10 Reasons Why Flame Con Is Awesome
Flame Con is an LGBTQ+ Comic Convention. And It may also be one of the best in the world.
Now in its third year, Flame Con, organised by LGBTQ+ pop culture fans organisation Geeks Out!, recently had a highly successful convention at the Marriott Hotel in Brooklyn, New York.
Advertising itself as a 'two-day comics, arts, and entertainment expo showcasing creators and celebrities from all corners of LGBTQ geek fandom', Flame Con plays host to a number of creators from independent small press to big Marvel and DC names, who are themselves part of the LGBTQ+ community and/or whose work is inclusive of that broad community.
It's a wonderful convention that just seems to be getting bigger every year, and with the chance to finally go out and check it out for ourselves, of course we felt it was time to. What we found was a convention that is deservedly gaining a reputation as a diverse, fun and thought-provoking new entry in the comic con calendar, and one that many cons the world over could take a lot of lessons from.
I'm Joe Glass from WhatCulture, and I took my own comic, The Pride, out to Flame Con so I can tell you definitively just why Flame Con is absolutely awesome.
10. A Melting Pot Of New Ideas
The energy of Flame Con didn't stay solely among the attendees. Creators seemed to have caught the bug too, and many were having interesting and exciting discussions on what they could be doing to improve representation and inclusion in the industry.
Whether at panels or at their tables, or even in the bars in the inevitable after parties, the creators at Flame Con seemed infused with an extra level of creative desire and push to make the industry and medium even more accessible and open for the audience they met at the convention.
This energy and drive feels possible purely by the good work Flame Con did in creating an accessible, thought-provoking, inclusive and celebratory convention that led to powerful desire to keep making comics better and better.