November 6th – 8th, 2026
Halifax Convention Centre, Halifax, NS
We're delighted to welcome three time Eisner nominee and Harvey nominee, Troy Little back to Hal-Con! Troy began a career in animation after graduating from the Interpretive Illustration course at Sheridan College in Ontario, Canada. In 2000 he began self-publishing...
Brenda Hickey is an artist from PEI who works on Hasbro/IDW's My Little Pony Friendship is Magic comic series. She has illustrated the Legends of Magic series, the 2017 Holiday Special, and some more issues on the main series. For non-pony work she is pleased to...
Time for a gaming guest! We are pleased to welcome Jessie Yaternick to #halcon2018! Jessie Yaternick is a game designer and writer from Ottawa. She is the proud recipient of the Metatopia 2017 Sponsorship and a member of the Indie Game Developer Network. She is driven...
Michael “Knightmage” Wilson is a currently decorated 17 year veteran Deputy Sheriff for the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio. He has been cosplaying since 2012 but the love for the comic and video game genre has been in his heart since he was little and it...
Happy Star Wars Day! We figured it was a good day to make this announcement - it seems to work with a theme 😉 We're thrilled to announce our next guest, the New York Times bestselling author of the Aftermath Trilogy as well as the comic adaptation of The Force...
You know about the Amazing Spider-man and the Incredible Hulk - it's time to discover Canada's most unconventional hero - The Pitiful Human-Lizard! We're excited to welcome his creator, Toronto based comic artist Jason Loo to #halcon2018 @Rebel_Loo...
We're excited to welcome Samantha Mary Beiko to Hal-Con 2018! Samantha Mary Beiko is, primarily, an author of young adult fantasy. Her first novel, The Lake and the Library, was released in 2013 and was nominated for the Manitoba Book Award for Best First Book, as...
If you've been to a movie at Cineplex in the last few years, you're familiar with this guest. He can be seen on the big screen bringing us the latest Hollywood news and taking us behind the scenes of our favourite blockbusters (and getting to interview all of the...
Hal-Con Sci-Fi and Fantasy Association is thrilled to announce it has received a grant from the Province of Nova Scotia which will contribute $240,000 to projects over the next three years. The grant, generously awarded by the Department of Communities, Culture and...
You have been asking us for years to make create a new level of pass that would allow you to do even more things at a greater speed. So we listened. This year we are adding a new level of badge called the Temporal Shift Pass. We have added cutting edge technology to...