Anime Central 2023 – Images & Notes

Anime Central (ACEN) 2023Donald E. Stephens Convention CenterRosemont, Illinois, 60018Friday, May 19, 2023 through Sunday, May 21, 2023 The 2023 iteration of Anime Central continued a solid introduction to all things Japan for those visiting this Midwest entertainment convention. Those seeking new trends from cinema to sound to literature to ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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. ... Read more

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 ... Read more

2022 Anime Central in Rosemont

Anime CentralHyatt Regency O'Hare & Donald E. Stephens Convention CenterRosemont, Illinois, 60018May 20 through 22, 2022Anime Central is an annual three-day anime convention held during May at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare & Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. The convention is organised by the Midwest Animation Promotion ... Read more

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 ... Read more