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GalaxyCon

GalaxyCon, LLC
Company typePrivate
Genre
Founded2006 (2006)
FounderMike S. Broder
Headquarters,
US
Area served
United States
Websitegalaxycon.com

GalaxyCon, LLC, formerly known as Super Conventions or Supercon,[1] is a privately owned company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that organizes comic book and anime conventions in the United States.[2][3] Events currently include GalaxyCon Raleigh (formerly Raleigh Supercon) in Raleigh, North Carolina, GalaxyCon Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, GalaxyCon Columbus in Columbus, Ohio and GalaxyCon Austin in Austin, Texas.[2][4][5][6][7]

As of 2019, the "Supercon" trademark only applies to Florida Supercon. All other conventions have been renamed GalaxyCon.[5][8] Florida Supercon, held in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale metro areas, was sold to ReedPop in early 2019.[9]

  1. ^ Florida Department of State – GalaxyCon, LLC Retrieved Aug. 5, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Super Conventions, Retrieved Jul. 12, 2018.
  3. ^ AnimeCons.com – Super Conventions, Retrieved Jul. 12, 2018.
  4. ^ GalaxyCon Raleigh, Retrieved Jul. 12, 2018
  5. ^ a b Florida Supercon, Retrieved Jul. 12, 2018
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference GCR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ GalaxyCon Minneapolis, Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference GALAXYCON was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ ReedPOP, ReedPOP Adds Florida Supercon To Its Family Of Pop Culture Conventions, March 11, 2019, Retrieved May 6, 2019.