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Admission
Completely free.
No ticket. No registration. Bring the whole crew.
One day only
Free admission
Valparaiso, Indiana
Northwest Indiana's comics-first event
One day.
Nothing but
comics.
Dig through long boxes. Chase keys. Find complete runs, affordable readers, graphic novels, original art—and the book you never expected to see.
Plan your visit
Vendor Spaces Are
Now Full
Our 2026 Lineup Is Complete.
Saturday · September 12 · 10 AM Central
The Black Hole opens in
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100%
FREE
ADMISSION
SAT
09.12.26
10–5
The mission
Where comics
come first.
Black Hole Comics Expo is a true comics-focused show featuring comic books, trade paperbacks, graphic novels and original comic art.
Whether you're hunting for affordable reading copies, key issues, complete runs or rare collectibles, this is where comics come first.
Silver Age
Modern keys
Dollar books
Complete runs
Original art
Graphic novels
Save the date
Plan your visit
Everything you need for an easy Saturday of serious comic hunting.
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Date & time
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Doors open at 10:00 AM. The hunt ends at 5:00 PM.
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Location
Harre Union at Valparaiso University
1509 Chapel Drive
Valparaiso, IN 46383
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Parking
FREE Parking — Lots 14 & 15
Parking is FREE in both lots, west of Harre Union. Please do not park in Lot 13.
Good to know
The Valparaiso Popcorn Festival is the same day. Expo parking is on campus, west of Harre Union and away from the downtown parking scramble.
For comic sellers
Bring your best boxes.
We're building a focused room where every vendor attracts serious comic shoppers. Applications are reviewed before payment.
Your choice of two tables, or three 6-foot tables, plus two chairs.
One 6-foot or 8-foot table and two chairs.
The lineup
Meet the vendors
See the confirmed comic sellers bringing Silver Age, Bronze Age, modern books, graded comics, and more to the Expo.
Meet the vendors →
Now confirmed
Henchmen Comics
Back Issue Bin 73
Explore every confirmed seller on the full vendor page.
Saturday · September 12 · 10–5