Last but most certainly not least, we have another round-up of some phenomenal creators doing signings at Flame Con! We are thrilled to welcome Cait Jacobs, Anthony Oliveira, Emery Robin, and Jadzia Axelrod to Flame Con!
Flame Con
@flamecon.bsky.social
World’s largest and longest running LGBTQ+ comic con, created by Geeks OUT. Returning, August 15 & 16th 2025. linktr.ee/geeksout
✨ Sponsor Spotlight: DYKEMINT! ✨ We’re thrilled to welcome this lesbian-owned fashion brand to Flame Con 2026! 🏳️🌈 Their 1-of-1 wearable art transforms thrifted materials into bold, maximalist designs inspired by queer culture, fandom & glitchy nostalgia. 🔥 Find them at their booth!
We are thrilled to welcome back our Masters of Ceremony, Anthony Hargraves and Lé DePriest, for Flame Con 2026! 🎤 🔥
Join Drawfee’s Julia Lepetit, Nathan Yaffe, Jacob Andrews, and David Clarke on Sunday, August 16, at the Flame Con signing tables, followed by a live show at 2:45!
We want to give special thanks to our sponsor, ViiV Healthcare, which encourages you to learn more at getprepwisdom.com
Announcing Campfire at Flame Con! Happening Saturday, August 15 from 8:30-10:30pm at the convention. Included with your Saturday convention ticket! Not ready to go home after the con and night clubs aren't your scene?
FlameCon is excited to host CalmerConNYC to facilitate our Quiet Lounge! The Quiet Lounge space may be used by anyone during the con. Come take a break when you need it, no matter the reason.
Flame Con (@flamecon.bsky.social) is quickly approaching! If you want to kick it off right, you might want to check out the launch party I'm hosting over at the Spare Lounge at Frames 5-10pm on Thurs 8/13! It's a family friendly venue with retro & Switch games, and happy hour food & drink prices!
Interested in a career in comics or storyboarding? Each of our reviewers is able to sit down with three attendees for a personal portfolio review!
🔥 Your Flame Con 2026 badge is your ticket to an unforgettable weekend🔥 Meet some of the biggest names in comics, books, and queer storytelling, including: 🌙 Ryan La Sala 🎙️ Josh Cornillon & Connor Goldsmith 🎨 Olivia Cuartero-Briggs buff.ly/KwR523n
🔥 Your Flame Con 2026 badge is your ticket to an unforgettable weekend🔥 Meet some of the biggest names in comics, books, and queer storytelling, including: ✨ Al Ewing 📚 Kosoko Jackson 💖 Casey McQuiston buff.ly/KwR523n
Congratulations to Mariko Tamaki, Vita Ayala and Josh Trujillo for their Eisner Award wins. Mariko Tamaki for "This Place Kills Me" and Vita Ayala & Josh Trujillo for the DC Pride Anthology 2025. All three were past Flame Con guests and deserve some recognition!
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✨ Sponsor Spotlight ✨ We're excited to welcome Kenvue as a sponsor of Flame Con 2026! 💜 Through their Care With Pride initiative, Kenvue celebrates showing up as your authentic self and caring for one another—values that are at the heart of what Flame Con is all about. 🌈🧵
✨ Calling all magical girls, magical gays, and everyone in between! 💖 Our friends (and Flame Con sponsors!) at Magical Girls Festival are back for Year 3 with cosplay, panels, screenings, artists, vendors, giveaways, and all the sparkle you could ask for. 🌙✨
Catch the Yam Fam at @flamecon.bsky.social in August! We're excited to once again share our library of original BL minicomics and fanbooks at our hometown show!
🚨 LAST CALL, FLAME FAM! 🚨 Reduced-rate rooms at the Marriott Marquis Times Square are available only through MIDNIGHT TONIGHT! ⏰ After that, rates go up! Rooms start at $269/night with no destination fees. 🔥🌈 Book now: flamecon.org/location
The Gaymer Lounge is BACK for Flame Con 2026! 🔥 Stop by the Gaymer Lounge to check out all our gayme-related programming: indie video games by local queer developers, multiplayer faves like Mario Kart and Smash, TTRPGs and board games! 🌈 👾
Flame Con is stoked to announce more wonderful creators signing at Flame Con! We are thrilled to welcome Corinne Halbert, Jamie Flanagan, and Suzana Harcum & Owena White to Flame Con. Bring your own copies of their works to get signed or purchase copies from our book seller, The Twisted Spine!
What's that!? MORE incredible creators signing at Flame Con?! We are thrilled to have Taylor Grothe, Maddie Martinez, Simón Estrada, and Mina Elwell at Flame Con 2026. Bring your own copies of their works to get signed, or purchase copies from our book seller, The Twisted Spine, at the con!
The Queer Little Library is back at Flame Con this year, ready for our community to swap more queer stories throughout the weekend! 📚️🌈 Refresh your shelf by dropping off queer books & comics to share with our community and taking some new ones home to enjoy. ☺️
🌈 Say hello to The Future Perfect Project, one of this year's featured Community Tables at Flame Con! They empower LGBTQ+ youth through podcasting, creative writing, music, and storytelling—connecting young people with queer artists and mentors to build skills, community, and confidence.
Flame Con welcomes special guest Soo Lee! Soo Lee is a Bram Stoker Award-winning and Nebula Award-nominated comic book artist and writer. She is illustrator of the recently-debuted series Witness Point, and Kingdom of Earth. Her work can be found from a range of publishers including
Do you have questions about queer comics publishing? @benwilgus.bsky.social and I will be at Flamecon to discuss; you can sign up here!
Flame Con@flamecon.bsky.social · 2w agoHere's your chance to learn from the pros!✨ Flame Con Micro-Mentorships return, bringing portfolio reviews by Erica Henderson, Kiana Khansmith, and Sara Gómez Woolley, plus group Q&As with Queer Vox voice actors & comics & manga editors. Spots are limited—follow the link in our bio to apply today!
We are so excited to announce more of the amazing creators signing at Flame Con! We are thrilled to have Kallie Emblidge, Ally North, Nataly Gruender, and Eric LaRocca at Flame Con 2026. Bring your own copies of their works to get signed, or purchase copies from our book seller, The Twisted Spine!
Howdy everyone! We're going to be at @flamecon.bsky.social on Sunday, August 16th! Come get an exclusive poster signed and see us perform Drawfee, live! See you there!
Hey everyone! Micromentorships at @flamecon.bsky.social are BACK! I’ll be hosting a bunch of cool mentors this year including @ericafails.bsky.social @kianamai.bsky.social @ginagagliano.bsky.social @benwilgus.bsky.social and more! Apply now! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Flame Con 2026 Micro-Mentorships Sign Up Form
We're very fortunate to have several lovely mentors volunteer their time to Flame Con this year! Are you a fan, amateur, or aspiring professional who wants to take your passions one step further? Appl...
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Here's your chance to learn from the pros!✨ Flame Con Micro-Mentorships return, bringing portfolio reviews by Erica Henderson, Kiana Khansmith, and Sara Gómez Woolley, plus group Q&As with Queer Vox voice actors & comics & manga editors. Spots are limited—follow the link in our bio to apply today!
Last but not least, give a warm welcome to Sikecoz! Also known as Dante. I’m a trans man who’s been cosplaying for over 10 years now and is also an award-winning SFX artist.
