The team of Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti are headed off the mainland and over to the great state of Hawaii to start the new year of 2026! That’s right, for those fans who are on the island, the team will be attending the HAWAII POP CON 2026 ...
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Hawaii Pop Con Welcomes Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti

A promotional graphic announcing Amanda Conner as a guest for Hawaii PopCon 2026, featuring her photo and comic book-style background art.A promotional graphic announcing Amanda Conner as a guest for Hawaii PopCon 2026, featuring her photo and comic book-style background art.

The team of Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti are headed off the mainland and over to the great state of Hawaii to start the new year of 2026! That’s right, for those fans who are on the island, the team will be attending the HAWAII POP CON 2026 taking place on January 10-11, 2026!

The team will have a limited amount of product (due to the travel restrictions), however we’ll bring what we can to the show. We’ll be thrilled to sign and meet our great fans on the islands. For more information on the con, head to the link below to learn more!

Hawaii Pop Con 2026

Hope to see some of our west coast fans there!

   



CA – Double Launch Signing | Nov 26th

Promotional poster for in-store comic signings in Pasadena with covers of "Arcadia" and "Free Planet," featuring Gabriel Hardman and Jed Dougherty with Aubrey Sitterson.Promotional poster for in-store comic signings in Pasadena with covers of "Arcadia" and "Free Planet," featuring Gabriel Hardman and Jed Dougherty with Aubrey Sitterson.

Join us on Wednesday, November 26th at Collector’s Paradise PASADENA for a special double launch signing event featuring creators GABRIEL HARDMAN (Arcadia) + AUBREY SITTERSON & JED DOUGHERTY (Free Planet)!

RSVP on Facebook!

Collector’s Paradise
319 S Arroyo Pkwy, Ste 4, Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 577-6694

   



New OAX 2026 Announcements

Logo for OA Expo with event dates February 20-22, 2025, and website OA-EXPO.COM.Logo for OA Expo with event dates February 20-22, 2025, and website OA-EXPO.COM.

NEW OAX 2026 ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE AT 12TH COMIC ART LIVE

During separate Comic Art LIVE (CAL) panels, it was announced that OAX 2026 will now add A2X and GAX, as well as IC3@OAX.

The Animation Art Expo (A2X) housed within OAX will present original artworks from the amazing and diverse world of animation and cartoons, predominantly from Japan and the United States. These artworks include cels, backgrounds, storyboards, model sheets, production drawings, and other production art. You can hear more about A2X from our CAL panel on animation art starting at the 48:11 mark HERE.

The Game Art Expo (GAX) housed within OAX focuses on original artworks created for video games, pinball machines, board games, and other gaming categories including conceptual, box, cartridge, backglass, playfield, promotional, and advertising art. You can learn more about GAX from our CAL panel on game art HERE.

Indie Comics Creator Con (IC3) is now a part of OAX and will focus on showcasing established and legendary independent comic book creators, as well as up-and-coming indie talent. You can learn more about IC3@OAX from our CAL panel highlighting Athenaeum Comic Art HERE

NEW PRE-SHOW COMMISSION OPPORTUNITIES

This past weekend during live CAL panels on our CAF+ YouTube channel, we brought on a number of OAX 2026 artists for interviews and to announce their pre-OAX offerings. Here’s a list of those artists with links to their individual pre-OAX pages on the OAX web site

The Original Art Expo (OAX) will take place in Orlando, Florida from February 20-22, 2026. OAX is the premier narrative art-focused event in the world that exclusively showcases original comic book, illustration, collector card, comic strip, game, animation, and other visual storytelling art. The show is an intimate, intense, and immersive three-day art fair and trade show hybrid focused entirely on this emerging and important art collecting category.

OAX is also home to the newly created Jack and Roz Kirby awards, which will be an annual award recognizing innovation from excellence, and humanity in the narrative arts. More information at the OAX website, and you can read our recent joint press release here.

   



OH – Nate Powell Signing | Nov 29th

Cartoonist Nate Powell, best known for his work on the original MARCH and RUN graphic novels, signs at Carol & John’s Comic Shop in Cleveland, OH on Saturday, November 29th at 6pm.

Carol & John’s Comic Shop
17462 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44111
(216) 252-0606

   


UK – Mother Knows Best Signing | Nov 29th

Gosh Comics is thrilled to welcome the Golden Rage team back to the shop for a signing to celebrate the new collection, Mother Knows Best, on Saturday 29th November 2025, from 1-2pm. Joining us will be writer Chrissy Williams (@chrissywilliams) and colorist Sofie Dodgson (@diemortal).

RSVP on Facebook!

Gosh Comics
1 Berwick St, SoHo, London W1F0DR
United Kingdom

   


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