Good news, nerds: Emerald City Comic Con is here with a jam-packed weekend of panels, celebrity guests, cosplaying, comics, fanfic, screenings, and overpriced convention center hot dogs. As always, ECCC is a welcoming enclave for everyone including (and especially) LGBTQ+ attendees. I’ve rounded up a few highlights for you here, but you can start your visit with a trip to the Pride Lounge on the third floor (ECCC is at the new convention center this year, not the old labyrinth). The lounge will have a chill space, board games, a photo booth, and generally comfy vibes. And if you’ll indulge me, I think you might like the two panels that I’m appearing on, Meet the Comics Press (Thursday, March 2) featuring journalists and writers who cover comics and Queer Imaginings (Friday, March 3), which is about all the amazing LGBTQ+ representation we’ve seen on screens in the last year.