2024 C2E2 – Spiraling Aimlessly

C2E2McCormick Place2301 S. Lake Shore DriveChicago, Illinois 60616https://www.c2e2.com/en-us.html "Aimless" is the word that best describes the 2024 iteration of C2E2. There was really nothing that stood out. Yes, there were great artists present. Yes, there was a full house on Saturday. And, yes, all the swag and ephemera was on ...
April 28, 2024
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C2E2 2023 – Post-Pandemic Plundering

C2E2: Chicago Comics & Entertainment ExpoMarch 31 - April, 2023McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois The full review will be posted soon. For now, here are some images for the weekend event: C2E2 - Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo, (ET and Ms. Marvel) McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, 2023 C2E2 - Chicago Comics & Entertainment ...
April 5, 2023
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A Revitalised C2E2 in 2022? Review & Photographs

C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo)McCormick PlaceChicago, IllinoisAugust 5 - 7, 2022https://www.c2e2.com Was C2E2 revitalised in 2022? Since inception in 2010, C2E2 has grown to be the premier comics and entertainment expo in Chicago (perhaps, in the Midwest). The initial iteration host 27,000 fans, grew to nearly 100,000 by 2020. ...
August 7, 2022
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Fan Expo 2022 – In Review

Fan Expo 2022July 7-10, 2022Donald E. Stephens Convention CenterRosemont, Illinois Wizard Entertainment's transition from Wizard World to Fan Expo felt a bit thin, reaching, and even vacuous. This year's iteration highlighted the oversaturation of comic cons and entertainment events. This could be felt in the number of participants in artist's ...
July 9, 2022
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ACEN: Anime Central 2019 – A Review in Photos

Anime CentralDonald E. Stephens Convention Center5555 River RoadRosemont, Illinois 60018May 17-19, 2019 In recent time, for me, spring's beginning has been marked by the annual anime festival, Anime Central, held out in Rosemont. The event offers a flurry of activities for anime, cosplay, J-pop music fans, manga enthusiasts, Japanophiles, and ...
May 23, 2019
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C2E2 2018 – A Review in Photos

C2E2 McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois April 6-8, 2018 C2E2 Website - http://www.c2e2.com/ In the 8th iteration of C2E2, the show appeared to center upon a number of upcoming films (e.g., Marvel's Infinity Wars), the rising influence of women and minorities in comics, and a full line-up in Artist's Alley (including, Chicago's Tim Seeley, Mike ...
April 13, 2018
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C2E2 2016 – In Review

C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo) McCormick Place Chicago, IL March 18-20, 2016 Since 2010, some locals will agree that the beginning of spring is marked by the opening of C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo). There is a breaking in the weather and a bit more sunshine, lost time from those late ...
March 22, 2016
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