Long Beach Comic Con
The Long Beach Comic Con is an annual event presented at the Long Beach Convention Center each fall. The celebration revolves around comic books and pop culture that showcases the exceptional works of talented writers, artists, illustrators and creators of all types of pop culture.
Attendees of the Long Beach Comic Con will discover enthusiastic exhibitors promoting and selling all types of related products, as well as entertaining and educational programs for all ages, guest signings and meet & greet sessions with celebrities.
Long Beach Comic Con is being held on Saturday & Sunday, August 30th and 31st, 2025
Long Beach Comic Show hours
Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm | Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Long Beach Comic Con will present more than 80 panels over two days this weekend, The panels run the gamut of a wide array of pop culture topics, including:
* Celebrations of comic book icons Archie, Batman, The Crow and Hellboy.
* Conversations about pop culture phenomenon The Katniss Chronicles: Hear the Girl on Fire; Honest Trailers; Robot Chicken.
* Topical and timely discussions about diversity in the comic book industry: Prism Comics panel, It’s a Queer, Queer World!; Race & Comics; She Makes Comics: A Documentary Celebration of Women in Comics; and more. And the details for the Dwayne McDuffie Award will be formally announced Saturday at 10:30 AM.
* Animation panels dedicated to popular cartoons and appearances by Greg Weisman and Man of Action’s Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau and Steven T. Seagle.
Kids programming including interactive panels where kids can learn how to draw the Simpsons and Futurama characters and “how to draw your dragon.”
Cosplay panels.
* Horror programming, with a panel moderated by Horror Writers Associated and a panel sponsored by the films VHS Viral and ABCs of Death 2 with new trailers for both films.
* A Young Adult panel featuring best-selling novelists Leigh Bardugo, Robin Benway, Cecil Castellucci, Melissa de la Cruz, Michael Johnston, and Margaret Stohl
* A Banned Books Week discussion led by the Newport Beach Branch Library with bestselling writer Joshua Hale Fialkov and SALON contributor Samuel Sattin
* #MakeComics workshops where aspiring writers and artists can learn from comic book professionals. Over two days, workshops will walk through the entire #makecomics process: from writing and drawing to running a Kickstarter and publicizing your work.
 Ticket Prices
** Saturday Only: $45.52 per person
** Sunday Only: $39.19 per person
** Weekend Pass: $65.87 per person