North Texas Comic Book Show

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The North Texas Comic Book Show was a quarterly comic book convention that was held in Dallas.^[1] The event was created in October 2011 ^[2] as an alternative to the larger comic conventions. Initially held in Arlington, Texas, the event moved to Dallas in November 2013. It has also been referred to as the Dallas Comic Book Show in marketing and the media.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Started as a comic collectors event ^[6] the show grew to play host to a number of nationally know comic artists and celebrities. Guests included Tom DeFalco,^[7] Rich Buckler,^[8] Ron Frenz,^[9] Mike Grell, Paul Coker Jr., Scott Hanna, Mark Morales, Ron Marz, Danny Fingeroth,^[10] Tom Raney, Michael Golden, Tom Richmond, Randy Emberlin, James O'Barr, Keith Pollard, Arvell Jones, Craig Rousseau, Victor Gischler, Carlo Barberi,^[11] Lou Ferrigno,^[12] Gigi Edgley,^[13] and Richard Hatch.^[14]^[15]

The event was held in January, April, July, and October/November each year.^[16]

The February 2020 show, hosted at the Irving Convention Center, was apparently the last.^[17]^[18]

References

^ "North Texas Comic Book Show @ Doubletree Hotel in Dallas | GuideLive". GuideLive. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^ "Mike McGee Dallas Morning News". yourlewisville.dallasnews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^ "Dallas Comic Book Show - Convention Scene". www.conventionscene.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^ "Dallas Comic Book Show July 18th". Rattle and Hum Sports. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^ "Dallas Comic Book Show RICH BUCKLER, Creator Of Deathlok, Rubinstein, Morales January (Comic Book Forums)". Comic Book Realm. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^ "North Texas Comic Book Show The Doubletree Hotel - Dallas Market Center Dallas, TX Events D Magazine". www3.dmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^ "The North Dallas Comic Book Show Presents A Spidey Weekend". Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^ "Dallas Comic Book Show RICH BUCKLER, Creator Of Deathlok, Rubinstein, Morales January (Comic Book Forums)". Comic Book Realm. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^ "The North Dallas Comic Book Show Presents A Spidey Weekend". Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^ "The North Dallas Comic Book Show Presents A Spidey Weekend". Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^ "The North Dallas Comic Book Show Presents A Spidey Weekend". Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^ "Meet Lou Ferrigno At The North Texas Comic Book Show". Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^ SCNS Live (2015-07-20), GiGi Edgley Interview at North Texas Comic Book Show, retrieved 2016-04-01
^ John Hunter (2015-07-21), Richard Hatch at the North Dallas Comic Book Show 18 July 2015, retrieved 2016-04-01
^ SCNS Live (2015-07-20), Richard Hatch Interview at North Texas Comic Book Show, retrieved 2016-04-01
^ "Comics, Cosplay, Toys". Dallas Comic Book Show. Retrieved 2016-03-28.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Gempel, Natalie (January 31, 2020). "The 20 Best Events in Dallas This February". D Magazine. Dallas, Texas: D Magazine Partners. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
^ "HANGING UP MY SPURS". Facebook. February 18, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

External links

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v t e Fan conventions in Texas
Traditional	AggieCon (College Station) ArmadilloCon (Austin) FenCon (Dallas)
Comics/media	All-Con (Dallas) Alamo City Comic Con (San Antonio) Comicpalooza (Houston) Fan Expo Dallas (Irving) STAPLE! (Austin)
Anime	Anime Frontier (Fort Worth) Anime Matsuri (Houston) AnimeFest (Arlington) A-Kon (Irving) Ikkicon (Round Rock) Oni-Con (Galveston) San Japan (San Antonio) Ushicon (Austin)
Horror	Texas Frightmare Weekend (Dallas)
NASFiC/Worldcon	LoneStarCon 1 (Austin, 1985) (NASFiC) LoneStarCon 2 (San Antonio, 1997) LoneStarCon 3 (San Antonio, 2013)
Defunct	ApolloCon (Houston) Comix Fair (Houston) ConDFW (Dallas) Dallas Fantasy Fair Houstoncon Lazy Dragon Con (McKinney) Linucon (Austin) North Texas Comic Book Show (Irving) RealmsCon (Corpus Christi) Stellar Occasion (Dallas) Southwesterncon (Dallas, Houston, OKC) Texas Fear Fest (Dallas) Twicon (Dallas) UnCommonCon (Dallas) WhoFest (Dallas)
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