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PRISM COMICS Announces the 5th Annual Q CON Southern California’s Only LGBTQIA+ Comic Convention

Posted on May 20, 2026 by calif2012

June 20, 2026, 11am-6pm
Part of WEHO PRIDE month Arts & Entertainment
Admission is FREE

West Hollywood, CA (May 20, 2026) – Prism Comics, the nonprofit championing LGBTQIA+ diversity, equity and inclusion in comic books, graphic novels and popular media, is pleased to announce their 5th Annual Q Con, Southern California’s only LGBTQIA+ comic convention. Q Con is a celebration of LGBTQIA+ comic books, graphic novels, pop media, gaming and cosplay and is part of WEHO PRIDE 2026 month arts and entertainment lineup.

Q Con will take place on Saturday, June 20, 2026, from 11 am to 6 pm at

Fiesta Hall in Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046.

Q Con is free to the public and family-friendly, providing pre-teens through adults with the opportunity to find a wide variety of comics and graphic novels affirming LGBTQIA+ representation at one colorful, festive event. Guests can meet comics creators, get autographs, attend panels, show their cosplay pride in a safe, welcoming space and enter the very popular all-ages costume contest for fun and prizes. And new this year will be portfolio review by comics professionals for aspiring comics creators.

Prism is pleased to announce their Special Guests for Q Con 2026: Richard Fairgray (Four-Color Heroes); Maia Kobabe (Gender Queer, Opting Out); Lee Knox Ostertag (The Witch Boy series, Dungeons and Dragons: Dragon Club series); Joe Phillips (joephillips.com); ND Stevenson (Nimona, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Scarlet Morning); and Jen Wang (The Prince and The Dressmaker, Ash’s Cabin).

Over 100 creators and cosplayers will be appearing including A.C. Esguerra

(Eighty Days, The Prince); Ajuan Mance (Gender Studies; Living While Black: Portraits of Everyday Resistance); Andy Alves and Ben Crane (Cosmic Cadets, Systemic); Bree Williams (The Witch Wolf, Critical Role); Fanbase Press; Jim McCann (The Other/Half, Return of the Dapper Men); Jose Pimienta (Halfway To Somewhere. Luminous Beings); Josh Trujillo (Washington’s Gay General, Fantastic Four vs. Planet of the Apes); JP Karliak / Queer Vox; Kendra Wells (Real Hero Shit, Critical Role: Mighty Nein Origins); Knave Murdok (TransCat Comics); Lucky Srikumar (Opting Out); Rex Ogle aka Rey Terciero (Northranger, Dan of Green Gables); Sam Irvin (Director Elvira’s Haunted Hills, Author Captain Samouflage And The Frankensam Scam!); Sarah Gailey (Make Me Better, Spread Me); Shannon Watters (Lumberjanes, Hollow); Tannis Comix; Tara Madison Avery (We’re Still Here; publisher Stacked Deck Press); Tilly and Susan Bridges (Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming, Monster High); TOKYOPOP; and Qweerty Gamers.

The Q CON 2026 Programming and Portfolio Review schedules will be announced closer to the date of the event.

Q Con is supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood. Q Con thanks the City of West Hollywood for their support – weho.org/arts @wehoarts.

Q Con thanks their generous sponsors

Spectacular Presenting Sponsor – Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab blackphoenixalchemylab.com

Astonishing Sponsors – Oni Press – onipress.com

Modern Fanatic – modernfanatic.com

Los Angeles Film School – lafilm.edu @lafilmschool

IDW Comics and Entertainment and Top Shelf Productions – idwpublishing.com

For FREE tickets and information visit the Q Con website: https://qconprism.org

Advanced tickets are recommended. Free tickets will also be available at the door on the day of the Con.

ABOUT PRISM COMICS: Prism Comics is a nonprofit championing LGBTQIA+ diversity, equity and inclusion in comic books, graphic novels and popular media. Founded in 2003, Prism Comics is “LGBTQ+ Comics Central” at San Diego Comic-Con, WonderCon Anaheim, Los Angeles Comic Con, and other conventions. Prism provides a safe, welcoming community for LGBTQIA+ and LGBTQIA+ friendly comics creators, readers, librarians, educators and families. Prism has helped foster many comics creators who have become major voices in comics and graphic novels. For more information, please visit prismcomics.org and @prismcomics.