Nerd Street Information


Nerd Street Information

Nerd Street

Nerd Street

Nerd Street is an event production company started and operated by Ben Penrod. Ben is the founder of Awesome Con, Annapolis Comic-Con, Southern Maryland Comic-Con, Central Florida Comic Con, Nerd Street Wrestling, Star Con Orlando, and AfterBrawl NYC. Ben started reading comics at age 13, and in the late '90s began selling parts of his collection on eBay and used the money to buy more comics on eBay. This hobby turned into a full-time job in 2008 when Ben started an online comic book store. After spending the next three years traveling the country selling comics at conventions, Ben and Steve Anderson from Third Eye Comics created the Annapolis Comic-Con, soon followed by the Southern Maryland Comic-Con, both still thriving local shows that cater to comic book lovers like themselves. Ben started planning Awesome Con full-time in 2012, and the first one launched in April 2013. It was an immediate success, and it quickly grew into one of the largest fan conventions on the East Coast. Ben launched Central Florida Comic Con in 2019 in Lakeland, Florida.


Future/Previous Events

Alaska ComiCon 2025  —  February 22-23, 2025
Central Florida Comic Con 2025  —  January 17-19, 2025
Twin Cities Con 2024  —  November 8-10, 2024
Madison Comic & Pop Culture Expo 2024  —  September 14-15, 2024
Des Moines Con 2024  —  May 31 - June 2, 2024
Annapolis Comic-Con 2024  —  April 6, 2024
Alaska ComiCon 2024  —  February 3-4, 2024
Central Florida Comic Con 2024  —  January 20-21, 2024
Twin Cities Con 2023  —  November 3-5, 2023
Southern Maryland Comic-Con 2023  —  September 30, 2023
Des Moines Con 2023  —  June 3-4, 2023
Annapolis Comic-Con 2023  —  March 11, 2023
Alaska ComiCon 2023  —  February 25-26, 2023
Central Florida Comic Con 2023  —  January 21-22, 2023
Twin Cities Con 2022  —  November 11-13, 2022
Sugoi Expo 2022  —  September 9-11, 2022
Des Moines Con 2022  —  May 21-22, 2022
Annapolis Comic-Con 2022  —  March 12, 2022
Alaska ComiCon 2022  —  February 19-20, 2022
Central Florida Comic Con 2022  —  January 15-16, 2022
Southern Maryland Comic-Con 2021  —  November 13, 2021
Twin Cities Con 2021  —  October 2-3, 2021
Star Con 2021  —  September 24-26, 2021
Alaska ComiCon 2021  —  July 31 - August 1, 2021
Central Florida Comic Con 2021  —  June 12-13, 2021
Alaska ComiCon 2021  —  February 27-28, 2021
Central Florida Comic Con 2021  —  January 16-17, 2021
Southern Maryland Comic-Con 2020  —  November 14, 2020
Star Con 2020  —  September 25-27, 2020
Annapolis Comic-Con 2020  —  March 14, 2020
Alaska ComiCon 2020  —  February 22-23, 2020
Central Florida Comic Con 2020  —  January 18-19, 2020
Southern Maryland Comic-Con 2019  —  November 9, 2019
Central Florida Comic Con 2019  —  January 19-20, 2019
Annapolis Comic-Con 2017  —  September 30, 2017
Southern Maryland Comic-Con 2017  —  August 26, 2017
Annapolis Comic-Con 2016  —  September 18, 2016
Annapolis Comic-Con 2014  —  October 19, 2014
Annapolis Comic-Con 2013  —  June 29, 2013
Annapolis Comic-Con 2012  —  October 27, 2012
Annapolis Comic-Con 2012  —  March 24-25, 2012
Annapolis Comic-Con 2011  —  September 25, 2011