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Big Apple Convention

Artists Alley at the November 2008 Big Apple Con.
NameBig Apple Convention
CaptionArtists Alley at the November 2008 Big Apple Con.
StatusActive
GenreComics
LocationNew York, New York
CountryUnited States
First1996
OrganizerMichael Carbonaro

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The Big Apple Convention is a Manhattan comic book convention started by Michael Carbonaro in 1996 in the basement of the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in Manhattan. It has grown into the longest-running comic book, science fiction/fantasy/horror/pop culture convention in New York City. Through 2009 it held several events a year at the Penn Plaza Pavilion in Manhattan.

The convention is known for its eclectic variety of guests, including many celebrities of comic books, classic TV, movies, animation, pro wrestling, and other forms of pop culture. Some notable guests have included Malcolm McDowell, Richard Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Steven Seagal, Carrie Fisher, Val Kilmer, Kevin Smith, Frank Miller, Adam West, Tom Fulp, George A. Romero, Neal Adams, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Bill Plympton, Roddy Piper, Jimmy Valiant, Ivan Putski, Scott Putski, Brimstone, Terri Runnels and many more. It also holds panel discussions and a costume contest hosted by "Captain Zorikh."

There has been some confusion between the Big Apple Convention and the Big Apple Anime Fest. The latter was an anime convention which was held annually between 2001 and 2003 and supported by a consortium of anime and manga companies and has no affiliation with the Big Apple Convention.

There is also no affiliation between the Big Apple Convention and the New York Comic-Con, which began in 2006, occurs at the Jacob Javits Convention Center and is run by Reed Exhibitions.

The Big Apple Convention was purchased by Wizard Entertainment. Its first show under Wizard was in October 2009 at Pier 94 in Manhattan.

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wpix-cw-at-2010-ny-comic-con - Baltimore Sun Tweet this news
Baltimore Sun--Super heroes, zombies and vampires descended on the -Big Apple- this weekend, as the 2010 New York Comic-Con rolled into town. The annual -convention- salutes ... - Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:41:11 GMT+00:00
Jim Korkis to speak this Saturday night at World Chapter meeting - Jim Hill Media.com (blog) Tweet this news
Jim Hill Media.com (blog)--But after spending October 8 - 10 th in the -Big Apple- covering New York Comic Con, I came down with a bad case of -Convention- Crud. ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:55:02 GMT+00:00
Miami, NYC tourism agencies announce joint venture - MiamiHerald.com Tweet this news
MiamiHerald.com--The -Big Apple- sent 1.6 million visitors to Miami-Dade County last year -- more than a tenth of all tourists to the county in 2009. ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:01:47 GMT+00:00
Big Apple Comic Con focuses on why we love conventions - The Leader Newspapers Tweet this news
The Leader Newspapers--NEW YORK (Oct. 7, 2010) � This year's -Big Apple- Comic Con, held at the Penn Plaza Pavilion Oct. 1-3, was a mixed bag of ... - Date : Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:04:03 GMT+00:00
RSVP: Rare Bloomberg visit gives students a boost - Denver Post Tweet this news
Denver Post---...- initiated the effort to bring Bloomberg to the Mile High City and stayed on his case until the -Big Apple's- chief executive said yes. Good thing he did. ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:14:06 GMT+00:00



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