Like superheroes momentarily defeated by a seemingly unbeatable enemy, comic book fans screamed a dramatic, “Nooooooo!” when RI Comic Con announced it was cancelling its November 2020 event. But every superhero fan knows that even if the bad guy wins, his victory is temporary — RI Comic Con will triumphantly return in 2021, and Susan Soares of Altered Reality Entertainment, the organization behind Comic Con, was excited to talk about it.
Because summer’s Terror Con and fall’s Comic Con both were cancelled, Altered Reality created an entirely new event called RI Comic Con, Summer Edition, which will take place June 18 – 20, 2021. “Everyone’s sitting at home this year. There’s nothing. Conventions across the country have been cancelled, and we didn’t want to make our RI Comic Con fans wait a whole year for an event,” said Soares.
RI Comic Con, Summer Edition, although smaller, is going to be like the traditional fall Comic Con, in that there will be celebrities, vendors and an artists alley, but there also will be horror and paranormal content. “We’re taking what’s great about both events and making it one event,” Soares said. “It’ll be interesting to have both groups of fans together, sharing the same space.”
Soares described the Summer Edition as a preview of what fans can expect at the fall 2021 RI Comic Con when the event celebrates its 10th anniversary. “We’re very excited about it,” Soares said. “We’ll start to make announcements about it in November when this year’s Comic Con should have taken place.”
The people behind RI Comic Con are working hard to keep fans engaged. “Everyone’s going through a lot right now. We have been doing this for six months, and everyone’s motivation is down. We’re announcing these events to give people something to look forward to.”
Keep an eye on RI Comic Con’s socials. Announcements about the June event will be made in September, and announcements about the November 2021 event will be made in November 2020. You also can stay on top of celebrity birthdays and watch snippets of guest panels from previous years: @riccomiccon and fb.com/rhodeislandcomiccon
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