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Fan Expo Acquires Six Wizard World Comic Cons

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Brett

Fan Expo has moved into role of the “largest producer of comic cons in the world” after they have acquired six conventions from Wizard World. Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Portland, St. Louis, and Cleveland will now all be rebranded as Fan Expo events starting in 2022. Wizard World will run its 2021 show in Chicago which is set for mid-October. The company will focus on its Wizard World Vault collectibles business going forward. Wizard World will participate in the Fan Expo events but in an unknown capacity.

Fan Expo runs 17 shows in North America with more than 1 million attendees between them and 10 million square feet of exhibition space. Informa is Fan Expo’s parent company.

The fate of Wizard World isn’t too surprising. The company has been blowing out collectibles in recent weeks often with crazy deals. The news of shows also generally dried up even before COVID was an issue. The acquisition by Fan Expo isn’t surprising as a consolidation and shrinking of shows was predicted by many after an explosion in the business in recent years. At one point, Wizard World was putting on 17 shows a year but had dialed thinks back to just four.

Fan Expo also runs Fan Expo Canada (Toronto), Megacon in Orlando, Fan Expo Dallas, Fan Expo Boston, Calgary Comics & Entertainment Expo, Fan Expo Vancouver, Toronto Comicon, Dallas Fan Festival, Edmonton Comics & Entertainment Expo, and more. Launching soon is Fan Expo San Francisco and Fan Expo Denver which was previously Denver Pop Culture Con.

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Posted on January 6, 2021 by Graphic Policy Team

It’s new comic book day! What’s everyone getting? What are you excited for? Sound off in the comments below! While you wait for shops to open, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.

The Beat – The Beat’s 2021 Creator Survey Part 2: What are we doing in 2021? – So what are your thoughts about the past year?

The Scotsman – Ian Rankin: Comics are a ‘gateway drug to novels and storytelling’ – Interesting article featuring a very talented writer.

ComicBook – Wizard World Postpones New Orleans, Philadelphia and Portland Events Due to COVID-19 Restrictions – Not too surprising…

The Beat – A Year of Free Comics: Join the magical quest in THE MASKED FABLES – Free comics!

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Posted on November 18, 2020 by Graphic Policy Team

It’s a new comic book day! What are you planning to get? What has you excited? What do you plan on reading first? Sound off in the comments below. While you wait for shops to open, here’s some comic news from around the web in our morning roundup.

Kotaku – Spider-Man: Miles Morales Is Hiding a Tiny X-Men Easter Egg – So, who’s playing and what do you think?

Irish Examiner – Meet the West Cork designer inspired by comic books – Interesting to see the influences.

ICv2 – Wizard Revenues Decline 79% – With no live events, this isn’t surprising.

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Posted on August 16, 2019 by Graphic Policy Team

Check out some comic news and a review from around the web as you wait for the weekend to begin!

SyFy – Kapow! Comic book store owner helps nab thieves who tried to sell him back his own stolen books – And the award for the dumbest criminals goes to…

ICv2 – Wizard Losses Continue – These are still going on?

The Beat – A Year of Free Comics: Laura Ķeniņš on The Sixth Mass Extinction – Free comics!

Review

Comics Bulletin – Batman Universe #2

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Posted on May 22, 2019 by Graphic Policy Team

It’s new comic book day! What’s everyone excited to get? What do you plan on reading? Sound off in the comments below! While you debate on that and wait for shops to open, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.

Kotaku – U.S. Senator Says His Anti-Loot Box Bill Has The Video Game Industry Worried – Maybe?

CBLDF – ACLU Explains Banning Book Critical of Prisons Unconstitutional – Duh?

ICv2 – Wizard Swings to Q1 Loss on Declining Revenues, Higher Talent Costs – This is still going on?

Reviews

Newsarama – Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale
Newsarama – Clue: Candlestick #1
Talking Comics – Skyward #13

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Posted on April 23, 2019 by Graphic Policy Team

It’s new comic book day tomorrow! What’s everyone excited for? What do you plan on getting? Sound off in the comments below! While you think about that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web.

CBLDF – U.S. Identified as “Problematic” for Journalists – When the President labels them “enemies” then, yeah.

Wizard World – Wizard World Adds Four 2019 Cons, Cancels One – It’s still going?

CNET – Marvel to release video of all Stan Lee MCU movie cameos – That could be nice.

Reviews

CBR – Batman #69
The Beat – Ghost Hog
The Beat – Little Girls

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Toy Fair 2019: Accio! The Wizarding World Materializes at McFarlane Toys

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Graphic Policy Team

McFarlane Toys and Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) announced today a partnership to bring a new line of premium collectible Wizarding World action figures to mass and specialty retailers.

McFarlane Toys will create collectible action figures ranging in size from 6-inch to 12-inches based on characters and creatures from the Wizarding World, including characters and creatures from the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films.

McFarlane Toys’ first wave of fully articulated action figures will include fan-favorite characters Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Lord Voldemort as seen in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows films and Buckbeak the Hippogriff, from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. All the figures will feature character-specific accessories and will retail between $19.99 and $24.99 at retailers nationwide.

McFarlane Toys will be unveiling the Wizarding World action figure prototypes at the 2019 Toy Fair New York, February 16-19, 2019, Javits Convention Center, booth #1379.

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Posted on December 24, 2018 by Graphic Policy Team

It might be Christmas Eve but we’re not slowing down here! We’ve still got lots of news, reviews, and more to bring you today so stay tuned! While you await that, here’s some news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.

ICv2 – Wizard World, Inc Announces Name Change – Interesting. Are we seeing the end of these shows or a last desperate attempt to keep going?

Reviews

Talking Comics – Extermination #5
The Beat – Joylandia
Comics Bulletin – Witchblade #10

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Posted on November 16, 2018 by Graphic Policy Team

The weekend is almost here! We’ve got lots on tap catching up on stuff but hope to get some of our geek on. What will you all be doing? Sound off in the comments below.

CBR – Batkid Has Officially Defeated His Archnemesis and is Cancer-Free – This is fantastic news. So happy for him.

ICv2 – Balance Sheet Weakens, Losses Mount at Wizard – Feels like a question as to when it’ll end, not if.

Review

Comics Bulletin – Firefly #1

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Posted on September 21, 2018 by Graphic Policy Team

The weekend is almost here and we can’t wait to use it to catch up on so many things we need to do. While you wait for the work day to end and weekend begin, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.