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Bob Corby founded the convention as a gathering place for "the comics and the creators with no distractions." [1] The show is sponsored by Corby's Back Porch Comics, a Columbus small press comics publisher. Like most comic book conventions, in addition to exhibitor tables, each show features art exhibits, panel discussions, and workshops. [2] [3]
Like most comic book conventions, the Ohio Comic Con features a large floorspace for exhibitors, including comic book dealers and collectibles merchants. The Ohio Comic Con includes an autograph area, as well as an Artists' Alley where comics artists (as well as writers, models, and celebrities) sign autographs and/or sell or do free sketches.
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) is an annual, free, four-day celebration of cartooning and graphic novels held in Columbus, Ohio. [1] Venues for the festival include Ohio State University's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Hale Hall, and the Wexner Center for the Arts; and downtown Columbus' Columbus Metropolitan Library, the Columbus Museum of Art, and the Columbus College of Art and ...
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) Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (SPACE) in Columbus, Ohio (est. 2000) STAPLE! in Austin, Texas (est. 2005)
Marcon is a full-spectrum fantasy and science fiction convention based in Columbus, Ohio, and was on Easter weekend in 2013 but moved to Mother's Day weekend starting in 2014. [1] It is now operated by the Columbus-based Science Oriented Literature, Art, and Education Foundation, a non-profit educational corporation. [ 2 ]
In 2012 the convention hosted the Distant Worlds concert, led by Arnie Roth. [ 2 ] [ 6 ] The concert was followed up with a meet and greet event with composer Nobuo Uematsu for VIP ticket holders. [ 2 ] [ 6 ] Matsuricon in 2018 shared convention center space with an Ohio GOP dinner that featured as a speaker President Donald Trump .
Since the first conventions during the mid-1960s, hundreds of local and regional comic book conventions have been organized around the world either as one-time or annual events. At these conventions, fans of comic books come together with the professional writers, artists, editors, and publishers of the business to discuss its many aspects.
GalaxyCon, LLC, formerly known as Super Conventions or Supercon, [1] is a privately owned company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that organizes comic book and anime conventions in the United States. [2] [3] Events currently include GalaxyCon Raleigh (formerly Raleigh Supercon) in Raleigh, North Carolina, Animate!