“I have two more days to go,” Spradlin said. The Comic Expo’s goal is being “bigger and better” every year fans are already looking forward to future conventions. “Without guys like Stan and Billy and all the others giving me my childhood, I wouldn’t be who I am today.” “I grew up with some of these guys,” Rayburn said. This year the Cincinnati Comic Expo is guest-starring former chairman of Marvel Comics Stan Lee Teddy Sears, who appears on the television show “The Flash ” Peter Mayhew, who plays Chewbacca in the “Star Wars” franchise Karen Fukuhara, who plays Katana in the “Suicide Squad” movie and other celebrities who draw in even more fans, some buying a ticket to just see their “idols.” Getting people like Stan Lee, Adam West from last year and other celebrities is building it up and making the expo bigger and bigger.” Visitors walk around the 2016 Cincinnati Comic Expo. “It started in a small venue, but then it generated more people and now they are here. “It’s becoming more professional every year,” Carlisle High School junior Kyler Spradlin, who has attended the Cincinnati Comic Expo for two years and gone to other area conventions, said. The first event in 2010 attracted over 1,800 guests at the smaller Cintas Center, while the 2015 event attracted over 24,000 guests at Duke Energy Center’s Hall A and B, according to the expo’s website. Since the expo’s beginning in 2010, the attendance rate has increased by over 1,330 percent. I travel around to all kinds of comic cons, but I never miss Cincinnati’s.” “I’m from Oklahoma and have been to the Cincinnati Expo about four years now. “I drive up here every year,” Joker cosplayer Dan Rayburn said. Small businesses set up shop at the expo due to the large crowds it draws not only from Ohio, but all over the country. Matt and Christopher take their microphones on the road and visit the 7th annual Cincinnati Comic Expo and speak with some of the folks wandering the floor as well as share their own thoughts on the newest Cincinnati tradition. We started on the internet, but that can only go so far, so we thought about going the conventional route and touching base with people.” “Me and my sister together are working on our own comic called ‘Maximum Chaos.’ We are trying to spread the word and get more out there. “I think it’s absolutely wonderful,” co-creator of the “Maximum Chaos” comic book Danita Sibert said. The expo showcases collectables, props, costumes and comic books and also allowed local businesses and artists to promote and sell their work. The Sixth Annual Cincinnati Comic Expo opened its doors to cosplayers, guests and celebrities on Sept. We have challenged ourselves to make 2016 even greater and better.By Austin Black | Photography by Austin Black The 2015 show had 24,000 fans in attendance to see over 250 artists, vendors and exhibits. The original Cincinnati comic book convention is back for another year of fun and excitement for the great and comic savvy people of the Midwest! The 7th annual Cincinnati Comic Expo is going to be held September 23-25, 2016 in Halls A&B of the Duke Energy Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati. 7th edition of Cincinnati’s Largest and Most Popular Comic Book/Pop Culture Show Returns and guest announcements are beginning to roll out on a regular basis.
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