Q Con 2025 taking place in West Hollywood, offering free admission

Q Con, SoCal’s only LGBTQ+ comic convention, is set to return on Saturday, May 3, bringing in dozens of LGBTQ+ speakers, vendors, artists and community voices to their lineup. 

“LGBTQIA+ people of all ages and backgrounds need to see themselves and their stories represented in the arts – to know they are okay, they are accepted and they are powerful. Q Con gives us the opportunity to do this – to raise queer voices in comic books and graphic novels, bring the community together and have a lot of fun at the same time,” said Prism Comics president Ted Abenheim. 

Mark your calendars and start scheming up your queer cosplay outfits for a celebration of LGBTQ+ representation and visibility in one of the most queer-coded industries in media ahead of Pride month. 

Prism Comics, the nonprofit organization championing LGBTQ+ representation and diversity in comic books, graphic novels and pop media, announced their 4th annual Q Con, happening in West Hollywood’s Plummer Park. The convention will take place in West Hollywood from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Fiesta Hall. 

The nonprofit, established in 2003, is deemed the “LGBTQ+ Comics Central,” at San Diego Comic Con, WonderCon Anaheim, Los Angeles Comic Con and other conventions. Prism prides itself on providing a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community to unite over mutual passion, interest and love for comics, graphic novels and more. This is the space where comic creators, readers, librarians, educators and families can come together and celebrate, discuss and enjoy the representation the community needs and deserves. 

Find free tickets and more information regarding guest speakers, panels and vendors here. 

Q Con is also currently seeking LGBTQ+ comic creators and businesses who are interested in setting up a table at the event. If interested in tabling or volunteering, email Ted Abenheim, president of Prism Comics at  ted@prismcomics.org.