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Why I’m not attending Mid-Ohio-Con 2011 (or: Wizard World can go straight to...
(By the way, there’s an update here.) Last year, my hometown comics convention, Mid-Ohio-Con, celebrated its 30th anniversary. Sadly, that was also the year that the independent show was acquired by...
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Mid-Ohio-Con 2011: Thanks For The Invite
Well, well, well, look what showed up in the mail today: Oh, so they do have me on their mailing list. That’s nice. By the way, want to see all the big name comic book creators who are featured on the...
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Mid-Ohio Con Nightlife Guide
You’re on my turf now, nerds! Let me show you around. Got specific requests? Hit me up on Twitter, @tonygoins Pre-Mid Ohio Con Party: That’s at Packrat Comics out in Hilliard, going on until 11:30 p.m....
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Panel 18 debuts this weekend!
Panel 18 debuts at the Mid Ohio Con of Wizards… which starts right… now. It can be yours for $3. We’ve got page numbers! Go get your hot lil’ hands on this anthology at Andy B’s and or Tony G’s table....
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Mid-Ohio-Con is ONLY surpassed by Sand Diego and Chicago
That is, according to its new owner: “It is the third-oldest comic convention,” said Gareb Shamus, CEO of Wizard World, which is taking over the event. “It is near and dear to my heart.” In fact,...
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I for one welcome our new Wizard overlords
Not to contradict Dara’s Mid-Ohio Con beef, but this weekend’s Mid-Ohio Con was seriously the best show I’ve ever had in my life. I have never seen so much foot traffic, and I’ve never had so many...
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Wizard paid $77,500 for Mid-Ohio-Con…well, not exactly
Via The Beat, which looks at their SEC filings. Consideration: Wizard will pay total consideration of $77,500 for the Transaction comprised of an Initial Purchase Price of $60,000 and a 5-year...
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Changes at WizardWorld
So Gareb Shamus was removed as CEO of Wizard a few months ago. Now, the company’s executive chairman is talking about repairing some of the damage, and the poor reputation of the Wizard brand. “In an...
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How much does it cost to put on a convention?
Well, in the case of Wizard World’s Mid-Ohio-Con, their SEC filing reveals that: “The production cost of the 2011 Mid-Ohio Comic Con was approximately $160,000, which we funded out of existing cash and...
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Mid-Ohio-Con guest scoop of the century!!!
OMG, u guyz!!!!!!!!111111 Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino (he of Jersey Shore “fame”) was to “write” a comic book about himself (actually, comics veteran Paul Jenkins is doing the real writing, which...
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