Fan Expo Dallas | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Speculative fiction |
Venue | Plano Centre (2002–2006) Richardson Civic Center (2003–2010) Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas (2011–2013) Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center (2014–19, 2021–) |
Location(s) | Dallas, Texas |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | October 2002 |
Attendance | 50,000 (2014)[1] |
Organized by | Comic Con /Informa Connect |
Website | fanexpodallas.com |
Fan Expo Dallas, previously known as Dallas Comic Con (or DCC for short), is a three-day speculative fiction, (including comic books and gaming)[2] fan convention held annually in the Dallas, Texas area. Larger in scale than the Dallas Fan Days events under the same management, Fan Expo Dallas focuses on comic book artists, writers, and publishers.[3][4] These events usually also feature question and answer sessions, a large dealers room, and autograph-signing with a number of famous comic and media guests.[5][6][7] The event is produced by Informa doing business as Fan Expo HQ.
History
[edit]In 2002, Ben Stevens, producer of the Sci-Fi Expo (1994–present), and Philip Wise, owner of rebelscum.com and theforce.net, brought on consultant Mark Walters (of the defunct Dallas Fantasy Fair, who had staged the Dallas Comic & Toy Fest from 2000 to 2002)[8] and produced the first Dallas Comic Con.[9] The show attracted 5,000 attendees.[8]
Starting with the October 2012 show, Dallas Comic Con expanded to three days.[8] C2 Ventures sold control of Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo, and Fan Days to Informa in early 2014.[10]
There was no expo in 2020, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
Locations
[edit]To date, the Dallas Comic Con has been held at one of four locations. The first three locations were in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas. Early editions were held at the Plano Centre in Plano, Texas,[12] or the Richardson Civic Center in Richardson, Texas.[13][14] Beginning in May 2011, the event relocated to the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. In May 2014, the Dallas Comic Con relocated to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas. Dallas Fan Days events remain at the Irving Convention Center.
Event history
[edit]See also
[edit]References
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Dallas Comic Con aims to please pop culture fans with more than nods to their favorite comic books. The convention's Fan Days edition this weekend has a gallery of celebrities, including celluloid notables such as Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies.
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Lord of the Rings star Sean Astin and actress Patricia Arquette are among the celebrities set to make appearances at the Dallas Comic Con, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m.
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The other guests so far include comic book legend Stan Lee (in what they say will be his final Texas appearance), renowned comic artist Jim Lee, Norman Reedus and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead), Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries), Adam West and Burt Ward (Batman) John Barrowman (Arrow, Doctor Who) and Robin Lord Taylor (Gotham).
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