Let's be honest--many {{webcomic}} creators are fans of anime, video games, etc. Thus, when they look at their schedule and notice a FanConvention rolling into town, it's entirely possible that said artist will want to visit it. There are no shortages of reasons for this:

# It's a great way to connect with fans and other similar-minded people
# They can make money selling [[TheMerch merchandise related to their comic]]
# The comic gets more exposure, resulting in more readers telling their friends about it and/or [[MerchandiseDriven buying their merchandise]], etc.
# An artist can make friends with other artists, providing link exchanges, networking, et al.
# It's their freaking convention (okay, so this one just applies to [[Webcomic/PennyArcade PAX]] and [[Webcomic/CtrlAltDel Digital Overload]], but still).

Naturally, like most people who attend a convention, they'll want to tell everyone about it, including their readers. This gave rise to this trope.

Webcomics that are LifeEmbellished, {{Journal Comic}}s, or in a {{Gag Per Day|Webcomics}} format will stick these in anywhere, while some fantasy-based comics will take a break from the story to recap the convention (which could mean no updating for the duration of the convention). If it does update during a convention, you can expect a filler strip or two.

Contrast RecapEpisode, which are episodes that recount InUniverse events from previous episodes. For the InUniverse version, i.e., characters going to a ShowWithinAShow's fan gathering, see FanConvention.

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%%* ''Webcomic/{{Insecticomics}}''

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%%* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater''
* ''Webcomic/AndShineHeavenNow'':
** {{Parodied}} as one character spends a [[http://hellsing.comicgenesis.com/d/20060731.html whole storyline]] recapping a convention... of fellow religious fanatics, including Bible cosplayers and great deals on holy water.
** Also played straight with a strip or two each year after Otakon.
%%* ''Webcomic/{{Applegeeks}}''
%%* ''Webcomic/{{Comedity}}''
%%* ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel''
%%* ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan''
* ''Webcomic/{{Enjuhneer}}'': The author has done several of these, usually for Genericon but also recently for PAX East.
%%* ''Webcomic/GamerChicks''
%%* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive''
* ''Webcomic/HijinksEnsue'': Joe's gone to an ''Franchise/StarTrek'' convention. He dedicates one episode to recounting it as well as making sure for the nth time his fans know he loves the franchise.
* ''Webcomic/LeastICouldDo'': It has this in more recent times in the form of "Con Tales (Woo-ooo!)"
%%* ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}''
* ''Webcomic/MacHall'': Began popping up once the comic got popular enough for the creators to begin attending conventions.
%%* ''Webcomic/MistakesOfYouth''
* ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'': The Sunday comics are always for extra material or separate stories, so Shaenon's Con Recaps go in there. Ultimately, this included special recaps of the annual Narbonicons.
%%* ''Webcomic/{{Overcompensating}}''
* ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'': With filler strips. One of them is about the dubious quality of the food vendors working the convention circuit. Tycho is ReducedToRatburgers.
* ''Webcomic/ScandinaviaAndTheWorld'': Humon has drawn a series of cartoons describing her experiences at conventions as a creator. ''Diva Humon'' describes the way convention organisers (at the ''better'' cons) have fallen over backward to look after her needs.
* ''Webcomic/VGCats'': The comic has done recaps of conventions such as [[https://vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=303 "E3 2011,"]] with Nintendo introducing the Wii U, Sony not introducing anything, and Microsoft pushing for customers to buy the Kinect.
%%* ''Webcomic/{{Weregeek}}''

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