Name
Stumptown Comics FestWebsite
www.stumptowncomics.comDates
The Stumptown Comics Fest has bounced around dates through the past four years, and is now held in April.2013 - April 27th and 28th
Days
The Fest runs Saturday and SundayHours
Saturday: 10am-6pmSunday: 12pm-6pm
Cost
$10 per day.$15 for a weekend pass.
Students - $7 per day or $12 for the weekend pass with valid ID.
Kids 12 and under free with ticket-buying chaperone.
Location
Oregon Convention Center777 NE ML King Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Contact Info
Mail:Stumptown Comics Inc.
P.O. Box 40343
Portland, OR 97240
Email:
Information & Media
media@stumptowncomics.com
Panels
panels@stumptowncomics.com
Volunteer Coordinator
Zeo Cohen - imfa11ingup@yahoo.com
Website Information
website@stumptowncomics.com
Attendance
The Stumptown Comics Fest typically has over a thousand attendees.About This Convention
The Stumptown comics fest was assembled as a way to give the creators of independent comics a convention of their own to showcase their work and passions in the comic book medium. The fest has sported fun events, trophies, panels, and an ever-growing and changing location. The fest has become somewhat famous for their sketch battle, where teams of artists fight in a drawing competition. They continue to raise awareness of small press comics.Main Attractions
The Stumptown Comics Festival has many attractions for the comic book fans. Here are some of them:
- Meeting Creators
- Buying Comics
- Sketch Battle
- Comic Book Panels
- Costumes
- After Show Party and Awards Show
- Portfolio Reviews – For Aspiring Artists
- Sketches
- Buying Comic Related Items
- A Chance To Support Indy Comic Creators
History
The Stumptown Comics Fest began in 2004 by a group of local Portland, Oregon artists who where looking for a medium to put a spotlight on the creators of comics, not just the publishers or retailers who make and sell them. The first fest was held in The Old Church, which is a historic building in downtown Portland built in 1883 that at one time was a Presbyterian church, but is now an arts and cultural center. The fest was assembled and held in four short months on June 6th, 2004.That first show saw over twenty tables and around one hundred and fifty attendees at the show. Notable creators were Shannon Wheeler, Suzanne Baumann, and Christopher Baldwin. The festival held two panels, a slide show, a raffle, and the now infamous sketch art battle.
Later years saw three moves to larger venues and is now held in the Lloyd Center Doubletree Convention Center, next to Lloyd Center Mall, and near the Rose Garden, on Portland’s East side.
The convention has grown to over 1000 attendees and runs two full days with panels, costumes, creator tables, and many high profile guests such as Mike Richardson (who started Dark Horse Comics), Scott McCloud, Brian Michael Bendis, and others.
The Stumptown Comics Fest is increasingly becoming the place for indy comics creators and fans to come and enjoy all that comic books have to offer. This is a show run by geeks for geeks and looks to keep the focus on comic books, and not movies, video games, and media celebrities.
