Cal Comic Con 2023

Shortboxed & Terry O'Neill

The best comics-only convention is back after 3 years! Presented by Shortboxed and Terry O'Neill.

The Westin South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa

<p>40+ of the best comic book dealers in the industry will be set up at Cal Comic Con 2023! This is a convention focused solely on comic books and comic art, nothing else. With attendees traveling from all over, Cal Comic Con is truly an event built by the community, for the community.  Please join us February 4-5, 2023 in sunny SoCal at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, CA. More info available at the official con website: <a href="https://calcomiccon.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://calcomiccon.com/</a></p><p></p><h1>Agenda</h1><h1></h1><h3>Saturday, February 4, 2023  </h3><ul><li>5:00-8:00pm Preview Night</li></ul><h3>Sunday, February 5, 2023 </h3><ul><li>9:30am-5:00pm Main Event </li></ul><p></p><h1>Tickets</h1><p></p><p>Main Event ONLY - $20</p><p>Preview Night + Main Event - $40 </p><ul><li>Limited to  only 100 tickets</li></ul><h1></h1><h1>Preview Night </h1><h1></h1><h3>Comic Swap</h3><p>The Preview Night Comic Swap is a fun, social event for collectors to network, buy, sell and trade the day before the Main Event. The Main Event dealers do not set up during Preview Night. Instead, we curate a very select group of collectors and dealers to bring some amazing books to sell and trade. All attendees are welcome and encouraged to bring their own books to sell and trade during the comic swap. </p><h3>Hosted Bar</h3><p>Shortboxed will be hosting the bar during Preview Night. Just don't spill anything on the books! Cheers!</p><h3>CGC Submissions</h3><p>Official authorized CGC dealer Desert Wind Comics will be set up during Preview Night and the Main Event and taking submissions. If you plan to submit books to CGC, we recommend doing it during Preview Night, as there is often a line during the Main Event.</p><h3>Tickets</h3><p>Preview Night is a limited attendance event - only 100 tickets are available! There are no standalone Preview Night tickets; you can only attend Preview Night with a Preview Night + Main Event ticket. We recommend securing your ticket ahead of time, as we have very limited capacity and once we sell out, we won't be able to add any more due to capacity concerns.</p><p>Check out some photos from the last Preview Night Comic Swap:</p>

<h1></h1><h1>Main Event</h1><h1></h1><h3>Dealers</h3><p>40+ of the best comic book dealers in one room! The dealer list speaks for itself:</p><p></p><p>TERRY O&#x27;NEILL -  TERRY&#x27;S COMICS -  ORANGE CA </p><p>BRIAN PEETS- A-1 COMICS - SACRAMENTO, CA  </p><p>BRIAN FORNESI - BUNKY BROTHERS COMICS - BURLINGTON, CA </p><p>MICHAEL SHAW - MIKES COMICS AND STUFF - ORANGE, CA </p><p>DAN LOUFEK - COMIC CELLER-  MONROVIA CA </p><p>AL PRUETT -  GO DADDYO&#x27;S COMIC HIDEOUT - BUENA PARK, CA</p><p>HARLEY  YEE - HARLEY YEE COMICS - LIVONIA, MI </p><p>JAMIE GRAHAM - GRAHAM CRACKERS - NAPIERVILLE, IL </p><p>BRAD SLOAN - F/VF COMICS - WOODLAND HILLS, CA </p><p>ALAN BAHR - HEROES COMICS CARDS AND TOYS - CAMPBELL CA </p><p>PHIL SCHLAEFER - C-PRESS - MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA </p><p>TED VANLIEW - SUPERWORLD COMICS - HOLDEN, MA </p><p>GLYNNES ( Gunniess) PRUETT -  COMIC BOOK HIDEOUT - FULLERTON, CA </p><p>BOB RANKIN - STANDUP COMICS- NEWHALL, CA </p><p>BILL PONSETI  - FANTASTIC WORLDS  COMICS - SCOTTSDALE, AZ </p><p>RON MURRY - BIG RONS CLOWN COMICS - SANTA CRUZ CA </p><p>JEFF ITKIN - ELITE COMIC SOURCE - WOODENVILLE, WA</p><p>CYNDEE RUTLEDGE  - A &amp; G COMICS - UPLAND, CA</p><p>DAVE ARMSTRONG - AACC - THOUSAND OAKS CA </p><p>DAVE LULA- DAVES&#x27;S COMICS - GRANADA HILLS, CA CA </p><p>JAMIE NEWBOLD - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMICS - SAN DIEGO CA </p><p>CAL BURKE,  McFLYS  COMICS,  HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA</p><p>TERRY STROUD - AMERICAN COMIC BOOK  COMPANY - SANTA MONICA, CA</p><p>BOB BARRETT - BARRETT COLLECTIBLES - LONG BEACH, CA</p><p>DAN MEDART - ALTAIR-4 COLLECTIBLES - ORANGE, CA </p><p>RALPH HOLT - RALPH&#x27;S COMIC KINGDOM - VENTURA, CA </p><p>BECHARA MAALOUF - NOSTALGIC INVESTMENTS - NORTH MARSHFIELD, MA</p><p>TORPEDO COMICS - JOHN DOLMAYAN - LAS VEGAS, NV </p><p>DON WRIGHT - DON WRIGHT COMICS - FULLERTON, CA</p><p>STEVE REISNER - COMIC GALLARY - SAN DIEGO, CA</p><p>STAN ELIAS - FCM TOYS -ANAHEIM, CA </p><p>JOEL ELAD  - SPARE BEDROOM COMICS - SAN DIEGO, CA </p><p>MARCO DAVANZO - ALAKAZAM COMICS - IRVINE, CA </p><p>SAUL ZIMMERMAN - ODESSY COMICS - PLACENTIA, CA </p><p>WILL MASON - DAVE &amp; ADAMS COMICS WORLD  - TONAWANDA, NY </p><p>BOB KOPPY - EMPIRE COLLECTIBLES - SAN DIEGO, CA </p><p>JOHN CRUZ - CRUZIN FOR COMICS  - SAN DIEGO, CA</p><p>ANGELO DIMEO - ANGELO COMICS THE LIQUIDATOR  - SAN DIEGO, CA</p><p>TIM KUPIN - KOOPS COMICS,  TUCSON, AZ</p><p>ROB BACHMAN - STRATO COMICS,  SAN DIEGO, CA</p><p>FRANK FACIO - FRANK&#x27;S COMICS,  SAN DIEGO, CA</p><p>KEN DYBER - CLOUD NINE COMICS,  PORTLAND, OR</p><p>CHRISTIAN CALERO - ELVEEN&#x27;S COMICS - DIAMOND BAR , CA </p><h3>CGC Submissions</h3><p>Official authorized CGC dealer Desert Wind Comics will also be set up during the Main Event and taking submissions and witnessing signatures. If you plan to submit books to CGC, we recommend doing it earlier in the day, as there is often a long line.  You can also submit books during Preview Night. </p><h3>Special Guests</h3><p>W﻿e have an amazing lineup for comic creators!</p><p>A﻿aron Lopresti</p><p>R﻿andy Emberlin</p><p>M﻿ike Royer</p><p>G﻿ary Gianni</p><p>V﻿al Mayerick</p><p>M﻿arv Wolfman</p><p>J﻿oe Rubinstein</p><p>J﻿ohn Livesay</p><p>S﻿cott Shaw</p><p>M﻿att and Mikey Cossin</p><h3>Raffles</h3><p>We will be raffling off lots of comic books and original art throughout the day. Every ticket comes with one raffle ticket, and more can be purchased at the show. </p><h3>F﻿ree t-shirt for first 100 attendees!</h3><p>The first 100 attendees in line will receive a free Shortboxed t-shirt!</p><h3>Tickets</h3><p>This is a ticketed event. You can purchase a ticket to attend ONLY the Main Event on Sunday, or you can purchase a ticket to attend both Preview Night + Main Event. There are no standalone tickets to attend Preview Night. We recommend securing your ticket ahead of time, as we have limited capacity and once we sell out, we won&#x27;t be able to add any more due to capacity concerns.</p><p>Check out some photos from previous Cal Comic Cons:</p>

<h1></h1><h1>Hotel and Travel</h1><h3>Hotel</h3><p>Westin South Coast Plaza</p><p>686 Anton Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626</p><h3>Hotel Room Block</h3><p>We have a 3-night room block at the Westin South Coast Plaza for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. The discounted convention room rate is $169 per night. We only have a limited number of rooms available at this discounted rate, so if you plan to stay at the hotel during the convention, we recommend booking your room asap. Once our room block sells out, the rate will increase to the regular hotel rate. You can book your room at the convention rate using this  special reservation link: <a href="https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1661271976076&amp;key=GRP" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1661271976076&amp;key=GRP</a> </p><p>Room Block Start Date: Friday, February 3, 2023</p><p>Room Block End Date: Monday, February 6, 2023</p><p>Last Day to Book: Friday, January 13, 2023</p><h3>Parking</h3><p>Hourly and daily self-parking and valet are available at the hotel. There is also ample parking across the street at the South Coast Plaza shopping center.</p><h3>Air Travel</h3><p>The nearest airport is John Wayne Airport (airport code SNA) which is only 3 miles away from the hotel and a very short taxi or Uber ride.</p><h3></h3><h1>Sponsors</h1>

<p>Shortboxed is the fastest growing comic book marketplace, and it is the easiest and safest way to buy and sell graded comic books. Just download the app on iOS or Android, and immediately start browsing tens of thousands of books for sale listed by thousands of sellers, including many of the top dealers in the industry and many of the dealers at Cal Comic Con! Learn more at <a href="http://www.shortboxed.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">shortboxed.com</a> or just search for it in your phone's app store.</p><h3>Terry O'Neill</h3><p>Terry O’Neill has been in the business of buying and selling comics for 42 years, at comic conventions and through mail order. He is an expert in the art and science of collectible-comics grading, a Comics Guarantee Company (CGC) authorized dealer, and an Overstreet Price Guide (OPG) advisor. Understanding the importance of accurate condition and grading to serious comic collectors and investors, in his own business he uses the old CBG grading standard that is slightly stricter than the Overstreet Price guide.</p><h3>Heritage Auctions</h3><p>Heritage Auctions is the largest collectibles auctioneer and third largest auction house in the world, as well as the largest auction house founded in the U.S. We are also the undisputed Internet leader in our field, with more than 1 million online bidder-members registered on HA.com. This loyal and growing community of collectors is a testament to the usefulness of our website, our reputation for professional business practices and our vast expertise in the field of art and collectibles.</p>

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