Bread, Love, and Cha-Cha-Cha :: The Blog of Carolyn Belefski
Bring the kids out in their costumes for a fun day of trick or treating. Shop from local creators, get a tarot reading, or purchase some comics on Sunday, October 26 from Noon to 4PM in the Comic Logic parking lot (44031 Ashburn Shopping Plz, # 281 Ashburn, VA 20147). This is a free family and pet friendly outdoor event.
Visit Curls Studio at Table E3
The East Coast's largest pop culture convention, New York Comic Con returns October 9-12, 2025 at Javits Center located at 429 11th Avenue. Carolyn Belefski and Joe Carabeo (Curls Studio) will be at Booth #2048 all four days (same location as last year, area with the low ceiling). The location is on show floor level 3.
The new "Curls" con exclusive book will debut as well as a new "Direct to Ink" book by Joe Carabeo.
We will also have the new "This Ink Runs Cold" collaboration book -- Joe Carabeo wrote a story that Scott Morse (former Pixar story artist) illustrated.
We will have the revised Black Magic Tales 154 page omnibus comic book. We will have several of our hard enamel pins available for purchase -- including a few pins produced in 2024 (Annual Cicada, Peach Fuzz and Strawberry). We will also have prints, stickers, buttons, and more.
We will bring copies of Magic Bullet #23 comics newspaper. With any purchase from our table, you get an opportunity to spin the wheel to get something extra as our thanks to you.
Join us at Dulles Expo Center (4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, VA 20151) this August 23-24, 2025 (SAT 10:30AM-5PM (VIP 10AM), SUN 10AM-4PM) for Fairfax Comic Con.
Would you believe it? I won Best Pickle in the first annual Sloppy Mama's BBQ homemade pickle contest at their Pickle Party. I entered two types of pickles inspired by my Curls comic strip: dill and watermelon rind, and the dill was dill-licious enough to win first place. It was so great -- they even had pickle ice cream! They asked me to be a contestant next year to defend my title, so look for more pickle news in 2026!
We are back from Tidewater Comicon in Virginia Beach! Curls Studio had a great time and enjoyed catching up with fellow exhibitors. Our booth was next to Ben Bishop, who we first met in 2008 at our very first New York Comic Con. It was great to reminisce with him and also say hello to the Kids Love Comics crew and even enjoy their programming (see pencil photo that matches my nail polish choices perfectly).
We did get to spend a short amount of time at the beach before the show on both days -- even after waking up early to enjoy that experience it was definitely HOT! It's always a cool opportunity to sell comics within walking distance to the Atlantic Ocean.
As with shows they must go on and roll with the punches -- one of the main guests Alan Tudyk could not appear due to plane flight issues with American Airlines. I didn't see any of the celebrities, but did get to walk around a bit to see the show floor. Big thanks to the crew and organizers of Tidewater Comicon -- we hope to be back in the future.
