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Michael Golden’s New Cover To Free Walking Dead #1 At Wizard World Shows

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Rich Johnston

The Walking Dead #1 is getting a further reprint, ten years after its first publication, with a new cover by Michael Golden, to be made exclusively available at Wizard World Portland Comic Con next weekend, free, to all full-price paying …

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Con Wars Part Two! Kansas And St Louis

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Planet Comicon has been going in Kansas City for twelve years. A smaller show, this year sees its April 6th and 7th show moving to a much bigger facility. A few weeks ago Wizard announced they were doing a Wizard …

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It’s Con War In Seattle. And Portland.

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Emerald City Comic Con is on March 1st to the 3rd this year, in Seattle. And Wizard World have announced that they have a show a week earlier, down the road, in Portland from February 22nd to the 24th. Joe …

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Starro Stolen At Wizard World Ohio

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Rich Johnston

A copy of Brave And The Bold #28 graded CGC 8.5 and valued at $10,000 and a Fantastic Four #5 8.0 were stolen from two different vendors this Saturday within minutes of each other, at Wizard World Mid Ohio. Selling …

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Stan Lee Pulls Out Of Future Appearances Due To “A Very Serious Circumstance”

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Yesterday, Wizard World sent round the following message; Last night, we were informed by Stan Lee’s management that Stan would be unable to attend any upcoming appearances for the near future, including the Ohio Comic Con, as well as the …

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The Chicago Comic Con Cosplay And Celebrity Lip Dub – Call Me Maybe

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Bruce Campbell! Jon Bernthal! Lesley-Ann Brandt! Other famous people! FAMOUS PEOPLE!

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Fasten Seatbelts For 2012 Wizard World Chicago

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Peter G wrote for Bleeding Cool from Wizard World Chicago; Ladies and gentlemen, this is Peter G, your captain, speaking. I’m afraid that we are running into some rough patches on this trip through the 2012 Wizard World Chicago convention. …

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Gender Bias In Comic Con Cosplay

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Rich Johnston

RJ Droll writes for Bleeding Cool from Wizard World Chicago; So last weekend was Wizard World Chicago, held in Rosemont, IL. As in the past, the Convention Official Hotel was the Hyatt Regency O’Hare. I attended with some friends, and …

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Philadephia – Wizard World Or Cheese Steak, Which Is Better?

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Jesse James writes for Bleeding Cool all over the world… This past weekend I attended Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con.  It was a long con for me and I spent a big portion of the con enjoying the Philly life …

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Five Star Trek Captains. One Comic Convention.

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Rich Johnston

All at Wizard World Philadelphia this weekend. I’d forgotten about the one end right, you know…  

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Wizard World Toronto – Appearing Saturday And Sunday

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Rich Johnston

It’s not just C2E2 this weekend you know. Alexander Hoffman writes for Bleeding Cool from Wizard World Toronto Comic Con. The con spectrum in Toronto has always been a little strange. The Silver Snail (Toronto’s most famous comic store) strictly …

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Where’s The Money At With Wizard World?

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Wizard World has entered its latest SEC Filings for 2011, as they are obliged to do as a publically owned company, and there is some interesting reading. The thing about these filings is that they have to be brutally honest …

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The Look Of New Orleans Comic Con

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Mathew Quitney attended the New Orleans Wizard World Comic Con on Sunday for Bleeding Cool. And happened to have his camera on him. It wasn’t the host of any continuity shattering announcements, didn’t feature the premiere of next Summer’s hottest …

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Gareb Shamus Accused Of Trying To Get Artist Fired From Their Day Job

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Rich Johnston

The Gutters is a weekly web comic written by Ryan Sohmer and a gang of artists that satirises the comic book industry. Two weeks ago, they took a pot shot at Gareb Shamus, now ex-President and CEO of Wizard World. …

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Gareb Shamus Pursued Across Convention Floor To Get Wizard Magazine Subscription Answers (VIDEO)

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Bleeding Cool used to have… let’s say… a working relationship with Wizard Magazine. I’d report on their shows if I could, even being flown out once to cover their first New York Wizard World Comic Con. And while I ran …

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Wizard World, WonderCon And C2E2 Co-Operate Over Dates

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Rich Johnston

It wasn’t so long ago that we had Convention Wars, with big comic conventions promising to hold shows on the same day, or in the same area a week away. But suddenly common sense has appeared to take everyone over. …

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Wizard World Chicago Vs Baltimore Comic Con As Seen From Artists Alley

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Rich Johnston

David Doub writes for Bleeding Cool; First let me give you some perspective on where I am coming from in my comparisons of Wizard World Chicago and the Baltimore Comic Con. Dusk Comics is a small indy press out of …

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Watch Out Wizard World, Kenneth Arron Is About

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, have you seen this man? This is Kenneth Arron, or Kenny Aaron, or Kenny Yochelson… or whoever he is today. Bleeding Cool has previously reported on his fictitious claims as to having co-founded Image Comics. …

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