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Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo is a three day event held during the fall at the Los Angeles Convention Center, located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Comikaze Expo embraces a diversity of genres, including comic, horror, sci-fi, anime, gaming, and pop culture, with a large focus on the LA community, making Stan Lee's Comikaze LA's ultimate comic-con and pop-culture experience. The annual event was first held on November 5–6, 2011 with a total of 35,000 attendees throughout the entire weekend.〔http://blogs.laweekly.com/stylecouncil/2011/11/comikaze_expo_2011.php〕 In 2012, CEO Regina Carpinelli announced that veteran creator Stan Lee and his company, POW! Entertainment, as well as Cassandra Peterson (better known as Elvira), would form a partnership with Comikaze Expo, rebranding the convention entirely. Comikaze Expo was renamed Stan Lee's Comikaze, making Comikaze the only pop culture convention owned by two industry icons.〔http://comikazeexpo.com/comic-book-legend-stan-lee-pow-entertainment-launches-new-comic-convention-with-comikaze-entertainment-inc/〕〔http://geekout.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/11/stan-lee-launches-his-own-comic-convention/〕 In June 2012, Advanstar, one of the world’s largest producers of trade shows and events and the parent company of Licensing Expo, teamed up with Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo for a strategic and operating partnership intended to expand the Comikaze show and brand around the world. The announcement was made by Chris DeMoulin, executive vice president of customer development and president of licensing, Advanstar; Regina Carpinelli, founder and chief executive officer, Comikaze Expo; and Stan Lee; with a special appearance by Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (Cassandra Peterson).〔http://www.licensemag.com/licensemag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=777403〕 In September 2013, a reality show, ''Fangasm'', premiered on the SCFI Channel. The show's premise: "Seven extreme pop culture fans move into a Los Angeles apartment complex to live together and intern at Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo while attempted to contend with each other's personalities and win opportunity to work with Lee. Credits: Regina Carpinelli (Host), Cassandra Peterson (Host), Andrew Duvall (Participant), Dani Snow (Participant), Kristin Hackett (Participant), Mike Reed (Participant), Molly McIsaac (Participant), Paul Perkins (Participant), Salvatore Fringo (Participant)."〔http://www.titantv.com/〕 In January 2015, Comikaze Expo was voted Con of the Year by Nerd HQ. This was the first ever award created for "geek" cons. Comikaze beat out San Diego Comic-Con, New York Comic Con and Dragon Con for the title.〔http://www.conhq.com/con-of-the-year/〕 ==Origins== Comikaze Entertainment Inc. was founded by Regina Carpinelli and her two younger brothers of Temecula, California. As children the Carpinelli's were immersed in geek culture and were avid attendees of San Diego Comic-Con International.〔http://www.defectivegeeks.com/2011/10/21/regina-carpinelli-our-fearless-comikaze-queen/〕 After moving to Los Angeles, CEO Regina Carpinelli decided that the city needed a large-scale comic book convention of its own.〔http://www.defectivegeeks.com/2011/10/21/regina-carpinelli-our-fearless-comikaze-queen/〕〔http://comikazeexpo.com/about/〕 Comikaze Expo is becoming one of the largest multi-media, popular culture conventions on the West Coast of the United States. After its sophomore show in 2012 with over 50,000 attendees, Stan Lee's Comikaze became one of the top 5 largest conventions of its kind in the USA, with Forbes magazine stating that Stan Lee's Comikaze " Was definitely a huge success, and it will no doubt continue to grow into one of the premier comic book conventions in the country."〔http://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2012/09/21/stan-lees-comikaze-expo-a-rousing-success/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Comikaze Expo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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