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Information and Welcome Table
No full textThe information and registration table will be available all day long during the EIU Comic Fest, from 10 AM to 4 PM. All events are FREE.
You must register (for free) to participate in the Cosplay Contest, Smash Bros E-Sport tournament, and the Magic: The Gathering tournament. You can sign up for each at their event location during the EIU Comic Fest, but check for deadline times.
The first 200 attendees will receive a complementary swag bag full of goodies!
Register for the life-size superhero cardboard cutout raffles! We will be giving away: Marvel Characters: Black Panther, Captain America, Deadpool, and more! The Fantastic Four as a complete set! DC Characters: Superman, Wonder Woman, Krypto!, and more!
Or stop by our Prize Wheel and win a free comic book! The information and registration table will be available all day for EIU Comic Fest attendees to get directions to events and general assistance
Cosplay Costume Contest
No full textCosplay Costume Contest registrants will present their amazing works of art at three pivot points in the Atrium: Being presented by MC Lea Houpt at Cosplay Central from the Line Up Hall next to the Center for Student Innovation Appearing before the panel of three contest judges Completing a circular catwalk through Comic Fest attendees in the Atrium
Contest participants will return to the Line Up Hall and await presentation of other contestants and the announcement of the Cosplay Costume Contest winners.
For more information, see the Costume Guidelines and Cosplay Contest page
Lea Houpt
No full textLea Houpt, cosplay aficionado.https://thekeep.eiu.edu/eiu_comic_fest_2025/1010/thumbnail.jp
Breakout Session: A Brief History (and Future) of Insanity: How The Entertainment Business Works
No full textLuke explains the fundamental inner-workings of Hollywood from a business perspective, covering topics from selling material, agents and representatives, to how and why movies get made, and then lays out the massive transition the business has been undergoing for the last two decades, what the future of the entertainment marketplace looks like, and what that means for people who are looking for paths to success within it
Student Challenge: SMASH BROS E-Sport Tournament
No full text⚔️ Event Style/Rule Set Stage List Starters Town and City Battlefield Small Battlefield Smashville Pokemon Stadium 2 Counter-Pick (can only be chosen AFTER the 1st game) Final Destination Hollow Bastion Kalos Pokemon League Ruleset Stocks – 3 Timer – 7:00 3 Bans No DSR Hazards – OFF 1-2-1 Strikes OR Gentlemen’s Agreement Hosts Austin Perez Ackerman and Ian McCormack will explain the event style/rule set in detail during the tournament setup
DC Comics (left window)
No full textThis display case highlights the history, luminaries, historically important comic book covers, and collectibles associated with DC Comics.
Special thanks to Todd Bruns and William Weber for loaning collectibles for this display.https://thekeep.eiu.edu/worlds_of_wonder_dc/1002/thumbnail.jp
Historic Comic: Detective Comics #27
No full texthttps://thekeep.eiu.edu/worlds_of_wonder_dc/1012/thumbnail.jp
History of DC: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
No full texthttps://thekeep.eiu.edu/worlds_of_wonder_dc/1025/thumbnail.jp