By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Planet Comicon Kansas City will land again at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, Missouri, for an action-packed weekend. Founded in my hometown of Overland Park, KS, in 1999, the locally owned and independently operated convention opened at the now defunct Overland Park International […]
Jake’s Take Podcast: Rick Stasi
May 23, 2024 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is an honor and privilege to welcome author and illustrator Rick Stasi to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Rick and I first met at the first Planet Comicon Kansas City in 1999 at the defunct Overland Park International Trade Center, and every time I attend the convention, his booth […]
Jake’s Take on Planet Comicon Kansas City 2024 Wrap Up
March 10, 2024 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Planet Comicon Kansas City has wrapped up its twenty-fifth anniversary! Hundreds of pop culture fans traveled to the Kansas City Convention Center to meet numerous celebrities and creators, attend panels, and showcase their favorite cosplays. My podcast focuses on my time at the convention! Here are some of the most […]
Jake’s Take Previews Planet Comicon Kansas City 2024
February 28, 2024 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com One pop culture event that has played an essential part in my life is Planet Comicon Kansas City. As a kid, my dad was gracious enough to take me to the now-defunct Overland Park International Trade Center to meet celebrities and creators and see panels. I have fond memories of meeting […]
Jake’s Take: the 2017 Planet Comicon Wrap-Up
May 1, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Kansas City’s largest and longest-running comic book convention and pop culture expo just concluded. For its 19th edition, Planet Comicon returned to Kansas City’s Bartle Hall with over 250 creators and 33 celebrity guests joining the thousands of fans that celebrated the best in anime, comic books, movies, science fiction, and […]
A Word from the Publisher: Holiday Greetings (The 2015 Edition)
December 23, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Wow! What a year! The Kansas City Royals won the World Series. The Kansas City Chiefs are inching a step closer to participate in the NFL Playoffs and I had the opportunity to travel to both the East Coast and West Coast for the third time in the 2010s. I have […]
Jake’s Take: Planet Comicon 2015 Wrap Up
March 15, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Planet Comicon 2015 is in the history books! Thousands of people caravanned to Bartle Hall in Kansas City to celebrate the best in pop culture. I have been attended Planet Comicon since its inception in 1999. The show has come quite a long way from its early days at the Overland […]
Jake’s Take On….Planet Comicon 2015
March 12, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Kansas City is going to be the epicenter of pop culture for the next three days! Thousands of fans will flock to Bartle Hall to celebrate the best in pop culture. If you are heading to Planet Comicon, Jake’s Take has a few tips and potential highlights that will hopefully create […]
Thousands flock Planet Comicon
March 15, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Around 8:30 a.m. this Saturday morning, I arrived at Bartle Hall for the second day of the three-day pop culture event known as Planet Comicon. 2014 marked the convention’s second year at the downtown Kansas City Convention Center. 15 minutes before the show started a parade of Star Wars-inspired cosplayers marched […]
Jacob’s Eye On….Planet Comicon 2013
April 3, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Fanboys and Fangirls will unite this weekend for Kansas City’s number one comic book and pop culture convention: Planet Comicon. For 13 years, this two-day celebration has brought out thousands of fans to mingle with some of their favorite creators and media personalities. “What I love about Planet Comicon is how amazing […]
