Seattle-based ECCC Corp., organizers of Emerald City Comicon (ECCC), have announced a formal partnership with Portland-based FlashPoint Media to cooperate in developing the 2013 Rose City Comic Con (RCCC).

RCCC 2013 will take place September 21-22, 2013 at the Oregon Convention Center, and will be co-produced by both ECCC and RCCC, combining the talents and organizational efforts for one fantastic event. The first guest announced for RCCC 2013 is artist Adam Hughes.

“This announcement kicks-off a fantastic partnership,” said ECCC Convention Director Jim Demonakos. “We are thrilled to team up with Ron Brister and his crew to help take the Rose City Comic Con to the next level!”

“We are so excited to work with ECCC and build upon what was started in 2012,” said Ron Brister, Rose City Comic Con founder. “ECCC has long been a favorite convention of ours and now, every six months there will be an amazing convention in the Pacific Northwest!”

This is the first step in an ongoing partnership between the two organizations to create the best in pop culture events for the Pacific Northwest. For complete details, visit the Rose City Comic Con website.