More Charity Auction Items

More items that have been gathered to be auctioned off for the West Virginia chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP WV).

The auction will be at 3:30pm in Panel Room 1.

The AFSP will be taking part in State Capitol Day Wednesday February 15th. Each year, State Capitol Day events bring advocates together with state and local public officials to share information and urge that suicide prevention be made a priority. Advocates have the opportunity to meet with their legislators and speak about legislative and policy issues that need support. Because of these personal connections between advocates and lawmakers, state bills have been enacted that now ban the practice of conversion therapy, require suicide prevention policies and personnel training in K-12 schools, increase suicide prevention on college and university campuses, require insurance plans to treat mental health and physical health equally, and create statewide suicide prevention offices and task forces.

graphic novel signed by Ron Marz; Green Lantern, Silver Surfer

February 1, 2023 0

Charity Auction Items

As part of our effort to raise money for the West Virginia Chapter of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention we will be holding a live auction. We have gathered some donated autographed pictures to the cause. Some items might end up in the raffle, but most of these will be in auction.

Here is a selection of items from that will be auctioned off.

September 15, 2022 0

WV Pop Con X Lets Play Games Con

We are once again on the road to promote at another convention. This time up to Morgantown for WV Pop Con x Let’s Play Games Con on Saturday August 27th and Sunday August 28th at Mylan Park.

WV Pop Con will have creators of comics, books, and crafts; cosplayers, cosplay groups, and vendors with all kinds of things to sell. Featured guests for this year are Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, YouTube star Pittsburgh Dad, comic creators Brett Breeding, Ron Frenz, and Patrick Olliffe. There will be panels and a cosplay contests on both days (kids and teens on Saturday; adults on Sunday.

LPGWV is hosting gaming for this year. They have several table top games you can sign up for. Plus they have been working on some video gaming for all.

Expect plenty of games to play at our table as well. Come by, chat, and check out a game.

August 22, 2022 0

Exhibit Life Size Statues

Mike Ferry and his wife Ann started sharing their life size statues with the comic world for pictures and for a lot of fun.

They collect donations on a voluntary basis only because not everything at a comic convention should cost more than a smile.

They currently have the following life size figures:

Marvel – Deadpool (butt signed by Morena Baccarin), Rocket, and teenage Groot (actual size close to Rocket)

Arkham Asylum video game – Batman and Harley Quinn

Aliens – Alien egg with poseable face hugger

Gremlins – Stripe, the flasher, anonymous gremlin

Star Wars – Yoda, Watto, and Anakin Skywalker

Hero Initiative is a charity near and dear to their hearts.

They learned about Hero Initiative at Gem City Comic Con about 2 years before Josh Medors passed away from Cancer.

His story and many others can be see at the following website:

COMIC CREATORS IN NEED ⋆ HERO INITIATIVE

August 17, 2022 0

Pikeville Comic & Toy Con

DualCon will be out promoting at another convention, bringing along several games for all to play.

Come see us at Pikeville Comic & Toy Con is Saturday August 20th from 10am-6pm in Pikeville, KY at the Appalachian Wireless Arena.

They will have professional wrestlers (Jack the Snake, Ricky Steamboat, Shane Douglas, Barry Windham, Tito Santana), anime voice actors (Morgan Laure and Austin Tindle), and professional comic creators (Glenn Whitmore, Brian Shearer, Craig Boldman, and Bill Nichols) to meet.

They will also have bunch of vendors, artists, crafters, other creators, and more selling all kinds of things. Plus a costume contest.

Tickets are $12 per person and free for kids 10 and under.

August 14, 2022 0