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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 ...
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]
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. That company evolved into a multi-title publishing company with diversified interests in ...
[7] [8] In March 2021, Informa acquired Denver Pop Culture Con, which was rebranded as Fan Expo Denver. [9] In August 2021, Informa acquired Wizard Entertainment's conventions; all of its remaining events for 2021 were cancelled, barring Wizard World Chicago (which was held in October 2021 as the final Wizard World-branded event). All six of ...
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)
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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]
Over 6,000 vintage cars and trucks will be on display at the Ohio Expo Center. Skip to main content. Finance. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...