query: where is the new york comic con held

pos: New York Comic Con Expo. The four-day event would be held at Pier 94 in New York City, concurrent with the NYCC convention dates. The New York Anime Festival was an anime and manga convention held annually from 2007 to 2011 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Produced by Reed Exhibitions, the people behind New York Comic Con, the inaugural event was held from December 7 through December 9, 2007. Starting in 2010 the New York Anime Festival has been held with the New York Comic Con, bringing the two cultures together. In

pos: New York Comic Con Expo. The four-day event would be held at Pier 94 in New York City, concurrent with the NYCC convention dates. The New York Anime Festival was an anime and manga convention held annually from 2007 to 2011 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Produced by Reed Exhibitions, the people behind New York Comic Con, the inaugural event was held from December 7 through December 9, 2007. Starting in 2010 the New York Anime Festival has been held with the New York Comic Con, bringing the two cultures together. In

pos: Big Apple Comic Con the new manager, Spat Oktan, who had hosted costume contests at other conventions, took over the costume contest and Captain Zorikh was put in charge of the children's costume contest, while continuing in other capacities. By 2011, Reed Exhibitions' New York Comic Con, held annually at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, had become the dominant New York City-area comic convention, and was taking away from the appeal of the Big Apple Comic Con. Wizard sat out 2012 and held a new "Wizard World New York City Experience" show on June 28–30, 2013. Though not branded as a "Big Apple

pos: BookCon BookCon BookCon is an annual fan convention established in 2014 in New York City. Taking the name format from other fan conventions such as Comic-Con, BookCon was established to combine pop culture and the book industry. Many authors, celebrities and publishing professionals attend BookCon. BookCon is run by ReedPOP, which also organizes New York Comic Con, Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, Star Wars Celebration, and other events. BookCon was created to boost the image and attendance of long-running book fair BookExpo America. The first BookCon was held May 31, 2014, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York

pos: New York Comic Con (C2E2) and PAX Dev/PAX East/PAX Prime. ReedPop and New York Comic Con were founded by Greg Topalian, former senior vice president of Reed Exhibitions. The first con was held in 2006 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Due to Reed Exhibitions' lack of experience with comic conventions (they primarily dealt with professional trade shows prior to 2006), attendance was far more than anticipated, and the main exhibition hall could only hold 10,000. Despite crowding on Friday afternoon, tickets continued to be sold due to low pre-reg numbers (4,500), and the non-counting of professionals and exhibitors. The main exhibition hall

pos: Comic Art Convention on West 18th Street in Manhattan, and by the mid-2000s were taking place at the Penn Plaza Pavilion at the Hotel Pennsylvania — the same location of the original Comic Art Conventions. In 2002, the first MoCCA Art Festival, focused on alternative comics and the small press, was held at New York City’s Puck Building; it has been held annually since. In 2006, the first New York Comic Con was held in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center; it also has been held annually since. Comic Art Convention The Comic Art Convention was an American comic book fan convention held

pos: Anime NYC Anime NYC Anime NYC is an annual three-day anime convention held during November at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The convention is the 12th largest North American anime convention as of 2017. The convention typically offers arcade games, an Artist Alley, concerts, manga library (Carolina Manga Library), masquerade, panels, screenings, vendors, and video and card games. Anime NYC offered 100 hours of programming in 2017. Anime NYC's organizer created the New York Comic Con and LeftField Media also runs Washington DC’s Awesome Con. New York was chosen for the event due to its lack of

pos: Comic book convention demise of the annual Comic Art Convention and Creation Conventions. From 1993–1995, Great Eastern hosted two New York City shows annually at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. (The 1995 show was the last comic book convention held at the Javits Center until the New York Comic Con in 2006.) Great Eastern also ran shows in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Oregon, Minnesota, Texas, and South Florida. Despite their large fan attendance and expansive venues, however, Great Eastern's large shows were criticized by many within the industry for pandering to dealers and spectacle. As frequent participant Evan Dorkin stated, "The New

pos: Big Apple Comic Con which ran annually from 1965–1967; Phil Seuling's Comic Art Convention, which ran annually from 1968–1983 (Seuling died in 1984); and the large annual Creation conventions, usually taking place over the weekend following Thanksgiving from 1971–1987. (Creation sometimes put on as many as a half-dozen smaller New York City shows per year). From 1993-1995, promoter Frederic Greenberg began hosting Great Eastern Conventions shows annually at venues including the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. (Great Eastern also ran shows in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.) Other companies, including Dynamic Forces, held New York City conventions, but all were on a smaller scale

neg: New York Comic Con 2012, the New York Anime festival was absorbed into Comic Con. The Eastern Championships of Cosplay have been held at New York Comic Con since 2014. They are one of the stops in ReedPOP's global Crown Championships of Cosplay circuit. The top three winning cosplayers receive cash prizes and the overall winner, the Eastern Champion, is entered into the final held at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. Costumes are judged in four skill categories and then in an overall category. The skill categories are: New York Comic Con The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan

neg: New York Comic Con New York Comic Con The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, toys, movies, and television. It was first held in 2006. The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by ReedPOP, a division of Reed Exhibitions and Reed Elsevier, and is not affiliated with the long running non-profit San Diego Comic-Con, nor the Big Apple Convention, later known as the Big Apple Comic-Con, owned by Wizard Entertainment. ReedPOP is involved with other events, including Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo

neg: New York Comic Con New York Comic Con, was held on February 24 at the New Yorker Hotel, during the Comic Con. The third con held in 2008 moved to April, continued to grow (expanding space by 50%), and occupied most of the main level in the Javits Center. Stan Lee was awarded the inaugural New York Comics Legend Award at the Times Square Virgin Megastore before the Comic Con. Kids' Day programming was added to the convention on Sunday with the help of Kids's Comic Con. The fourth con held in 2009 returned to February and featured a charity art auction to support

neg: Big Apple Comic Con Big Apple Comic Con The Big Apple Comic Con is a New York City comic book convention, the longest-running comic book/speculative fiction/pop culture convention in New York City. It was started by retailer Michael "Mike Carbo" Carbonaro in March 1996 in the basement of the St. Paul the Apostle Church. A location that a competing show promotor Sunrise Productions Scooty O'Donnell and Partner Richard Ritz Whom Held The New York Horror-Fi Con there on October 4, 1997. During its heyday from 2001–2008, the Big Apple Comic Con often featured multiple shows per year, with a large three-day "national" convention held

neg: Big Apple Comic Con may have constituted a fire hazard. Big Apple Comic Con The Big Apple Comic Con is a New York City comic book convention, the longest-running comic book/speculative fiction/pop culture convention in New York City. It was started by retailer Michael "Mike Carbo" Carbonaro in March 1996 in the basement of the St. Paul the Apostle Church. A location that a competing show promotor Sunrise Productions Scooty O'Donnell and Partner Richard Ritz Whom Held The New York Horror-Fi Con there on October 4, 1997. During its heyday from 2001–2008, the Big Apple Comic Con often featured multiple shows per year, with

neg: Baltimore Comic-Con in New York City to the Baltimore Comic-Con, with Kyle Baker as Master of Ceremonies. The Harvey Awards were held every year at the Baltimore Comic-Con from 2006 to 2016, when they moved to a new venue. The Harvey Awards were replaced with the creation of the Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards, or Ringo Awards", beginning with the September 2017 convention. Baltimore Comic-Con The Baltimore Comic-Con is a comic book-oriented fan convention held annually in Baltimore since 2000. Each year, the show features marquee-name comic book creators past and present, publishers, charitable organizations, and vendor booths offering genre-related items,

neg: Comic Con India (ReedPOP), the organisers of the New York Comic Con and the MCM London Comic Con. Cosplay has been a major part of the events. During the first Comic Con in 2011, there were only thirteen cosplay participants. By 2017 the number of cosplayers crossed 2000. Comic Con India also hosts the Indian Championship of Cosplay. Comic Con India hosts the Indian Championship of Cosplay. Winners from each of the cosplay events held at the Comic Cons in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune directly enter into the competition as finalists, and accordingly a final winner is chosen. The winner of

neg: Flame Con expanded to two days of programming. In 2018, Flame Con relocated from Brooklyn to Manhattan to be held at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel. After the 2016 shooting at Pulse nightclub, Flame Con instituted a ban on all prop weapons at the convention, including those used in cosplay. Flame Con Flame Con is an annual two-day multi-genre entertainment and comic convention, focused on fans and creators of pop culture who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ). Launched in 2015, it is the first LGBTQ comic convention in New York City, and bills itself the largest LGBTQ

neg: Comic Art Convention Comic Art Convention The Comic Art Convention was an American comic book fan convention held annually New York City, New York, over Independence Day weekend from 1968 through 1983, except for 1977, when it was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and 1978 to 1979, when editions of the convention were held in both New York and Philadelphia. The first large-scale comics convention, and one of the largest gatherings of its kind until the Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, it grew into a major trade and fan convention. It was founded by Phil Seuling, a Brooklyn, New York City, teacher, who

neg: Comic Con India Lifetime Achievement Award by Cartoonist Pran, one of the most successful Indian cartoonists, best known as the creator of Chacha Chaudhary. Mumbai Comic Con 2011 The first Comic Con Express was held in Mumbai during weekend of 22 and 23 October 2011. The Comic Con Express is the travelling version of the Annual Indian Comics Convention. The two-day event had 60 participants, 45 exhibits and many interactive sessions, contests and fun events for comic lovers. Comic Con India Comic Con India (CCI) is a series of annual comic-based conventions held in India. The first edition was held in New Delhi

neg: Line Webtoon DeviantArt in the second half of 2016, in the form of the "Artist Alley Tour". The companies were active at four Comic Cons: Boston Comic Con, Baltimore Comic Con, Rose City Comic Con, and New York Comic Con. Here, Line Webtoon and DeviantArt held discussion panels, "Artist Alley Sponsorships", live draw events, influencer and creator demonstration areas, and on-site contests. The userbase of Line Webtoon grew rapidly after the service was released globally, with 10 million people using the website or app each day. In Asia, several webtoons receive 5 million views per week. In 2016, 42% of the webtoon

neg: Cosplay center. In North America, the highest-attended fan conventions featuring cosplayers are the San Diego Comic-Con and New York Comic Con held in the United States, and the anime-specific Anime North in Toronto, Otakon held in Baltimore MD and Anime Expo held in Los Angeles. Europe's largest event is Japan Expo held in Paris, while the London MCM Expo and the London Super Comic Convention are the most notable in the UK. Supanova Pop Culture Expo is Australia's biggest event. The appearance of cosplayers at public events makes them a popular draw for photographers. As this became apparent in the late

neg: Big Apple Comic Con overseen by "Captain Zorikh" Zorikh Lequidre. The convention regularly hosts hundreds of artists, exhibitors and film and television personalities in a huge floorspace for exhibitors. The show includes an autograph and photo op opportunities with all of the guests, as well as the Artists' Alley where comics artists can sign autographs and sell or do free sketches. In 2009, Michael Carbonaro established his own independent one-day convention known as the New York Comic Book Marketplace which ran annually through 2014. Major comic book conventions in New York City prior to the Big Apple Comic Con included Dave Kaler's Academy Con,

neg: Comic Con India Comic Con India Comic Con India (CCI) is a series of annual comic-based conventions held in India. The first edition was held in New Delhi in 2011 and over the years has expanded to other major cities in India such as Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad. There are annual comic cons now in all these cities. Cumulatively these five cities attract over 200,000 visitors with over 1200 exhibitors. Jatin Verma, the founder of Comic Con India, launched the first comic con in India in Delhi in 2011. Since 2014, Comic Con India has been conducted in collaboration with Reed Exhibitions

neg: Wizard Entertainment the hands of its founder, Michael Carbonaro. In 2009, Wizard World also acquired the Paradise Comics Toronto Comicon. Wizard Entertainment's 2010 North American Comic Con tour included city stops in Toronto, Anaheim, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York City, Austin, and Boston. Wizard's 2013 conventions included Portland Comic Con, St. Louis Comic Con, Philadelphia Comic Con, NYC Experience, Chicago Comic Con, Ohio Comic Con, Nashville Comic Con, Austin Comic Con, and New Orleans Comic Con. In September 2013, Wizard World announced 7 new stops for the 2014 tour: Sacramento, Louisville, Minneapolis, Atlanta, San Antonio, Richmond, and Tulsa. Wizard Entertainment Wizard World Inc.,

neg: Connecticut ComiCONN Connecticut ComiCONN Connecticut ComiCONN (a.k.a. ComiCONN) is an annual convention focusing primarily on comic books and their creators, along with pop culture memorabilia, gaming, science fiction, fantasy and action films, television programs and cosplay. Started in 2010 the convention is held in the South Western part of Connecticut near the New York border. In 2014, ComiCONN expanded to a three-day event and larger venue with more than 300 tables of dealers of comics, toys, collectibles and creator guests making it the largest con within 100 miles of the annual New York Comic Con. ComiCONN "A Show for the Fans by

neg: Aaron Sagers Comic-Con, Wizard World, Dragon Con and New York Comic Con. Sagers has appeared as a moderator or panelist alongside the casts of "Firefly", "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Comic Book Men", and "". At San Diego Comic-Con and New York Comic Con, he has hosted cast panels with the casts of productions such as "Being Human", Syfy's "Defiance", and Ascension. He has also conducted one-on-one panel conversations with media personalities such as David Tennant, David Boreanaz, Nathan Fillion, Stan Lee, Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Norman Reedus, Robert Rodriguez, Zachary Quinto. Aaron Sagers Aaron Sagers is an American television presenter/personality, entertainment journalist,

neg: Saudi Comic Con Saudi Comic Con The Saudi Comic Con, a comic book and pop culture convention held in Saudi Arabia. It is the country's first comic-con. Inaugurated in 2017, the comic book convention was organised by local company Time Entertainment; it was held over three days in February 2017 in Jeddah. Unusually for an event sponsored by the government's General Entertainment Authority, under the aegis of the Saudi Vision 2030 program to diversify the economy the genders were allowed to mingle and cosplay (albeit without cross-dressing), which is unheard of in a nation where segregation of the sexes is pivotal. A hashtag

neg: Big Apple Comic Con NYCBM was held at the Hotel New Yorker on March 1, and featured extensive zombie programming, including the premier screening of "Zombie Hunters: City of the Dead" Episode 10. Michael Carbonaro regained the Big Apple Comic Con brand in 2014 and held the "20th Anniversary Return of the Big Apple Convention" on March 7, 2015, moving the show to a larger and more accessible space Penn Plaza Pavilion. He completely revamped and expanded the show with new management and a commitment to creating a non-corporate comic book convention that reflects the diversity and interests of the New York Community. Comics

neg: Comic book convention in Detroit until 1978. Meanwhile, in New York City, teacher/comics enthusiast Dave Kaler had taken over as ACBFC Executive Secretary; the organization produced Academy Con I (officially known as "Comi Con: Second Annual Convention of Academy of Comic-Book Fans and Collectors"), held July 31 – August 1, 1965, at the Broadway Central Hotel. Under Kaler's leadership, the Academy produced three successful "Academy Con" shows in New York during the summers of 1965–1967, attracting industry professionals such as Otto Binder, Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, Mort Weisinger, James Warren, Roy Thomas, Gil Kane, Stan Lee, Bill Everett, Carmine Infantino, and Julius Schwartz.

neg: Comic Con India Online digital content marketplace Readwhere partnered with Comic Con India to launch a new initiative called Free Comic Book Weekend, to allow Readwhere users to download Indian comics for free on 4–5 May 2013. Bangalore Comic Con 2013 After the tremendous response at Comic Con Express in 2012, Comic Con India, the event organisers, held a two-day annual Comic Convention in Bangalore. Bangalore's first annual Comic Con India was held on 1 & 2 June 2013 at Koramangala Indoor Stadium, National Games Village. Bangalore Comic Con 2013 had lot of attractions with the presence of celebrities, stalls of Vintage Comics,

neg: Comic Con India Madhuvanthi Mohan's sketches, Hysteria Store selling official merchandise and book launches from popular Publishers like Holy Cow, Campfire Graphic Novels and Manta Ray. Delhi Comic Con 2012 The second Annual Indian Comic Con was held from 17 to 19 February 2012 at the same location i.e. New Delhi. Bangalore Comic Con 2012 Express Edition of Comic Con was held in Bangalore on 8 and 9 September 2012. On 28 July Comic Con India in association with Mocha (Coffees & Conversations) organised a ""Special Session With Sufi Comics"" was organized as a setting-stage event for Comic Con Express Bengaluru Mumbai film

neg: Comic book convention as official guests. On August 1–3, 1970, Shel Dorf produced the Golden State Comic-Con, held at the U.S. Grant Hotel, in San Diego. Official guests were Forrest J. Ackerman, Ray Bradbury, Jack Kirby, Bob Stevens, and A. E. van Vogt, and it drew It drew 300 people. The three-day show evolved into San Diego Comic-Con International, and now attracts 130,000 or more attendees. The Creation Convention debuted in 1971, organized by 14-year-old Queens schoolboys Adam Malin and Gary Berman, and held over Thanksgiving weekend at the New Yorker Hotel, in New York City. The guest of honor was Jim Steranko.

neg: Chapter 1 (Legion) the U.S. The first footage from the episode was shown at San Diego Comic-Con 2016, when Marvel's Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada debuted the first trailer for the series at his "Cup O'Joe" panel. Response to the trailer from critics was positive, particularly for its unique tone and visuals. Kelly West at Cinema Blend called the trailer "all kinds of weird... in a good way". At New York Comic-Con later that year, the series held its own panel, where the first half of the episode was screened. Nick Romano of "Entertainment Weekly" called the footage "just as chaotic as the

neg: Ohio Comic Con Ohio Comic Con The Wizard World Ohio Comic Con, formerly known as Mid-Ohio Con, is a comic book convention held during the fall in Columbus, Ohio, United States, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Initially held in early November, from 1994–2007 the Mid-Ohio Con took place on the first weekend after Thanksgiving. Normally a two-day event (Saturday and Sunday), in 2012 it expanded to three days (Friday through Sunday). The Mid-Ohio Con was founded in 1980. In 2010, the convention was acquired by Wizard Entertainment. Wizard hosts thirteen annual conventions, including in Chicago, Philadelphia, Anaheim, Austin, and New Orleans. The

neg: Robert Beerbohm Convention (the first of many appearances there), the first PhoenixCon hosted by Bruce Hamilton, the only Disneyland Hotel Comicon, another Detroit Triple Fan Fair, and the first San Diego Comic-Con, held at the U.S. Grant Hotel. By 1971, Beerbohm was a regular at most national comics shows, including New York City's first Creation Con, held on Thanksgiving weekend. In 1972, Beerbohm set up tables of vintage comics at almost a dozen comics conventions, including the first Chicago Comicon. He has sold comics at San Diego Comic-Con every year since the first one in 1970. Also in 1970 he acquired from

neg: Wizard Entertainment Wizard began adding an academic forum called "Wizard World University" to include scholarly panels at their conventions, beginning with the November convention in Arlington, Texas. In 2009, Wizard canceled the Texas event and postponed the Los Angeles convention. In 2009, Wizard World acquired the Big Apple Comic Con, New York City's longest-running comic book, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and pop culture convention. Wizard gave up the New York market after 2013 due to the dominance of the New York Comic Con, produced by ReedPOP, a division of Reed Exhibitions and Reed Elsevier. The Big Apple con is now back in

neg: Geeks OUT Out present LGBT and Allies in Comics, which was held at the New York Comic Con. The panel included Dan Parent, Marjorie Liu, Greg Pak, Jude Biersdorf, Dan Ketchum, and Rich Bernatovech, among others. In November 2014, the group started a fundraising campaign to start New York City's first queer comic convention. Called Flame Con, the convention fundraiser met its $15,000 goal on December 4, 2014. The project eventually received close to $20,000 in fundraising support on Kickstarter. The fundraising was endorsed by "OUT Magazine", "BUST Magazine", "NewNowNext", and others. Another event included 'McKellen Me Softly', a celebration of Ian

neg: Big Apple Comic Con Convention" and not affiliated with Wizard World, some might consider the next iteration of the Big Apple Comic Con to have been held on March 31, 2012, at the Penn Plaza Pavilion. It was Michael Carbonaro's third New York Comic Book Marketplace, and announced as Carbonaro's final convention. The guest of honor was Stan Lee; other guests included George Pérez, Joe Sinnott, Dick Ayers, Carmine Infantino, Jim Steranko, Irwin Hasen, Mike Royer, Arthur Suydam, Bob McLeod, Rich Buckler, and Johnny Brennan, and Captain Zorikh's costume contest Carbonaro held another NYCBM at the Hotel Pennsylvania on April 13, 2013. The 2014

neg: San Diego Comic-Con considering the infringement to be willful). Phoenix Comiccon changed its name to Phoenix Comic Fest as a proactive move to avoid possible legal issues in the wake of this ruling. They then filed a motion in an Arizona Federal Court to strike down San Diego Comic Convention's trademark In 2017, the Salt Lake Comic Con changed its name to FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention (or just FanX). On January 16, 2018, Salt Lake Comic Con filed a motion for a new trial. San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Comic-Con International is a multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held annually in San

neg: Geek'd Con includes a large autographs area, as well as an Artists Alley, where comic book artists can sign autographs and sell or do sketches. Geek'd Con's economic impact for the Shreveport area exceeds $1.4 Million annually. After the 2015 show in Shreveport, the Geek'd Con brand expanded to new markets. The first expansion was to Tyler, Texas in June 2016, with a second expansion to Rockford, Illinois in October of the same year. Geek'd Con Geek'd Con is an annual fan convention held in Shreveport, Louisiana. The even was founded in 2015, and debuted as one of the largest Comic book

neg: Green Lantern: The Animated Series show was featured at the 2010 New York Comic Con featuring test footage, characters/story description, and art work. Bruce Timm, who produced the entire DC Animated Universe, also announced at New York Comic Con that he would be producing the show. Timm was originally reluctant to use CG instead of traditional animation, but eventually came around. A total of 26 episodes had been ordered for the first season. By the time of New York Comic Con, thirteen had already been planned, and five had already been recorded. The series is not intended to be an origin story, due to Warner

neg: Comic book convention York shows are extremely unfriendly to both creators and fans. . . . There is limited programming, limited professional appearances at these shows." In March 1996, Great Eastern, at a very late point, cancelled what had been advertised as a larger-than-usual New York show, scheduled to be held at the New York Coliseum on 59th St. & Columbus Circle. As a substitute event, comic book retailer Michael Carbonaro and others on the spur of the moment mounted the first Big Apple Comic Con, now a long-running show. Greenberg and Great Eastern Conventions disappeared from the fan convention circuit from that

neg: The Punisher (season 1) content without knowing the release date, while fans anticipating the series would watch it "whenever it appears" regardless of when the date is announced. "Polygon"s Susana Polo felt Marvel and Netflix would announce the date at their scheduled New York Comic Con 2017 panel in October, as the convention had been used in previous years to reveal "breaking fall Marvel/Netflix news". It was soon reported that this was indeed the case, with Netflix planning a surprise "drop" release of the season after the New York Comic Con panel, mimicking a strategy from the music industry where an artist's album is

neg: Jessica Jones (season 1) "Alias" creative team—Bendis, Gaydos, and Mack—set in the universe of the television series. The one-shot was created as an exclusive for New York Comic Con, where a print version was distributed. The comic sees Jessica Jones coming into contact with "Daredevil" character Turk Barrett, and includes a short sequence featuring Daredevil, to celebrate "the connective tissue that will build between the series." Also during New York Comic Con, Marvel set up a street marketing campaign, and screened "AKA Ladies Night" on October 10, while at the Marvel Booth fans could take their picture with the Alias Investigations desk, with Kilgrave's

neg: NEW-GEN NEW-GEN New-Gen, styled NEW-GEN, is a superhero comic book series created in 2008 by J.D. Matonti, Chris Matonti and Julia Coppola, of A.P.N.G. Enterprises. It is printed, distributed and advertised by Marvel Comics. The series centers around the war over nanotechnology between two powerful scientists, Gabriel and Deadalus, from the extra-dimensional world of New-Gen. New-Gen was launched by A.P.N.G. Enterprises and Issue 6 was published and distributed at New York Comic Con in Oct. 2010. The second volume of the comic, NEW-GEN: New Dawn, debuted at New York Comic Con in October 2011. NEW-GEN is printed, advertised, and distributed by

neg: Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet" at San Diego Comic-Con. In October 2010, the game made its first interactive appearance at New York Comic-Con held at the Jacob Javitts center in midtown Manhattan. A sequel was released on November 15, 2011. The game requires the uDraw GameTablet. "Comic Combat" was developed by Griptonite Games and THQ. Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet is a fighting video game, the sequel to "Marvel Super Hero Squad". It was released on November 16, 2010. Similar to the first game, it features cartoonish super-deformed versions of

neg: New York Comic Con The Hero Initiative. Due to scheduling conflicts with the Javits Center for spring dates and the creation of the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo by Reed, New York Comic Con was moved to October for Halloween starting in 2010. The New York Anime Festival, previously a separate event created by Reed, was also merged into Comic Con. Registration for the combined events was 190 percent ahead of 2009's numbers, convention space was increased by an additional 40 percent, and the anime festival was moved to the lower level of the Javits. The main floor of the convention center was split

neg: San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Comic-Con International is a multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held annually in San Diego, California, United States. The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is commonly known simply as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con or "SDCC". It was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in 1970 by a group of San Diegans that included Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger, and Mike Towry; later, it was called the "San Diego Comic Book Convention". It is a four-day event (Thursday–Sunday) held during the summer (in July

neg: Funko Star Wars Smugglers Bounty box is also now available on Amazon. Funko has been offering “con exclusive” versions of their products at various conventions such as San Diego Comic-Con , Emerald City Comic Con, New York Comic Con, Fan Expo, Star Wars Celebration, and E3. This started in 2006 at the San Diego Comic-Con. Funko Funko Inc. is an American company that manufactures licensed pop culture collectibles. Funko is best known for producing licensed vinyl figurines and bobbleheads. In addition, Funko produces licensed plush, action figures, and licensed electronic items such as USB drives, lamps, and headphones. Founded in 1998

neg: Comic-Con Paris time in the exhibition Paris-Nord Villepinte in November 2007. In 2009, the name Kultima was abandoned, the convention then was renamed to Comic-Con on the model of American Comic-Con, an American pioneer culture of comics and science fiction. Comic-Con Paris Comic-Con Paris, or previously known as Kultima and Com!c-Con', is a French multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held annually in Paris, Île-de-France, France. From 2007 to 2014, it was held at the Parc des Expositions in Villepinte in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. After a break in 2015, it came back in 2016 and is now held at the Grande

neg: Dominick Evans discussion #FilmDis, a weekly discussion that explores the problems with inclusion of those with disabilities, as well as portrayals of disability in film, television, and other media. Discussions have been attended by notable filmmakers, comic book writers, and actors. It is held weekly on Saturdays at 9 PM ET. He also hosted a panel on this topic entitled 'Crip Culture and the Media – Perceptions of Disability in Film and Television' at 2015's New York Comic Con. In 2016, he returned to NYCC via Skype for the panel, 'Where are the Wheelchairs?', which also included author and disability activist Day

neg: Flame Con Flame Con Flame Con is an annual two-day multi-genre entertainment and comic convention, focused on fans and creators of pop culture who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ). Launched in 2015, it is the first LGBTQ comic convention in New York City, and bills itself the largest LGBTQ comic convention in the world. Flame Con is organized by Geeks OUT, a non-profit organization aimed at organizing LGBTQ events at comic conventions. The convention is a multi-genre event, showcasing LGBTQ-inclusive pop culture across comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, movies, and television. Flame Con features panel discussions, workshops,

neg: Harvey Award by tearing up a copy of "Wizard". Tony Millionaire gave the keynote speech at the 2002 awards ceremony. In 2003, due to a cancellation by scheduled keynote speaker Neil Gaiman, funding shortages forced the cancellation of that year's ceremony and banquet (which had also been scheduled for the Pittsburgh Comicon), although award-winners were still named. In 2004 and 2005, the presentation was held at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art MoCCA Festival in New York City. In 2006 the awards' presentation was moved to Baltimore Comic-Con, where it was held annually through 2016. Beginning on October 7, 2017 the

neg: Andrea Grant Comics engaged in a copyright disagreement over the use of the title "Minx." The issue was covered by the "New York Post" and settled out of court. Issue 2 of Grant's "MINX" was launched at the San Diego Comic Con in June 2007. Issue 3 of "Minx" launched at the New York Comic Con in 2008. In 2009, Grant began working with editor Brendan Deneen of Ardenn Entertainment to revamp the series. A preview of Andrea Grant's "Minx: Dream War" was released at the 2010 New York Comic Con, illustrated by artist Rey Arzeno, who Grant says 'gets it'. "Dream

neg: Motor City Comic Con closed and the convention moved to the newly built Rock Financial Showplace (later renamed the Suburban Collection Showplace). In 2010 Miriam Kruger joined the company as event director. That year, Motor City Comic Con scheduled a fall component to its show for the weekend of October 30–31. That same weekend was the debut of the new show Detroit Fanfare; Motor City Comic Con changed its fall show to November 20–21, and later canceled the fall 2010 show altogether. Motor City Comic Con The Motor City Comic Con is a fan convention held in Novi, Michigan, United States, at the Suburban

neg: Rose City Comic Con 405% increase in attendance. Since 2013, Emerald City Comic-Con and Rose City Comic-Con have been a Pacific Northwest partnership stationed in its two biggest cities: Seattle and Portland. Rose City Comic Con Rose City Comic Con (RCCC) is an annual comic book and pop culture convention that takes place in Portland, Oregon each September. The first convention in 2012 was held at the DoubleTree hotel near the Lloyd Center. The second annual event, held in 2013, was co-produced, co-funded and co-organized by Emerald City Comic-Con, the largest comic book convention in the Pacific Northwest that saw significant expansion in the

neg: New York Comic Con by a large construction area due to repairs to the Javits Center. Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge – New York took place in Comic Con 2011. It featured eSport tournaments for games such as "", "League of Legends", and "Counter-Strike". In 2011, the convention was expanded to four days. The first day of the convention was initially limited to press, professionals, and fans that purchased a four-day pass. This changed in 2013, when single day Thursday passes were put on sale for the first time. With this addition, attendance at New York Comic Con grew to over 130,000, which placed

neg: Comic book convention and importance over the years. In 1966, comic book conventions continued to evolve and expand, The July 23–24 New York Comicon (not to be confused with the later New York Comic Con) was held at the Park Sheraton Hotel, in New York. Produced by John Benson, guests included Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko, Otto Binder, Len Brown, Larry Ivie, Jack Binder, Roy Thomas, Gil Kane, Archie Goodwin, bhob Stewart, Klaus Nordling, Sal Trapani, Rocke Mastroserio, and Ted White. Featured events included a keynote speech by Kirby, a discussion about censorship between Don Thompson and Comics Code Authority acting administrator Leonard Darvin,

neg: Comic Con India and Comic Convention 2012 Express Edition of Comic Con was held in Mumbai on 20 and 21 October 2012. Delhi Comic Con 2011 The first ever convention was hosted by Twenty Onwards Media between 19 and 20 February 2011 at Dilli Haat, New Delhi, India. It showcased stalls by several Indian publishing houses, including, but not restricted to, Amar Chitra Katha, Vimanika Comics, Diamond Comics, Kshiraj Telang, Manta Ray, Level 10, Campfire and many other new and upcoming publishers. The Comic Con lasted for 2 days, and included several workshops, interactive sessions, interviews and speeches by various comic book artists

neg: Tell Me a Story (TV series) the series held a panel at San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California moderated by "Entertainment Weekly"s Henry Goldblatt and featuring executive producer Kevin Williamson as well as series stars Paul Wesley and James Wolk. The panel included the premiere of an exclusive teaser trailer for the series. On August 5, 2018, a "sneak peek" trailer for the series was released. On October 5, 2018, the official trailer for the series was released, first premiering during the series' panel at the annual New York Comic Con. On October 23, 2018, the series held its official premiere in at the Metrograph

neg: Albacon Albacon Albacon is the Albany science fiction convention, held each year in the Albany, New York area, also called the Capital District. Albacon is the largest "Con" in upstate New York. It is hosted by LASTSFA, or Latham-Albany-Schenectady-Troy Science Fiction Association, a local science fiction fandom group. The Albacon website lists itself as: The con has hosted many special guests. In 2006, the Guest of Honor (GoH) was Peter David, a novelist most famous for his short stories, television shows and "The Incredible Hunk" comic book; the Artist Guest of Honor was Omar Rayyan. Additional guests in 2006 included on-line

neg: Comic Con India guests Nick Spencer, Nicholas Wild and Dan Goldman among many others. The highlight of Mumbai Comic Con 2014 was Mark Gatiss writer and actor, co-creator and executive producer of Sherlock (BBC). This was for the first time ever that Comic Con India had brought an international actor as a special guest. All the three days saw fans dressed up as various film, television and comic characters for Cosplay. Delhi Comic Con 2013 The third Annual Indian Comic Con was held from 8 to 10 February 2013, with the location remaining the same i.e. New Delhi. Free Comic Book Weekend 2013

neg: Wales Comic Con Wales Comic Con The Wales Comic Con is a fan convention that is held in the UK twice a year at Glyndŵr University in Wrexham, North Wales. It is run by events management company - Mercury Promotions (UK). Fans are also known to attend the event dressed for cosplay where they can take part in a bi-annual competition. Comic artists from around the world can also be found drawing images for fans in the hall during the day. The event itself contains various guests from various types of media, spending time to meet the fans and the public throughout the

neg: The Gifted (season 1) "government agents" from the series' Sentinel Services agency were running a mobile "Mutant Testing Center" in New York City on May 15, offering genetic tests to see if participants have the "mutant gene". The test results "about who they are and where they came from" would be mailed to the participants in about a month. Footage from the pilot was screened at a 2017 San Diego Comic-Con panel featuring cast and crew members, and the beginning of the second episode was debuted at a similar panel for the show at New York Comic Con later that year. The series debuted

neg: Indonesia Comic Con Indonesia Comic Con Indonesia Comic Con is a comic-based convention held annually in Jakarta. Organized by Reed Panorama Exhibitions, the event was started in 2015. The first edition of the convention was held from 14–15 November 2015. Comic artist David Mack, Japanese actor Kenji Ohba and Italian artist Simone Legno were special guests at the event. 160 exhibitors from six countries had opened counters to entertain fans and sell merchandise. The second edition of the comic con was held from 1–2 October 2016. Actress Brianna Hildebrand, comic artists Alex Milne and Andy Price along with several other illustrators were present

neg: Batwoman Montoya during the events of "52". Her father is an ex-colonel and in "Detective Comics" #854, it is stated she is the cousin of Bette "Flamebird" Kane. The younger Kate also has a stepmother named Catherine Kane, making Catherine the aunt of Bette. At the 2008 New York Comic Con, it was announced that Batwoman would be among the characters appearing in a new Justice League comic book written by James Robinson. That year, Batwoman briefly took over as the lead character in "Detective Comics", starting with #854. with DC saying at the 2009 New York Comic Con that she

neg: Toronto Comic Con and relaunched in 2010. The convention seems to be officially on hiatus, as there have been no new events since 2012. In June 2014 Paradise launched a new semi-monthly one day show called the "Toronto Comics Show" and held them in a room at the Leaside Arena. Those are also currently on hiatus since Fall 2014. Toronto Comic Con The Toronto Comic Con was an annual comic book convention held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It started in 2003 and was sold in 2009 to Wizard Entertainment owner Gareb Shamus. It was subsequently relaunched as a Wizard event in 2010. The

neg: New Zealand Comic con New Zealand Comic con Armageddon Convention has been running for 20 years in New Zealand (as of 2015). It is a new Zealand owned and operated business. the organizers wanted to expand the event and offer fans a more inclusive event experience. So, the next logical step was offering evening events and events outside of the traditional Armageddon experience. Wellington, New Zealand - Armageddon Convention expanded the traditional event by creating a city wide festival. The inaugural event was NZ Comic Con - it not only held a traditional Armageddon expo running for three full days but incorporated these additional

neg: Comic-Con Russia convention was held for the first time on October 2–5, 2014, at the Crocus Expo, Moscow, alongside the 9th IgroMir video game exhibition. Th convention was held on October 2–4, with 162,000 visitors. Comic Con Russia was held from 29 September until 2 October. It's been held at the Crocus Expo, Moscow, alongside the 11th IgroMir video game exhibition. Comic-Con Russia Comic-Con Russia is a speculative fiction entertainment annual exhibition and fan convention of computer and video games, TV series and comic movies in Russia, organized by the committee of the Russian Game Developers Conference and Bubble Comics. First convention

neg: Grae Drake Grae Drake Grae Drake is an American entertainment journalist, host and film critic. Drake is best known for her work as a film critic and her celebrity interviews . Drake is a recognized "geek culture" personality in fandom circles , and often serves as a panelist, moderator and panel host at major pop culture conventions and events nationwide including New York Comic Con, WonderCon, SXSW , and Comic Con International . She is uniquely notable for her approach to celebrity interviews, where her use of costumes , props, and comedy serve to both disarm and engage her celebrity guests in

neg: Shocker Toys vinyl figures based on the fictional band Dethklok from the Adult Swim series Metalocalypse as San Diego Comic-Con exclusives. The box sets of vinyl figures were limited to 500 pieces and sold at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con, the subsequent 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, and the 2009 Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. At the 2009 New York Comic Con, Shocker Toys had planned to sell two translucent versions of their then-forthcoming Scud and Maxx figures from the Indie Spotlight line. The figures were unavailable for the event, but were shipped out to customers roughly a month later, starting on March

neg: Denver Comic Con Denver Comic Con Denver Pop Culture Con (DPCC) (previously Denver Comic Con) is a 3-day speculative fiction fan convention held annually in Denver, Colorado, in the United States. The inaugural convention was held June 15–17, 2012, and was created as a program for the non-profit educational organization Comic Book Classroom. The latest event is May 31-June 2, 2019 at the Colorado Convention Center; tickets were made available in fall 2018. With to its association to Pop Culture Classroom, Denver Pop Culture Con embraces a host of popular arts including comic books, tabletop and video games, anime, manga, cosplay, horror and

neg: Comic Geek Speak Geek Speak has a booth at several comic conventions around the United States, and has participated in panel discussions on podcasting. It has been the Official Comics Podcast for New York Comic Con '06, Pittsburgh Comicon, and Fan Expo Canada '09. Comic Geek Speak held their first ever live recording in January 2006, to commemorate the show's 100th episode. The live recording was held at Golden Eagle Comics in Reading, PA, which was also the site for the Episode 200 recording later that year. When the number of listeners showing up for these recordings outgrew what Golden Eagle could accommodate

neg: Wales Comic Con as standup comedy from Milton Jones, Tom Price and Adrian Poynton. In 2013 Billy Boyd and his band Beecake performed live at Central Station in Wrexham, the band returned to perform in the Spring of 2016 with a gig at Wrexham FC stadium. Wales Comic Con The Wales Comic Con is a fan convention that is held in the UK twice a year at Glyndŵr University in Wrexham, North Wales. It is run by events management company - Mercury Promotions (UK). Fans are also known to attend the event dressed for cosplay where they can take part in a bi-annual

neg: Svetlana Chmakova America" and "Flight. On February 24, 2007 at New York Comic Con, Yen Press announced that they would be publishing "Nightschool", a new original manga by Chmakova. At New York Comic Con on October 10, 2014, Yen Press announced that they would be publishing "Awkward", a new original comic by Chmakova. "Brave", a sequel to "Awkward", was announced on April 25, 2016. "Crush", the third book in the series, was announced on July 23, 2017 for a fall 2018 release. A preview of "Crush" will be one of fifty titles available on Free Comic Book Day in 2018. The "Atlanta

neg: Phil Seuling co-creating, with artist George Tuska, Marvel Comics' jungle-girl heroine Shanna the She-Devil in 1972. Seuling was presented with an Inkpot Award at the 1974 San Diego Comic-Con. In 1985, he was posthumously named as one of the honorees by DC Comics in the company's 50th anniversary publication "Fifty Who Made DC Great". Phil Seuling Philip Nicholas Seuling (January 20, 1934 – August 21, 1984) was a comic book fan convention organizer and comics distributor primarily active in the 1970s. Seuling was the organizer of the annual New York Comic Art Convention, originally held in New York City every July 4

neg: Comic-Con Paris Comic-Con Paris Comic-Con Paris, or previously known as Kultima and Com!c-Con', is a French multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held annually in Paris, Île-de-France, France. From 2007 to 2014, it was held at the Parc des Expositions in Villepinte in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. After a break in 2015, it came back in 2016 and is now held at the Grande halle de la Villette in Paris. The festival was created in 2007 under the name of Kultima. It is a French convention on the imaginary of comics, fantasy, science-fiction movies/TV series etc. It took place for the first

neg: Ohio Comic Con Price character dies in "The Star Brand" #14 but is later reborn as a temporary holder of the Star Brand. Altogether, the character appears in six issues of "The Star Brand". Ohio Comic Con The Wizard World Ohio Comic Con, formerly known as Mid-Ohio Con, is a comic book convention held during the fall in Columbus, Ohio, United States, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Initially held in early November, from 1994–2007 the Mid-Ohio Con took place on the first weekend after Thanksgiving. Normally a two-day event (Saturday and Sunday), in 2012 it expanded to three days (Friday through Sunday).

neg: Comic book convention 2005. Beginning in 2009, Wizard made a concerted push to dominate the U.S. convention circuit, as it began acquiring existing conventions and starting new ones in various cities. To begin, Wizard World acquired the Big Apple Convention, New York City's longest-running multigenre pop culture convention. (Wizard gave up the New York market after 2013.) In 2009, Wizard World also acquired the Paradise Comics Toronto Comicon. Beginning in 2010, Wizard Entertainment produced a "North American Comic Con" tour. City stops included Toronto, Anaheim, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York City, Austin, and Boston. By 2013, Wizard conventions included Portland Comic Con, St. Louis

neg: Saudi Comic Con giving a platform to local artists and the national entertainment industry in the global economy. Saudi Comic Con The Saudi Comic Con, a comic book and pop culture convention held in Saudi Arabia. It is the country's first comic-con. Inaugurated in 2017, the comic book convention was organised by local company Time Entertainment; it was held over three days in February 2017 in Jeddah. Unusually for an event sponsored by the government's General Entertainment Authority, under the aegis of the Saudi Vision 2030 program to diversify the economy the genders were allowed to mingle and cosplay (albeit without cross-dressing), which

neg: Rose City Comic Con Rose City Comic Con Rose City Comic Con (RCCC) is an annual comic book and pop culture convention that takes place in Portland, Oregon each September. The first convention in 2012 was held at the DoubleTree hotel near the Lloyd Center. The second annual event, held in 2013, was co-produced, co-funded and co-organized by Emerald City Comic-Con, the largest comic book convention in the Pacific Northwest that saw significant expansion in the years prior. This transition moved RCCC to the Oregon Convention Center and took up halls A1, B, and C, totaling more than 120,000 square feet, and saw a

neg: Motor City Comic Con Motor City Comic Con The Motor City Comic Con is a fan convention held in Novi, Michigan, United States, at the Suburban Collection Showplace. It is traditionally a three-day event (Friday through Sunday), usually held in May of each year. The Motor City Comic Con was founded in 1989 by comics retailer Michael Goldman. Though it primarily focuses on comic books, the convention features a large range of pop culture elements, such as film actors, professional wrestling, science fiction/fantasy, film/television, animation, anime, manga, toys, horror, collectible card games, video games, webcomics, and fantasy novels. Along with panels, seminars, and workshops

neg: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film) film was held at the Tokyo Comic-Con where Dougherty revealed concept art, a teaser for an upcoming trailer, and SH MonsterArts figures revealing the designs of the Titans. That same month, Dougherty revealed a new image of Godzilla from the film with a caption from Verses 33 and 34 in Job Chapter 41 from the New International Bible. In early December 2018, teaser clips of Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah from a then-upcoming trailer were released online. On December 9, 2018, a new trailer premiered at Comic Con Experience. On December 10, 2018, the film's first teaser poster and CCXP

neg: Comic book convention which are still ongoing. [See List of comic book conventions] These pop cultural gatherings attract tens of thousands of fans and generate millions of dollars in revenue every year. In addition to the Wizard-run conventions, Comic-Con International runs the San Diego Comic-Con International, WonderCon, and the Alternative Press Expo; while Reed Exhibitions runs the New York Comic Con and the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. Since the first conventions in the mid-1960s, hundreds of local and regional comic book conventions have sprung up around the world either as one-time or annual events. At these conventions, fans of comic books come

neg: L.A. Comic Con L.A. Comic Con L.A. Comic Con, formerly Comikaze Expo and then Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo and then Stan Lee's LA Comic Con, is a three-day event held during the fall at the Los Angeles Convention Center, located in downtown Los Angeles, California. L.A. Comic Con encompasses several genres, including comic, horror, sci-fi, anime, gaming, and pop culture, with a particular focus on the Los Angeles community. Regina Carpinelli and her two younger brothers, fans of geek culture from Temecula, California, were regular attendees of San Diego Comic-Con International. After moving to Los Angeles, Regina Carpinelli decided that the city needed

neg: L.A. Comic Con name to Beyond Fest Expo LA. L.A. Comic Con L.A. Comic Con, formerly Comikaze Expo and then Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo and then Stan Lee's LA Comic Con, is a three-day event held during the fall at the Los Angeles Convention Center, located in downtown Los Angeles, California. L.A. Comic Con encompasses several genres, including comic, horror, sci-fi, anime, gaming, and pop culture, with a particular focus on the Los Angeles community. Regina Carpinelli and her two younger brothers, fans of geek culture from Temecula, California, were regular attendees of San Diego Comic-Con International. After moving to Los Angeles, Regina

neg: Comic Con India fourth Annual Indian Comic Con was held at Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi from 7 to 9 February 2014. Bangalore Comic Con 2014 The Comic con was held at White Orchid Convention Centre near Manyata Tech Park, Bangalore from 12 to 14 September 2014. The event witnessed workshops and live chats with international celebrities like Dan Parent, Peter Kuper and David Lloyd among others. Mumbai Comic Con 2014The Mumbai Film and Comic Convention took place at The Bombay Exhibition Center, Goregaon on 19, 20 and 21 December. There was a long line up of International and Indian artists, writers which included

neg: Comic book convention book conventions. It was the first U.S. city to host a convention (the 1964 "Tri-State Con"), but was poorly served for conventions from the late 1980s until the mid-to-late 1990s—despite both major mainstream comic publishers, DC Comics and Marvel Comics, being headquartered in New York during that time. Presently, New York is flush with comic book conventions, with at least five annual shows being produced. The following is a timeline of New York City comic book conventions. England has hosted comic book conventions since 1968 (the British Comic Art Convention), but has had trouble sustaining any one recurring show. Ironically,

neg: WES Feminist Comic Con WES Feminist Comic Con The WES Feminist Comic Con is an annual event held by the Women Empowerment Society from Forman Christian College in Lahore, Pakistan. The two day event focuses on bringing together fans from around the country, with a focus on celebrating women, either as the characters or as the creators in comic books, films, and other forms of media. The WES Feminist Comic Con first took place on 2 November 2016, at Forman Christian College, and is scheduled to take place again on 17 and 18 November 2017. The WES Feminist Comic Con was first organised by

neg: Our Gods Wear Spandex panels looking at religion and comics, organised one at New York Comic Con in 2008, with G. Willow Wilson, Douglas Rushkoff and Dennis O'Neil. Another was held on February 24, 2008 at WonderCon. Sequential Tart was impressed by the amount of information saying that "after reading it I believe I could perform fairly well in a comic book history trivia contest." Despite that it remains accessible, the "book is written in a way that is understandable to almost anyone who has only a basic knowledge of comic books" and their "only problem with Knowles' writing is that it seemed to

neg: Wildcat Comic Con Visitors Bureau raised its funding from $5,000 in 2012. In 2013 the convention had 38 vendors, an increase from 10 in 2012. The Lycoming County Visitors Bureau granted $10,000 to Wildcat Comic Con in 2014 for advertising. Wildcat Comic Con Wildcat Comic Con was a comic book convention held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, at the Pennsylvania College of Technology. The conventions name came from the mascot of the Pennsylvania College of Technology. Wildcat Comic Con placed extra value with educators and librarians and how comic books and graphic novels can be used in the educational fields. Wildcat Comic Con

neg: Costume party in New York in 1939 when two attendees, Forrest J Ackerman and Myrtle R. Douglas, wore "futuristicostumes". From the 2nd World Science Fiction Convention (1940) in Chicago, masquerade balls were a traditional feature of the convention. Fan conventions, often abbreviated to "cons", of various descriptions have followed the example of the Worldcons with many attendees wearing costumes representing fictional characters. Some conventions feature costume competitions and other scheduled costuming events. Several well-known conventions that feature costuming include the San Diego Comic-Con International, New York Comic-Con, and Atlanta's Dragon Con. Cosplay (a blend of "costume" and "play" via the Japanese )

neg: Academy of Comic-Book Fans and Collectors of ACBFC Executive Secretary had passed to Dave Kaler and the Academy had a membership of 2,000. Under Kaler's leadership, the Academy produced three successful "Academy Con" comic book conventions in New York City during the summers of 1965–1967, attracting industry professionals such as Otto Binder, Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, Mort Weisinger, James Warren, Roy Thomas, Gil Kane, Stan Lee, Bill Everett, Carmine Infantino, and Julius Schwartz. By 1968, comics fandom — including annual conventions being held in New York, Detroit, St. Louis, and the Southwest — had become well established, and the Academy's mission had been essentially fulfilled. In

neg: AnimeNEXT and during the 2017 convention. AnimeNEXT has taken their Manga library to other conventions, including Otakon and New York Comic Con. AnimeNEXT "This article is about the American anime convention with the initials "AN". For the Canadian "AN", see Anime North." AnimeNEXT (AN) is an annual three-day anime convention held at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The convention was previously held at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, and the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset, New Jersey. The convention typically offers anime music video (AMV) screenings, cosplay chess, a dance, dealer’s room,

neg: Warsaw Comic Con Warsaw Comic Con The Warsaw Comic Con is a pop culture fan convention held twice a year in Warsaw, Poland. First established in 2017, it is the biggest festival of this kind in Poland and is organized in Ptak Warsaw Expo - the largest exhibition and conference centre in Central Europe. The Warsaw Comic Con is dedicated to comic books, computer games, TV series, science-fiction, fantasy, anime, manga, horror and cosplay fans and enthusiasts. It takes place twice a year and is divided into the Spring and the Autumn Editions. The event features popular actors and celebrities from the world

neg: Morning Musume of their upcoming single "Shōganai Yume Oibito", would be the official theme song for Anime Expo 2009. The convention was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on July 2 to July 5. On Sunday, October 5, 2014, Morning Musume '14 made their first appearance at the Best Buy Theater in New York City, New York. The concert was sponsored by New York Comic Con. Of the experience Sayumi Michishige shares "We had an overwhelming welcome from the New York fans, and we really could feel that they've really been waiting for us all along. It

neg: Comic Con India Con was held at NSIC Exhibition Grounds in Delhi on 4 to 6 December. International celebrities included, Kristian Nairn, who plays Hodor in the popular TV series Game of Thrones, Ty Templeton, 3 time Eisner award-winning artist of Batman, Rob Denbleyker, creator of Cyanide and Happiness and Dinesh Shamdasani CEO of Valiant Comics. Bangalore Comic Con 2015 The Comic con was held at White Orchid Convention Centre near Manyata Tech Park, Bangalore from April 3, 2015 to April 5, 2015. Game of Thrones star Natalia Tena and Daniel Portman were special guests at the event. Delhi Comic Con 2014 The

neg: Richard Alf the third annual Comic-Con at the El Cortez in San Diego. The convention, now known as San Diego Comic-Con International, is now an internationally known, four-day annual event held at the San Diego Convention Center. From its small beginnings, Comic-Con now attracts more than 125,000 attendees, with contributions from major celebrities and film studios. Alf largely gave up his unpaid, volunteer positions at Comic-Con later in the 1970s. During the mid-1970s, he opened his own comic book store, called "Comic Kingdom", in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego. He sold the comic business in the late 1970s and pursued

neg: Central Canada Comic Con Central Canada Comic Con The Central Canada Comic Con is an annual fan convention held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This show began to grow in 1994 as a simple weekend trade show called the Manitoba Collector's Expo. Back in 1994 it showcased everything from sports cards to antiques to toys and comic books. As times changed, so did the event, and in 2000 it became the Manitoba Toy & Comic Expo, dropping the antiques and reducing the sports cards. In 2006, the show expanded as the Manitoba Comic Con, and brought in attendees from all over Manitoba and North Dakota. The

neg: FanX FanX FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention (formerly Salt Lake Comic Con) is a semi-annual multi-genre pop culture expo held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It is produced by Dan Farr and Bryan Brandenburg under Dan Farr Productions and is Utah's most attended convention according to the Governor's Office of Economic Development. The first convention took place at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. The second event, Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience, was inaugurated in April 2014. The first Salt Lake Comic Con was held September 5–7, 2013 and included special guests like Adam West, William