Gareb Shamus announced today that he acquired and will produce the Atlanta Comic Convention, now renamed Atlanta Comic Con Wizard World Convention. “The spirit of the Atlanta convention was very much in line with our own shows. The fans in Georgia appreciate the festival feel of this show,” Shamus, CEO of New York-based Wizard Entertainment said. “The fans here are

The vast majority of fandom conventions, whether large or small, offer their attendees the opportunity to pre-register. What is pre-registration exactly? It means the attendee commits to attend the convention in advance, and does so by paying up-front. One of the ways conventions encourage this, is to offer those who pre-register a discounted price. It seems simple enough, right? But

NASHVILLE, TN – The Middle Tennessee Anime Convention celebrates its tenth event – MTAC Odyssey (April 30-May 2, 2010) – with favorite guests of the past decade, including… Neil Kaplan first graced us with his presence back in 2007 at MTAC Prime. Neil has a long and varied career in voice acting, ranging from Optimus Prime inTransformers: Robots in Disguise

Kansas City, Mo.– New York City-based band Peelander-Z will perform at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in February as Naka-Kon 2010’s musical guest of honor. Peelander-Z’s three members are known simply as Peelander-Red, Peelander-Yellow and Peelander-Green. Performances by the “Japanese action comic punk band” feature extensive audience participation and interaction. “Do human bowling with us. Do limbo dancing with us. Do karaoke

MegaCon is a pretty major convention in the central Florida area. It’s been around for years, and since 2005 it’s been sponsored by Coliseum of Comics. However, despite the comics sponsorship, MegaCon caters to sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and anime fans, as well as comic book fans. I actually attended this convention three or four years in a row (but haven’t