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Lakeside Comic Con Returns!!!!

Twice the size ... Twice the fun... same low price

A family‑friendly comics celebration on the lake

September 19
101 Skyline Lakes Drive, Ringwood, NJ 07456

Lakeside Comic Con brings comic creators, families, and fans together

for a fun day of art, stories, and superheroes right on the water in

Ringwood, New Jersey. Meet award‑winning cartoonists, discover new

indie comics, and enjoy an intimate, kid‑friendly show that celebrates

creativity and community.

Tickets only $5 !!! On Sale Soon!!!

About the event

Lakeside Comic Con is a one‑day hometown convention featuring

professional and independent comic creators, kids’ comics, and

all‑ages storytelling. Enjoy creator signings, sketch commissions,

books, prints, and more in a relaxed lakeside setting.

Whether you’re a long‑time comics fan, a parent with young readers, or just curious, this show is designed to be welcoming, affordable, and fun for everyone.

Meet the Team

Take a look at just some of the Guests we will have this year

Jamar Nicholas

Jamar Nicholas is an award-winning, Philadelphia-based artist and educator, dedicating his career to helping young people realize the power of visual narrative. Jamar aims to promote anti-bullying, healing, and kindness in his work.

Jamar's current project, partnering with Scholastic Graphix, "Leon the Extraordinary", is the first book in his series featuring Leon and his friends, Carlos and Clementine. The second book, "Leon: Worst Friends Forever" was published October 2024.

Jimmy Gownley

Jimmy Gownley is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, a 14-time Eisner Award nominee, and winner of the Children's Choice Book of the Year Award for The Dumbest Idea Ever!. Along with his original work, Gownley has written for properties such as Tangled, Donald Duck, Zootopia and more. In addition to his work as a cartoonist, Jimmy is a former book publisher, an Emmy nominated graphic artist, a well-respected public speaker, and the host of two podcasts—Unpacking Peanuts, where he and fellow cartoonists explore the work of Charles M. Schulz, and Jimmy Gownley’s Dumb Ideas, where he shares insights on creativity, comics, and storytelling. Gownley’s most well known work, Amelia Rules! Celebrates it’s 25th anniversary in 2026.He currently writes and illustrates new comics on his Substack, G-Ville Comics.

Nick Davis

Nick Davis is an Englishman in the USA and the writer and occasional artist of the Night Guardians, the ongoing adventures of heroic kids and cuddly toys who bump back against the bumps in the night and their master, the Boogeyman.

Once upon a time in a green and pleasant land far, far away, Nick labored as a feature writer and production assistant on Games Workshops’ Monthly Hobby Magazine White Dwarf during the Paul ‘Fat Bloke’ Sawyer years with a small stint on the USA version of the magazine it was a golden time and inspired Nick to create Alt World Studios, an independent creative voice for storytelling on the interwebs.

Post Games Workshop, Nick works as a digital web marketing architect, graphic designer, storyteller, and sometimes artist. Occasionally, he can be found plodding away on a worn out keyboard or attempting to draw or playing with Lego while he explores the tea-powered worlds of his imagination.

Adventures ahead!!!