Flame Con

Be sure to find Maverick on the show floor and grab your copy of the heartwarming romance of the year! 🌈📚
#flamecon #madcave #maverick #graphicnovels #yacomics #yalit #navigatingwithyou

Maverick is proud to champion stories for those who think differently, fight for who they are, and seek to be seen.

We’re teaming up with Flame Con to celebrate queer stories that make an impact, like @jrome58’s Navigating With You, a 2025 Stonewall Honor Book!

It’s gonna be a busy Saturday at @flamecon.bsky.social in less than two weeks!!!

Who will I be seeing there?

#FlameCon #FlameCon2025 #BeGayDoCon #QueerNightLife #Firedancer #Fireperformer #FierceAndFlaming

Make sure to catch both of them at the FireBall after-party, with dancing, drinks, and more! 🎉💃🥂

📅 Saturday, August 16
🕗 8 pm-12 am
📍Industry | 355 West 52nd Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
🎟️ This stage is going to SIZZLE 🔥 Be there. Link in bio.

Heather Glittystarlet and Darcie D’Hoops have been collaborating since 2018, bringing you pop culture-inspired LED performances. This duo has also performed with fire on the National Mall in DC, and they are members of an NYC fire group that performs in the Great Circle at Burning Man.

And say hey to Darcie D’Hoops (@dhoops_dance), who has been practicing the dance art of flow since 2013, with props such as hula hoops, poi, and fans. In 2014, she started practicing fire arts and began performing with both LED and fire. 🔥🔥

Say hello to Heather Glittystarlet (@glittystarlet), who’s been dancing and performing since childhood. In 2015, she started incorporating flow and fire arts into her dancing, with props such as poi, fans, and hula hoops. 🪭🔥

What’s better than one new FireBall performer? If you answered “two FireBall performers,” then you’d be correct! 👯

📅Saturday, August 16
🕗8 pm-12 am
📍Industry | 355 West 52nd Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
🎟️ Whether you’re here for the chaos or the charm, he’s bringing both. 🎭 Tickets in bio!

#FlameCon #FlameCon2025 #BeGayDoCon #Art #QueerGeek #Performance #DragKing #Drag

Our next FireBall performer is bringing the talent and the humanity! 💪

Introducing Hugh Mann Race, Brooklyn's Jack Black of all trades and all-around regular guy. He came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and he's all out of ass. 🫧🧍‍♂️

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We’ve fixed the issue on our end & should be able to receive emails once again.

#FlameCon #FlameCon2025 #BeGayDoCon #Art #QueerGeek #Performance #Painting

They’re just a big ole nerd who loves to have some fun. Make sure to follow them @thelacystoner.

📅Saturday, August 16
🕗8 pm-12 am
📍Industry | 355 West 52nd Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)

Roll up, show up, and turn out! 🎉 Grab your tickets now! Link in bio!

Put your lighters up for our next talented FireBall Performer! 🔥

Introducing Lacy Stoner! Their High Holy Mess is NYC's stoner queen based in Queens, of course. She works all over the city, hosting and producing friendly, kink-forward events for bears and many other queer communities. 🐻 🌿

Home - The World's Largest Queer Comic Con The world’s largest LGBTQ+ comics and pop culture convention is back for another electrifying year! Come spend 2 days of queer, geeky fun with us this summer.

Thanks to support from Materials for the Arts, we’ve got even more supplies for cosplay & creative workshops this year. Whether you’re a young geek or young at heart, we’ve got something for you.

Flame Con is for everyone, especially queer and trans youth. 💜

More info and tickets at flamecon.org

Flame Con is turning up the heat on youth programming this year! 🔥

Youth Day returns Sunday, August 17, with free admission for anyone 21 and under. We’re also offically debuting Campfire, a sensory-friendly, all-ages after-hang on Saturday night with crafts, games, reading, and chill vibes.

Come see us at #Flamecon2025 for the 3rd year in a row! @flamecon.bsky.social

🗓️ Youth Day tickets will be available at the door on Sunday, and find more information on our website 💻📲.

📣 Help us spread the word!

Flame Con remains committed to being an all-ages event 🏳️🌈✨ and making sure that young people have the opportunity to engage positively with queer community 💖🌟. That is why Sunday continues to be Youth Day at Flame Con 🎉 A day when folks 21 and younger can attend for FREE! 🙌🎟️

Don't Forget to get those accommodations in! Send to a friend who you think might need it!

Terry’s work is a fierce celebration of queer and Mexican stories. Dive into his original graphic novels like "Dead Weight" and "Eat Your Heart Out," and catch him at #FlameCon this year! 🔥

🎟️ Grab your tickets now at flamecon.org! (or LINK IN BIO) Don't miss out!

a graphic with Flame Con branding, spotlighting Terry Blas

🎉 Let’s put the spotlight on Terry Blas(@terryblas.bsky.social), GLAAD Award-winning illustrator & writer behind the viral webcomics "You Say Latino and You Say Latinx!" From Ariana Grande’s R.EM. fragrance comic tie-in to Steven Universe & Rick and Morty comics 📚✨

I'm a guest of honor at flamecon this year!!!

I'll be running and selling my games with @plusoneexp.bsky.social! Come by, say hi, play something and also I'll definitely have some funky little nonsense prints and zines I only ever have for local cons!

His work dives deep into play and interaction, always ready to shake things up and “make something bad” in the best way. From Paizo to Evil Hat, his influence spans the entire TTRPG universe.

🔥 Don’t miss your chance to meet Viditya at #FlameCon! The game is on! Get your tickets now!

🎲 The Gaymes continue with Viditya Voleti (@vidityavoleti.bsky.social), one of our guests of honor with Plus One Exp! Viditya is an award-winning game writer, designer, and educator. And the creator of Bloodbeam Badlands, Space Goblins!, and LONGSWORD. 🎮✨

Get ready to party, drink, and dance the night away! 💃🥂

📅Saturday, August 16
🕗8 pm-12 am
📍Industry | 355 West 52nd Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
🎟️ Ready to party? 🎉 Tickets are waiting for you in our bio!

#FlameCon #FlameCon2025 #BeGayDoCon #Burlesque #Illustration #Performance

She doesn't have any official accolades (yet), but one time she had diarrhea on the set of the TV show Gotham, which is basically kind of like an accolade. Find her on Instagram (and only Instagram, as she doesn’t have any other social media accounts) at @agentwednesday! 🪭

👃What’s that smell?! It’s our next spectacularly silly FireBall performer! ✨✨

Introducing Agent Wednesday, nicknamed “The Siren of Silly,” is a NYC-based burlesque performer and illustrator.

You won't want to miss this party! 🎉💃🥂

📅Saturday, August 16
🕗8 pm-12 am
📍Industry | 355 West 52nd Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)

#FlameCon #FlameCon2025 #Puppetry #BeGayDoCon #QueerGeek #DragKing #PerformanceArt