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Fan Expo Chicago in suburban Chicago, Illinois (est. 1972 as "Nostalgia '72;" later known as the "Chicago Comicon" and "Wizard World Chicago") Fan Expo Dallas in Dallas, Texas (formerly Dallas Comic Con) (est. 2002) Fan Expo Denver in Denver, Colorado (formerly Denver Comic Con and Denver Pop Culture Con) (est. 2012)
It’s time for Northeast Ohio to get its geek on. For years now, a sure sign of spring in the area has been the arrival of the pop culture orgy – first as Wizard World – Fan Expo Cleveland ...
FAN EXPO Dallas: Dallas, Texas Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center 60,000+ May 30-June 1, 2025 FAN EXPO Denver: Denver, Colorado Colorado Convention Center 100,000+ July 3-6, 2025 FAN EXPO Boston: Boston, Massachusetts Boston Convention & Exhibition Center 55,000+ August 8-10, 2025 FAN EXPO Chicago: Rosemont, Illinois
Wizard Entertainment Inc., formerly known as Wizard World, [1] was a producer of multi-genre fan conventions across North America. The company that became Wizard Entertainment began in 1991 as Wizard Press , the publisher of the monthly magazine Wizard .
The renamed "Wizard World Chicago" was the template for a new kind of convention that shifted its emphasis from actual comic books to ancillary elements of popular culture fandom: celebrity performers, movies, television, video games, and toys – "comic conventions" almost in name only. [4]
Fan Expo Philadelphia will be held from Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City Philadelphia, and if going, you need to act fast to take advantage ...
In 2020, when live events shut down, Wizard World nimbly pivoted to a live streaming model – bringing their fans into the world of virtual super heroes, villains and scream queens. In 2021, they ...
In November 2010 the Mid-Ohio Con was acquired by Wizard Entertainment for $77,500. [15] [16] In 2012 it was renamed the Wizard World Ohio Comic Con. For 2015, as Wizard was expanding further into Ohio with the new Wizard World Cleveland Comic Con, the Columbus show was renamed the Wizard World Columbus Comic Con. [17]