Twice in one weekend! We're back for KIDS' DAY at Lansing Lugnuts, handing out free comics, prizes, and a chance to win tickets!

Have you seen the updates for our 2026 cosplay contests? We have 3 contests, 8 creative categories, incredible sponsored prizing, and so much more! Find out all the details and rules over on our site: www.capcitycomiccon.com/cosplay

We're set up for Kids Day and the Cinco de Mayo celebration at Lugnuts Stadium today! We have a prize wheel with all sorts of goodies to give away: comics, candy, baseball cards, Pokémon cards, stickers, buttons, and magnets. Come say hi if you're here!

Join us tomorrow (05/02) from 11 am to 2 pm for Free Comic Book Day at Flashbackcomicsandtoys - 2024 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing! We'll have freebies to give out, things you can win, or you can just talk to us all about Capital City Comic Con 2026.

Volunteers are essential to any fan-run con, and we'd love for you to apply to join our volunteer team in 2026! Find out more, and submit your application at capcitycomiccon.com/volunteer

ICYMI yesterday in our email update - we have new info about the con-wide Side Quest we are launching during this year's Capital City Comic Con!

Did you know that we have Capital City Comic Con tickets available via Vet Tix? If you are currently serving, in the Reserves, a veteran, or any of the other individuals that Vet Tix serves, go to vettix.org to secure your Single-Day Passes now.

Capital City Comic Con is SO EXCITED to welcome Tawny Newsome to our 2026 event! Tawny is best known for her role as Beckett Mariner in both Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. She also recently appeared in the Starfleet Academy series as Professor Illa Dax.

We're welcoming three additional Cosplay Guests to Capital City Comic Con 2026 - I Make it Sew Cosplay, Pink Opal, and Bebe Alkaid Cosplay!

We're welcoming back VFx artist Rob Miller and tabletop game dev Bryan Donihue to Capital City Comic Con as part of our creator guest line-up! Make sure you keep following our socials and email newsletters as we continue to announce guests in the weeks to come.

Come say hi to Keith Garvey, Jay Fosgitt, K Lynn Smith, and Stuart Sayger at this year's Capital City Comic Con. Comic artists and writers are still being announced (as well as many other guests). We can't wait to show you everything we have in store for 2026!

Comic book artists and writers Gavin Smith (Dark Horse Comics and more), Jason Douglas (Source Point Press and more), and Jason Moore (Dynamite Comics, Image Comics, and more) will be on the showfloor at Capital City Comic Con 2026!

Help us welcome our first wave of comic-related Special Guests to Capital City Comic Con 2026! We're happy to have Alé Garza (Image, DC, and more), Corinne Roberts (original works), Dave Acosta (Image, Dynamite, and more), and Dirk Manning (original works and Source Point Press) at this year's con.

We're welcoming back three talented cosplay guests to Capital City Comic Con 2026 - The Crooked Feather aka Alexis Noriega, Envy the Green Fairy, and Belle Bunni Designs!

Wrestling fans, it's your time! We're welcoming two AEW featured guests - Allie (The Bunny) and Aubrey Edwards to Capital City Comic Con 2026.

Such a great guest, we've asked him back for a second appearance! Help us welcome back Ming Chen to Capital City Comic Con 2026. An all-around fun guest, Ming is most known for his stint in Comic Book Men and the broader Kevin Smith universe.

Horror fans, today's guest announcement is just for you! Help us welcome Tony Moran (Halloween) and Nancy Ann Ridder (Scream) to Capital City Comic Con 2026. Plenty of additional guest announcements to come this week!

Volunteer applications for Capital City Comic Con are now live! Apply on our site now, and join our team for the con weekend: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Today brings a two-for-one 2026 guest announcement for all of you!

Apply to run tabletop games at Capital City Comic Con 2026! Fill out the Google form via our site now: docs.google.com/forms/u/7/d/...

Our 2026 guest announcements continue with Elizabeth Dennehy! Elizabeth might be most familiar to you as Lieutenant Commander (and later Admiral) Shelby in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Picard.

Happy Saturday! Time for another 2026 guest announcement! Along with several other bit parts in the series, Tiffany Vollmer was the original voice of Bulma on Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, through Dragon Ball G.T. including several movies and video games for nearly a decade.

Guest announcements for Capital City Comic Con have officially begun! Help us welcome voice actor Linda Young to the con. Linda Young is an American voice actress who is best known for her anime roles as Frieza in Dragon Ball Z, Genkai from Yu Yu Hakusho, & Porlyusica & Grandeeney from Fairy Tail.

Panel and workshop submissions are now open for Capital City Comic Con 2026! Go to the Google form to pitch us your ideas now: forms.gle/61JmfWjsd2Mt...

Tickets for Capital City Comic Con 2026 are now on sale! Choose from VIP, Weekend, or 1 Day passes here: www.etix.com/ticket/p/805...

We hope you're all having an amazing Pokémon Day! ⚡️ Happy 30 years to one of our favorite fandoms. We're excited to see your great Pokémon cosplay, merch, and art at this year's con.

Guest announcements for Capital City Comic Con are coming soon! We've heard all your requests, and have a great line-up for you to look forward to at this year's con. Make sure you're following us on all platforms and via email to get updates when they go live!

Get ready! Tickets for Capital City Comic Con 2026 go on sale very soon. Make sure you're following our socials and are subbed to our email list for info on when ticket sales open.

Reservations are open starting at $131 per night at the DoubleTree in downtown Lansing. Go here to book now to get the discount via the Capital City Comic Con 2026 room block: tinyurl.com/cccc2026hotel

Happy New Year to you from all of us at Capital City Comic Con! 🎉

Vendors and Artists, now is the perfect time to sign up for Capital City Comic Con 2026! It's never too soon to plan your 2026 convention schedule. Add Capital City Comic Con to the list and apply today: capcitycomiccon.com/vendors

Tell us your favorite Vendors and Artists who have exhibited at Capital City Comic Con who we can shop with this holiday season and beyond!

Set up and ready at Grand Rapids Comic Con to give away tons of cool prizes and FREE tickets to next summer's show! We're right next to @dokidokon.bsky.social and Cos-Abilities in row 100, booth #132.

In 2026, we will be launching a daily and weekend-long scavenger-hunt type quest that will encourage attendees to visit different places around the convention and highlight vendors, artists, programming, and much more - but we don't have a name for this quest quite yet!

It's been almost a month since our 2025 con, and we're still thinking about the talented winners of our cosplay contests 🎉 (📸: @dustinvalkema)

Congratulations to the winner of our 2025 survey raffle, David Secord! 🎉 We appreciate every attendee, vendor, and artist who filled out surveys that will help us make improvements for 2026 and beyond. More updates relating to next year's convention coming soon!

Anyone in the comic scene should know Dan Frazier. I've always enjoyed talking with Dan and just loving his enthusiasm about art and talking with other artists over the years. Dan's a definite treasure. Here's another added to his collection @capcitycomiccon.bsky.social #art #artist #artiste #marvel

Capital City Comic Con returns July 10-12, 2026 🚀 Website updates coming soon along with vendor and artist space pre-sales, ticket info, and so much more!

Come to Cap City Comic Con in Lansing, Michigan and bid on my “amazing” art work for charity!!!! #notanartist #voiceover

DYK that the Organization for Transformative Works (yes, THE PEOPLE behind Ao3) are at the con right outside the Exhibitor Hall? Come say hi to them and get or give a fanfic rec from the board!

Don't forget to join us tonight at Grewal Hall at 224 for our after-hours concert featuring Wesley and the Crushers and Spirit Bomb! Admission is free with your con badge. Doors open at 7 pm.

As a future XDiver, I couldn't have a better welcome! @itsmecraiglee.bsky.social

Oh yeah, we’re ready for ya @capcitycomiccon.bsky.social #Capcitycomiccon - Lets doooo thiiiissssss! ❤️🥰🤘🖖✊

Day 1 of @capcitycomiccon.bsky.social in the books! My "Midsummer, but make it Pride" cosplay was a big hit with people, and a perfect excuse to pair up with the wings I got from The Crooked Feather last year (who is back this year too!) #Cosplay #Fantasy #Pride #LGBTQIA+ #HolyClothing

Capital City Comic Con 2025 starts today, so take our virtual program book with you before you go: tinyurl.com/cccc25progbook You can download it or keep it open during the weekend as you navigate the con. Thanks again to our MSU Art Scholarship Winner Caitlin Houting for an amazing cover design!

Looking forward to being back in Michigan for @capcitycomiccon.bsky.social this weekend! Hope to see some of you all there #art #artiste #artist #originalart #traditionalart #artbooks

The conventions are Mid-Season Invitational, @gamesdonequick.com, Esports World Cup, Comic Con Astana, Anime Matsuri, @massivelan.bsky.social, Trois-Rivieres Cosplay Fest, AdventureCon, @aikonwinnipeg.bsky.social, Amazing Art Expo Woburn, AniCon, Anime Ohio, @capcitycomiccon.bsky.social (2/6)

A-wing currently en route to set up on the Exhibitor Floor 🤩 @spacedive313.bsky.social

Come see the 4 Horsemen Of The Michigan Comics Apocalypse July 11-13 at @capcitycomiccon.bsky.social • @jdouglaswrites.bsky.social Booth 1802 @corinneroberts.bsky.social Booth 1703 @klynnsmith.bsky.social Booth 1704 @jacotcomics.bsky.social Booth 1804

After hours events are returning to Capital City Comic Con this year with free karaoke at the Lansing Shuffle and concert at Grewal Hall at 224. Join us on Friday night starting at 8 pm for free karaoke of all ages at the Lansing Shuffle, hosted by Bigman Genesis.