The show is in the student union building II. GMU’s traffic is in one big circle. To get to the SUB II building, you turn onto Rivianna River Way, and the building will be on your left in 150 yards. Below is a map. If you are walking from the free parking lot at the Patriot Center, turn right out of the lot, and walk approximately 5-10 minutes, and turn left onto Rivianna River Way. We will see you there!

With an unprecedented reaction from local and national media, we expect the Washington Comicon to be a completely packed event! In anticipation of HUGE crowds, we are asking for a few brave souls to step forward and volunteer for 4 hour shifts. We especially need help with attendee registration, and crowd control. Volunteers will receive a FREE Witchblade #136 variant for their time. Contact me at “info” at “Vacomicon.com”. if you can do it! Thanks! -Brett

We are pleased to announce the following exhibitors will be displayed in the Washington, DC Comicon registration lobby to meet and greet attendees:

Vampirella cover artist Louis Small, Jr.! Dan Nokes of 21st Century Sandshark Studios! Small Press artist Josh Lyman!

Carolyn Belefski from Curls Studio! Marvel Trading Cards artist Bill Meiggs! The GMU Anime Club!

A display for the Iron Man 2 Movie! Representatives will be running the costume contest!

And remember, you get in for FREE if you come in Full Costume!

As an added bonus, bring your Hero Initiative member card to get in for FREE!

The DC COMICON is  pleased to include the Hero Initiative as part of our innaugural event near the nation’s capitol!

Additionally, we are thrilled to announce the appearances of TWO great  comic book cover artists at the event:

Jo Chen, the amazing cover artist of Street Fighter, Runaways, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer will be signing at the Hero booth. Additionally, John K. Snyder III who painted Green Lantern: Brightest Day / Blackest Night will be at the Hero Initiative booth as well! Stop by and say hi to them!

Please note there is an extra fee for this sanctioned tournament, in addition to the low admission price of $5 to the DC COMICON:

Magic the Gathering  — Rise of the Eldrazi — Sanctioned Sealed Booster Tournament with a massive prize pool!
 
Each player will receive six unopened boosters from the new Rise of the Eldrazi set.  Players will then construct a deck from those boosters (free extra lands provided).
Tournament will be played in Swiss Rounds, and will begin promptly at 10am. Register for the show early (doors open at 10, registration begins at 9am)

To participate in this sanctioned event Entry is $19 through May 1st;  Entry is $22 at the door.  (Participants must also purchase a separate convention admission ticket (cost of $5.00 — the show will be open 2 hours past the scheduled conclusion of the tournament so players will have plenty of time to check out the main showroom).
 
Participants may preregister for the Magic Tournament over the phone with a major credit card or in person at Victory Comics, 586 So. Washington St. Falls Church, VA.  703 241-9393

Our great friends at Laughing Ogre Comics (Fairfax, VA) are going to be hosting TWO sets of brothers at the DC COMICON!

That’s right! The Fillbach Brothers will be at the show! They are the creatives behind Dark Horse’s Clone Wars Adventures comics! AWESOME!

Also, joining the artist lineup at the DC COMICON, courtesy of Laughing Ogre Comics are the amazingly talented Luna Brothers! (The Girls, Spider-Woman and more!)

Four GREAT creatives courtesy of one amazing store…Laughing Ogre in Fairfax! Thanks guys!

We are pleased to announce that JG JONES will be co-headlining the DC COMICON on May 2, 2010!

JG is the amazing cover artist of Y the Last Man, 52, Black Widow, Wanted and much more!

In addition, Top Cow has provided us with a VERY limited variant edition of Witchblade #136 with a top secret JG JONES cover!

This exclusive will only be available at the DC COMICON on May 2, 2010, and will be sold at the Hero Initiative booth! Very limited quantities!

 We are please to announce the amazingly talented artist Herb Trimpe will be co-headlining the DC COMICON on May 2, 2010! Most famous for being the first artist in history to draw Wolverine, Trimpe’s powerful pencils drove the Incredible Hulk to be one of Marvel’s best selling titles of the 1970’s! We are pleased to have him as part of the DC COMICON!

Frank Cho co-Headlines the first Washington DC Comicon May 2, 2010 at George Mason University (Fairfax, VA).

Frank is participating courtesy of Cards Comics and Collectibles in Riesterstown, MD. He is known as the creator of the hit syndicated comic strip “Liberty Meadows” and his comic book work includes the Mighty Avengers and Jungle Girl!