Geeks OUT Announces the Return of Flame Con, Bigger and Better Than Ever!

After an awesome inaugural year, Geeks OUT is excited to announce that Flame Con, New York’s premiere LGBTQ+ comic convention, will be returning to Brooklyn in August 2016!

This year’s Flame Con will be a two-day event held through Saturday, August 20th to Sunday, August 21st at the Brooklyn Bridge Marriott. According to a press release, guests for the event will include:

• Cecil Baldwin, voice of the hit podcast Welcome to Night Vale
• Marguerite Bennett, writer of A-Force, Years of Future Past, Bombshells, Batgirl, and Batman
• Aimee Fleck, Lumberjanes artist and Adventure Time: Banana Guard Academy cover artist
• Phil Jimenez, superstar writer-artist on Wonder Woman, Justice League, New X-Men and more
• Jay Justice, costumer, cosplayer, gamer, writer, actress and activist
• James Tynion IV, writer of Constantine: The Hellblazer, The Woods, and Mimetic
• Kevin Wada, comics couture sensation and cover illustrator on She-Hulk and Catwoman
• Max Wittert, fashion illustrator and creator of the hit Jean & Scott webcomic featured in All-New X-Men
• Jennie Wood, creator of Flutter and A Boy Like Me

Ticket sales and additional guest line-ups will be announced over the next year. Stay tuned to @geeksout and @flamecon on Twitter and Facebook for more updates, or head over to FlameCon’s site for info on Early Bird tickets.

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