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After the date of the convention moved away from March, the name was re-designated as "Multiple Alternative Realities Convention". Marcon offers a dozen tracks of programming in art, costuming, fan, filk , literary, media, and science, as well as events and displays including a masquerade, art show, dealers room, multiple 24-hour video tracks ...
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]
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 .
In 2010, crowding was a problem during the rave due to space issues. The convention shared the Columbus Convention Center with other events and only used about one-fourth of the available space. [6] The convention's dance was moved to the convention center ballroom in 2012 to alleviate crowding issues. [8]
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 ...
Fan conventions for various genres of entertainment extend to the first conventions held in the 1930s. However, while a few conventions were created in various parts of the world within the period between 1935–1960, the number of convention establishments increased slightly in the 1960s and then increased dramatically in the 1970s, with many of the largest conventions in the modern era being ...
Origins Game Fair is an annual gaming convention that was first held in 1975. Since 1996, it has been held in Columbus, Ohio at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Origins is run by the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Origins was chartered to serve gaming in general, including wargaming and miniatures gaming. Registration area of Origins
Conventions in the United States pertaining to fandoms including anime, comics, fantasy, gaming, horror, and sci-fi. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.