Read up on the latest Awesome Con News, Reviews and Features from the team at Collider. Founded in 2013, Awesome Con, DC's Comic Con, attracts 60,000 fans for a family-friendly celebration of geek ...

This article is presented in partnership with Leftfield Media and AwesomeCon. It happens nearly every weekend around the nation. Thousands of superheroes, villains, monsters, fantasy fellowships – and ...

As the New Year quickly approaches, Awesome Con 2026 continues to take shape. Washington, D.C.'s annual Comic-Con will run across three days from March 13–15, bringing even more exciting attractions ...

“People just really wanna go to their happy place right now,” says Heather Barnes. “And Awesome Con is a happy place for a lot of people. Some people look forward to it all year long. And it’s finally ...

Awesome Con provided an opportunity for science fiction and real-life science to play off of one another. The Robot from Netflix's Lost in Space reboot (center) illustrates the former, while the NASA ...

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine talks about getting American astronauts to the moon in the next five years while participating in a Future Con panel discussion at Awesome Con. NASA/Bill Ingalls For ...

“Awesome Con gives fans a home to be themselves,” says Lauren Dabb. “It lets them feel like they can really express their love for whatever it may be that they’re there for.” Dabb is the Vice ...

COMICS HIT D.C. Celebrites from famous comic franchises will appear at the inaugural Awesome Con. Building any event from the ground up is no easy task, and for Ben Penrod, the man behind Awesome Con ...

Three days of events filled with celebrity guest appearances, the debut of Anime Yokocho, our biggest-ever Pride Alley, Book Fair, and more March 8 - 10 Washington, D.C. (February 6, 2024) – Kicking ...

WASHINGTON — Editor's Note: The video above is from 2019. Awesome Con is returning to the District after a nearly two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last Awesome Con took place at Walter ...

While everyone had their eye on the spectacle that is Wondercon, last Friday also brought a new and improved Awesome Con to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center right in the heart of Washington ...

When Awesome Con started in 2013, the comic convention drew about 7,000 fans and fit into a single room at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown D.C. This year, with an expected ...