Press Credential Information

Planet Comicon Kansas City welcomes members of the press for our 2025 event.

Planet Comicon Kansas City Welcomes Members Of The Press and Media for our 2025 Event.

PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. We will open them soon. Please check back here for links and dates.

Specific instructions for media credential redemption will be provided by email. If you have any questions regarding media, please visit our Media Room, located in Room 2213, inside the 2200 Lobby of Bartle Hall.

Media Room Hours during the show are:

  • Friday, March 21: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (PCKC Show Hours: 1pm – 8pm)
  • Saturday, March 22: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (PCKC Show Hours: 10am – 7pm)
  • Sunday, March 23: 9:00 am – 11:00 am (PCKC Show Hours: 10am – 5pm)

For additional questions related to media inquiries, please email us at press@planetcomicon.com. 

FAST FACTS ABOUT PLANET COMICON KANSAS CITY

  • Founded in 1999 in Overland Park, KS, Planet Comicon Kansas City is a locally-owned and independently operated event

  • The 2025 show is the 26th year of Planet Comicon Kansas City

  • The first show had 1,200 attendees and Kenny Baker, R2D2 himself, was the lone celebrity guest

  • In 2013, Planet Comicon Kansas City moved to Bartle Hall and downtown Kansas City after outgrowing the Overland Park Convention Center

  • Now in its 25th year, Planet Comicon Kansas City is Bartle Hall’s largest public show, with a forecasted $12.47 million economic impact in 2024 according to Visit KC, including an estimated 3,000 hotel room nights at 8 different downtown hotels

  • Beginning with 2013’s event, Planet Comicon’s annual presence in downtown Kansas City has resulted in a direct economic impact estimated at just over $65 million

  • Planet has over 400,000 square feet of activities, including a massive exhibitor floor featuring more than 800 artists, crafters, retailers, and pop culture vendors

  • The official hashtags of Planet Comicon are #PlanetComicon and #PCKC

  • The show is referred to as Planet Comicon Kansas City and subsequently Planet Comicon KC

PCKC Press Quick Information Sheet

A PDF document featuring key information about Planet Comicon Kansas City 2024 will be available here at a future date, closer to the show.

Opportunities for celebrity and comic creator interviews are NOT included with your PCKC press credential. A press badge is provided as a courtesy to cover the event. You may not approach guests within the celebrity row to solicit for interviews, they must be arranged in advance. Requests may be sent to press@planetcomicon.com.

Press badges are non-transferable and non-resellable. Any individuals caught selling or transferring their press badge will be disqualified from attending Planet Comicon Kansas City current and future events. This is non-negotiable.

All holders of Press badges must adhere to the regular attendee rules and guidelines at all times as well as the additional rules for attending press:

Expectations and Rules for Press Badge Holders

  • Members of the press must adhere to the PCKC Anti-Harassment Standards.
  • Members of the press must adhere to all COVID-19/Health guidelines established for the event and ensure proper distancing is maintained at all times.
  • No coverage may make fun of or at the expense of our attendees, guests, or exhibitors.
  • Your Press Badge does not allow early access, special access, or guaranteed seating.
  • Your Press Badge does not allow you to cut lines.
  • Press will be admitted into panels as general admission as long as room capacity allows. There will not be a designated press entrance for panels, so please make your plans accordingly.
  • Press can take photos or video during panels on a case by case basis. We ask that you be courteous to attendees while taking video or photos and avoid standing in front of other fans that are in attendance. Individual celebrities and agents have the right to deny photos and video during panels.
  • No video or photos are allowed at any time on celebrity row.
  • Press will have access to the floor 30 minutes early on Friday and Saturday

Press Categories (Must Fall Into One of These Categories)

DIGITAL MEDIA

You must fit the following criteria to be considered.

Digital Media:

  • Website/Blog/Internet News/Podcast, preferably posting weekly content
  • At least two verified social media pages such as Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, etc.
  • 10,000+ unique monthly visitors.
  • As a digital media applicant, the outlet must be operating and established for at least 18 months.

If you were approved for a PCKC Press Badge for the last event, you must submit your tear sheet with bylines for each individual who had been approved and picked up their badges.

PRINT MEDIA

You must fit the following criteria to be considered.

Print Media:

  • Local/National/College Newspapers, Magazines, Weeklies, Periodicals, etc.
  • Applying under the Print Media category, the outlet’s publication should currently be in distribution/circulation for at least 18 months.
  • If you were approved for a PCKC Press Badge for the last event, you must submit your tear sheet.

BROADCAST MEDIA

You must fit the following criteria to be considered.

Broadcast Media:

  • TV & Radio include AM, FM, Satellite, Local/Regional/National Television Stations and Radio Stations
  • Applying under the Broadcast Media category, the outlet must be operating and established for at least 18 months.
  • If you were approved for a PCKC Press Badge for the last event, you must submit your tear sheet.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Photographers who are not under assignment from an editorial or news outlet are not eligible for press credentials.