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Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) today announced that it will press START on its Wizard World Gaming series (www.wizardworldgaming.com) in conjunction with Wizard World Comic Con Portland, February 19-21 at the Oregon Convention Center. The Gaming area in Portland will maintain many of the planned events and guests originally scheduled for the standalone Gaming convention in Atlanta (January 22-24), which will not be held.

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Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) continues its 2016 schedule with its second trip to the Cleveland Convention Center at Wizard World Comic Con Cleveland, February 26-28. Matt Smith and Karen Gillan (“Doctor Who”), Frank Grillo and directors Joe and Anthony Russo (Captain America ), Jason Mewes ( Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks), Henry Winkler (“Happy Days,” “Royal Pains”), and Michael Rooker ( Guardians of the Galaxy, “The Walking Dead”) headline the roster of celebrity guests scheduled to attend the pop culture extravaganza.

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Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and ORIGIN PC today announced an agreement by which the builder of custom, high-performance desktops and laptops for hardcore enthusiasts and gamers will power the PC Zone at Wizard World Gaming events throughout 2016, beginning with Atlanta, January 22-24 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

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Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) today announced the launch of Wizard World Store ( www.shopwizardworld.com), a marketplace for Comic Con fans, collectors and general geekdom. The site offers exclusive limited run signed comic books that Wizard World has co-produced for its pop culture festivals over the years.

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Bruce Timm (“Harley Quinn,” “Batman: The Animated Series”), Jimmy Palmiotti (“Monolith,” “21 Down”), Amanda Conner (“The Pro,” “Codename Knockout”), Peter Kuper (“SPY vs. SPY,” “World War 3”), Gene Ha (“Justice League,” “Batman”), Billy Martin (“TMNT,” lead guitarist, Good Charlotte), Rafa Sandoval (“Action Comics,” “Catwoman”), Tom Cook (“He-Man,” “Superfriends”), Sara Richard (“My Little Pony,” “Jem and the Holograms”), Christos Gage and Ruth Fletcher Gage (Writer – [Netflix] “Daredevil”) are among the leading comics artists and writers scheduled to attend Wizard World Comic Con New Orleans, January 8-10. It is the sixth visit to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for Wizard…

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Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) today announced the first Wizard World Gaming Atlanta , a celebration of all things gaming, January 22-24 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Attendees will participate in video and table gaming tournaments and eSports competitions, meet top celebrities, executives, developers and brands, participate in live demonstrations and interact with fans across the Southeast, demonstrating their love of gaming with Wizard World.

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Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and Skybound, Robert Kirkman’s imprint at Image Comics, today announced that ‘The X-Files’ and ‘30 Days of Night’ artist Stuart Sayger has drawn the 17th 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 Comic Con Columbus, September 18-20. 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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Following the successful, precedent setting two-day CONtv LIVE live-streaming program from Wizard World Comic Con Chicago last weekend, CONtv continues to innovate in the space with a virtual ‘Con’ beginning today and ending Friday, September 4. The virtual Con will offer fans backstage access, showcasing the highlights from Chicago, including exclusive top Celebrity Q&A moments, interviews, workshops, game play and more – available only on CONtv.

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David Duchovny , best known for portraying such iconic characters as “Fox Mulder” on “The X Files” and “Hank Moody” on “Californication,” will make his first-ever Wizard World appearance at Wizard World Comic Con Pittsburgh on Saturday, September 12 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The two-time Golden Globe winner is currently starring in the NBC TV series “Aquarius” and earlier this year, Duchovny released his first-ever novel, Holy Cow , which landed on The New York Times’ Bestseller List.

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Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) continues its 2015 schedule with its second trip to the Cox Business Center at Wizard World Comic Con Tulsa, October 23-25. Norman Reedus (“The Walking Dead,” Boondock Saints), WWE® Superstar Undertaker®, Vince Neal (Lead Singer, Mötley Crüe), Ian Somerhalder (“The Vampire Diaries”), Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness, Evil Dead ), Sean Astin ( The Lord of the Rings, Rudy), Christian Kane (“The Librarians,” Leverage), Soneque Martin-Green (“The Walking Dead”) and Taryn Manning (“Orange is the New Black,” “Sons of Anarchy”) headline the roster of celebrity guests scheduled to attend the pop culture extravaganza.

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Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) today announced that for the first time it has partnered with Bandai America Incorporated to offer an exclusive Wizard World Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Limited Edition GLOW-IN-THE-DARK Tokyo Vinyl® Green Ranger figures, Thursday through Sunday during Wizard World Comic Con Chicago at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. With 1,500 total figures produced, only 500 will be available at Comic Con Chicago, exclusively at the Wizard World Store on the show floor, while supplies last.

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Q&A sessions with Jeremy Renner ( Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation), Burt Reynolds ( Smokey and the Bandit), Stephen Amell (“Arrow”), Emilie de Ravin ( “Once Upon a Time”), Ian Somerhalder (“The Vampire Diaries”), Tobin Bell ( Saw, Saw II), WWE® Superstar Daniel Bryan™ and Diva Paige™, Milo Ventimiglia (“Gilmore Girls,” “Heroes”), Caroll Spinney (Voice Actor/Puppeteer – “Sesame Street”), Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead), Michael Rooker (“The Walking Dead,” Guardians of the Galaxy), costume contests, comics-themed sessions and more are among the programming panels scheduled at Wizard World Comic Con Chicago, August 20-23 at Donald E. Stephens Convention…

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Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and Skybound, Robert Kirkman’s imprint at Image Comics, today announced “KISS” album cover artist Ken Kelly has drawn the 13th 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 Comic Con Richmond, July 31 – Aug. 2. 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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