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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 ...
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
October 16–18: Wizard World Big Apple Comic Con (Pier 94, New York City, US) — first iteration of the show under Wizard Entertainment; October 17–18 Alternative Press Expo (San Francisco, California, US) October 24–25: Adventure Con 2009 — Fall (Pigeon Forge Convention Center, Grand Hotel, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, US)
[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.
In 2009, Wizard canceled its Texas event and postponed the Los Angeles convention. [23] That spring and summer, however, Shamus/Wizard acquired the Paradise Comics Toronto Comicon [24] [25] [26] and the Big Apple Comic Con, New York City's longest-running comic book, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and pop culture convention. [27] [28]
Rhode Island Comic Con in Providence, Rhode Island (est. 2012) Rose City Comic Con in Portland, Oregon (est. 2012) San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California (est. 1970 as the "Golden State Comic Book Convention") SiliCon in San Jose, California (formerly Silicon Valley Comic Con) (est. 2016) Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland (est. 1994)
RealmsCon started in 2005 as a science-fiction and comic book event with some anime, until the organizers found that most attendees were coming to the convention for anime. [6] The convention in 2005 cost $20,000 and rose to $50,000+ in 2009. [7] The convention in 2013 had content from the South Texas Underground Film Festival. [8]
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"). Most Southwesterncons took place over three days in June.