Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo
Status Active
Genre Multi-genre
Venue McCormick Place
Location(s) Chicago, IL
Country United States
Inaugurated 2010
Organized by Reed Exhibitions, a division of Reed Business
Filing status For-profit
Website
www.c2e2.com

The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) is a Chicago fan convention dedicated to comics, pop culture, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television.[1] The inaugural event was held April 16–18, 2010 at the McCormick Place in Chicago.[2]

History

C2E2 was held for the first time April 16–18, 2010, with an estimated attendance between 20,000 and 30,000 attendees.[3] The convention included dozens of professional and amateur comic book artists, and prominently featured booths from the biggest comic book publishers.[2] The convention also featured a special auction with the actual props from the original Iron Man movie.[4] The second C2E2 was held March 18–20, 2011 and included Thor actor Chris Hemsworth.[5] The third C2E2 was held April 13–15, 2012,[6] and 41,000 attendees were reported.[7] The fourth C2E2 was held April 26–28, 2013, and 53,000 attendees were reported.[8]

C2E2 2014 was held April 25–27[9] and C2E2 2015 was held April 24–26.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "C2E2 Official Website". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Ryan Kopf. "C2E2 Review". UpcomingCons.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ Borrelli, Christopher (April 18, 2010). "Look! Over at McCormick Place! It’s ... a convention!". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ Marshall, Rick (April 16, 2010). "Want A Piece Of Iron Man History? Check Out What's On Sale At The C2E2 Auction!". MTV. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Chris Hemsworth to Hold Q&A at C2E2". Comic Book Resources. March 2, 2011. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ Davenport, Misha (April 12, 2012). "Chicago’s massive C2E2 a feast for comics, movies, TV fans". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  7. ↑ Parkin, JK (April 23, 2011). "C2E2 attendance hit 41,000 in 2012". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  8. ↑ Spurgeon, Tom (May 6, 2013). "Lance Fensterman: C2E2 2013 At 53K Attendance Mark". The Comics Reporter. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  9. ↑ Alverson, Brigid (May 20, 2014). "C2E2 sees growth in attendance, floor space". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
  10. ↑ Gomez, Luis (April 27, 2015). "C2E2 2015 recap: The stars, stories, sound bites and stats". Chicago Tribune.
  11. ↑ Smith, Ryan (April 28, 2015). "Is nerd culture even a thing anymore? Scenes from C2E2 2015". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015.

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