Showing posts with label COMICARE. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 1, 2025

Phoenix Fan Fusion 2025

Phoenix Fan Fusion 2025: Arizona’s Ultimate Geek Convention is Back!

Grab your cosplay, charge your lightsabers, and practice your best “Wakanda Forever” pose because Phoenix Fan Fusion is coming back in 2025 — and it's gonna be bigger, bolder, and geekier than ever!

This pop-culture mega-event hits downtown Phoenix from May 23-25, 2025 at the Phoenix Convention Center, and whether you're a hardcore comic nerd, movie buff, anime addict, or just love a good cosplay contest — Fan Fusion has something for everyone.




What is Phoenix Fan Fusion?

Think Comic-Con — but AZ style!

Phoenix Fan Fusion is the Southwest’s biggest celebration of all things geeky, nerdy, and pop culture cool. It's where fandoms unite — whether you're into:

  • Comics & Graphic Novels

  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy

  • Star Wars & Marvel

  • Anime & Manga

  • Video Games & Tabletop

  • Cosplay & Creativity

  • Or just looking for your people!

This 3-day event transforms downtown Phoenix into a nerdy wonderland packed with celebrities, artists, gaming zones, and an absolutely EPIC vendor hall.


When & Where?

  • Dates: May 23-25, 2025 (Memorial Day Weekend)

  • Location: Phoenix Convention Center, Downtown Phoenix, AZ

  • Tickets: Available now at www.phoenixfanfusion.com


Celebrity Guests Galore!

Every year, Phoenix Fan Fusion brings a stacked guest list of TV, movie, anime, and comic book stars — perfect for autographs, photo ops, and panels.

Some past guests have included:

  • William Shatner (Star Trek)

  • Christina Ricci (Wednesday, Addams Family)

  • Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, The Mandalorian)

  • Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future)

  • Emily Swallow (The Mandalorian)

Stay tuned to their site and socials for 2025 guest reveals — it’s always an awesome mix!


What To Do (Besides Nerd Out)

  • Cosplay Contests — Arizona’s BEST cosplay comes out to play! All ages welcome.

  • Panels & Workshops — Learn from industry pros, creators, and fandom experts.

  • Gaming Zones — Video games, board games, card games — it’s all here.

  • Vendor Hall — Comics, collectibles, art, Funko Pops, vintage toys & rare finds.

  • Photo Ops — Snap pics with your fave celebs or against themed backdrops.

  • Kid-Friendly Activities — Family cosplay parade, workshops, and fandom fun.


Why You Should Go

  • Safe, welcoming, and cosplay-friendly space

  • Huge community of geeks, gamers, creators, and fans

  • Tons of activities for all ages

  • Perfect for first-timers & long-time nerds

  • Downtown Phoenix food & fun just steps away


Phoenix Fan Fusion 2025 is the place to let your inner nerd shine bright. Whether you're rocking full armor cosplay or just there to shop for comics and collectibles — everyone fits in here.

Don’t miss out on Arizona’s biggest celebration of fandom, friendship, and full-on geek glory!

Grab your tickets early at:
www.phoenixfanfusion.com


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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

ComicX – Desert Ridge Marketplace

Update: Now Open - Opened 12/4/19!

Update: ComicX is Opening late 2019 at Desert Ridge Marketplace in Phoenix, AZ.

ComicX, the Mexico based Comic Book themed restaurant full of childhood nostalgia that was originally expected to open summer of 2019.

The atmosphere will immerses customers in fantasy and imagination with decor and life size statues of comic book characters, including your favorite superheroes and villains.

Four friends with a passion for delicious food and comic books opened the first ComicX restaurant in Hermosillo, Sonora, in the summer of 2010. Since then they have grown to 36 locations in Mexico.

This will be the first in the US and the restaurant is expected to offer an affordable and delicious menu (cheese sticks, fries, wings, burgers, wraps, pizzas, nachos and salads) for kids of all ages! 

The new 8,000-square-foo restaurant rest will be located at the Desert Ridge Marketplace between Sweet Tomatoes and Majerle's Sports Bar: 21001 N. Tatum Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85050

Here is my Review of ComicX USA




Check out a Virtual 3D tour of one of their locations

   

Friday, May 22, 2015

Press Release – DBacks Super Hero Night & Phoenix Comicon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Superhero charity explodes in May with site launch, D-Backs game and Comicon

May, 2015
Phoenix, AZ– Arizona nonprofit group COMICARE stays extremely busy throughout the year visiting nearly every children’s medical facility in the valley.  This May, the Comicare superheroes will find themselves extra busy.  On top of celebrating the launch of their revamped website (www.comicare.org) they are joining the Arizona Diamondbacks for “Superhero Night” on Friday, May 22nd at Chase Field.  Families will be able to meet and take pictures with their favorite comic book superheroes.  The Diamondbacks organization is planning a variety of specials and activities.
Phoenix Comicon 2015 is right around the corner (May 28- 31) and COMICARE brings an exciting presence at their booth (#6017): games, prizes, giveaways and photo ops with top level superheroes like Iron Man, Captain America, Wonder Woman and Spider-man.  COMICARE will also be accepting comic book donations that they pass on to children in valley hospitals.
“It is a big month for us,” explains Joe “ZEFF” Hyde, director of Comicare.  “We have been working extremely hard visiting hospitals around the valley- and that is what we enjoy doing.  It is sort of ‘icing on the cake’, to have three events like this where we get to mingle with the public and thank our community for their support.”

About Comicare

Comicare is an Arizona based 501(c)(3) nonprofit group that brings costumed ‘superheroes’ to children in hospitals.  They deliver comic books to provide a happy distraction while encouraging a love of reading.  They schedule as many as fifty visits a year in Arizona and neighboring states.  Comicare is proud of their role as a conduit for the generosity of the comic book collecting community as the books they give away are all donated by enthusiasts.   They not only visit medical facilities, but also support the philanthropic endeavors of those associated with the medical community.
www.comicare.org                                                    www.facebook.com/comicare

Contact

For more information about this event or general details about the charity, please contact
Joe “Zeff” Hyde, Director, Comicare
zeff@comicare.org    602.501.9817



You can buy Value Pack Grab Bags with 25-40 comics, to donate and ship them to: COMICAREP.O. Box 7317Goodyear, AZ 85338