Gareb Shamus, CEO of Wizard Entertainment, has announced the first-ever Anaheim Comic-Con will be held April 16-18, 2010, at the Anaheim Convention Center.
The Anaheim show is the latest in a series of comic book convention acquisitions for Shamus, whose Wizard Entertainment operates the Wizard World series of shows. Shamus recently bought or announced new comic book conventions in New York and Toronto, joining Wizard-run shows in Chicago and Philadelphia.
Wizard World had run a Los Angeles show that appeared its first two years at the Long Beach Convention Center before moving to the Los Angeles Convention Center downtown. The 2009 edition of Wizard World L.A. was postponed earlier this year and has not been rescheduled.
‘We had an outpouring of requests by fans and partners to return to Southern California, and felt that Anaheim was the best place to come back to,’ said Shamus. ‘There is a real desire here for a comic based pop-culture experience, and I feel privileged to get back in touch with our west coast fans in this way. This will truly be an event for families and people of all ages.”
The convention will see Disney’s Kingdom Comics announce new projects to its fan community, according to publisher Ahmet Zappa.
Tickets the for the show are on sale now at:
https://wizardworld.ticketleap.com/anaheim.
