Once Upon A Comic World

Once Upon A Comic World Serving the Houston Heights geek community for 10+years with comic novelties, clothing, costumes, ac Welcome to Once Upon A Comic World! Houston, TX 77008.

We are excited to venture the world of comics with you. This is your new stop for Comic posts, Pics, News, Novelties and more. Our storefront is located at 1802 Yale St.

10/16/2024

We at Nerd Con Can't Lose! are excited to welcome the cast of Parker Lewis Can't Lose Corin Nemec (Parker Lewis) and Maia Brewton (Shelly Lewis). This fun dynamic show influenced generations of shows after it aired.

Nemec is known for playing the title character in sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990–93), Jonas Quinn in television series Stargate SG-1, and Harold Lauder in the miniseries The Stand. He is known in India for his role as Allan in 2007 film Parzania.

Maia Brewton was born on 30 September 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is best known for her roles as the Mighty Thor-obsessed Sara Anderson in the 1987 film Adventures in Babysitting, and as Shelly Lewis, the antagonistic sister of the title character on the Fox Network show Parker Lewis Can't Lose, from 1990 to 1993

REMEMBER!

NERD CON IS FREE TO ATTEND AND PARK!!!
Join us on November 16, 2024 from 10 am to 6 pm for a high energy, dynamic event.
Once again we are partnering with the Chambers County Library System, the City of Mont Belvieu, Eagle Pointe, MB Link, the Eastern Rim Funnybook and Vintage Con and Nerd Fest to bring you a dynamic show.
As always our show will feature amazing celebrity guests, incredible cosplayers, friendly vendors and more fun than you can imagine!
Join us at
the Eagle Pointe
12450 Eagle Pointe Dr.
Mont Belvieu, TX 77535
AS ALWAYS NERD CON IS FREE TO ATTEND AND PARK!!!
WE LOVE COSPLAYERS, SUPERFANS, COLLECTORS AND FUN LOVING FAMILIES

Join us this weekend! There will be so many wonderful vendors, guests and activities for the whole family. We will be ha...
08/21/2024

Join us this weekend! There will be so many wonderful vendors, guests and activities for the whole family. We will be having a mega sale and liquidating our inventory at this event. Don’t miss out! Most items will be $15 and under! Costumes, fanwear, comics, collectibles and more! We will also be giving out several prizes.

08/07/2024

Greetings from The Eastern Rim,

Superheroes, we are wholly beyond the stars and full of gratitude to welcome our next fabled guest, who is a true trailblazer in comics, and as an artist great note! This amazing dignitary of the pulped page is primarily known for his work on L.E.G.I.O.N. Legion of Super-Heroes, Azrael, and JLA: Year One runs for Dc Comics. At Marvel Comics, he’s had some unbeatable runs on The Amazing Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, and The Fantastic Flour. Not to mention mesmerizing all of Europe with his 2000 AD work! Please give a booming welcome to the singular and bombastic Barry Kitson, our next mythic guest at

The Eastern Rim Funny Book & Vintage Con

When: Saturday, August 24 (10-6)
Sunday, August 25 (11-4)

Where:
Goose Creek Memorial High School 6001 East Wallisville Rd
Baytown, TX 77521 (North Main Entrance)

Cost: FREE FREE FREE

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Barry Kitson began drawing comics professionally in 1983 and has been an extraordinarily prolific artist since then. His first published work was as the artist on Spider-Man for Marvel UK. He went on to draw The Transformers and various other titles for the company before moving on to 2000AD where he drew multiple Judge Dredd and Judge Anderson stories. At the end of the eighties, he worked for DC Comics, becoming a staple on many flagship titles including Superman, Batman, The JLA, The Legion of Superheroes, The Teen Titans, and Azrael. He also worked for Marvel Comics,on Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, Doctor Strange, and Iron Man, amongst others.
Together with writer Mark Waid, Barry co-created the series Empire, optioned for production by Paramount +. Barry recently worked on new Empire material that saw print in 2023.

Check out Barry at:

http://barrykitson.com/
https://twitter.com/barry_kitson
https://www.facebook.com/barry.kitson
https://www.instagram.com/barrykitsonart/

08/07/2024

Greetings from The Eastern Rim,

Superheroes, we barely have the ability to make the appropriate words to express who our next guest of honor is. This ABSOLUTE LEGEND in comics, is a legacy creator and was quite literally born into it! He has stamped an indelible mark into the medium and shaped comics and the minds of its readers forever! He has had iconic stints at Marvel, DC, you name it! Daredevil, X-Men, Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, Kick-Ass, Captain America, the list spins out toward the horizon. The words we say next are wholeheartedly a dream come true: Please give a galaxy shaking welcome to our universally renowned, next juggernaut guest: we gratefully welcome Giant JOHN ROMITA JR., to

The Eastern Rim Funny Book & Vintage Con

When: Saturday, August 24 (10-6)
Sunday, August 25 (11-4)

Where:
Goose Creek Memorial High School
6001 East Wallisville Rd
Baytown, TX 77521 (North Main Entrance)

Cost: FREE FREE FREE

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There’ll be an exclusive meet and greet opportunity! Details in another post!

John Romita Jr. is the son of fabled comic artist John Romita, Sr. Romita Jr.’s popularity came from his run on Iron Man with David Michelinie; his run of Amazing Spider-Man, and the Uncanny X-Men with Chris Claremont. He also had a great run on Daredevil with Ann Nocenti and Al Williamson. He later worked with Frank Miller on a Daredevil: Man Without Fear.
In the 2000s, Romita had his 2nd run on The Amazing Spider-Man with J.M. Straczynski. He drew Wolverine with Mark Millar for the the 30th-anniversary. In 2014, Romita Jr. drew DC Comics flagship title Superman, with Geoff Johns and Klaus Janson. In 2016, Romita Jr. and writer Scott Snyder collaborated on the All-Star Batman for DC’s Rebirth relaunch.
In 2020, Romita drew Kelly Sue DeConnick's story "Fore" for Detective Comics' 1027th issue.

https://www.johnromitajrjr.com

https://www.facebook.com/JohnRomitaJr/

08/07/2024

John Romita Jr. Meet & Greet Info

Hey there, Superheroes!

Don't miss this EXCLUSIVE opportunity with JOHN ROMITA JR!
Spots are VERY LIMITED !
Meet & Greet with JRJR will occur at
GCM(Sun, Aug 24)location at con TBA at show
$250 gets you all this!
10 signatures ($25 value per signature outside of meet & greet)
1 exclusive print ($35 value outside of meet & greet)
1 headshot sketch* (simple remarque is $50 outside of meet & greet)
1 raffle ticket to win a Spider-Man drawing**
* Headshot sketch is 7" x 11" pencil. Your choice of: Spider-Man, Batman,Wolverine, Punisher, Daredevil, or Thor only.
**Spider-Man drawing is 11" x 17" pencil.

Sign up at: [email protected]
for payment and other pertinent info

The Eastern Rim Funny Book & Vintage Con

When: Saturday, August 24 (10-6)
Sunday, August 25 (11-4)

Where:
Goose Creek Memorial High School
6001 East Wallisville Rd
Baytown, TX 77521 (North Main Entrance)

Cost: FREE FREE FREE

https://facebook.com/events/s/the-eastern-rim-funny-book-vin/436832449306179/

https://m.facebook.com/The-Eastern-Rim-Funny-Book-and-Vintage-Con-354674551704894/

https://www.easternrimcon.com

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08/07/2024

Greetings from the Eastern Rim!

We are so very lucky to have the absolutely wonderful and amazingly talented NICK PITARRA as one of our guests of honor this year! He was an early friend and supporter of The Eastern Rim Funny Book & Vintage Con for which we cannot thank him enough! He is definitely an artist to watch! So, come and meet Nick and get to know this star on the rise, before being the 300th person in line to see him is an early spot!

He’s also one hell of an arm wrestler, just saying!

The Eastern Rim Funny Book & Vintage Con

When: Saturday, August 24 (10-6)
Sunday, August 25 (11-4)

Where:
Goose Creek Memorial High School
6001 East Wallisville Rd
Baytown, TX 77521 (North Main Entrance)

Cost: FREE FREE FREE

https://facebook.com/events/s/the-eastern-rim-funny-book-vin/436832449306179/

https://m.facebook.com/The-Eastern-Rim-Funny-Book-and-Vintage-Con-354674551704894/

https://www.easternrimcon.com

https://www.facebook.com/ourpromiseforwestbaytown?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Nick Pitarra is an Eisner nominated cartoonist living near San Antonio, Texas. He is best known for his work on the New York Times best selling The Manhattan Projects, co-created with writer Jonathan Hickman. Nick has worked for Marvel, IDW, Boom Studios, and is currently illustrating Leviathan from Image Comics with writer John Layman. Nick’s artistic heroes are Moebius, Geof Darrow, Frank Quitely, and Seth Fisher, his style blends all those influences and filters them through a uniquely warped sensibility.

Nick had a wildly successful crowdfunding Zoop campaign where he garnered $210,927 dollars in support of his creator owned, DIY, magnum opus,
AX-WIELDER JON! The best creators in the world agree:

“Super Cool Action”- Geof Darrow
“Amazing”- Frank Quietly
Wow, Just, Wow!”- Bill Sienkiewicz

Check him out at:

https://twitter.com/nickpitarra?s=21

https://instagram.com/nickpitarra?utm_medium=copy_link

10/28/2023
Come see us today infront of our old location 1802 Yale st Houston TX 77008
10/27/2023

Come see us today infront of our old location 1802 Yale st Houston TX 77008

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