![]() ![]() The festival has free admission and includes a marketplace where local artists and creators can sell their work, as well as industry panels throughout the weekend. "Independent comics are not as commercially available, they basically support the creators who write the comics, draw the comics, and they self-publish them," she said. Beiko says the PCF shines a light on independent comic creators who are not as well-known publicly. The festival usually takes place in May to align with other indie comics festivals across Canada, but the September dates worked better this time around. "We were all set to go at the West End Cultural Centre, and we all know what happened in 2020," said festival organizer Sam Beiko, "we have been pushing it ever since… we're just thrilled we can do it!" Organizers say they were already planning the venue change before the pandemic hit. ![]() This event has also been on hiatus for two years, formerly taking place at the Millennium Library from 2015 – 2019. ![]() The Prairie Comics Festival (PCF) is happening September 10-11, 2022, at the West End Cultural Centre. Sakura from RuPaul’s Drag Race – there are other locally-organized "comic cons" that take a more independent approach. Whie Ai-Kon is mainly a pop-culture-driven fan convention – guests included Veronica Taylor, the original voice of Ash Ketchum from Pokemon, and drag performer Rock M. In total, nearly 8,600 people came out to the convention over the course of the weekend. He says they sold more than 7,600 tickets for the event ahead of time, easily beating 2019's numbers. "I think people were really excited to have everyone back together in the Convention Centre for a celebration of Japanese culture, cosplay, anime, manga, and all that stuff,” said Justin Ladia, communications officer for Ai-Kon. Organizers say the event did very well overall, with thousands of Winnipeg anime fans gathering to celebrate their fandom. Manitoba's largest anime convention returned to the RBC Convention Centre after a two-year hiatus, missing the 20 years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the first major cons to return was Ai-Kon, which celebrated its 20th anniversary July 22-24, 2022. Fan conventions – commonly shortened to ‘cons’ among attendees – are coming back to Winnipeg, and organizers are excited to bring celebrity guests, artists, vendors, and fans together again to celebrate everything nerdy in our city. ![]()
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