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Fan Expo Canada is an annual speculative fiction fan convention held in Toronto, Ontario. It was founded as the Canadian National Comic Book Expo in 1995 [ 2 ] by Hobby Star Marketing Inc. It includes distinctly branded sections, including GX (Gaming Expo) and SFX (Science Fiction Expo), and formerly CNAnime (Canadian National Anime Expo).
Notable guests Notes August 27–29, 2004 Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 27,684 George A. Romero, Tom Savini, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Doug Bradley, Julie Benz, Mercedes McNab, Brian Azzarello, Jill Thompson: Rue Morgue Festival of Fear joins the Canadian National Expo, later to be renamed Fan Expo Canada as a feature event.
Fan Expo is a group of fan conventions operated by Fan Expo HQ, a unit of the Informa Connect division of Informa plc. Most of its events are run under the Fan Expo brand, which stems from its namesake, the Toronto -based Fan Expo Canada .
From 2001 to 2012, Hobby Star Marketing, Inc. (who also ran Fan Expo Canada) held fall, spring, and winter one-day comic book conventions called the Toronto ComiCON at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. From 2004 to 2011, the spring event was referred to as the "Fan Appreciation Event" and included free admission held in conjunction with ...
The con now operates under the auspices of Informa's Fan Expo group from Toronto, although it has maintained the MegaCon branding. [13] [14] Following MegaCon 2015 it was announced that for the first time MegaCon will be extended to 4 days in 2016. [15] as well as another mini-MegaCon event, "MegaCon Fan Days" in November 21–22, 2015. [16]
Sci-Fi fans fume over sold out Fan Expo Canada, The Toronto Star, August 31, 2010; Stan Lee guest of Honour at Fan Expo Canada, Comic Book Resources, August 31, 2010; Aspen Announces Exclusives for Fan Expo Canada, Newsarama, August 2010; 2009: Leonard Nimoy Beams Up For Toronto Fan Expo, CTV News, August 2009
The 2024-2025 leg, meanwhile, will consist of 10 arenas across the United States, with each show marking the last time he’ll ever perform in that city and surrounding areas.
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.