Wizard Entertainment
Producer of multi-genre fan conventions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wizard Entertainment Inc., formerly known as GoEnergy and Wizard World,[2] was a producer of multi-genre fan conventions across North America.
Formerly | Wizard Press, Kick the Can, GoEnergy, Wizard World |
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Company type | Public |
OTCQB: WIZD | |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 1991 (Wizard Press) 2001 (GoEnergy)[1] |
Founder | Gareb Shamus (Wizard Press) Strato Malamas[1] (GoEnergy) |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | North America |
Key people | John Maatta (CEO 2016–present) |
Products | magazines (1991–2011) |
Services | Fan conventions (1997–2021) |
Website | wizardworld |
Gareb Shamus started the previous bearer of the Wizard Entertainment name in 1991 as Wizard Press, the publisher of one monthly magazine: Wizard. That company evolved into a multi-title publishing company with diversified interests in branded products and related convention operations. By 2011, the company had discontinued its print division to focus exclusively on its convention business.[3] By 2015, the company had expanded to producing 25 annual conventions around the U.S. In 2021, Wizard sold its convention events business to FanExpo.[4]