Winner Wednesday: Ace Comic Con
***CONTEST CLOSED*** Exciting news – ACE Comic Con is returning to Gila River Arena January 11-13, 2019! With guest announcements like Tom Hiddleston, Michael Fassbender, David Tennant, Krysten Ritter, Charlie Cox and more, this event is sure to please even the pickiest of pop-culture fanatics. ACE…
Geeking Out | Phoenix ComicCon
This summer’s comiccon season kicks off Memorial Day weekend with Phoenix Comic Con. There are an abundance of things to see and do at PHXCC. Here are some of the activities you can look forward to!
Geeking Out | Phoenix ComicCon
This summer’s comiccon season kicks off Memorial Day weekend with Phoenix Comic Con. There are an abundance of things to see and do at PHXCC. Here are some of the activities you can look forward to!
May is Geeking Out Month at Bookmans
At Bookmans, we live by a tried and true adage, geeking out is half the fun. Some may argue that geeking out is a little more than half, or perhaps all, of said fun. But we can all agree, it’s a major part of the…
ComicCon 2016 Cosplayers Brave The Heat And Have A Blast
By C’loni Bailey (Asst Manager Bookmans Mesa) Phoenix Comicon 2016 was the busiest one to date, with record-breaking attendee numbers as well as record high temperatures. Even being blasted with a heat wave that cranked the temperatures up to 115° didn’t stop the masses from converging…
Meeting Brandon Sanderson at Phx Comicon
With blistering, above average 110+ degree weather and thousands-I mean thousands-of cosplayers lining the Phoenix Convention Center floor, Phoenix Comicon was an absolute success. We had duck duck goose with Spidermans, Deadpools and Cher. There were meet and greets and panels with some of pop culture’s…
Phoenix Comicon 2016 Preview
By C’loni Bailey, Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa) Phoenix Comicon 2016 fast approaches! There’s only a week until the biggest pop culture convention in Arizona kicks off on June 2-5. Here are few things you can look forward to!
Men Vs. Cosplay Calendar
By C’loni Bailey, Assistant Manager for Bookmans Mesa The 2016 convention season is in full swing and it’s time to celebrate those amazingly talented geeks who make comic conventions entertaining and visually stunning. That’s right, I’m talking about cosplayers! Most of time, media attention focuses…
Ticket Tuesday-ish: Phoenix Comicon Opening Night
***THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED*** Back by popular demand! Our April Phoenix Comicon Opening Night ticket giveaway was such a hit, we present an encore so epic we couldn’t wait for a Tuesday. We remain in high Geeking Out mode throughout May with events and…
Freebie Friday: Phoenix Comicon Opening Night
** THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED – But be sure to check back in May for another chance to win! ** Bookmans lives for “Geeking Out” with you about our favorite books, movies, music, video games, characters, events and all things magical. Soon we’ll have a…
Geeking Out with Bookmans
May is Geeking Out Month at Bookmans! This month, we celebrate all the superfans, the gamers, the Whovians and Hobbits. Express your love for whatever it is that you’re into. We have your back. Engage in dynamic events at each Bookmans location and around your…
Geeking Out With Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest
By C’Loni Bailey, Electronics Manager at Bookmans Mesa An interesting thing about comic conventions in Arizona is that despite how large a city Phoenix is, the geek community is relatively small and insular. Everyone knows everyone else, or at least knows someone who knows someone…
Geeking Out Is (More Than) Half the Fun at Phoenix Comicon 2014
Something magical happened in downtown Phoenix last weekend. Extra-terrestrials crowded local restaurants, superheroes convened in pubs and the streets ran blue with walking 1960s-style London police call boxes. Upon first impression, this phenomenon appeared to be some kind of invasion of unworldly creatures who love…
#Geeking Out at Phoenix Comicon 2014
Arizona’s very own “Signature Pop-Culture Event of the Southwest” also known as Phoenix Comicon makes a triumphant return June 5 through 8 at the Phoenix Convention Center. Triumphant is an understatement as rumors fly about Phoenix Comicon tickets selling out before the convention even opens…
Corgis, Controllers and Canvas
What do you get when you bring together cosplay corgi, artists, costumes, video game creators and comicon in one place? An epic event of booming proportions, that’s what. Controllers and Canvas 3.0 took place at Bookmans Mesa in our continually evolving, pop-culture eccentric Geek Corner….
Reel Fun at Phoenix Film Festival
This year we are proud to continue our sponsorship of the Phoenix Film Festival. For one week each April, thousands of movie lovers descend upon the Harkins Scottsdale 101 Cine Capri to celebrate independent cinema. While we enjoy all the movies available to watch, what…
Kids Need to Read 2014 Geek Prom Tickets On Sale
The most epic, eagerly anticipated event of Phoenix Comicon returns for a triumphant fifth year on Friday, June 6. The Kids Need to Read Geek Prom celebrates five years of geek party madness and kicks off a new track of events at the Sheraton Hotel…
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