Big WOW! ComicFest 2015 Recap

Last weekend, The Big WOW! ComicFest was held at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA. This is the Bay Area's Biggest Comic-Con since Wondercon has not had a presence in the Bay Area for quite a few years now.

San Jose Convention Center

The weather was perfect. The show was great this year! It did get a bit bigger than last year or maybe we're not as jaded as we were the previous year. You can't compare this to say SDCC or Wondercon as those shows are filled with Movie/TV Studios. There were lots of artists and vendors selling their merchandise from cosplay weapons, replicas, toys, collectibles, comics, art, t-shirts and lots more. What we would love to see more of is indie toy makers. We know there are more of you out there!

Big WOW! Comic Fest Lands In San Jose This Weekend!

Big WOW! ComicFest is less than 5 days away! That means time is running out to purchase your discounted tickets to the show! CLICK HERE to purchase your weekend and one-day tickets and save $5 per ticket versus our at the door price during the convention! Online discount ticket sales close at 10PM PST on Friday April 17th so you need to act fast!

For more information on exclusives, signings, panels and events happening throughout the weekend at Big WOW! ComicFest check out their website for all the latest information.

Big WOW! ComicFest 2014 Recap

This was our first year attending the Big WOW! ComicFest at the San Jose Convention Center. We were pretty impressed with the show. This definitely fills the void of not having Wondercon. The best things at the show were the Famous Monsters booth, The Batman Museum, The Batmobile, BTTF Deloreon and the Ghostbusters Ecto-1. Boom! Studios & IDW were a couple of comic publishers with a booth at the show. There were tons of Funko POP! and Mystery Mini figures at multiple booths. Psycho Donuts was also there with their interesting donuts and cakepops! They were stationed outside of the exhibit hall. Big WOW! ComicFest was a good show. They had some great panels too. Overall, it was a good, quality show!

Check out all of our pictures below:

Big WOW! ComicFest 2014 V.I.P. Godzilla Packages

$199.99
 
Includes:

• One Weekend Pass to the Convention and FM Film Fest
• One professional photo op with Kenpachiro Satsuma (Godzilla) & Bin Furuya (Ultraman).
• One Ticket to the Legendary Godzilla (2014) Premier introduced by Kenpachiro Satsuma (Godzilla) & Bin Furuya (Ultraman), with special guest introduction from kaiju expert and author of EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS (Chronicle Books) author, August Ragone. (Choose from Friday or Saturday night at the Camer Cinema 12 in San Jose)
• Popcorn and soda included
• One Exclusive 12 x16 in. FM Convention VIP poster signed by both Furuya (Ultraman), Satsuma (Godzilla), and Daisuke Ban (Kikaida).
• One Exclusive Convention VIP T-shirts.
• One Godzilla Lanyard
• Bob Eggleton's Mechagodzilla Poster 18 x 24 in.
• FM #274 Godzilla Issue (Big WOW! Comic Cover exclusive)

CreaturesCon 3 Returns to Big WOW! ComicFest

CreaturesCon, the official Creature Features Convention dedicated to the classic San Francisco Bay Area TV Show, will be part of The Big Wow Comicfest,  May 17-18th 2014 in San Jose.

On hand will be John Stanley, Ernie Fosselius, Lord Blood-Rah, Strephon Taylor, Tom Wyrsch and a gang of special guests to be announced.

See:

- Creature Features Props & Memorabilia

- John Stanley's Dungeon Set Recreated

- Two Panels "Remembering the Ackermansion" and "CreaturesCon 3"

- Saturday Night Creature Features Show "Live" with feature film Night of the Living Dead

- Creature Features & Horror related items for sale 

- Original Creature Features shows & clips 

- And a lot more 

Famous Monsters Film Festival

The Famous Monsters Film Fest is brought to you by Famous Monsters of Filmland and Big WOW! ComicFest.

"We want your monster movies, your Sci-Fi epics, and your fantasies. We want your thrillers, chillers, and everything in between. Official entrants will be screened during the weekend of May 17th & 18th at Big Wow in San Jose, CA, one of the largest pop culture festivals in Northern California (just click around the site and check it out!). There will be special parties, prizes, and access for filmmakers. 

Categories will be broken down to reflect not only project length and format, there will be genre awards as well as production awards for cast and crew members. Here are the official entry categories:
Feature Film: Films over 60 minutes
Short Films: Films under 60 minutes
Screenplays: Short and Feature length screenplays
Animation: Short and Feature length animation (featuring more than 50% animated elements)

Top finishers in each category will receive prizes from our sponsors and—most importantly—will be featured in the August issue of FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND. FM is one of the top selling independent magazines through Barnes and Noble as well as Diamond Distributors. The magazine has worldwide distribution with a subscribers list that includes some of entertainment's biggest names. FM has a long history of bringing new talent to the attention of the fans and we look forward to continuing that tradition with our FM Fest finalists.

The FM Fest at Big Wow is looking for films that are consistent with FM's legacy: horror, Sci-Fi, fantasy, suspense thriller, or anything just plain weird."

To enter your film, go here. 

Japan's Heroes & Monsters Panel at Big WOW! ComicFest 2014

Japan's Hereoes & Monsters Panel is set for Saturday, May 17th from 3PM-4PM

August Ragone and his Kaiju crew will be hosting FM’s panel that will feature Kenpachiro Satsuma (Godzilla, ’84-’95), Bin Furuya (Ultraman), and Daisuke Ban (Kikaida,Inazuman). Each actor will tell their stories of how they came to embody these incredible roles, as well as take questions from the audience. - Room A

If you can't make it to Saturday's Panel, you get another chance on Sunday, May 18th from 2PM-3PM in Room C.

The Art of Kaiju & Master of Monster Panel at Big Wow! ComicFest 2014

The Art of Kaiju & Master of Monster Panel - Saturday, May 17th  from 2PM-3PM.

Kaiju expert, FM guest editor, and author of the newly reprinted Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monster, August Ragone will be joined by Hugo Award-winning and FM cover artist Bob Eggleton to talk about how Japanese monsters have shaped Wester pop culture, influenced their personal and professional lives, and why character like Godzilla and Ultraman continue to be worldwide sensations. - Room B

The Batman Museum at Big WOW! ComicFest 2014

In Celebrating 75 Years of Batman, Big WOW! ComicFest will have the Batman Museum featuring 75 years of of original art, toys, posters and collectibles. Many items from the legendary Bill Morrison's Batman collection will be featured along with additional rarely seen comic art and an authentic full size working replica of the classic 1966 TV Batmobile.

"This fantastic once-in-a-lifetime exhibit is exclusive to Big Wow! Comicfest and will not be seen again!"

Godzilla, Ultraman & KIKAIDA are Coming to Big Wow! ComicFest

The actors that played Godzilla, Ultraman & KIKAIDA will be in attendance at Big Wow! ComicFest this weekend.

Legendary Japanese actor Kenpachiro Satsuma, best known for portraying Godzilla from 1984-1995 (the Heisei era). Satoshi “Bin” Furuya will be making a rare appearance in the U.S. to attend this year’s festivities. He is best known for portraying the original Ultraman, where he donned the gray and red uniform on a weekly basis to save the universe from humanity’s greatest foes. Daisuke Ban, star of the classic series KIKAIDA and INAZUMAN will be in attendance at BIG WOW! this year to share his stories or portraying to of Japan's most iconic characters.

Top Cow's Pop Mhan Variant Cover for Aphrodite IX #10 for Big Wow! ComicFest Exclusive

Top Cow announced that that they will have a Pop Mhan Variant Cover for Aphrodite IX #10 as a Big Wow! ComicFest exclusive. Limited to 500 copies and will be $10 each. Stop by booth #201/300 to pick up this variant and get it signed by Top Cow's President Matt Hawkins.

Big Wow! ComicFest

Who's going to the Big Wow! ComicFest this year? We will be there this year covering the show and for those who like monsters, Godzilla etc... You might want to check this show out! The show takes place at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA on May 17-18th. We'll have more posts regarding the events, special guests etc... in the coming days and leading up to the show.