Rain City Comic Con is a new convention for the comic and visual arts, started by a coalition of independent publishers and comics affiliates in the Greater Vancouver Area.
Our mission is to bring a second creator-led comics event to the Greater Vancouver Area, giving creators twice the opportunity to present their work to the general public.
While our initial event is scheduled for May at the Roundhouse – a time and venue typically associated with VanCAF – Rain City Comic Con has no intention of competing with or replacing VanCAF. We felt that, in their temporary absence, comics creators needed an event so as not to lose momentum. Moreover, we look forward to supporting VanCAF upon their return!
Rain City Comic Con is a collaboration between the UBC Comics Studies Cluster, comics event organizer Weird Space, and John Anderson of Soaring Penguin Press.
Rain City Comic Con News
Rain City Comic Con and Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories (2024) Featured on Global News
On May 24th, 2025, Vancouver’s newest comics event, Rain City Comic Con, was featured on Gobal News. Reporter Safeeya Pirani interviewed co-organizer John Anders of Soaring Penguin Press about supporting the local comics and cartooning community and Alina Pete (Cree), collaborator on the Comics Studies Cluster’s “Remember Comics” Project and artist in Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories […]
