Coming to you Saturday May 11th, 2024 From 10 AM-3 PM, join us for an action-packed day of art, panels, video game tournaments, a cosplay competition and more!
Warrior’s Comic-Con is a one-day fandom and art exposition planned, produced, and staffed by the students of Wakefield High School in Arlington Virginia as a fund-raiser for the school. All proceeds to to Wakefield High School
Admission
Free with school ID!
-Faculty, Staff, and Students are welcome!
–ANY School! Wakefield welcomes all of our friends in academics!
Without School ID: Click here to purchase tickets to Warrior’s Comic Con!
-Tickets available both online in advance and in-person on the day of the event.
-$3.00 per individual
-$5.00 for 2 people!
Schedule
Convention Hours: 10:00-3:00 |
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Time | Town Hall | Auditorium | Cafeteria | ||
10:00 | Doors Open, Artist Alley Open for Business | Doors Open | Doors Open, Concessions Available | ||
10:30 | SSBU Tournament and Card Tournaments begin | ||||
11:00 | Panel: Food in Science Fiction! | Anime Fan Art Demo with the Art Way Alliance | |||
11:30 | Panel: The Art of Cosplay | ||||
12:00 | Panel: How to be a Professional Artist | ||||
12:30 | Tournament: SSBU Grand Finale | ||||
1:00 | Heroes and Villains Mash-Up Demo | ||||
1:30 | Cosplay Competition and Fashion Show | ||||
2:00 | Professor Tillman: Creative Character Design | ||||
2:30 | Doors Close | Doors Close | Doors Close, Last call for Concessions | ||
3:00 | End of Con | End of Con | End of Con |
Featuring appearances by:
– Wakefield Student Artists!
– Arsia Rozegar
Arsia Rozegar first broke into the comic book industry in 1999 as a Color Artist on Spawn: Dark Ages and Kiss: Psycho Circus for Todd McFarlane and Image Comics. Shortly after, he began coloring different comics for Marvel, enjoying extended stints on flagship titles such as The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man. His latest endeavor is as creator and author of an illustrated children’s book series retelling ancient Persian myths and legends called Shahnameh For Kids. Visit arsiarozegar.com and ShahnamehForKids.com to see more.
-The Wakefield E-Sports Team
– The Art Way Alliance
Art Way Alliance is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is: 1) to educate students in various subjects by merging education with popular media art techniques and tropes. 2) to provide everyone with the tools and techniques needed to produce their own creative work. 3) to support artists in the advertisement and marketing of their own work.
–Ghostbusters Virginia
Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters, Virginia is the only 501(c)(3) non-profit charity organization recognized by Sony’s Ghost Corps in Virginia that gives back to its community through a love of Ghostbusters.
-Chef, Writer, and Culinary Stylist Ed Hardy
Chef Hardy is the Head Chef at The Farm Brewery at Broadrun and the author of the upcoming Sci-fi Cookbook “Gastronomica Galactica”. He will be joining us at Warrior’s Comic Con for a panel discussion on food in science fiction!
-Chef Cy Fortunato
Chef Fortunato is a chef, artist, cosplayer, and Sci-fi and Fantasy fan that moonlights as a Ghostbuster, on occasion. He will be joining us at Warrior’s Comic Con for a panel discussion on food in science fiction!
And more!
Cosplay
We welcome cosplay, the wearing and adoption of the manner and appearance of your favorite characters, at Warrior’s Comic Con! There will be a cosplay competition, as listed on the schedule above!
However, given that this is a school-sponsored event, there are some guidelines and rules we would like all costumed guests to follow:
- No nudity. No shirt, no shoes: no service.
- All props, weapon-shaped or otherwise must be examined by our convention staff prior to entry and will be tagged with colorful tape to denote safety.
- All props must be of manageable weight with no sharp or dangerous edges. No props may be made from metal (with the notable exception of lightsaber hilts, but not blades.)
- Given that this is a school setting, and apologizing for any inconvenience, we respectfully ask that you respect our policy of
NO GUN-SHAPED OBJECTS
Artist Alley Tables
Table/Business Name | ——————————————————————————————- | Table Number |
Comic Book Creating Club | ——————————————————————————————- | 10 |
Oddities by Cornett and Jones | ——————————————————————————————- | 9 |
Cousar and Mphatso | ——————————————————————————————- | 17, 18 |
Starling SilverSouls of the Lost | ——————————————————————————————- | 6, 7, 8 |
Megacosm Games | ——————————————————————————————- | 5 |
Sea Glass | ——————————————————————————————- | 13 |
Nicole’s Crystals | ——————————————————————————————- | 15 |
Brooke’s Barbies | ——————————————————————————————- | 16 |
Arsia Rozegar | ——————————————————————————————- | 14 |
Pixel Portals | ——————————————————————————————- | 1 |
Toast and Cats | ——————————————————————————————- | 2 |
The Artway Alliance | ——————————————————————————————- | 3, 22, 11, 21, 12 |
MGA | ——————————————————————————————- | 19 |
Crochet club | ——————————————————————————————- | 22 |
If you would like to present and/or sell your art at Warrior’s Comic Con, click on one of the links below to reserve your table in our artist alley! Students, both APS and Non-APS get a free table next to professional artists, to build connections in the community and learn directly from the pros how to best represent yourself as an artist.
Professional artists should follow the second link for pricing info. It’s super reasonable. We checked!
Video Game Tournament
Wakefield Warrior’s Comic Con will be holding a Super Smash Bros. Tournament on Convention Day! Check out this link for details.
Check back soon for updates on the convention!