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RisuCon

The annual meeting of the MCCCC

Montgomery County's Comic Con

The Montgomery County Comic & Cosplay Club is a social club of people who are passionate about comics, anime, and cosplay - and everything related to it! Not only do members come together at social events and on social media, but they host their annual meeting - RisuCon - a convention with media screenings, seminars, contests, cosplay, vendors, and more!

In 2023, the MCCCC held MonkeyCon, but after the event we changed the name to RisuCon. Risu means squirrel in Japanese. Japan is the source of so much of our fandom and inspiration, and... there are a LOT of squirrels in Maryland.

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THE MCCCC

The Montgomery County Comic & Cosplay Club is a 501(c)7 non-profit membership association. That means we collect dues from our members but don't use those dues to make a profit. No one gets paid in the MCCCC. Not our leadership, our board of directors, or our volunteers. The only time a person would get paid is if we contracted them to do a service (like audio visual services at our annual meeting).  We use the dues to pay for event space and for things that make our club and annual meeting better and more fun for our members! We also use dues for our charitable work, such as scholarships and charitable giving.

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Membership vs
Ticket

We don't sell tickets to RisuCon

The Montgomery County Comic & Cosplay Club collects dues from our members so we can hold events like RisuCon. All our members attend our events for free. So when you click on a button to "attend" RisuCon, you're paying your dues to join the club - you're not buying a ticket.  This can be confusing, because the web programs we use are setup to sell tickets to events. So you may see language like "ticket" or "purchase admission" but that's out of our control.  Our annual meeting of the club - RisuCon, is a convention for our members. So, in an acorn shell, it's actually free to attend RisuCon if you're a member of the MCCCC. We also hold occasional membership drives, so sometimes membership in the club is discounted, and we always sign people up at the door of RisuCon so anyone can attend.

FAQ

Still trying to get answers about RisuCon? Try to find them here

  • What is the MCCCC?
    The Montgomery County Comic & Cosplay Club is a 501(c)7 non-profit membership association. That means we collect dues from our members but don't use those dues to make a profit. No one gets paid in the MCCCC. Not our leadership, our board of directors, or our volunteers. The only time a person would get paid is if we contracted them to do a service (like audio visual services at our annual meeting). We use the dues to pay for event space and for things that make our club and annual meeting better and more fun for our members! We also use dues for our charitable work, such as scholarships and charitable giving.
  • What is RisuCon?
    RisuCon is Montgomery County's Comic Con. The Montgomery County Comic & Cosplay Club is a social club of people who are passionate about comics, anime, and cosplay - and everything related to it! Not only do members come together at social events and on social media, but they host their annual meeting - RisuCon - a convention with media screenings, seminars, contests, cosplay, vendors, and more! In 2023, the MCCCC held MonkeyCon, but after the event we changed the name to RisuCon. Risu means squirrel in Japanese. Japan is the source of so much of our fandom and inspiration, and... there are a LOT of squirrels in Maryland.
  • Why did MonkeyCon change its name to RisuCon?
    This is Montgomery County's Comic Con, and we thought "Monkey" was a good abbreviation of that. Montgomery County Comic Con = MonkeyCon. We also designed a loveable monkey mascot dressed as Tanjiro from Demon Slayer. But people didn't seem to get it. So we decided to pick a common animal from Maryland to represent the convention. Fox, deer, birds, even an otter was considered. But we decided on our mischievous, but adorable friend the squirrel as our new mascot. Then we selected the Japanese word for squirrel - risu - and christened next year's convention RisuCon.
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