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FAN EXPO Anaheim 2026 Lineup Announced

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FAN EXPO Anaheim: Special Edition

FAN EXPO HQ is coming to Anaheim this month for its first Southern California event, star-studded with headlining events from Star Wars legend Mark Hamill and The Lord of the Rings 25th anniversary “Hobbits” reunion. 

JUST ANNOUNCED: 
Anthony Michael Hall, Corey Feldman, Edward Furlong, Jamison Newlander and Sam J. Jones are joining the lineup, with more news coming soon!

FAN EXPO Anaheim: Special Edition will bring together fans of movies, TV, comics, anime, gaming, and more for a weekend featuring celebrity guests, animation and gaming voice actors, comic creators, cosplay, shopping, panels, and immersive fan experiences. A full schedule of programming and a roster of celebrity and creator guests will be announced soon with highlights including:

  • The Lord of the Rings actors Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan together with fans for An Evening with the Hobbits: In Celebration of 25 Years on Sun., June 28; castmate John Rhys-Davies (“Gimli”) will also appear to meet fans Friday – Sunday.
  • Star Wars fans will find an exceptional gathering of talent from across the galaxy of film, TV, animation and gaming, including Mark Hamill (on stage Friday and greeting fans all weekend), Brian Blessed in his first and only U.S. convention appearance, Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, The Mandalorian, Captain America: Brave New World), Ahmed Best (“Jar Jar Binks”), Omid Abtahi, Lateef Crowder and Brendan Wayne (The Mandalorian), as well as voices of animated favorites including Ashley Eckstein (Her Universe founder, “Ahsoka Tano”), Matt Lanter (“Anakin Skywalker”), James Arnold Taylor (“Obi-Wan Kenobi”), Sam Witwer (“Darth Maul”), Jim Cummings, and more!
  • Comic book, animation, and storytelling fans will can meet acclaimed creators behind some of the most influential franchises in popular culture. Among those appearing are Paul Dini, the Emmy Award-winning writer and producer known for Batman: The Animated Series and the co-creation of Harley Quinn, along with celebrated animation veterans Tom Ruegger, Kevin Altieri, Alan Burnett, Stan Berkowitz, Dan Riba, Frank Paur, Eric Radomski, Brad Rader, John Calmette, and other creators whose work has shaped generations of fandom.
  • Ultimate cast reunions will include Naruto with Maile Flanagan, the voice of “Naruto Uzumaki,” alongside fellow cast members who helped bring the long-running anime phenomenon to life, as well as cult-favorite animation show casts of Regular Show and Invader ZIM, celebrating 25years.
  • Animation, anime and gaming fans can meet the voices behind some of the most beloved franchises in pop culture – from hit cartoons of the 80’s and 90’s (including legendary voice actors Peter Cullen and Frank Welker, whose iconic rivals “Optimus Prime” and “Megatron” anchored the animated Transformers universe) to anime favorites including One Piece, My Hero Academia, Dragon Ball, Demon Slayer and Sailor Moon, to gaming including Resident Evil’s Nick Apostolides and popular franchises like Sonic The Hedgehog, Star Wars, Marvel Rivals, Call of Duty, and more.  
  • Television fans can celebrate generations of iconic programming. Supernatural stars reunite including Jared Padalecki (also beloved by audiences for his Gilmore Girls role as “Dean Forester”), Mark Pellegrino, Ruth Connell and Jim Beaver, alongside fan-favorite actor Timothy Omundson (also of Psych, with Maggie Lawson joining); and welcoming Hocus Pocus stars Omri Katz and Vinessa Shaw; William Daniels (Boy Meets World, St. Elsewhere, Knight Rider); Catherine Bell (JAG, The Good Witch); Patricia Richardson and Richard Karn (Home Improvement). 
  • FULL GUEST LINEUP AVAILABLE HERE

TICKETS
Single-day adult tickets start at $34; 3-day passes, child and family passes, and VIP packages are also available at www.fanexpoanaheim.com. Tickets are also available for guaranteed seating at featured talent experiences.

FAN EXPO Anaheim: Special Edition runs June 26-28, 2026, at the Anaheim Convention Center (800 W. Katella Ave.). Show hours are Friday 3 – 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., with a Special Preview on Friday at 1 p.m. for VIP, Ultimate, and 3-Day pass holders who purchase in advance. 

Fan Expo HQ signs Ghost Machine’s creators for exclusive appearances

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Fan Expo HQ and Ghost Machine—the recently launched creator-owned and operated media company from celebrated creators Brad Anderson, Jason Fabok, Gary Frank, Bryan Hitch, Geoff Johns, Rob Leigh, Lamont Magee, Francis Manapul, Brad Meltzer, Ivan Reis, Peter Snejbjerg, Peter J. Tomasi, and Maytal Zchut, published by Image Comics—has agreed to a series of exclusive appearances for the Ghost Machine creators at Fan Expo HQ’s upcoming 2024 North American conventions, including:

  • MEGACON Orlando – February 1-4, 2024
  • FAN EXPO Philadelphia – May 3-5, 2024
  • FAN EXPO Denver – July 4-7, 2024
  • FAN EXPO Chicago – August 16-18, 2024
  • FAN EXPO Canada – August 22-25, 2024

Under the exclusive appearance agreement, Ghost Machine will have a branded booth and a number of its creators will attend signings and other activities in the course of each aforementioned convention. Additionally, Ghost Machine will design one Fan Expo variant cover for each attended event which will retail exclusively at the Fan Expo Store.

Fan Expo Acquires Six Wizard World Comic Cons

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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.

Denver Pop Culture/Comic Con is now Fan Expo Denver

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Fan Expo has taken over the Denver Pop Culture/Comic Con which will now be known as Fan Expo Denver. The convention will still work with Pop Culture Classroom. Pop Culture Classroom will be the convention’s featured charity.

Fan Expo is one of the major convention companies, this one founded in Canada. Owned by Informa Canada, other conventions include Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, Fan Expo Canada, Fan Expo Boston, Fan Expo Dallas, MegaCon, and Game Developers Conference.

2020 was a rough year for conventions and 2021’s future is unknown. In December 2020, Denver Pop Culture/Comic Con announced the 2021 convention was canceled. A plea for fundraising help was put out by Pop Culture Classroom at the same time.

Pre-Order the Amazon Alpha Flight Marvel Legends Set Now

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Announced at Fan Expo Canada, Hasbro is releasing a box set of the popular Canadian Marvel superhero team Alpha Flight for their Marvel Legends line of figures! You can pre-order it now.

MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 6-INCH APLHA FLIGHT 6-Pack

(HASBRO/Ages 4 & up /Approx. Retail Price: $109.99/Available: Fall 2019)

MARVEL’S SHAMAN, MARVEL’S SNOWBIRD, MARVEL’S AURORA, MARVEL’S NORTHSTAR, MARVEL’S VINDICATOR, and MARVEL’S PUCK all join forces to form ALPHA FLIGHT, a scourge to evil everywhere! These quality MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 6-INCH ALPHA FLIGHT figures feature premium design, detail, and multiple points of articulation, making them great additions to any action figure collection. Includes 6 figures. Available for pre-order exclusively at Amazon.

MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 6-INCH APLHA FLIGHT 6-Pack opened
MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 6-INCH APLHA FLIGHT 6-Pack box front
MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 6-INCH APLHA FLIGHT 6-Pack box back
MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 6-INCH APLHA FLIGHT 6-Pack figures

Hasbro Reveals New Transformers Generations and Studio Series at Fan Expo Canada

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TRANSFORMERS: GENERATIONS SELECTS DELUXE WFC-GS07 NIGHTBIRD

(Ages 8 years and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $19.99 / Available: 09/01/2019)

The Generations Selects WFC-GS07 NIGHTBIRD, as seen in the Enter the Nightbird episode of the G1 series, features an alt mode never before seen in the show and is inspired by how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron. NIGHTBIRD stands at 5.5 inches in robot mode and converts to alt mode in 15 steps. The NIGHTBIRD figure also comes with four ninja weapon accessories – one Venomizer Blaster, one Nightshock Baton and two Flash Grenades – that combine and attach to each other.

Generations Selects is a fan-dedicated line of figures featuring special edition characters that can’t be found in the main line. Available at HasbroPulse.com and other major retailers on 10/01/2020.

TRANSFORMERS: GENERATIONS SELECTS DELUXE WFC-GS07 NIGHTBIRD

TRANSFORMERS: GENERATIONS SELECTS DELUXE WFC-GS08 POWERDASHER ZETAR

(Ages 8 years and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $19.99 / Available: 09/01/2019)

The Generations Selects WFC-GS08 POWERDASHER ZETAR features a design inspired by the classic 1983 POWERDASHER DIACLONE, DRILL DASHER, with tampo art reminiscent of the original stickers. POWERDASHER ZETAR stands at 5.5 inches in robot mode and converts to drill mode in 23 steps. The POWERDASHER ZETAR figure also breaks apart into nine weapon accessories that can be equipped to other SIEGE: WAR FOR CYBERTRON figures (Sold separately. Subject to availability).

Generations Selects is a fan-dedicated line of figures featuring special edition characters that can’t be found in the main line. Available on HasbroPulse.com and other major retailers on 10/01/2019.

TRANSFORMERS: GENERATIONS SELECTS DELUXE WFC-GS08 POWERDASHER ZETAR

TRANSFORMERS: STUDIO SERIES LEADER CLASS CONSTRUCTICON SCAVENGER

(Ages 8 years and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $49.99 / Available: 01/01/2020)

The Studio Series 55 Leader Class CONSTRUCTICON SCAVENGER figure is 8.5 inches tall, features vivid, movie-inspired deco and converts from robot to excavator mode in 25 steps. Use the removable backdrop to showcase CONSTRUCTICON SCAVENGER in the Pyramid Desert Battle scene from TRANSFORMERS: Revenge of the Fallen, where he combines with his comrades to form CONSTRUCTICON DEVASTATOR. The Studio Series 55 Leader Class CONSTRUCTICON SCAVENGER figure is highly articulated for poses.

Reach past the big screen and build the ultimate TRANSFORMERS collection with Studio Series figures (each sold separately), inspired by iconic movie scenes and designed with specs and details to reflect the TRANSFORMERS movie universe. Available at HasbroPulse.com and other major retailers on 01/01/2020.

TRANSFORMERS: STUDIO SERIES LEADER CLASS CONSTRUCTICON SCAVENGER
TRANSFORMERS: STUDIO SERIES LEADER CLASS CONSTRUCTICON SCAVENGER

TRANSFORMERS: STUDIO SERIES LEADER CLASS SHOCKWAVE

(Ages 8 years and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $49.99 / Available: 01/01/2020)

The Studio Series 56 Leader Class SHOCKWAVE figure is 8.5 inches tall, features vivid, movie-inspired deco and converts from robot to cannon mode in 17 steps. Use the removable backdrop to showcase SHOCKWAVE in the Battle of Chicago scene from TRANSFORMERS: Dark of the Moon, where SHOCKWAVE and his DRILLER launch an all-out assault on the city. The Studio Series 56 Leader Class SHOCKWAVE figure is highly articulated for poses and comes with 4 detailed accessories. Includes two small character figures, a sword, and a paratrooper figure with a parachute.

Reach past the big screen and build the ultimate TRANSFORMERS collection with Studio Series figures (each sold separately), inspired by iconic movie scenes and designed with specs and details to reflect the TRANSFORMERS movie universe. Available at HasbroPulse.com and other major retailers on 01/01/2020.

TRANSFORMERS: STUDIO SERIES LEADER CLASS SHOCKWAVE
TRANSFORMERS: STUDIO SERIES LEADER CLASS SHOCKWAVE
TRANSFORMERS: STUDIO SERIES LEADER CLASS SHOCKWAVE

TRANSFORMERS: STUDIO SERIES VOYAGER CLASS MEGATRON

(Ages 8 years and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $29.99 / Available: 01/01/2020)

The Studio Series 54 Voyager Class MEGATRON figure is 6.5 inches tall, features vivid, movie-inspired deco and converts from robot to Cybertronian jet mode in 21 steps. Use the removable backdrop to showcase MEGATRON in the Mission City Battle scene from TRANSFORMERS, where MEGATRON clashes with OPTIMUS PRIME in a city-shattering fight before chasing down Sam and the Allspark in a nearby abandoned building. The Studio Series 54 Voyager Class MEGATRON figure is highly articulated for poses.

Reach past the big screen and build the ultimate TRANSFORMERS collection with Studio Series figures (each sold separately), inspired by iconic movie scenes and designed with specs and details to reflect the TRANSFORMERS movie universe. Available at HasbroPulse.com and other major retailers on 01/01/2020.

TRANSFORMERS: STUDIO SERIES VOYAGER CLASS MEGATRON
TRANSFORMERS: STUDIO SERIES VOYAGER CLASS MEGATRON

TRANSFORMERS: STUDIO SERIES VOYAGER CLASS CONSTRUCTICON MIXMASTER

(Ages 8 years and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $29.99 / Available: 01/01/2020)

The Studio Series 53 Voyager Class MIXMASTER figure is 6.5 inches tall, features vivid, movie-inspired deco and converts from robot to cement mixer truck mode in 21 steps. Use the removable backdrop to showcase CONSTRUCTICON MIXMASTER in in the Pyramid Desert Battle scene from TRANSFORMERS: Revenge of the Fallen, where he combines with his comrades to form CONSTRUCTICON DEVASTATOR.  The Studio Series 53 Voyager Class CONSTRUCTICON MIXMASTER figure is highly articulated for poses.

Reach past the big screen and build the ultimate TRANSFORMERS collection with Studio Series figures (each sold separately), inspired by iconic movie scenes and designed with specs and details to reflect the TRANSFORMERS movie universe. Available at HasbroPulse.com and other major retailers on 01/01/2020.

TRANSFORMERS: STUDIO SERIES VOYAGER CLASS CONSTRUCTICON MIXMASTER
TRANSFORMERS: STUDIO SERIES VOYAGER CLASS CONSTRUCTICON MIXMASTER

Aspen Comics Heads to Fan Expo Canada This Weekend!

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Aspen Comics has revealed their creator appearances for this weekend’s Fan Expo Canada 2018 at the Toronto Convention Centre as part of their 15-Year Anniversary with an ambitious con tour schedule.

Aspen creators Siya Oum (Michael Turner’s Fathom, Lola XOXO), Frank Mastromauro (Shrugged, Overtaken), Peter Steigerwald (Kick Ass, The ZooHunters), Jordan Gunderson (No World, Dissension: War Eternal), and Blake Northcott (EA: Iris, Fathom Volume 6) will be appearing at the Aspen Comics Booth #944 all weekend long.

The publisher will be offering special Fathom #3 and Dissension: War Eternal #2 Fan Expo Canada 2018 exclusive variants by series artists Siya Oum and Jordan Gunderson respectively, limited to 200 copies, at the Aspen Comics Booth #944 while supplies last.

The publisher will also be offering most of their new 2018 convention exclusive variants and prints, including new con-exclusive editions for releases such as Nu Way, Dissension: War Eternal, Portal Bound, Shrugged, Charismagic, Executive Assistant: Iris and the newly released Michael Turner’s Fathom and Soulfire, along with their recently released jewelry line.

Valiant Entertainment is Partnering with the Silver Snail for Fan Expo Canada

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Valiant Entertainment has announced it will partner with celebrated Toronto-based retailer Silver Snail Comics to bring its stable of award-winning titles to Fan Expo Canada, the third largest pop culture and comic convention in North America and the biggest in Canada!

From August 30th to September 2nd, 2018, join Valiant at Silver Snail’s booth, #802, inside the Metro Toronto Convention Centre for an awesome selection from its critically acclaimed books! Plus, check out the wide range of easily accessible volume one trade paperbacks from across its publishing line!

Plus: Keep an eye out on Valiant’s Facebook page, Twitter, and Instagram all weekend long during Fan Expo Canada, as Valiant sales representatives will be stopping by some local Toronto comic shops for several Valiant Visits!

Going forward, Valiant will continue to team up with local comic shops to attend more and more events across North America! Shops that are interested should reach out to Valiant.

Silver Snail is one of the oldest comic and hobbyist stores in Toronto and has been serving the greater Ontario region for 41 years.

Aspen Heads to Fan Expo Boston 2018

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Aspen Comics has revealed their creator appearances for this weekend’s Fan Expo Boston 2018 as part of their 15-Year Anniversary with an ambitious con tour schedule, and also marking their return to the East Coast this summer.

Aspen creators Siya Oum (Michael Turner’s Fathom, Lola XOXO), Frank Mastromauro (Shrugged, Overtaken) and Peter Steigerwald (Kick Ass, The ZooHunters) will be appearing at the Aspen Comics Booth #904 all weekend long.

The publisher will be offering a special Fathom #2 Fan Expo Boston 2018 exclusive variant by series artist Siya Oum, limited to 200 copies, at the Aspen Comics Booth #904 while supplies last.

The publisher will also be offering most of their new 2018 convention exclusive variants and prints, including new con-exclusive editions for releases such as Nu Way, Dissension: War Eternal, Portal Bound, Shrugged, Charismagic, Executive Assistant: Iris and the newly released Michael Turner’s Fathom and Soulfire, along with their recently released jewelry line.

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