Dallas Comic Con
| Dallas Comic Con | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Comics |
| Venue | Plano Centre (2002–2006) Richardson Civic Center (2003–2010) Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas (2011–2013) Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center (2014–present) |
| Location(s) | Dallas, Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | October 2002 |
| Attendance | 20,000 (2012) |
| Organized by | Informa Canada Inc. |
| Filing status | For Profit |
| Website | |
| fanexpodallas.com | |
The Dallas Comic Con is a three-day comic book fan convention now held annually in the Dallas, Texas, area. Larger in scale than the Dallas Fan Days events under the same management, the Dallas Comic Con (or DCC for short) focuses on comic book artists, writers, and publishers. These events usually also feature question and answer sessions, a large dealers room, and a number of comics and media guests signing autographs. The event is produced by Informa.
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 2000–2001) and produced the first Dallas Comic Con. The show attracted 5,000 attendees.
Starting with the October 2012 show, Dallas Comic Con expanded to three days. C2 Ventures sold control of Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo, and Fan Days to Informa in early 2014.
To date, the Dallas Comic Con has been held at one of four locations, each located in a suburb of Dallas, Texas. Early editions were held at the Plano Centre, in Plano, Texas, or the Richardson Civic Center in Richardson, Texas. 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 Comic Con 1.0" was held October 12–13, 2002, at the Plano Centre. Fantasy Guests of Honor were Dave Dorman and Greg & Tim Hildebrandt. Comic guests included Amanda Conner, Jim Daly, Nick Derington, Richard Dominguez, Ben Dunn, Steve Erwin, Kerry Gammill, Miles Gunter, Michael Lark, Jaime Mendoza, John Lucas, Joseph Michael, Terry Moore, Mark Murphy, Don Punchatz, Kelsey Shannon, Cal Slayton, Kenneth Smith, and Dave Stevens. Media guests included Carrie Fisher, Amy Allen, Rena Owen, Peter Mayhew, Ray Park, David Naughton, Jackson Bostwick, Linda Blair, Joanna Cameron, Brad Dourif, Ben Chapman, Traci Lords, Cynthia Rothrock, Butch Patrick, Glenn Shadix, and Richard Hatch.
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