Pensacola Comic Convention (Pensacola Comic Con; formerly known as Pensacola Para Con Comic Convention) was founded in the Fall of 2010 by psychic medium Ericka Boussarhane. The convention is for fans of

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, and

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s held annually in

Pensacola Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principal ci ...

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. The event is owned by Pensacola Comic Convention LLC. The event offers

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meet and greets, discussion panels, workshops, film screenings, film festivals, demonstrations, costume contests, and competitions. The event also offers investigations at local historic haunted locations such as the Pensacola Victorian Inn, The Pensacola Light House, the Pensacola Gray House, and the Pensacola Little Theater. A portion of the proceeds of the event are donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities. The convention is the first female African American owed comic convention in the USA.

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"Chip off the old block"
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Pensacola News Journal The '' Pensacola News Journal'' is a daily morning newspaper serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida. It is Northwest Florida's most widely read daily. The ''News Journal'' is owned by Gannett, a national media holding company th ...

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"Take a walk on the weird side Spice up your summer UFO tours and ghost walks"
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"Ghost Hunting in Downtown Pensacola"
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" Pensacola: Is Pensacola Haunted?"
" Trip Advisor" Retrieved 2010 * Moon, Troy Troy Moo
" All things paranormal coming town"
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"Pensacola Para Con 2011Ghost Hunting, Sci-Fi Convention "
" Fox 10 News" Retrieved Oct 11 2011. * Geek Admi

"Florida Geek Scene", Retrieved June 15, 2012 * Staff Write
" Fun at Paracon event anything but normal"
"Splash" Magazine" Retrieved Sept 1 2012 * Staff Write
"Pensacola Paracon Sept. 22-23 at Pensacola Fairgrounds "
"Mullet Wrapper Newspaper" Retrieved September 18, 2012 * Staff write
" Ghosts paranormal activity at 2012 Pensacola Para Con"
" WEAR-TV, WEAR TV 3 News" Retrieved September 23, 2012 * Cooper, Josh
"Pensacola Paracon offers a walk on the weird side"
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" Retrieved Sep. 24, 2012 * Medina, Kristin
"Pensacola Paracon beckons those seeking paranormal experience"
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The Voyager ''Voyager'' (german: Homo Faber, links=no) is a 1991 English-language drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and starring Sam Shepard, Julie Delpy, and Barbara Sukowa. Adapted by screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer from the 1957 novel ''Homo Faber'' ...

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" Spring Hill man builds 'Lone Ranger' diorama with Legos"
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Tampa Bay Times The ''Tampa Bay Times'', previously named the ''St. Petersburg Times'' until 2011, is an American newspaper published in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. It has won fourteen Pulitzer Prizes since 1964, and in 2009, won two in a single y ...

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"DANCE, DANCE PARA-CON Fans of zombies, the paranormal, and horror films have reason to rejoice:"
"Inweekly Newspaper", Retrieved July 3, 2013 * Robinson, Kevi

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" Retrieved Aug 18, 2013 * Pillion, Denni
"Pensacola Para Con bringing 'geek paradise' to the Panhandle this weekend"
" Al.com Newspaper" Retrieved August 14, 2013 * Diaz, Juli
"Scare up some fun at Pensacola Para-Con"
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" Retrieved Aug 16, 2013 * Pillion, Denni
" Newspaper Zombies, comic characters, costume buffs turn out in droves at Pensacola Para Con "
" Al.com Newspaper" Retrieved August 17, 2013 * Pillion, Denni
"This weekend at the beach: Blues music, Friday night lights, and more cosplay"
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"Meet Your Favorite Film & TV Stars At Pensacola Para Con "
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"Paranormal, sci-fi convention returns "
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" Retrieved July 1, 2014 * Staff Write
"It's not Pensacon, It's Para Con"
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" Retrieved July 2, 2014 * Staff write
"Incredible Hulk in Pensacola"
" Destin Log Newspaper" Retrieved July 11, 2014 * Easton, E
cultured/12698469/ "Barnes & Noble in Pensacola kicks off its Get Pop-Cultured series Friday. "
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" Retrieved July 15, 2014 * Staff Write
" The Incredible Hulk will be at Pensacola"
"Mullet Wrapper Newspaper" Retrieved July 23, 2014 * Staff Write

"Splash! Magazine" Retrieved Aug 1, 2014 * Staff Write
"PENSACOLA PARA CON"
"Inweekly Newspaper" Retrieved August 6, 2014 * Staff write
"Arc Gateway presents at Pensacola Paracon "
" WEAR-TV, WEAR TV 3 News" Retrieved Aug 6 2014 * Pillion, Dennis Pensacola"Para Con organizers ready for crowd of zombies, Stormtroopers, Drs. Who this weekend"
Al.com Newspaper Retrieved August 7, 2014 *Moon, Troy
" Lou Ferrigno, C. Thomas Howell at Para Con"
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"Pensacola Paracon kicks off"
" WEAR-TV, WEAR TV 3 News" Retrieved Aug 9 2014 *Emer, Joe
" Pensacola Paracon kicks off this weekend and promises to be a blast"
Fox 10 NewsRetrieved Aug 2014 *Hoeger, Rebeka
"Para Con in Pensacola hosts 143 vendors"
Fox 10 News Retrieved Aug 2014 *Moon, Tro
"Hulk and heat"
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" Retrieved Aug 10, 2014 * Little, Aaro
"Paracon Mania"
Santa Rosa Press Gazette" Retrieved August 14, 2014 * Staff Write
"Pensacola Para Con"
"Inweekly Newspaper" Retrieved August 17, 2014. * Terefenko, Veronic
Comic Con coming in August"
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" Retrieved July 12, 2016 * Girod, Brando
"First-timers Guide: Pensacola Comic Con"
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" Retrieved Aug. 18, 2016 * Girod, Brando
"Geek out this weekend at Pensacola Comic Con"
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" Retrieved Aug. 17, 2016 Pensacola Comic Convention Trademar

Pensacola Comic Con Trademar

Pensacola Comic-Con Trademar

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