Shows listed in italics are listed as a courtesy to the people running them, since many of our regular dealers set up at these events. I have no connection to them and am for the most part unable to answer questions about them. Contact phone number or websites are listed for these events. For information on events not in italics, such as availability of dealer's tables or if you wish to be added to the postal mail list (I will need your physical mailing address) to get postcards sent as a reminder for future events in your area you can contact me (Alan) at adm222@epguides.com
May 18
South Bend, IN
The South Bend Comic Book Convention being held at the Comfort Suites located 52939 US 933 (the corner of Cleveland and US 31) just
north of the Indiana Tollway (I-80 / I-90) @ exit 77. The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
May 19
Springfield, IL
The Springfield ComicCon being held at the Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center located at 625 E. Saint Joseph St. (I-55 exit 92- Business 55 / 6th St) This is near the intersection of 6th St and Stevenson. Downstate Illinois' longest running convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
June 8
Quad Cities, IA /IL (Bettendorf, IA)
The Quad Cities Comics Book Convention being held at the Ramada Inn located at 3020 Utica Rd, Bettendorf (I-74 @
Kimberley Rd / Spruce Hills Dr EXIT 2) The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
June 9
Mounds View, MN - Twin Cities Suburb
The Twin Cities Comic Book Convention being held at the Mermaid Entertainment Center located at 2200 Highway 10 (I-35W EXIT 28C) For directions click here! The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and is the only Twin Cities comic event where admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you
sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
June 15
Des Moines, IA
Iowa Comic Book Club Marketplace at the Adventureland Inn, 3200 Adventureland Drive, Altoona (I-80 EXIT 142) Hours from 10 AM to 5 PM Admission is $2.oo but kids under 10 are free! For more info Iowa Comic Book Club I have been told all dealer spaces have been sold.
June 16- Special Sunday date
Madison, WI
The Madison Comic Book Convention being held at the Howard Johnson Plaza locaed at3841 E Washington (I-39 / I-90 / I-94 EXIT 135A) The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
June 29
Louisville, KY
Derby City Comic Con @ the Kentucky International Convention Center
221 Fourth Street, Louisville from 10AM to 5PM $10.oo admission for more info visit:
Derby City Comic Con or e-mail chuck@derbycitycomiccon.com
June 30
Indianapolis, IN
Ash Comic Book Show being held at the Ramada Inn located at 6990 E 21st St (exit 44a off I-465 or exit 89 off I-70) 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Admission is $4 but you get $1 off when you print this page and write your name, address and email on the back! For more Information contact Andy Holzman (317) 824-9602 or (317) 334-0173
July 13
Oak Creek, WI (Milwaukee suburb)
The Milwaukee Comic Book Convention being held at Classic Lanes located at 7501 S Howell (I-94 EXIT 320 (Rawson Ave) go east to Howell Rd turn right (south) the venue will be on your right). The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and and is the only comic event in SE Wisconsin where admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
July 14
Peoria, IL
The Peoria Comic Book Convention being held at the Grand Hotel located at 4400 N Brandywine Dr. (I-74 exit 89) The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
July 21
St Louis (Collinsville, IL)
The Metro East Comic Book Convention being held at the American Legion Post 365 lcated at 1022 Vandalia St (IL-159- I-55/70 EXIT 15A- go south 2 miles) The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you
sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
Don't buy expensive comics for your girlfriend if she likes to lie on them!
August 3 - NEW VENUE
Omaha, NE
The Omaha Comic Book Convention being held at the Comfort Inn & Suites Omaha Central located at 7007 Grover St (I-80 Exit 449 72nd St.) This is on the other side of the street from the venue we were at up until 2012. The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
August 4
Des Moines ( Urbandale, IA)
The Des Moines Comic Book Convention being held at the Comfort Suites Living History Farms located at 11167 Hickman Rd , Urbandale ( I-80 / I-35 EXIT 125) The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
August 18
Springfield, IL
The Springfield ComicCon being held at the Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center located at 625 E. Saint Joseph St. (I-55 exit 92- Business 55 / 6th St) This is near the intersection of 6th St and Stevenson. Downstate Illinois' longest running convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
August 24
Fort Wayne, IN
The Fort Wayne Comic Book Convention being held at the Comfort Suites located at 5775 Coventry Lane (I-69 @ US 24 EXIT 302- old EXIT 102) The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
August 25
Indianapolis, IN
Ash Comic Book Show being held at the Ramada Inn located at 6990 E 21st St (exit 44a off I-465 or exit 89 off I-70) 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Admission is $4 but you get $1 off when you print this page and write your name, address and email on the back! For more Information contact Andy Holzman (317) 824-9602 or (317) 334-0173
August 25
Chicago (Gurnee, IL)
The Gurnee Comics and Collectibles Show being held at the Holiday Inn located at 6161 W. Grand Ave exit Grand Ave west off the Tri-State
Across from Gurnee Mills Mall. From 10 AM to 3 PM Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info call Jim Libasci @ (847) 336-9963
Some dealers have super powered girlfriends to guard their valuable comics!
September 8 NEW VENUE!!
(Champaign / Urbana, IL)
The Twin Cities Comic Book Convention being held at a new venue the Holiday Inn Urbana located at1001 Killarney St. Urbana (I-74 exit 183) This is one exit west of the old location, you can see the hotel from Lincoln. The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you
sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
September 14
Madison, WI
The Madison Comic Book Convention being held at the Howard Johnson Plaza locaed at3841 E Washington (I-39 / I-90 / I-94 EXIT 135A) The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
September 15
Mounds View, MN - Twin Cities Suburb
The Twin Cities Comic Book Convention being held at the Mermaid Entertainment Center located at 2200 Highway 10 (I-35W EXIT 28C) For directions click here! The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and is the only Twin Cities comic event where admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you
sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
October 6
Quad Cities, IA /IL (Bettendorf, IA)
The Quad Cities Comics Book Convention being held at the Ramada Inn located at 3020 Utica Rd, Bettendorf (I-74 @
Kimberley Rd / Spruce Hills Dr EXIT 2) The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
October 12
Oak Creek, WI (Milwaukee suburb)
The Milwaukee Comic Book Convention being held at Classic Lanes located at 7501 S Howell (I-94 EXIT 320 (Rawson Ave) go east to Howell Rd turn right (south) the venue will be on your right). The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and and is the only comic event in SE Wisconsin where admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
October 13
Peoria, IL
The Peoria Comic Book Convention being held at the Grand Hotel located at 4400 N Brandywine Dr. (I-74 exit 89) The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
October 20
Rockford, IL
The Rockford Comic Book Convention being held at the Cherry Bowl located at 7171 Cherryvale Blvd. Rockford, Il (I-39 EXIT 122B- Harrison Ave west- the venue is just north of the Cherry Vale Mall) For detailed directions click
HERE! or for a map click
HERE!The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you
sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
October 26DATE CHANGE!!
South Bend, IN
The South Bend Comic Book Convention being held at the Comfort Suites located 52939 US 933 (the corner of Cleveland and US 31) just
north of the Indiana Tollway (I-80 / I-90) @ exit 77. The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
October 27
Indianapolis, IN
Ash Comic Book Show being held at the Ramada Inn located at 6990 E 21st St (exit 44a off I-465 or exit 89 off I-70) 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Admission is $4 but you get $1 off when you print this page and write your name, address and email on the back! For more Information contact Andy Holzman (317) 824-9602 or (317) 334-0173
November 9
Green Bay, WI
The Green Bay Comic Book Convention being held at the Best Western Midway Hotel Green Bay located at 780 Armed Forces Drive (Hwy 141 exit Lombardi Ave go east to Holmgren turn right and go about a block to Armed Forces Drive) This is wery close to Lambeau Field The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
November 10
Chicago (Gurnee, IL)
The Gurnee Comics and Collectibles Show being held at the Holiday Inn located at 6161 W. Grand Ave exit Grand Ave west off the Tri-State
Across from Gurnee Mills Mall. From 10 AM to 3 PM Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info call Jim Libasci @ (847) 336-9963
November 17
Springfield, IL
The Springfield ComicCon being held at the Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center located at 625 E. Saint Joseph St. (I-55 exit 92- Business 55 / 6th St) This is near the intersection of 6th St and Stevenson. Downstate Illinois' longest running convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
November 24
Omaha, NE
The Omaha Comic Book Convention being held at the Comfort Inn & Suites Omaha Central located at 7007 Grover St (I-80 Exit 449 72nd St.) This is on the other side of the street from the venue we were at up until 2012. The convention is open to the public from 10 AM to 4PM and admission is FREE! Plus you get something cool free when you sign up for our mailing list! For info contact Alan @ (309) 657-1599 or use the contact link at the bottom of the page.
December 29
Indianapolis, IN
Ash Comic Book Show being held at the Ramada Inn located at 6990 E 21st St (exit 44a off I-465 or exit 89 off I-70) 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Admission is $4 but you get $1 off when you print this page and write your name, address and email on the back! For more Information contact Andy Holzman (317) 824-9602 or (317) 334-0173
If you bring a big enough vehicle maybe you can buy this many comic books at the convention!
