East Coast Comicon
| East Coast Comicon | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Venue | Meadowlands Exposition Center |
| Location(s) | Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Inaugurated | 2012 |
| Founder | Cliff Galbraith |
| Organized by | Crucial Entertainment, LLC |
| Website | |
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The East Coast Comicon is an annual comic book fan convention that takes place in New Jersey. It began in 2012 as the Asbury Park Comicon, and took place in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Due to its expansion and the need for a larger venue, it was renamed the East Coast Comicon in 2015, and moved to the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey.
The Asbury Park Comicon was founded by Popculturist Robert Bruce and Cliff Galbraith of Crucial Entertainment, LLC. The show was conceived when Galbraith attended Tand observed crowds of people looking through cardboard boxes filled with albums. Galbraith relates, "I said, 'Who else looks through white boxes?' And a light bulb went off." Comparing his convention to the enormous crowds of the much larger New York Comic-Con, which takes place in nearby Manhattan, Galbraith comments, "What we offer is a much more civilized, intimate setting. You can really spend time with the artist. You’re not hustled along." Galbraith wanted to create a convention that emphasized comics over the film and television promotions around which many of the conventions they had attended had become centered. The first show took place on May 2, 2012, at the Asbury Lanes live music and bowling venue in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The event featured guests Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Stephanie Buscema, Jamal Igle, and Steve Mannion.
The second Asbury Park Comicon took place on September 29, 2012, at the Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park. The event featured artists Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Dean Haspiel, and Reilly Brown.
The third Asbury Park Comicon took place on March 30, 2013, at Asbury Park Convention Hall in Asbury Park. The event featured Al Jaffee, Michael E. Uslan, Herb Trimpe, Jamal Igle, Allen Bellman, Don McGregor, Jay Lynch, Rudy Nebres, John Holmstrom, Evan Dorkin, and Bob Camp. The third Asbury Park Comicon was attended by approximately 3,800 comic book fans.
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