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Press Release Ben McKenzie, who plays the lead character “James Gordon” in the hit Fox TV show “Gotham,” will make his first two Wizard World Comic Con appearances in Philadelphia (May 9-10) and Chicago (August 22-23). Also well-known for his portrayals of “Officer Ben Sherman” in NBC’s “Southland” and, earlier, as “Ryan Atwood” in the teen favorite “The O.C.” on Fox, McKenzie will greet fans will sign autographs, pose for photo ops and conduct interactive Q&A sessions at the two flagship shows on the 2015 Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) calendar.

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Press Release Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and Dangerous Entertainment today announced that Wizard World Presents Bruce Campbell’s Groovy Fest will co-locate with the 2015 Wizard World Comic Con Chicago, August 22-23 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. The event, formerly known as “Bruce Campbell’s Horror Fest,” is being moved to accommodate taping of Campbell’s new TV show, “Ash vs. Evil Dead.”

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Press Release Rob Liefeld (“Deadpool,” “Cable”), Neal Adams (“Batman,” “X-Men”), Mike Zeck (“Spider-Man,” “Punisher”), Phil Ortiz (“The Simpsons,” “Muppet Babies”), Mike Grell (“Green Arrow,” “Green Lantern”) and Michael Golden (“Hulk,” “Daredevil”) headline the roster of more than 35 comics artists and writers scheduled to attend Wizard World Madison Comic Con, February 6-8 at the Alliant Energy Center. It is the first trip to Madison for Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and the third event on the 2015 Wizard World Comic Con calendar.

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Press Release Music and videogames will come together at Wizard World Comic Con events throughout 2015, when composer Jason Hayes and Critical Hit, an A-list videogame music band performing original arrangements and electrifying live concerts of music from the most celebrated videogames of all time, performs at every Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD) event of the year, beginning this weekend on January 9 at New Orleans Comic Con at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

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Press Release Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) continues its 2015 schedule with the inaugural Wizard World Presents Bruce Campbell’s Horror Fest, March 6-8 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Held at the same venue as the famed Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, the Horror Fest will focus on all things horror, with appearances by noted celebrities from numerous genre films and television series. In addition to Campbell (The Evil Dead, Army of Darkness), fans can meet Tobin Bell (Saw franchise), Tyler Labine and Alan Tudyk of Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Dee Snider (“Twisted Sister”), Danny Hicks (Evil Dead…

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Press Release Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and Skybound, Robert Kirkman’s imprint at Image Comics, today announced that Eisner Award winning artist Steve Lieber will draw the second in a yearlong series of Limited Edition Exclusive Variant Covers of The Walking Dead #1 comic, to be provided free to all full-price attendees at Wizard World Portland Comic Con, January 23-25. Skybound’s The Walking Dead created by Kirkman, the groundbreaking, Eisner Award winning comic book series, continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

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Press Release Neal Adams (“Batman,” “Green Lantern”), Julian Totino Tedesco (“X-Treme X-Men,” “X-Force”), Chris Claremont (“Spider-Man,” “The Avengers”) and Dean Haspiel (“Bored to Death,” “Billy Dogma”) headline the roster of more than 130 top comics artists and writers attending Wizard World Portland Comic Con, January 23-25 at the Oregon Convention Center. The event is the second on the 2015 schedule for Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and the third annual visit to Portland.

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Press Release Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and Skybound, Robert Kirkman’s imprint at Image Comics, today announced that cartoonist/illustrator Michael Cho will draw the first in a yearlong series of Limited Edition Exclusive Variant Covers of The Walking Dead #1 comic, to be provided free to all full-price attendees at Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, January 9-11. Skybound’s The Walking Dead created by Kirkman, the groundbreaking, Eisner Award winning comic book series, continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

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Press Release Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) continues its 2015 schedule with its first trip to the Cleveland Convention Center at Wizard World Cleveland Comic Con, February 20-22. William Shatner (“Star Trek,” “Boston Legal”), Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead, “Burn Notice”), Taryn Manning (“Orange is the New Black,” “Sons of Anarchy”), Cory Feldman (Stand By Me, The Goonies), Drea de Matteo (“Sons of Anarchy,” “The Sopranos”) and “The Walking Dead” duo of Seth Gilliam (“Teen Wolf”) and Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy) headline the roster of celebrity guests scheduled to attend the pop culture extravaganza.

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Press Release Humberto Ramos (“Amazing Spider-Man,” “Impulse”), Billy Martin (keyboardist, “Good Charlotte,” artist, Disney), Mark Bagley (“Fantastic Four,” “JLA”), Pasqual Ferry (“Wolverine,” “X-Men”) and David Baldeón (“The Amazing Spider-Man,” “Wolverine”) are among the 100+ comics artists and writers scheduled to appear at Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, January 9-11 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The event is the first on the 2015 schedule for Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and fifth annual trip to The Big Easy.

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Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) continues its 2015 schedule with its third trip to the Oregon Convention Center at Wizard World Portland Comic Con, January 23-25. Norman Reedus (“The Walking Dead,” Boondock Saints), Stephen Amell (“Arrow,” Hung”), Evan Peters (X-Men: Days of Future Past, “American Horror Story”), Tyler Posey (“Teen Wolf,” Maid in Manhattan), Lena Headey (“Game of Thrones,” 300) and the “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” duo of Ming-Na Wen and Brett Dalton headline the roster of celebrity guests scheduled to attend the pop culture extravaganza, the second event on Wizard World’s calendar of 24 Comic Cons in 2015.

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Press Release Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) gets its 2015 schedule off to a big start with its fifth trip to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center at Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, January 9-11. Norman Reedus (“The Walking Dead,” Boondock Saints), Ian Somerhalder and Paul Welsey (“The Vampire Diaries”), Tom Felton (Harry Potter, Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Brett Dalton (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,), Kevin Conroy (“Batman, The Animated Series,” “Justice League”), WWE® Divas The Bella Twins™, Michael Cudlitz (“The Walking Dead,” “Southland”) and Sarah Wayne Callies (“The Walking Dead,” “Prison Break”) headline the roster of…

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Press Release Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and AXS Digital, a division of AEG, one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world, today announced a partnership to provide admission services for Wizard World events in 2015, beginning with Las Vegas Comic Con, April 24-26. The on sale date for VIP, three-day and single day admissions for each event will be announced shortly.

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