Empire Comic Fest

Empire Comic Fest Rochester’s Giant Sized Pure Comic Book Show!

Seems like a great time to announce our next show.... so without further ado... save the dates- Friday & Saturday, July ...
08/06/2026

Seems like a great time to announce our next show.... so without further ado... save the dates- Friday & Saturday, July 9th & 10th 2027!

That's right, we're planning next year's show EXTRA early to ensure even MORE great guests and vendors! Stay tuned here, true believers, for regular updates!

Congratulations to our recent Guest of Honor Alex Saviuk for his acknowledgement at the end of Spider-Man:Brand New Day!...
08/02/2026

Congratulations to our recent Guest of Honor Alex Saviuk for his acknowledgement at the end of Spider-Man:Brand New Day! Hope you've got your tickets and popcorn!!!

We'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of our attendees, guests, vendors, and volunteers for making this the bi...
07/13/2026

We'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of our attendees, guests, vendors, and volunteers for making this the biggest and best Empire Comic Fest yet! We sincerely hope everyone had a great time, and are looking forward to joining us again next year. Stay tuned, true believer, for announcements as we finalize the dates and details!

Record attendance opening day of Empire Comic Fest 2026, with guests Alex Saviuk, Roger Stern, Keith Williams, Karl Slom...
07/11/2026

Record attendance opening day of Empire Comic Fest 2026, with guests Alex Saviuk, Roger Stern, Keith Williams, Karl Slominski, Dan Fogel, the Jack Kirby Museum, and over 30 dedicated comic book vendors! One more chance to attend on Saturday before the show is 'in the books' for another year!

Empire Comic Fest 2026 is almost here! Two big days of special guests and 100% comic vendors! And that's not all...32 Co...
07/09/2026

Empire Comic Fest 2026 is almost here! Two big days of special guests and 100% comic vendors! And that's not all...

32 Comic Vendors

Free Admission

Free parking

ECF bucks - we give you money at the door. Make sure to ask about them!

Roger Stern, Alex Saviuk, Keith Williams and Dan Fogel!

Jack Kirby Museum art display *and* Steve Ditko art on display

JJL Collectibles will be in artist alley accepting CGC submissions & witnessing artist signatures

Saturday panels in the auditorium located in artist alley. We kick panels off at noon with a special Jack Kirby Q&A panel

Empire Comic Fest is located at the Louis S Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester. Show dates are Friday July 10th and Saturday July 11th. Free general admission, free parking and as always, 30+ comic vendors spanning 2- days of comic book abundance!

http://empirecomicfest.com/

Can't make it to the show this weekend? Not only will Funky Town Comics & Vinyl be at the Empire Comic Fest but they wi...
07/08/2026

Can't make it to the show this weekend? Not only will Funky Town Comics & Vinyl be at the Empire Comic Fest but they will also be streaming on WhatNot on both Friday and Saturday! Check out their booth in person at the show and also on WhatNot on their funkytowncomicsvinyl.

More details on the show can be found on our website:

http://empirecomicfest.com

Empire Comic Fest - July 10th & 11th, 2026 at the JCC (Louis S Wolk Community Center) in Brighton, NY - where we will feature two big days of wall-to-wall comic vendors, an artist alley, panels and best of all, free general admission!

EmpireComicFest this weekend at JCC of Greater Rochester Friday 7/10 - Saturday 7/11 , JJL Collectibles / Keep It Comics...
07/07/2026

EmpireComicFest this weekend at JCC of Greater Rochester Friday 7/10 - Saturday 7/11 , JJL Collectibles / Keep It Comics will be there for all your CGC Comics CGC Signature Series CGC Cards needs!!!
Just look for our awesome friend Scott Dunlap and he’ll help with anything!

This is an awesome show in an amazing community!
We are honored to be their official facilitator !

We will be right across these legendary creators -
Alex Saviuk KEITH WILLIAMS Roger Stern, Karl Slominski, Dan Fogel and so many more!

There are also so many great vendors to buy all your !!

Make sure you come !!!

The panel line-up for the upcoming Empire Comic Fest is finalized and ready to go on day 2 of the show - Saturday July 1...
07/07/2026

The panel line-up for the upcoming Empire Comic Fest is finalized and ready to go on day 2 of the show - Saturday July 11th in the Auditorium located in artist alley.

Kicking off the panels will be a special Q&A Jack Kirby panel, hosted by the Kirby museum president Tom Kraft and co-hosted by Underground guru and comic historian Dan Fogel!

We will also have additional panels features guests such as Alex Saviuk, Roger Stern, Keith Williams and Karl Slominski.

You don't want to miss this one and with free admission to the show, how can you?? For more detail on our Saturday panel line-up check out our panel page on the convention website:

http://empirecomicfest.com/guests-panels/panels/

Empire Comic Fest - July 10th & 11th, 2026 at the JCC (Louis S Wolk Community Center) in Brighton, NY - where we will feature two big days of wall-to-wall comic vendors, an artist alley, panels and best of all, free general admission!

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Rochester, NY
14618

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