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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)
Gen Con moved to the Midwest Express Center (now the Wisconsin Center) in 1998. In November 1999 Wizards announced that Gen Con would leave Milwaukee after the 2002 convention. [17] Peter Adkison, founder of Wizards of the Coast, purchased Gen Con from Hasbro in May 2002, [24] forming Gen Con LLC to run the convention. The first show under ...
[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.
Milwaukee Comic Con, presented by Mighty Con, will feature special guests and dozens of vendors and artists on Saturday, Feb. 10.
San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center.Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fantasy media, Comic-Con has grown to include a large range of pop culture and entertainment elements across virtually all genres.
Primarily focused on comic books, the convention later featured media guests from film and television, cosplayers, an art auction, a tabletop/CCG/RPG gaming room, and an annual costume contest. After its acquisition by Informa as part of their Fan Expo line, the 2017 edition retired the Comic Con name and was therefore renamed Fan Expo Boston.
CCXP (originally called Comic Con Experience) is a multi-genre entertainment and comic convention that has been variously held in Brazil, Germany and Mexico. The largest pop-culture festival in the world, it is designed along the same lines as San Diego Comic-Con; its attractions and events focus on comics, television series, movies, video games, literature, and the internet.
The Ramada Inn, Daisho Con's 2010 location, would suddenly close in October 2011. [6] In 2015, the convention was scheduled against Awesome Con Milwaukee, until they cancelled. [7] [8] Daisho Con 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] [10] Daisho Con announced the convention would not return in November 2021. [11]