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What could possibly go wrong: Wizard World and Columbia Pictures announce details of open submissions at WW Portland Pitchfest

03/26/2018 6:30 pm by Heidi MacDonald Leave a Comment

What could possibly go wrong: Wizard World and Columbia Pictures announce details of open submissions at WW Portland Pitchfest

Uh oh.

“Do you have an original idea for a movie? And do you plan on attending Wizard World Comic Con Portland? This could be your day.”

Filed Under: Conventions, News, Working for a Living Tagged With: columbia pictures, making movies, pitching ideas, Sony, Wizard World, wizard world portland

Wizard World Announces 16 show schedule for 2018, adding three cons

03/23/2018 10:30 am by Heidi MacDonald 1 Comment

Wizard World Announces 16 show schedule for 2018, adding three cons

It’s been quiet on the Wizard front for a while, but they’ve just made some changes to their 2018 show schedule: three shows are being added. Winston-Salem, Springfield-Mo, and Montgomery. Tulsa will return replacing OKC. And dates for the Austin and Sacramento shows have been added. Finally the Madison, WI show has a new date. […]

Filed Under: Conventions Tagged With: montgomery, springfield MO, tulsa, winston salem, Wizard World

The internet reacts to…Wizard World’s development deal with Sony

02/13/2018 10:15 am by Heidi MacDonald

The internet reacts to…Wizard World’s development deal with Sony

Cartoonists and publishers reacted with scorn and alarm to the announcement that Wizard World would be scouring its Artist Alleys for potential Sony movies. But should they have?

Filed Under: Business News, Conventions, News Tagged With: Artist Alley, pacts, sony pictures, the joy of pacting, Wizard World

Wizard World pacts with Sony for content development direct from Artist Alley

02/12/2018 4:45 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Wizard World pacts with Sony for content development direct from Artist Alley

Now didn’t see this one coming! Wizard World, the convention company, has signed a deal with Sony Pictures to option and develop original IP. The move will enable Wizard to engage in a number of strategic initiatives. John D. Maatta, CEO of Wizard World, and Jeffrey Godsick, Executive Vice President, Brand Strategy and Global Partnerships, Sony Pictures […]

Filed Under: Conventions, News Tagged With: development deals, sony pictures, Wizard World

Wizard World shuts down publishing plans

11/17/2017 1:30 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Wizard World shuts down publishing plans

  Well well. Just the other day we mentioned the horrible Q3 financials for convention company Wizard World. Along the way we pointed out that their revamped publishing plans didn’t seem to have gone too far and mistakenly said that the “WizPop daily newsletter idea had never appeared. we were corrected in that it’s actually […]

Filed Under: Comings & Goings, News Tagged With: Brian WAlton, Luke Y Thompson, Wizard World

Wizard World profits are falling, “substantial doubt” about future

11/15/2017 5:15 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Wizard World profits are falling, “substantial doubt” about future

  Wizard World has released its Q3 financial report,  and it’s not good. Convention revenue is down about $1 mil from Q3 2016, and down $7 million year to year. And as the SEC compels you to do, the overall picture is pretty crap: We have evaluated the significance of these conditions in relation to […]

Filed Under: Breaking News, Conventions Tagged With: financials, Wizard World

Wizard World announces 17 shows for 2018 while postponing five

09/28/2017 9:30 am by Heidi MacDonald

Wizard World announces 17 shows for 2018 while postponing five

When the first female KISS comic writer @amy_chu meets rock legend @genesimmons for the first time!✨☺️ only at #wizardworld #magicmoments A post shared by Wizard World (@wizardworld) on Jun 5, 2017 at 10:47am PDT Although the rumor mill buzz was that the pop culture con series Wizard World might be announcing a 40-show slate for […]

Filed Under: Conventions, News Tagged With: biloxi, con wars!, Wizard World

Controversial ‘Handbook for Mortals’ author to tell you to how to “Stand Out and Break in” at Wizard World Chicago today

08/25/2017 12:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Controversial ‘Handbook for Mortals’ author to tell you to how to “Stand Out and Break in” at Wizard World Chicago today

The drama that’s rocking the YA and publishing world today is the YA novel Handbook for Mortals, an out of nowhere book that suddenly debuted atop the NY Times bestseller list. And thanks to some sleuthing by YA authors and bookstore clerks on, detailed on Pajiba,  the book has been removed from the list. It […]

Filed Under: Books, Top News Tagged With: handbook for mortals, lani sarem, Sales Charts, thomas ian nicholas, Wizard World, wizard world chicago

Wizard World expanding to smaller markets and getting back into print

08/16/2017 1:30 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Wizard World expanding to smaller markets and getting back into print

  Wizard World has been making some long-planned announcements. Although I’ve heard a lot of people try to say they are losing altitude fast, they are still making moves and investing. In this case, two smaller market shows were announced for 2017, Wizard World Montgomery, Ala., and Wizard World  Springfield, Mo.. That brings the number of […]

Filed Under: Comics Media, Conventions, News Tagged With: Biloxi MS, Brian WAlton, Luke Y Thompson, mongomery AL, springfield MO, Wizard World, Wizatd magazine, WizPop

Con news: Wizard World cancels Albuquerque and Orlando shows but may put on 40 in 2018

06/30/2017 9:30 am by Heidi MacDonald

Con news: Wizard World cancels Albuquerque and Orlando shows but may put on 40 in 2018

  So much is going on in the con world right now. I don’t want to call it Con Wars yet, but the competition for guests, venues, vendors and fans is getting fierce as more and more people enter the space. And some old time players are revising their approach. Wizard World just announced they […]

Filed Under: Con Wars!, Conventions, News Tagged With: Wizard World

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