): 28 February 2015 (The Edge, Southbank)


MARCH 2015
Central West Comics Festival (Parkes, New South Wales): 13-15 March 2015 (various venues)
NowCon (Nowra, New South Wales): 21 March 2015 (venue TBA)
Room 801 (Parramatta, New South Wales): 28-29 March 2015 (Holiday Inn, Parramatta)


APRIL 2015
WonderCon (Anaheim, California USA): 3-5 April 2015 (Anaheim Convention Center)
Supanova (Melbourne, Victoria): 10-12 April 2015 (Melbourne Showground)
Oz ComicCon (Perth, Western Australia): 11-12 April 2015 (Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre)
Supanova (Gold Coast, Queensland): 17-19 April 2015 (Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre)
Oz ComicCon (Adelaide, South Australia): 18-19 April 2015 (Adelaide Showground)
Homecooked Comics Festival (Melbourne, Victoria): 26 April 2015 (Northcote Town Hall)

MAY 2015
Free Comic Book Day (World and Australia wide): 2 May 2015 (check with your nearest comic book store for details and activities)
Inkers and Thinkers Symposium – Alternative Forms, Alternative Voices (Adelaide, South Australia): 15-16 May 2015 (University of Adelaide)
Comic Gong (Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia): 16 May 2015 (Wollongong City Library, Town Hall and Art Gallery)
Phoenix ComicCon (Phoenix, Arizona USA): 28-31 May 2015 (Phoenix Convention Center)
MCA Zine Fair (Sydney, New South Wales): TBA May 2015 (Museum of Contemporary Art)

JUNE 2015
Her Majesty's Favourite Really Great Graphical Festival including Small Press Zine Fest (Hobart, Tasmania): 3-6 June 2015 (various venues TBA)
Supanova (Sydney, New South Wales): 19-21 June 2015 (Sydney Showground, Olympic Park)
Supanova (Perth, Western Australia): 26-28 June 2015 (Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre)
Oz ComicCon (Melbourne, Victoria): 27-28 June 2015 (Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre)

JULY 2015
San Diego ComicCon (San Diego, California USA): 9-12 July 2015 (San Diego Convention Centre)
AVCON (Adelaide, South Australia): TBA July 2015 (Adelaide Convention Centre) 
Boston ComicCon (Boston, Massachusetts, USA): 31 July-2 August 2015 (Seaport World Trade Center)

AUGUST 2015
SMASH! (Sydney, New South Wales): 8-9 August 2015 (Rose Hill Gardens)
The Comic Market 88 – Natsukomi [AKA Comiket and Comike] (Tokyo, Japan): 
14-16 August 2015 (Tokyo Big Sight International Exhibition Centre) 

SEPTEMBER 2015
Oz ComicCon (Brisbane, Queensland): 19-20 September 2015 (Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre)
Small Press Expo (North Bethesda, Maryland USA): 19-20 September 2015 (Bethesda North Marriot Hotel and Conference Center)
Oz ComicCon (Sydney, New South Wales): 26-27 September 2015 (Sydney Exhibition Centre, Glebe Island)
Comic CON-Versation (Sydney, New South Wales): TBA September 2015 (Ashfield Library)

OCTOBER 2015
New York ComicCon (New York City, New York USA): 8-11 October 2015 (Javits Center)
Armageddon Expo (Melbourne, Victoria): 17-18 October 2015 (Melbourne Showground)
Halloween at Liverpool City Library (Liverpool, New South Wales): 31 October 2015 (Liverpool Library)
National Young Writers' Festival / This is Not Art Zine Fair (Newcastle, New South Wales): TBA October 2015 (Various Newcastle venues)

NOVEMBER 2015
Supanova (Adelaide, South Australia): 20-22 November 2015 (Adelaide Showground)
Supanova (Brisbane, Queensland): 27-29 November 2015 (Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre)
Australian Cartoonists' Association (ACA) Stanley Awards and Conference 
(Melbourne, Victoria): TBA November 2015 (Venue TBA)
City of Sydney Zine Fair (Sydney, New South Wales): TBA November 2015 (Waterloo Library)

DECEMBER 2015
Berrypop (Berry, New South Wales): TBA December 2015 (various venues)
The Comic Market 89 – Fukukomi [AKA Comiket and Comike] (Tokyo, Japan): TBA December 2015 (Tokyo Big Sight International Exhibition Centre)

Please contact us on blackmermaid@blackmermaid.com if you want additional events to be added to this list.

Comic ConVersation at Ashfield Library

Ashfield Library will be holding its inaugural "Comic ConVersation" event in September. Melbourne-based Ledger Award winning graphic novelist Bruce Mutard (The Sacrifice, The Silence) will be the special guest, and there will be a multitude of panel discussions and workshops on offer. Among the exhibitors and comics storytellers are Black Mermaid Productions' director Julie Ditrich, as well as Marcelo Baez, Paul Caggegi, Thomas Campi, Chewie Chan, Regina Clarke, Sorab Del Rio,  Samantha Emery, Peter Fairfax,  Judex, Tim McEwen, Jan Scherpenhuizen, Nathan Seabolt and Christopher Sequeira. Kings Comics will be partnering at the event.

Here is what you need to know:

Date: Saturday 20 September 2014
Time: 4.00 to 8.00pm
Venue: Ashfield LibraryLevel 3, Civic Centre260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield NSW 2131 Australia
Contact: Karen on +61 2 9716 1828 or email karend@ashfield.nsw.gov.au
Website: www.ashfield.nsw.gov.au/page/whats on.html


CLICK HERE to access the flyer. 

Aussie Comic Convention Circuit 2014 [UPDATED 06/08/14]

Happy New Year! 

Here's our regular calendar for Aussie comikers to plan their annual comics convention circuit. We've added a few more zine fairs this year. The list also includes some international expos. Please note that at the time of publishing, some of these events have not been promoted on their respective websites with the relevant dates and venues. This post will be updated as more information becomes available so please stop by regularly for additional information.

Angouleme International Comics Festival (Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême) (Angoulême, France): 30 January-2 February 2014 (various venues)
Sticky Institute Zine Fair (Melbourne, Victoria): 9 February 2014 (Melbourne Town Hall)
Room 801 (Sydney, New South Wales): 21-23 February 2014 (Y Hotel on Hyde Park)
Oz ComicCon (Perth, Western Australia): 29-30 March 2014 (Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre)
Inkers and Thinkers – The Evolution of Comics Symposium (Adelaide, South Australia): 4 April 2014 (University of Adelaide)
Oz ComicCon (Adelaide, South Australia): 5-6 April 2014 (Adelaide Showground)
Supanova (Gold Coast, Queensland): 4-6 April 2014 (Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre)
Supanova (Melbourne, Victoria): 11-13 April 2014 (Melbourne Showground)
WonderCon (Anaheim, California USA): 18-20 April 2014 (Anaheim Convention Center)
Free Comic Book Day (World and Australia wide): 3 May 2014 (check with your nearest comic book store for details and activities)
Comic Gong (Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia): 17 May 2014 (Wollongong City Library, Town Hall and Art Gallery)
Phoenix ComicCon (Phoenix, Arizona USA): 5-8 June 2014 (Pheonix Convention Center)
MCA Zine Fair (Sydney, New South Wales): 25 May 2014 (Museum of Contemporary Art)
Supanova (Sydney, New South Wales): 13-15 June 2014 (Sydney Showground, Olympic Park)
Supanova (Perth, Western Australia): 20-22 June 2014 (Claremont Showground)
Oz ComicCon (Melbourne, Victoria): 5-6 July 2014 (Royal Exhibition Building)
AVCON (Adelaide, South Australia): 18-20 July 2014 (Adelaide Convention Centre) 
SMASH! (Sydney, New South Wales): 9-10 August 2014 (Rose Hill Gardens)
San Diego ComicCon (San Diego, California USA): 24-27 July 2014 (San Diego Convention Centre)
Boston ComicCon (Boston, Massachusetts, USA): 8-10 August 2014 (World Seaport Trade Center)
The Comic Market 86 – Natsukomi [AKA Comiket and Comike] (Tokyo, Japan): Date 15-17 August 2014 (Tokyo Big Sight International Exhibition Centre) Natsukomi 
Oz ComicCon (Brisbane, Queensland): 6-7 September 2014 (Convention & Exhibition Centre)
Oz ComicCon (Sydney, New South Wales): 13-14 September 2014 (Sydney Harbour Expo)
Small Press Expo (North Bethesda, Maryland USA): 13-14 September 2014 (Bethesda North Marriot Hotel and Conference Center)
Comic CON-Versation (Sydney, New South Wales): 20 September 2014 (Ashfield Library)
GRAPHIC (Sydney, New South Wales): DATE TBA October 2014 (Sydney Opera House)
National Young Writers' Festival / This is Not Art Zine Fair (Newcastle, New South Wales): 2-5 October 2014 (Various Newcastle venues)
New York ComicCon (New York City, New York USA): 9-14 October 2014 (Javits Center)
Armageddon Expo (Melbourne, Victoria): 18-19 October 2014 (Melbourne Showground)
Australian Cartoonists' Association (ACA) Stanley Awards and Conference (Sydney, New South Wales): Dates 14-15 November 2014 (Venue TBA)
Supanova (Adelaide, South Australia): 20-23 November 2014 (Adelaide Showground)
Supanova (Brisbane, Queensland): 28-30 November 2014 (Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre)
The Comic Market 87 – Fukukomi [AKA Comiket and Comike] (Tokyo, Japan): Date TBA December 2014 (Tokyo Big Sight International Exhibition Centre)

Please contact us on blackmermaid@blackmermaid.com if you want additional events to be added to this list.