The allure of convention season is strong here at GoCollect. Various forces have collided that will place several of our team members in attendance at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo this upcoming weekend!

While we won't be set up at a table this year at C2E2, GoCollect will be in attendance for the entirety of the convention, roaming the floors and documenting the madness, the panels, the exclusives, and the cosplays the same way we track collectibles - up close and personal. We're sending our blog down in force with Press Access to cover the major moments happening this weekend. There will also be a few other 'brains behind the scenes' parading the halls and peeking their heads in various rooms.

Our mission this year is simple yet broad: to take full part in a tradition that defines and shapes the comic collecting industry. So much so that C2E2 has morphed into a cultural force where all hobbies and fandoms meet and converge fantastically into new territories. Beyond the comics we have representation from manga and anime, video games, toys, TCG, movies, and television culture bleeding together in one outstanding 3-day celebration. This means GoCollect will not just be documenting and spreading the good word about the comic industry, we are placing our fingers squarely on the pulse that connects it to all other collectible hobbies.

GoCollect has been an inspirational and educational force in the market for more than a decade now. When we started out, comic conventions were just that - comic conventions. Along the way, in tandem with the adoption of comic culture into vast mainstream channels, C2E2 has evolved with the shift intelligently to make abundant space for fresh faces and new mediums of inspiration. Running parallel with these modern concepts, GoCollect has evolved our space into a vast sphere of 'infotainment' without compromising a lick of our reliable sales data. In real ways, these transformations in comic culture have sparked net positive reactions across the entire collectibles landscape. GoCollect included.

This ties in to my personal goal being in attendance this year. I need to see what this industry has become with my own eyes again, and not just from behind a computer screen. I need to know who GoCollect is in the real world in 2025. I want to shake the hands of our friends and fans, take pictures, take notes, and discuss what we are lacking or missing on the website going forward. Conversely, I want to know what we are doing right and where we shine. And I want to witness what makes you shine.

We'll be covering the greatest that cosplay has to offer at this event. And at least one of us will be staying After Dark to experience what happens at C2E2 long after the sun has gone down.

We're all anticipating a super-heroic experience at McCormick Place in Chicago this weekend. It's important to mention that although we don't have a fixed booth to shout from, we're not showing up empty handed to this event.

  • On site GoCollect Team members will have Promo Codes that will get you a FREE MONTH SUBSCRIPTION. If we see you making an uninformed decision at a vendors table, expect us to drop one in your hands, PRONTO!

  • Find a GoCollect shirt on the floor and you'll be treated to a firsthand look at our Mobile App currently under development.

  • Merchandise. We'll check our shelves and pull out some of the neatest swag we have for you. Because we think your life would look swell with more blacks and whites and green#03AF6A in it.

  • GoCollect will be fully launching our Affiliate Network this upcoming weekend. Do you spread the good word of GoCollect on your store, your site, or your social channels? We're going to get you major kickbacks for sending that blessed traffic our way. Let's chat on the floor and get you set up straight away!

The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo takes place this weekend, April 11-13, in Chicago, Illinois. We hope to meet you there.

Are there any areas of C2E2 you would like covered in detail? Any panels, specials, events, or people you would like us to report on? Let us know what you'd like to hear about in the comments!