Wizard World, Inc. CEO and President John Macaluso appeared live on the Bloomberg TV program “Taking Stock with Pimm Fox” on Monday, July 21. He discussed the growth of the Comic Con industry and that of Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD), noting the connection between comic book franchises and the movie industry: “The percentage of fantasy movies being made is growing in leaps and bounds. The base of the audience is growing in all different directions.”
Wizard World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, comics, toys, video gaming, television, sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more.
The Wizard World Comic Con schedule, which has grown from eight events in 2013 to 16 this year, continues at San Antonio Comic Con, August 1-3, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. It then moves to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill., for Chicago Comic Con, the promotion’s highest-attended and longest-running convention and the Midwest’s largest pop culture event.
The recently-released 2015 schedule has 23 events to date, with more expected to be announced in the coming weeks as they are confirmed.