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2020 EVENTS*
Due to the COVID-19/Coronavirus outbreak, all of J. M. DeSantis’s planned public appearances were either cancelled or rescheduled. What remains are the shows that still have not made a decision, however, JMD will not be appearing at any shows this year. Please refer to the 2021 EVENTS list for those confirmed reschedules and new additions for next year, and in the meanwhile consider signing up for his mailing list for news and updates throughout the 2020 year and beyond. (Sign up in sidebar.)
IABX (Independent Author Book Expo)
(uncertain)
iabx.org
2021 EVENTS*
*as events from 2020 reschedule (due to the COVID-19/Coronavirus outbreak) they will be added below
Rhode Island Comic Con
TBA
ricomiccon.com
Sci-Fi Valley Con
18 – 20 June
scifivalleycon.com
Garden State Comic Fest: Morristown
26 – 27 June
gardenstatecomicfest.com
TerrifiCon
30 July – 1 August
terrificon.com
Fan Expo Boston
6 – 8 August
fanexpoboston.com
Baltimore Comic-Con
*JMD rescheduled his appearance for 2021
baltimorecomiccon.com
Past Events
2020*
Garden State Comic Fest: Winter Edition – 25 January
(*after February/March, J. M. DeSantis’s remaining events were cancelled or rescheduled due to the COVID-19/Coronavirus outbreak, including: East Coast Comic Con, Sci-Fi Valley Con, Eternal Con, Garden State Comic Fest: Morristown, Terrificon, Fan Expo Boston, IABX, RP Street Faire, New York Comic Con, Rhode Island Comic Con)
2019
No Such Con, Feb
Barnes & Noble Princeton, NJ Author Signing for Robert Phillips, 24 Aug
Ridgefield Park Street Fair, 21 Sep
Baltimore Comic-Con, 18 – 20 Oct
Diversity Con, 25 Oct
Rhode Island Comic Con, 1 – 3 Nov
2018
No Such Con
The Con @ White Plains
3 Rivers Comic Con
Garden State Comic Fest
Boston Comic Con
Inbeon Con
Baltimore Comic-Con
Rhode Island Comic Con – JMD Rescheduled for 2019!
2017
RPHS Entrepreneur Club Presentation – Jan 24
No Such Con
Anne Arundel County Public Library Comic Con
Garden State Comic Fest
Boston Comic Con
Inbeon Con
Baltimore Comic-Con
New York Comic Con – w/appearance by Chris Campana!
2016
4th Annual Black Comic Book Festival
East Coast ComiCon
White Plains Comic Con
Garden State Comic Fest
Boston Comic Con
Newark Comic Con
Inbeon Con
Baltimore Comic-Con
New York Comic Con
2015
East Coast ComiCon
Bronx Heroes: Women in Comics
White Plains Comic Con
Eternal Con
Garden State Comic Con
Boston Comic Con
Inbeon Con
New York Comic Con
2014
Boston Comic Con
Baltimore Comic-Con
New York Comic Con
Crazy 8 Cartoon Festival
2013
The Comic Clinic (Presentation) – Mt. Sinai; New York, NY
MoCCA Fest
Bronx Heroes Comic Con 5
Paterson Art Walk
Pet-icular Poses (Group Art Show) – Montclair, NJ June 7 – 30 (Reception June 7)
Boston Comic Con 2013 * NEW DATE & LOCATION * – Rescheduled: Aug 3 & 4: Artist Alley & Self-Publishing vs Traditional Publishing Panel
Baltimore Comic-Con
New York Comic Con – (w/Novastar Studios)
Fan-tastic (Group Art Show) – Montclair, NJ
2012
MoCCA Festival
Bronx Heroes Comic Convention
Baltimore Comic Con
New York Comic Con – *Chadhiyana’s Debut*: Artist Alley & Web-Comic Panel
The Coffee Machine (Solo Art Show)
Secret Adventures of Houdini Release Event – Nov 21 at Forbidden Planet in NYC
2011
New York Comic Con – Artist Alley & Panel Appearance
2010
Zombie Fiction Panel – SciFi Group in NJ
New York Comic Con – Artist Alley
2009
Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated Premiere – NJ
Big Apple Con (Wizard World) – *J. M. DeSantis’s First Show*: Artist Alley