Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo

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Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo
C2E2 Logo.png
Status Active
Genre Multi-genre
Venue McCormick Place
Location(s) Chicago, IL
Country United States
Inaugurated 2010
Organized by Reed Exhibitions, a division of Reed Business
Filing status For-profit
Website
www.c2e2.com

The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) is a Chicago fan convention dedicated to comics, pop culture, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television.[1] The inaugural event was held April 16–18, 2010 at the McCormick Place in Chicago.[2]

History

C2E2 was held for the first time April 16–18, 2010, with an estimated attendance between 20,000 and 30,000 attendees.[3] The convention included dozens of professional and amateur comic book artists, and prominently featured booths from the biggest comic book publishers.[2] The convention also featured a special auction with the actual props from the original Iron Man movie.[4] The second C2E2 was held March 18–20, 2011 and included Thor actor Chris Hemsworth.[5] The third C2E2 was held April 13–15, 2012,[6] and 41,000 attendees were reported.[7] The fourth C2E2 was held April 26–28, 2013, and 53,000 attendees were reported.[8]

C2E2 2014 was held April 25–27[9] and C2E2 2015 was held April 24–26.[10][11]

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