SCOTTSDALE COMIC BOOK SHOW aka OLD MAN CON XI w/ JOE STATON & MIKE VOSBURG!
Schedule
Sun Nov 23 2025 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Paradise Valley-Scottsdale | Scottsdale, AZ
The Scottsdale Comic Book Show, also affectionately known as Old Man Con, is back for an 11th time! We are at a NEW location for this one, as the Plaza Resort is undergoing renovations. The Doubletree is just a mile up the road.
Our guests of honor at this show will be Charlton/DC legend JOE STATON and Marvel legend & Emmy award-winner MIKE VOSBURG!
We are sad to announce as of 10/15 that Gerry Conway has cancelled his appearance due to health issues.
CGC will be officially present to witness any sig series books!
Bring your paperwork with you for the submissions.
When: Sunday November 23rd, 2025
Where: 5401 Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale AZ 85250
How: Click on the link to purchase your admission ticket:
https://bit.ly/4lbCP2X
https://scottsdalecomicbookshow.com/
There are early bird tickets available for 9AM entry! Otherwise Gen Admission enters at 10AM.
JOE STATON decided he wanted to be a cartoonist at 3 years old when he began tracing Dick Tracy from the funny papers. He has been drawing comics professionally since he started working for Charlton Comics in 1971. There he drew romance, horror and licensed books and co-created E-Man and Michael Mauser with Nick Cuti.
Though the bulk of his work has been for DC Comics, Staton also worked for at least 30 publishers and 100 different editors. He inked The Hulk and The Avengers for Marvel. For DC his many comics credits include Action Comics, Green Lantern, The Legion, various incarnations of Batman, and over 100 issues of Scooby Doo.
He co-created two versions of The Huntress and several Green Lanterns.
He designed the modern Guy Gardner who appears in the new Superman movie.
While working with First Comics in Chicago he was both Art Director and artist. He drew another incarnation of E-Man and, for their Classics Illustrated line, A Christmas Carol.
For ten years, between 2011 and 2021, Joe and writer Mike Curtis were the regular team for the DICK TRACY newspaper strip. DICK TRACY received Harvey Awards in 2013, 2014 and 2015 for Best Syndicated Strip or Feature. He has also received the Eisner and Inkpot awards.
MIKE VOSBURG's comics career began in the 1960s, when as a 15-year-old teenager he started Masquerader in 1962, one of the first comic book fanzines, which lasted eight issues until 1964. He began working in underground comics in the 1970s, with creations such as Split Screen, written by Tom Veitch. Later in the 1970s and 1980s, he contributed to horror titles by Western Publishing and Charlton Comics. His story "Mail Order Brides", published in Kitchen Sink Press's Bizarre Sex #3, was in a similar horror/mystery vein.
Around this time, Vosburg also did various work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. His works from that period include Savage She-Hulk, Sisterhood of Steel, and G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. He also worked on the Valiant Comics' titles Bloodshot and Archer & Armstrong.
After moving to LA in l985, Mike then began working in animation as a story board artist for Bionic Six, Gi Joe, and HBO’s Spawn, where he won an Emmy award for directing!
From 1989 to 1996, for the TV series Tales from the Crypt, Vosburg illustrated comic book covers designed to look like the original 1950s eponymous comics. Originally hired to do concept drawings for the wraparound sequence, Mike ended up storyboarding the title segment as well as illustrating almost every cover used in the show's 93 episodes.
While Mike still does occasional comics work like covers and pinups, or his self-published Lori Lovecraft books, most of his time is currently devoted to television and film. He has done storyboarding work for such directors as John Frankenheimer, Robert Zemeckis, Allan Arkush, and Gilbert Adler; on projects as diverse as David Mamet's The Water Engine, the Elian Gonzalez Story, Prince Charming, and Demon Knight. He has also done storyboarding for music videos, such as "Stan" and "Let Me Blow Ya Mind".
Vendors at the show:
ArtMan Comics Apache Junction, AZ
Bigger Cards and Comics Florida
Bird City Phoenix, AZ
Bubba's Comics Mesa, AZ
Champion Comics San Jose, CA
Collector's Choice Tempe, AZ
Collectors Marketplace Phoenix, AZ
Comic Cellar California
Crazy Chicken Comics Phoenix, AZ
Daniel Cox Phoenix, AZ
Dusty Attic Las Vegas, NV
Fantastic Worlds Comics Scottsdale, AZ
Graham Crackers Temecula, CA
Greg's Comics Mesa, AZ
Harley Yee Rare Comics Livonia, MI
Jay's Junque Tucson, AZ
Justice Comics Mesa, AZ
Koop's Comics Oklahoma
Mad Titan Comics Phoenix, AZ
Max Dresy Phoenix, AZ
Monster Comics Tempe, AZ
Nick Hartrick Phoenix, AZ
Nitro Comics 520 Tucson, AZ
Palladin Comics Phoenix, AZ
Samurai Comics Mesa, AZ
Scott Hagen Phoenix, AZ
Terry's Old School Comics Kelso, WA
TNK Comics Murrieta, CA
Tom Kalb Mesa, AZ
Totally Dadical Comics Phoenix, AZ
Villain Comix Phoenix, AZ
Vintage Advantage Comics Tucson, AZ
The Scottsdale Comic Book Show is unique to Arizona & the Southwest as it is truly the only 'old-school style' convention that focuses on comic books. They call it "Old Man Con" because it is wizened experienced dealers with the best vintage inventory around!
*Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze age and HOT Key issues*
Slabs? We will have more than you have ever seen in the state!
Bring your want list as you are sure to find those hard to find missing books for your collection.
Also don't forget to bring comics for our special guests to sign!
*Fantastic Worlds Comics is Scottsdale's only authorized CGC dealer. Please visit the booth for any grading needs!*
Come on out to a real old-fashioned comicon! Just a bunch of veteran comic dealers from around the country - selling, trading, buying and hanging out; it’s going to be a great time, see you all there!
Where is it happening?
DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Paradise Valley-Scottsdale, Doubletree Resort-Paradise Valley Scottsdale, 5401 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85250, United States
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