GalaxyCon LLC, formerly known as Super Conventions or Supercon,Florida Department of State - GalaxyCon,LLC Retrieved Aug. 5, 2019. is a privately owned company based in
Fort Lauderdale
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
that organizes
comic book
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...
and
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
conventions in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
.Super Conventions Retrieved Jul. 12, 2018.AnimeCons.com - Super Conventions Retrieved Jul. 12, 2018. Events currently include GalaxyCon Raleigh (formerly Raleigh Supercon) in
Raleigh
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeas ...
,
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
, GalaxyCon Richmond in
Richmond
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* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
and GalaxyCon Minneapolis in
Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
,
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
.GalaxyCon Raleigh Retrieved Jul. 12, 2018Florida Supercon Retrieved Jul. 12, 2018
As of 2019, the "Supercon" trademark only applies to
Florida Supercon
Florida Supercon is an annual comic book convention held in the Miami, Florida, Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Lauderdale metro areas of Florida. Florida Supercon, held in the
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
and Fort Lauderdale metro areas, was sold to
ReedPop
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in early 2019.ReedPOP, ''ReedPOP Adds Florida Supercon To Its Family Of Pop Culture Conventions'', March 11, 2019 Retrieved May 6, 2019.
History
The first Supercon was organized by founder Mike Broder in late 2006 at the
Ramada
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Name
The ''Ramada'' name derives from t ...
Hollywood Beach Resort in
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood, ...
,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
, called Florida Supercon.AnimeCons.com - Florida Supercon 2006 Retrieved Jul. 12, 2018. He was looking to bring a large scale convention to south Florida. Another event, Anime Supercon, took place in Fort Lauderdale five months later.AnimeCons.com - Anime Supercon 2007 Retrieved Jul. 12, 2018. Estimated attendances at each event averaged around 2,000 people. As success grew, other conventions were added throughout the Fort Lauderdale and Miami metro areas.
An attempt was made in November 2008 to hold a longstanding Supercon outside of Florida, in
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
,
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
, but it was not as prosperous as the Florida events.AnimeCons.com - Atlanta Supercon Retrieved Jul. 12, 2018. Another try didn't take place until July 2017 with Raleigh Supercon in North Carolina, replacing the promotional Wizard World Raleigh Comic Con which eventually moved to nearby
Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in N ...
after the 2015 event.WRAL Channel 5, Out and About - Wizard World Retrieved Jul. 12, 2018. Raleigh Supercon 2017 drew in an estimated 30,000 people for the weekend.Visit Raleigh, ''15+ Major Upcoming Events and Festivals in Raleigh, N.C.'', July 6, 2018 Retrieved Jul. 12, 2018. Super Conventions later acquired the former Derby City Comic Con in
Louisville
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border.
...
,
Kentucky
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, which was re-branded as Louisville Supercon.Cision PRWeb, ''Supercon To Launch a New Geek Event in Louisville in 2018'', January 8, 2018 Retrieved Jul. 12, 2018. The inaugural event took place in November 2018.Louisville Downtown Partnership, ''November 30 - December 2: Louisville Supercon'' Retrieved Jun. 16, 2019.
Two recent conventions, Animate! Florida (formerly known as Animate! Miami) and Paradise City Comic Con (formerly known as Magic City Comic Con), were discontinued in 2018 so Super Conventions could concentrate on their three Supercon events. Both of those had taken place in Miami.
Sale of Florida Supercon and convention name changes
On March 11, 2019, it was announced that Broder sold Florida Supercon and the "Supercon" trademark to ReedPop of Norwalk,
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
. The company owns a number of conventions around the world, including
New York Comic Con
The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, toys, movies, and television. It was first held in 2006.
History
The New York Comic Con is a f ...
and
MCM London Comic Con
The MCM London Comic Con (formerly known as the London Movies, Comics, and Media Expo and London MCM Expo) is a speculative fiction fan convention held in the London Borough of Newham twice yearly since 2002, usually on the last weekend in May ...
. Management for the events in Raleigh and Louisville will remain the same under Broder, but are renamed as GalaxyCon.GalaxyCon Retrieved May 6, 2019.GalaxyCon - Contact Retrieved May 6, 2019. Also added are GalaxyCon events in Richmond, Virginia and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Florida Supercon, now managed by ReedPop, will continue to have its annual event in early July.
List of current GalaxyCon events
Notes: As a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, GalaxyCon Raleigh was rescheduled for July 29–August 1, 2021. In April, the convention announced that due to economic conditions and issues with the venue, GalaxyCon would not be returning to Louisville for 2020.GalaxyCon Louisville Retrieved Apr. 17, 2020.