Ditko Con 2025!!!
September 27, 2025, from 11 - 6 with early 10 AM admission for VIP’s
Join the Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center in conjunction with Ditko Ink! (the estate of Steve Ditko) for our third con celebrating the life and legacy of Johnstown’s hometown hero, Steve Ditko, co-creator of Spider-Man and creator of Doctor Strange, Mr. A, and hundreds of other comics' most recognizable heroes and villains.
The only ongoing convention focused on driving Ditko’s Legacy, Ditko Con features artists, writers, and family members who worked with and/or knew Steve. The con will feature panels of industry experts, estate members, and a special mural panel discussing the public art endeavours in Johnstown with the mural designers and executors.
Comic, toy, and collectible vendors will be on hand for your memorabilia needs, and Ditkoverse will be on hand!
Special Guests:
Javier Hernandez: Creator of El Muerto, designed the Ditko mural at the Bottle Works, and is a Ditko superfan!
Will Murray- Co-creator of Squirrel Girl, alongside Ditko, and author of over 75 novels!
Jack C. Harris - Author of “Working with Ditko”
Khoi Pham - Superstar comic book artist from Marvel, DC, Star Wars, and more!
Mort Todd - Creative Director at Ditkoverse
Jim Rugg
Tom Scioli
Sam Johns
Robert J. Sadaro
Ditko Ink!
Ditkoverse
Bruce Wechtenhiser - Ditko, Spidey, and Me
Hero Works Publishing (Glenn Klimeck, Matt Lamb, K. Brandon Wilt)
Vendors including
Buckethead’s Collectibles
Bent Wookee Comix
More to be announced!
Tickets
Spectacular Admission - $10 (kids 12 & under are free with a paid adult)
Amazing Admission - $50 Includes: Spectacular Admission & Ditko Con 2025 T-shirt & Exclusive Ditko Con 2025 print from Hero Works Publishing
Unbeatable VIP Admission - $100 Amazing Admission plus early 10 AM admission to the con. Be the first to talk to our guests and receive our Ditko Con 2025 exclusive swag bag full of goodies, including the Bottle Works Exclusive version of Javier Hernandez’s “You Don’t Know Ditko” fanzine!
Ditko Super Fan - $200 Includes an Unbeatable VIP package and an invitation to an exclusive Friday Night meet & greet meal with our Ditko Con guests and members of the Ditko estate. This package is limited to only 25 Super fans!!! The meal is included, and a cash bar will be available.
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