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Verde Valley Comic Expo

Overview

The Verde Valley Comic Expo is a comic book event founded by Jan Marc Quisumbing (the Janimal), a local comic book creator, and Anne Roberts of the Cottonwood Public Library. It's organised by the Northern Arizona Cartoonist Association in collaboration with the library. All proceeds from the event are donated to a local literacy program.

History

Chronology of Arizona Conventions

#	Date	Location	Chair	Guests	Book	Web	Notes
1	2016 9 Apr	Cottonwood Recreation Center Cottonwood	Jan Marc Quisumbing Anne Roberts				1
2	2017 1 Apr	Cottonwood Recreation Center Cottonwood		Brian Augustyn Michael Gallagher Chris Giarrusso Stephen Reid			2
3	2018 24 Mar	Cottonwood Recreation Center Cottonwood
4	2019 23 Mar	Cottonwood Recreation Center Cottonwood
5	2022 26 Mar	Cottonwood Recreation Center Cottonwood					3
6	2023 25 Mar	Cottonwood Recreation Center Cottonwood
7	2024 23 Mar	Cottonwood Recreation Center Cottonwood
8	2025 293 Mar	Cottonwood Recreation Center Cottonwood

Notes

Attendance at the Verde Valley Comic Expo 1 was 310. Verde Valley Comic Expo 2 was dedicated to the memory of Anne Roberts. Verde Valley Comic Expo 5, originally scheduled for 21st March, 2020, was postponed on 15th March, 2020 until "later in the year" due to concerns about COVID-19. That ended up being 26th March, 2022, listed on their website as "Year 5* (Let's not talk about it...)"

News Reports

Verde Valley Comic Expo 2

Sedona Red Rock News (Andrew Pardiac, 13 Apr 2016)

Verde Valley Comic Expo 2

Sedona Red Rock News (Andrew Pardiac, 1 Apr 2017)

Last update: 24th February, 2025