{"id":4752,"date":"2026-03-19T20:52:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T00:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curls-studio.com\/curls\/?p=4752"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T00:52:25","slug":"recap-awesome-con-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curls-studio.com\/curls\/recap-awesome-con-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Awesome Con 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh63HVPOroxunSVZJuH5C3eXi3vVMlRVaLw1cNPjlCQK47X7p_ddxeti2UftRbNek2VBVg2F1byY4FJV-adgG3FS60yhOvQOGoCZ70STSVRiN8WQhHVr2j-1h8gll-s4sM9DSG3iC8khMbirNZcIGgrTRlNUsnfUf3W16I1y4PjTWEQLiOxBKMq1l1JDae9\/s792\/awesome_2026.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh63HVPOroxunSVZJuH5C3eXi3vVMlRVaLw1cNPjlCQK47X7p_ddxeti2UftRbNek2VBVg2F1byY4FJV-adgG3FS60yhOvQOGoCZ70STSVRiN8WQhHVr2j-1h8gll-s4sM9DSG3iC8khMbirNZcIGgrTRlNUsnfUf3W16I1y4PjTWEQLiOxBKMq1l1JDae9\/s320\/awesome_2026.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Curls Studio had a great time at Awesome Con 2026. I am thankful to have people continue to discover my comic strip, <em>Curls<\/em>. Joe Carabeo showcased his film &#8220;PAUL POPE: THB&#8221; at the Awesome Con Short Film Festival. I got to spend a bit of time at the Science Fair area, saw 3D printed goods in the vendor section, and slightly participated in the Disney-themed 40,000 piece group jigsaw puzzle. We had the debut of issue 24 of Magic Bullet, a large format comics newspaper featuring Washington, DC based creators. It was enjoyable to see how Awesome Con embraced their 13th year with a horror theme because the event started on Friday the 13th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEik5CujLGIn7miD83ltCVo7do12zlQNz5YMILoj0dekCVk7jIsftUbur-TgWBp_-kuFrfG3dKhsR4Qn0todXbRqfWjV2IM8KAROecPUpPFgqlUNHHm6vsFHMYC51V67QfSNFTlKydqTGX5lx2FnmHo8j770r1wVGsV6sDEr8v64MDBKVZp7FZNOJHs-exqu\/s1275\/otherside_2026.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEik5CujLGIn7miD83ltCVo7do12zlQNz5YMILoj0dekCVk7jIsftUbur-TgWBp_-kuFrfG3dKhsR4Qn0todXbRqfWjV2IM8KAROecPUpPFgqlUNHHm6vsFHMYC51V67QfSNFTlKydqTGX5lx2FnmHo8j770r1wVGsV6sDEr8v64MDBKVZp7FZNOJHs-exqu\/s320\/otherside_2026.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The event highlight for me was moderating &#8220;The Other Side of the Table: Lessons from Creators&#8221; with participants Shawn Martinbrough, Karen Hallion, Jimmy Gownley, Kata Kane, Rich Woodall, and Joseph Schmalke. The panel gave a lot of hopeful insight to fuel your success in the comics industry and was jam packed with inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiD7WpGaSRSFKdt319O42i-z23M3ZtL6XiIVB1oR8n-ZNwt9oq78k26puvm-jl_iPou-JMyQYwlSbtAQVyohpJCWgSPy_YDvnjOSv6RjEp0NJTepAIloLa7wfQXY-UZaEqZphDoc87cHzy5W9qzWdWcAGOw2qKRd_kMrfFoGxf1huEtp6ykqbGWnm7Za6on\/s792\/awesomecon_2025_otherside.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiD7WpGaSRSFKdt319O42i-z23M3ZtL6XiIVB1oR8n-ZNwt9oq78k26puvm-jl_iPou-JMyQYwlSbtAQVyohpJCWgSPy_YDvnjOSv6RjEp0NJTepAIloLa7wfQXY-UZaEqZphDoc87cHzy5W9qzWdWcAGOw2qKRd_kMrfFoGxf1huEtp6ykqbGWnm7Za6on\/s320\/awesomecon_2025_otherside.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Awesome Con returns April 23-25, 2027 at the DC Convention Center &#8212; that&#8217;s in 399 days! 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