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[80] This was the beginning of what came to be known as the "Con Wars": in fact, Wizard originally scheduled the 2010 Big Apple Comic Con for October 7–10, the exact same dates as the previously scheduled 2010 New York Comic Con. [81] [82] After a public outcry, Wizard moved the dates of its 2010 New York convention to October 1–3.
Southwesterncon was a series of regional multi-genre fan conventions held annually in Texas and Oklahoma between 1966 and 1971 (and then sporadically afterward until 1981).On a rotating basis, conventions were held in Dallas ("D-Con"), Houston ("Houstoncon"), and Oklahoma City ("Multicon").
Fan Expo Dallas, previously known as Dallas Comic Con (or DCC for short), is a three-day speculative fiction, (including comic books and gaming) [2] fan convention held annually in the Dallas, Texas area. Larger in scale than the Dallas Fan Days events under the same management, Fan Expo Dallas focuses on comic book artists, writers, and ...
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Academy Con, New York City (1965–1967) Adventure Con, Knoxville, Tennessee (2002–2012) Atlanta Fantasy Fair, Atlanta (1975–1995) Boston Comic Con, Boston (2007–2017) Comic Art Convention, New York City (1968–1983) — also held in Philadelphia from 1977–1979; Comix Fair, Houston (1983–c. 1996) — replaced the defunct Houstoncon
IKKiCON was created in 2007, originally taking the date of Ushicon, and had higher attendance than expected. [1] In 2009, voice actor Greg Ayres suffered a mild heart attack while attending the convention, and later thanked the staff for its response to the emergency.
The list of modern fan conventions for various genres of entertainment extends to the first conventions held in the 1930s.. Some fan historians claim that the 1936 Philadelphia Science Fiction Conference, a.k.a. Philcon, was the first science fiction convention ever held.
Aug. 29—MORGANTOWN — It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Superman — headed to the 10th annual West Virginia Popular Culture and Comic Book Convention. Held this weekend in Morgantown's Mylan ...