News & Updates

Graniteers, please our next guest — gaming creator, Doug Shute!   Doug Shute is a professional content creator, podcaster and host. In 2017, Doug founded Victory Condition Gaming, a multi-platform podcast that promotes the hobby of tabletop games with interviews, reviews, and actual plays.   You can find Doug, and more gaming guests, in the […]

Yeehaa! Wild Bill’s Soda is back! You can pick up your Exclusive #Granitecon2025 Mug in the Expo Center (DoubleTree by Hilton venue)!   PSA: PLEASE – Do not set your mug down on vendor/artist tables! Help us avoid condensation drips, and the chance of spills. Thank you!   Guests: www.granitecon.com/guests/ Tickets: www.granitecon.com/buy-tickets/   #Granitecon #Granitecon2025 […]

Granitecon, get ready to enter the Idolverse!This idol showcase is a non-competitive performance featuring cosplayers from idol fandoms of all genres. Groups will practice and audition to perform for a live audience, and typically involves dancing and sometimes singing. Idol showcases are a way to pay tribute to Japanese idol culture and promote a positive […]

Calling All Kid Cosplayers! Get ready for your Annual Costume Contest! Sunday, Sept. 21st, DoubleTree by Hilton. Join us for fun and prizes, the first 40 registered kids will compete!   Contest Registration will be at the convention ONLY! Location information TBA   Guests: www.granitecon.com/guests/ Tickets: www.granitecon.com/buy-tickets/   #Granitecon #Granitecon2025 #granitestatecomicon #Cosplay #kidscostumecontest #cosplaymonday

Graniteers, please our next guest — gaming creator, Glenn Given! Glenn Given is a game designer and writer best known for creating Slash: Romance Without Boundaries, a storytelling party game that celebrates fan-fiction, pop culture, and queer-inclusive matchmaking. His latest work will be found in 9th Level’s Wrastlevania: Symphony of the Fight. You can find […]

STRIKE is back!   Join us in the gaming lounge for this annual dice game tournament. Fast paced and easy to learn, players roll dice to match or eliminate. Last player standing wins! Prizes provided by Ravensburger.   Tournament times TBA   Guests: www.granitecon.com/guests/ Tickets: www.granitecon.com/buy-tickets/   #Granitecon #Granitecon2025 #GraniteStateComicon #StrikeBoardGame #Ravensberger

It’s New Comic Book Day, and that means a new Comic Book Guest! Please welcome, Dave Wachter!   Dave has been drawing comic books professionally for 20 years. He just teamed up with writer Tony Fleecs for their newest series: UNCANNY VALLEY,  from Boom! Studios. He’s drawn a ton of Godzilla, and even more Teenage […]

Please welcome CalmPassion to Granite State Comicon!   The CalmPassion team will be managing a sensory reduced Calmer Space at both the SNHU Arena and the DoubleTree by Hilton venues Saturday & Sunday. The sensory rooms will have bean bags, a lego station and more quiet activities for attendees needing a place to escape the hustle & […]

Attention Cosplayers, just a reminder: Our Costume Contest Registration is open! Now in its 16th year, our contest will feature cash and prizes valued at over $2,500!   For Rules & Registration: www.granitecon.com/costume-contest/   (The annual contest is for ages 13 and older, Kids Costume Contest information will be available soon!)   Tickets: www.granitecon.com/buy-tickets/ Guests: […]

TGIF, Graniteers! Please welcome our next guest — Walter Jones!   Walter Jones is an American actor, martial artist, singer, and dancer. He is best known for playing Zack Taylor, the original Black Ranger, in the popular TV show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He also uses the name Tre Emanuel for his music.   Guests: www.granitecon.com/guests/ Tickets: www.granitecon.com/buy-tickets/   […]