J.C.C, Rochester, NY - July 7th (1-7pm) & 8th (10-5pm), 2023

Latest News & Announcements

June 22, 2023

Check out the Saturday Panels!

On Saturday, July 8th, take a break from the busy convention floor and enjoy one of our panels in the spacious 300 seat auditorium. Panels start at noon kicking off with Spotlight on Joe Rubinstein and followed by more panels through the afternoon. Check out the complete panel schedule HERE. Want to secure the best seats in the house? Run over to the Tickets page and purchase a Fan or Artists VIP package which includes, amongst other cool swag, front row seating at all of the panel events!
June 19th, 2023

Commission and Signature Rates for Joe Rubinstein are now live!

Click on the image to the right for more details on rates. If you are interested in pre-ordering any commissioned artwork, please send your requests via the Contact page.
June 15th, 2023

We hate to See you leave...

Mike DeCarlo was ready to come to Rochester on July 7th but fate intervened. Mike reluctantly notified us that he will not be able to attend and has cancelled his appearance for the July 7th & 8th show. The good news is that Mike has told us that he is eager to come to the next show once we have the dates planned! On the upside, we also have booked several other artists and will be announcing them next week!
June 14th, 2023

New Guest Announcement! Writer Don McGregor will be attending ECF 5 both Days, July 7th & 8th!

Well known for his work at Warren Publishing on their horror titles and aslso for his work at Marvel Comics on Black Panther and Power Man as well as countless other titles. Check out his bio on the Guests page!
June 6th, 2023

Signature Witness and onsite CBCS submission Services coming to ECF 5!

Aubrey's Comics will be providing signature witness services and comic/magazine submissions to CBCS at ECF 5. Not only that but Aubrey will also be selling a large selection of graded and ungraded comics. Stop by Aubrey's booth at the show!
May 31st, 2023

Early Bird tickets as well as other VIP packages are now available for purchase!

Do you want to be one of the first to the vendor room? Or maybe you want to guarantee your place in line in artist alley or possibly even grab some swag before it sells out? Check out the Tickets and VIP Packages page and buy yours now!
May 20th, 2023

Announcing ECF Bucks! What are they and more importantly, how can I get them? Read more Here...

May 19th, 2023

Cancelled: New Guest Announcement! The talented Mike Decarlo will be at ECF 5. Go to the Guests page for more details

May 15th, 2023

There are a Limited number of vendor spaces remaining! click here to download an application

April 15th, 2023

Check out the latest ECF 5 Flyer!

You can pick up your own copy at most comic shops in the Buffalo & Rochester NY area

Take a trip down memory lane and scroll through past eCF news items...

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EMPIRE COMIC FEST co-hosts Nathan Hirschberg, Ken Wheaton, Jeff Hirschberg, and Mike Blowers with comic book legend and ECF2 guest Jim Shooter.

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