CBR: Wizard's Gareb Shamus Buys Toronto Comicon

[CBR News]

Following Wizard's purchase of the Big Apple Comic-Con, Wizard Entertainment CEO Gareb Shamus has expanded his convention operations with the acquisition of the popular Toronto Comicon.


Full article here.

[Toygeek]

He gonna kick Steve out of this one too?

[Lone Ranger]

Et tu, Paradise Comics?

[Gryphon]

why paradise, why?
my favourite store goes and does this. now i dont know what to do

[grphxkindaguy]

So Shamus will let the mags die a slow death, and invest his money in Conventions instead? Eh, not the stupidest thing to do...

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Yeah its not a bad plan. He has the "Wizard" name still even if the magazines die off slowly.

This what...makes his 6th or 7th convention Wizard owns now ?

[BlueThunderArmy]

There is some interesting wording going on here. Note that it does not say Wizard purchased the convention, but that Gareb Shamus did so--while Shamus owns Wizard and is intrinsically associated with it, they are separate legal entities.

Could be nothing. But given Wizard's current state of affairs, I wouldn't be surprised if Gareb is making his move to abandon ship and start over.

[Holdyourfireal]

AWESOME! Maybe Marvel & DC won't come to this con, like they didn't for WW Philly?!?!?

[king kahn]

AWESOME! Maybe Marvel & DC won't come to this con, like they didn't for WW Philly?!?!?

they came to HeroesCon which i was at last weekend and it was awesome.

i thought that both companies had people at philly? i thought there were articles with artists and writers that were there? or are you talking about having a marvel and dc panel/booth?

i hope the wizard cons die. i have had horrible times at their cons.

[Craig O.]

AWESOME! Maybe Marvel & DC won't come to this con, like they didn't for WW Philly?!?!?

Yeah Philly SUCKED BAD this year. I have never wanted to leave a convention early before last Saturday. Piss Poor.

[Craig O.]

they came to HeroesCon which i was at last weekend and it was awesome.

i thought that both companies had people at philly? i thought there were articles with artists and writers that were there? or are you talking about having a marvel and dc panel/booth?

i hope the wizard cons die. i have had horrible times at their cons.

There were no booths. Not that I care about Marvel or DC, but I does say something when the 2 big guys are not present on the convention floor. I thought there was a lack of big name professionals as well. I find that every year, the Baltimore Comicon kills Wizardworld Philly hands down. It sucks too cause I live in Philly so I want it to be better.

[starvenger]

I hope he's better at owning conventions than he was at owning a MMA organization...

And on another note, I wonder what this means to the Fan Expo?

[KevinB]

Fan Expo Canada is going strong, and we've already announced the Fall 2009 to Spring 2010 Toronto ComiCON and Toronto AnimeCON event dates on the website... http://hobbystar.com/upcomingevents/index.html