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MegaCon, short for Mega Convention, is a large multi-genre convention that caters to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy, and gaming communities, occurring between late February and early March at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA. == History == The first comic book convention held in the Orlando area was OrlandoCon, held annually from 1974 to c. 1994. Regular guests included C. C. Beck, Floyd Gottfredson, and Hal Foster. MegaCon was founded by James Breitbiel and first held in 1993.〔 The convention was acquired by the Tampa-based publisher CrossGen in 1999,〔Weiland, Jonah. ("Battling Conventions? Talking with the NY Comic Con and MegaCon Organizers," ) Comic Book Resources (June 10, 2005).〕 with Elizabeth Widera brought on to run the show in 2000.〔 (Breitbiel became CrossGen's Marketing and Distribution Director.) During this period, from 2000–2003, MegaCon heavily promoted CrossGen products and creators, to the frustration of some other exhibitors and attendees, although the show itself grew and thrived.〔 In late 2003, Widera purchased the convention from the failing CrossGen, which was restructuring〔("CrossGen Sells MegaCon To the Show's Director," ) ICv2 (November 19, 2003).〕 (the publisher went bankrupt in 2004). Widera, who is a board member of the comics charity The Hero Initiative, currently runs the show along with her daughter Christine Alger.〔 In September 2008, MegaCon headquarters moved from Safety Harbor to Live Oak, Florida, although the actual convention remains in Orlando.〔Press release. ("MegaCon Headquarters move to Live Oak, FL," ) MegaCon official website. (link )〕 In 2009, in addition to the main show, held February 27–March 1, convention organizers produced a "mini-MegaCon" held August 22–23, the only one to date, featuring a number of actors from the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' TV show.〔Chien, Philip. ("MegaCon," ) NeatInformation.com (2009). Accessed July 12, 2012.〕 On April 7, 2015, it was announced that London-based Informa had acquired Orlando-based geek culture show MegaCon. 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「MegaCon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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