Wildcat Comic Con

The convention was the first large scale Comic Con to be held in Central Pennsylvania and the first to be held by a college.^[1] The idea for the convention came from John Weaver, a high school teacher. It was primarily organized by Lisette Ormsbee (director of the Madigan Library) and John Shableski (former comics distributor), neither of which had previous experience hosting a comic convention.^[4][5][6] The convention evolved from lectures hosted with the local high school to promote Penn College's video game program.^[4] Early in the planning of the convention, discussions were held about holding it at Williamsport High School and naming it Millionaire Comic-Con after the high school's mascot.^[7] Several "ComiXnite" comic book nights were held during the fall at Penn College to build interest in the convention.^[7] In the first year the convention provided eighty hours of content.^[4] In 2014, the convention held post-event programming that included game shows and gaming.^[8]

The convention received financial support from the community in 2013, including a $9,000 grant from the Lycoming County Visitors Bureau and $2,250 from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.^[9] The Visitors Bureau raised its funding from $5,000 in 2012. In 2013 the convention had 38 vendors, an increase from 10 in 2012.^[10] The Visitors Bureau granted $10,000 to Wildcat Comic Con in 2014 for advertising.^[11]

• New York Comic Con
• Pittsburgh Comicon

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