Planet Comicon Kansas City Info and Roll Call: March 21-23, 2025 (Kansas City, MO)

[Fallen]

Planet Comicon Kansas City is the region's largest and longest-running pop culture and comic book convention. Held annually at Bartle Hall, Kansas City’s Downtown Convention Center, Planet Comicon is an awe-inspiring pop culture extravaganza spanning nearly eight football fields and featuring more than 90 celebrity, cosplayer and comic creator guests. PCKC also features a wide range of pop culture merchandise, crafts, art and collectibles from more than 650 vendors, hundreds of hours of programming, an exciting cosplay showcase and a family-friendly interactive activity area called the Planet Entertainment Zone. It’s a galaxy of fun and adventure spread over three days!
The first Planet Comicon was held in 1999 in Overland Park, Kansas, and has grown into an epic extravaganza annually attended by 60,000+ fans from across the country. Planet Comicon features the best in comic books, as well as fantasy, sci fi and superhero television and film.

Weapons and Props Policy

Date: March 21-23, 2025

Location:
Kansas City Convention Center,
301 W 13th St
Kansas City, MO, 64105

Event Website:
Home Page • Planet Comicon Kansas City

Event Website:
Purchase Tickets Here!

Hotels:
Planet Comicon Hotel Info

Confirmed "Boots on Ground":

1. Fallen
2. JTF4
3. SpartanSweed
4. Randomname52
5. SSGLordElmo
6. CherriDragon
7. Littlefoot1221
8. MNKr
9. Jomgee
10. caretaker08
11. Hyprfixate
12. SSGLordBert
13. SSGLordErne
14. Skidmorpheus
15. Wayward Flood
16. penutbuttrbandt
17. ChickenJellyGMG
18. HoundsOfMeath
19. WylieCoyote074 - Saturday
20. BlondieDoes
21. Worainu
22. M21
23. WoolieWorks
24. NobleofDeath16 - Saturday
25. Jacktop13
26. GingerBiscuit
27. OMalley - Saturday
28. CrimsonViper97

Tentative:
- SeaSickle
- marinesniper
- FvWrstNghtmare

Previous Attendees:
- Emp Frosty
- SGT Razor
- Barricade195
- CozmiqVixen
- MaxImpactGaming
- skyranger72

Hotel Reservations: Hotel Info

Badge Purchase: Tickets

Dinner Plans:
What: Pizza
Where: Indoor Photo Location
Time: Saturday 8:00 PM
Payment: Venmo only, cash will not be accepted, will be shared when ordered

Photoshoot:
Time: Saturday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM
Location: Weather Permitting
Corner of Wyandotte St and W 16th Street across from the Loews Hotel

There looks to be a grassy area here that we could do outdoor photos if the weather is nice.

Indoor Location: Same as last year's photoshoot, directions will be posted closer to event

Be sure to check the Discord thread morning of for news if plans have to change.

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Booth Info

Booth Info and Sign Ups
Sign Up Here

Sign up for booth shifts
Ideally there will be at least 2-3 people (1 at table, 1-2 at photo ops) for each shift if possible. If you sign up for a shift remember to show up on time for it. Don't leave your fellow members covering for you.

Load In/Set up:
We should be able to start getting loaded in and set up on Thursday the 7th between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM as well as some time to finish getting set up on Friday the 8th from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM.

Reach out to staff if you are interested in helping out with load in.

Booth Layout


Changing Area:
There will be a cosplay changing area for the guest cosplay groups and individuals. It will be room 2208. This room will be for various cosplay groups, so be respectful of the other groups sharing the space.

From the organizers: (emphasis added)

You can leave your gear box in the room at your own risk. Please take up as little space as possible so others can also leave their bags or boxes in there as well. This is a room set aside for you, not your family and friends. Just you and those we are inviting. Please respect these rules.

Photo Dump: Photo Drive

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[Fallen]

Be sure to include if you and any others with you plan to join for Saturday dinner at 8:00PM so that we can get an accurate headcount to preferably set up reservations.

 

[JTF4]

You know it's already on my calendar!

 

[MNKr]

Second

 

[SpartanSweed]

Affirm, will be there

 

[Crimson]

I'll be there!

 

[Randomname52]

Hoping to be a full regiment member by then! Its local to me so ill be there!

 

[N8TEBB]

I don't think you guys plan far enough ahead. Only a year and a bit to think about it?? Too short notice XD

 

[Crimson]

We just need all the help we can get...

 

[SSGLordElmo]

I will be confirmed boots on the ground for sure!! I will also be debuting a new suit in time for Planet.

 

[SigmaProps]

Boots on the ground for me, had a blast this year, next year ought to be great too! This time I'll be bringing the big guns too.

 

[CherriDragon]

You know the music, its time to dance! Boots on ground!

 

[Littlefoot1221]

Confirmed, boots on the ground

 

[CherriDragon]

Boots on ground as always (Accidental Repost)

 

[Wayward Flood]

Mark me as tentative please.

 

[Gordon]

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Planet Comicon Kansas City is the region's largest and longest-running pop culture and comic book convention. Held annually at Bartle Hall, Kansas City’s Downtown Convention Center, Planet Comicon is an awe-inspiring pop culture extravaganza spanning nearly eight football fields and featuring more than 90 celebrity, cosplayer and comic creator guests. PCKC also features a wide range of pop culture merchandise, crafts, art and collectibles from more than 650 vendors, hundreds of hours of programming, an exciting cosplay showcase and a family-friendly interactive activity area called the Planet Entertainment Zone. It’s a galaxy of fun and adventure spread over three days!
The first Planet Comicon was held in 1999 in Overland Park, Kansas, and has grown into an epic extravaganza annually attended by 60,000+ fans from across the country. Planet Comicon features the best in comic books, as well as fantasy, sci fi and superhero television and film.

Weapons and Props Policy

Date: March 21-23, 2025

Location:
Kansas City Convention Center,
301 W 13th St
Kansas City, MO, 64105

Event Website:
Home Page • Planet Comicon Kansas City

Hotels:
Planet Comicon Hotel Info

Confirmed "Boots on Ground":
- Fallen
- JTF4
- SpartanSweed
- CrimsonViper97
- Randomname52
- SSGLordElmo
- SigmaProps
- CherriDragon
- Littlefoot1221
- Spidermonkey60

Tentative:
- Wayward Flood

Previous Attendees:
- NobleofDeath16
- BobRossIsMaDad
- Emp Frosty
- SGT Razor
- SSGLordBert
- Oddball422
- Spartan4204
- WandererTJ
- Skidmorpheus
- Barricade195
- CozmiqVixen
- HoundsOfMeath
- MaxImpactGaming
- skyranger72

Hotel Reservations: Under Construction

Badge Purchase: Under Construction

Dinner Plans:
Where: Yard House - view menu
Time: Saturday tentatively 8:00 PM

Photoshoot: Under Construction
Time: Saturday, March 22 @ 8:00 AM
We'll focus on getting group photos first so that those working the first booth shifts of the day can make it.

Location:
Plaza at corner of 13th St and Central St.
If inclement weather: meet outside of room 3501F

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Previous Booth Info

Booth Info and Sign Ups


Sign up for booth shifts
Ideally there will be at least 2-3 people (1 at table, 1-2 at photo ops) for each shift if possible. If you sign up for a shift remember to show up on time for it. Don't leave your fellow members covering for you.

Load In/Set up:
We should be able to start getting loaded in and set up on Thursday the 7th between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM as well as some time to finish getting set up on Friday the 8th from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM.

Changing Area:
There will be a cosplay changing area for the guest cosplay groups and individuals. It will be room 2208. This room will be for various cosplay groups, so be respectful of the other groups sharing the space.

From the organizers: (emphasis added)


Photo Dump: Under Construction

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Updates
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So I would like to say, I Jomgee, was there this year and will be there next year.

 

[caretaker08]

I'm going ti be there. I don't know if I'll be a spartan or odst yet. Most likely spartan

 

[SpartanSweed]

It’s early but I’ve booked a room at the connected Loews Hotel from Thursday the 20th, to that Sunday the 23rd. I’ve got room for 3-4 people!

 

[Hyprfixate]

I live here, so no excuse for me to miss it. I’ll be there unless something changes between then and now!

 

[caretaker08]

ill be attending. still debating on what armor im gonna wear