EIU Comic Fest
EIU Comic Fest logo designed by Enoch Narh-Korley
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Be sure to mark your calendar for Saturday, September 26! Booth Library at Eastern Illinois University is transforming into a comic and manga paradise and hosting the EIU Comic Fest 2026! This event is FREE and open to the public. Come for the comics, escape rooms, games, artists alley, costume show/cosplay contest, trivia games, hands-on activities, exhibit displays, and much more! You won't want to miss it! See the full schedule below.
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| Saturday, September 26th | ||
| 9:55 AM |
EIU Comic Fest Marvin Foyer 9:55 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Anime Theatre Lounge: ONE PIECE EIU Comic Fest East Bridge Lounge 10:00 AM - 10:55 AM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Art Show: AZUKI - the Manga Art of Kofi Bazzell-Smith Kofi Bazzell-Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology West Bridge Lounge 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Kentons Forge Ballenger Teachers Center 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Abbilon West Reading Room 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Heather Wohltman, EIU Comic Fest Creative Reality Lab (Room 1116) 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Escape Room: The Lair of Dr. Evil Heather Wohltman, EIU Comic Fest Edgar Room 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| 10:00 AM |
EIU Art + Design Students Collaboration Commons 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Gamers: Magic The Gathering Tournament Bryce Eubanks, Cosmic Games Atrium, West End 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Noah Clark, Cosmic Games Atrium, East End 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Hands-On Activity: Paint It and Take It Miniatures Battle Brush Studios Atrium, East End 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Jill Boeser, Eastern Illinois University Collaboration Commons 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Japanese Culture Club Collaboration Commons 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Video Games: Friendlies Battles Peter Malenic, eSports@EIU Witters Conference Room 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Video Games: Smash Bros. Tournament Liam Corcoran, eSports@EIU E-Classroom (Rm 4450) 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
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| 10:30 AM |
Hands-On Activity: Creating Board Games Derek Funkhauser, The Board Game Spotlight Center for Student Innovation (CSI) 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
Keynote: Manga as a Global Form Kofi Bazzell-Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology West Reading Room 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| 11:00 AM |
Anime Theatre Lounge: BLACK CLOVER EIU Comic Fest East Bridge Lounge 11:00 AM - 11:55 AM |
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| 11:30 AM |
Hands-on Activity: Creating 3D Models R. J. Vanderwerf, EIU Center for Student Innovation (CSI) 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
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| 11:30 AM |
Kahoot Trivia: Comic Books and Films Lee Patterson, Jedi Knight of Trivia West Reading Room 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
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| 12:00 PM |
Anime Theatre Lounge: SPY X FAMILY EIU Comic Fest East Bridge Lounge 12:00 PM - 12:55 PM |
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| 1:00 PM |
Anime Theatre Lounge: APOTHECARY DIARIES EIU Comic Fest East Bridge Lounge 1:00 PM - 1:55 PM |
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| 1:00 PM |
Hands-on Activity: Basics of Manga Kofi Bazzell-Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology Center for Student Innovation (CSI) 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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| 1:00 PM |
Kahoot Trivia: Anime and Manga Lee Patterson, Jedi Knight of Trivia West Reading Room 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
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| 1:30 PM |
Keynote: From Pegtown to Tinseltown - The "Mattoon Mafia" on Their Journey to Hollywood Craig Titley West Reading Room 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
Anime Theatre Lounge: WITCH HAT ATELIER EIU Comic Fest East Bridge Lounge 2:00 PM - 2:55 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
Hands-on Activity: Become a Dungeon Master Jon Coit Center for Student Innovation (CSI) 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
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| 2:30 PM |
Kahoot Trivia: Sci Fi Books, TV, and Films Lee Patterson, Jedi Knight of Trivia West Reading Room 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
Anime Theatre Lounge: HORIMIYA EIU Comic Fest East Bridge Lounge 3:00 PM - 3:55 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
Costume Show and Cosplay Contest Becky Castillo, CIL-CON West Reading Room 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
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