10 Facts About Wizard World

1.

Wizard Entertainment Inc, formerly known as GoEnergy and Wizard World, is a producer of multi-genre fan conventions across North America.

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2.

Wizard World started as the holding company for Strato Malmas' interests in the energy business.

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3.

Wizard World started as a price guide to comics but evolved into focusing squarely on pop-culture, specifically targeting young adult males.

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4.

At that point Wizard World Entertainment ceased publication of its sister magazine, ToyFare.

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5.

In mid-August 2005, Wizard World announced that it would be pushing back the Atlanta convention until 2007.

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6.

In 2009, Wizard World canceled the Texas event and postponed the Los Angeles convention.

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7.

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.

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8.

Wizard World 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.

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9.

In September 2013, Wizard World announced seven new stops for the 2014 tour: Sacramento, Louisville, Minneapolis, Atlanta, San Antonio, Richmond, and Tulsa.

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10.

Over time, Wizard World reduced the number of conventions they would hold each year, down to only 6 by 2021.

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