Bradenton Area Collectorfest 2026 is happening Sunday, March 1st from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at 600 US-41 in Palmetto, Florida. This one-day show features over 7,000 square feet of toys, games, comics, die-cast, and collectibles. Early bird tickets are $15 for entry from 9:00 AM to noon, afternoon tickets are $10 for entry after noon. Kids under 12 get free Hot Wheels or Pokémon cards. Parking is free.
Tag: Comic Books
Beyond Comicon is happening Saturday, February 28, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Marjorie & William McDonald Center in North Miami Beach. Tickets are only $5. This is North Miami Beach’s comic, fashion, and creator convention focused on independent creators. You can meet comic book artists, fashion designers, filmmakers, and authors. Panels cover creating and publishing, cosplay is encouraged with a contest, and vendors sell unique items made by independent artists.
Remember when you had to blow on a game cartridge to make it work? Or when finding that one action figure you wanted meant actually going to the store and hoping they had it in stock? The SWFL Retro Show is happening on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel in Fort Myers, and if any of that sounds familiar, you’re going to love this. More than fifty vendors are bringing vintage video games, classic toys, comic books, vinyl records, and all the stuff you used to beg your parents for. Admission is five bucks, kids get in free, and parking won’t cost you anything.
A long-unavailable piece of LEGO Ninjago history is making its return. Skybound and Image Comics are rereleasing the Dark Island Trilogy graphic novel this June, bringing Greg Farshtey and Paul Lee’s out-of-print stories back into circulation with new cover art by Tri Vuong. The rerelease comes just in time for the franchise’s 15th anniversary and fills a significant gap for both collectors and fans trying to follow the series’ ongoing mythology.



