Mid-Ohio Con Sold, Changes Dates

The long-running regional comics show Mid-Ohio Con has found a buyer that will allow it to continue: GCX Holdings. This new arrangement will not only allow the convention to continue, it means the convention will keep long-time organizer Roger Price in an administrative capacity.

Although little information was available about GCX Holdings in an accessible from the Internet fashion, its announced representative James Henry described himself to CR as "a partner of a merchant banking firm that specializes in transactions in the communications, media, exhibition and technology sectors. I have been a lifelong comic book reader and collector and have actively looked for an opportunity to acquire a convention over the past few years." He says that Mid-Ohio Con was acquired for its devoted core fanbase as well as its opportunity for growth. His immediate plans for the show are "upgrading the venue, changing the date in order to allow broader attendance by creators, fans and retailers, and also investing considerably more in terms of advertising and promotion in order to draw more people to the event."

One of the show's first decision was to announce a venue and a date for 2008. The venue will be Exhibit Hall E and adjoining panel rooms at the Greater Columbus [OH] Convention Center. The dates announced were October 4th and 5th, which a few folks have already noted is the same weekend as Small Press Expo in Bethesda. This may not have a drastic effect on a more mainstream-focused show like Mid-Ohio Con, but it may cause some Midwestern cartoonists to make a choice between local and targeted/national and a few fans to do the same.
 
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