NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza
| NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza | |
|---|---|
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Fan convention Comic book convention |
| Venue | Aleppo Shriners Auditorium Hanover Mall Boxborough Regency Hotel and Conference Center |
| Location(s) | Massachusetts Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 1989 |
| Organized by | Gary Sohmers MOPCEC LLC |
| Website | http://www.necomiccons.com https://collectiblesextravaganza.com |
The NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganzas are a series of triannual fan conventions in Massachusetts, United States. They were founded in 2014 by Gary Sohmers as an event for giving the next generation a chance to discover creative arts careers.[1] Creative arts professionals who regularly attend the events include comic book artists/writers, puppeteers, mask makers, actors, voice actors and cartoonists.[2]
History[edit]
The first Pop Culture Expo made its debut at the Aleppo Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington, Massachusetts on May 24–25, 2014.[3] Prior to the second event, the name changed to NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza,[4] but continued to be held at the Aleppo Shriners Auditorium until its relocation to Hanover, Massachusetts in March 2017.
Celebrity guests at the 2014 conventions included Pete Best, Billy West, Mark Goddard, Ernie Hudson, Marky Ramone, Nicholas Brendon, Butch Patrick, Bill Diamond, and Naomi Grossman.[5][6][7] The guest of honor at the spring 2015 show was Adam West.[8] A Christmas Story cast reunion featuring child actors Zack Ward, Scott Schwartz, Ian Petrella, and Yano Anaya were featured at the winter 2015 show, along with special musical guest Andrew W.K.[9] James Tolkan, Micky Dolenz, Barry Bostwick, Dean Cain, and Sean Gunn were featured guests at the 2016 shows.[10]
In March 2017, the show moved into a defunct J. C. Penney store in the Hanover Mall in Hanover, Massachusetts which had been empty for two years before being turned into the Hanover Mall Event Center,[11][12] and was renamed Boston SouthCoast Comic Con & Collectibles Extravaganza. Adam West and Burt Ward from the 1960s Batman (TV series) were guests of honor at the March 2017 show, which turned out to be West’s last public appearance before he died in June 2017.[13][14][15] An estimated 10,000 people attended the show.[10] In July 2017, the show featured a cast reunion for Nickelodeon's The Adventures of Pete & Pete with actors Mike Maronna and Danny Tamberelli.[16] The December 2017 event attracted controversy online after Sohmers made the decision to retain the services of a photographer who was discovered to be a registered sex offender. Sohmers eventually relented and fired the photographer.[17] A "Boston AnimeFest" event, also started by Sohmers that ran concurrent to the December 2017 show led to a trademark infringement case in federal court. The New England Anime Society, parent org of Anime Boston, accused Sohmers of using a similar name to associate his smaller event with NEAS' larger one.[18][19][20][21][22][23] On December 7, 2017, United States District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled in favor of NEAS and ordered Sohmers and his convention to drop the AnimeFest name from the event.[24]
In 2018, the show moved from Hanover to Boxborough, Massachusetts, where it currently resides under the name of Northeast Comic Con & Collectibles Extravaganza. Featured guests throughout the 2018-2019 shows have included, Gilbert Gottfried, Ann Robinson, and Gigi Edgley.[25]
Location and dates[edit]
| Event Name | Date | Location | Notable Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Collectibles Extravaganza - Part II | April 1–2, 1989 | Northeast Trade Center Woburn, MA |
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| Northeast Collectibles Extravaganza | December 2–3, 1989 | Bayside Expo Center Boston, MA |
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| Northeast Collectibles Extravaganza - Spring Edition | April 1, 1990 | Northeast Trade Center Woburn, MA |
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| December 7–8, 1991 | Bayside Expo Center Boston, MA |
Pete Best. | |
| 7th Annual Northeast Collectibles Extravaganza | December 4–5, 1993 | Bayside Expo Center Boston, MA |
Buffalo Bob Smith and Lash LaRue. |
| Collectibles Extravaganza | March 4–5, 1995 | Northeast Trade Center Woburn, MA |
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| Disneyana & Classic Toys Show & Sale | September 29, 1996 | Holiday Inn Resort Orlando, FL |
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| Collectibles Extravaganza | October 12–14, 1996 | Valley Expo Center Methuen, MA |
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| Collectibles Extravaganza | November 23–24, 1996 | Bayside Expo Center Boston, MA |
Dukes of Hazzard cast reunion featuring Tom Wopat and Sonny Shroyer. |
| Collectibles Extravaganza | December 14–15, 1996 | Valley Expo Center Methuen, MA |
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| Collectibles Extravaganza | January 25–26, 1997 | Holiday Inn Resort Orlando, FL |
Mandy Leigh and Joe Jasgur. |
| 14th Annual Collectibles Extravaganza | December 9, | Royal Plaza Trade Center Marlboro, MA |
Ray Manzarek, Traci Lords, and Guy Gilchrist. |
| Pop Culture Expo | May 24–25, 2014 | Aleppo Shriners Auditorium Wilmington, MA |
Pete Best, Ernie Hudson, Kristian Nairn, Esme Bianco, Sam Huntington, Alaina Huffman, Rachel Robinson, Tom Wayland, Billy West, Christopher Bevins, John Ratzenberger, Bill Plympton, Rae Dawn Chong, Jon Provost, Mark Goddard, and Parker Stevenson. |
| Northeast Comic Con and Collectibles Extravaganza | December 6–7, 2014 | Aleppo Shriners Auditorium Wilmington, MA |
Marky Ramone, Nicholas Brendon, MacKenzie Lintz, Billy West, Mike Zohn, Christopher Judge, Naomi Grossman, Butch Patrick, Paris Themmen, Tom Wayland, Mike Pollock (voice actor), Leah Cevoli, Gary K. Wolf, and Charles Fleischer. |
| Summer Northeast Comic Con and Collectibles Extravaganza | June 20–21, 2015 | Aleppo Shriner's Auditorium Wilmington, MA |
Adam West, Kevin Sorbo, Jim Steranko, Gigi Edgley, Vivek Tiwary, Jeff Kline, Philo Barnhart, Noel MacNeal, and Bill Diamond. |
| Winter Northeast Comic Con and Collectibles Extravaganza | December 5–6, 2015 | Aleppo Shriners Auditorium Wilmington, MA |
Claudia Wells, John Wesley Shipp, Arthur Suydam, George Perez, Scott Schwartz, Iam Petrella, Zack Ward, Yano Anaya, Andrew W.K., Marta Kristen, Mark Goddard, Catherine Sutherland, Nakia Burrise, Philo Barnhart, Bill Diamond, Noel MacNeal, Alex Simmons, Joe St. Pierre, Joe Caramagna, Jack Purcell, Rusty Gilligan, and Ken Reid. |
| Summer Northeast Comic Con and Collectibles Extravaganza | June 18–19, 2016 | Aleppo Shriner's Auditorium Wilmington, MA |
Micky Dolenz, Chase Masterson, Barry Bostwick, Kathy Garver, James Tolkan, Jon Walmsley, Rob Bruce, Reb Brown, Jeff Kline, Noel MacNeal, Bill Diamond, Cal Schenkel, Philo Barnhart, Alex Simmons, Joe St. Pierre, Steve Lavigne, Eric Bornstein, and Lawrence Elig. |
| NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza | December 3–4, 2016 | Aleppo Shriner's Auditorium Wilmington, MA |
Dean Cain, Sean Gunn, Billy West, Gerald Casale, Josh Hager, Lew Temple, Candy Clark, Cherie Currie, Sean Gunn, and Dan Parent. |
| NorthEast ComicCon | March 4–5, 2017 | Hanover Mall Hanover, MA |
Adam West, Burt Ward, Mick Foley, Guy Gilchrist, Philo Barnhart, Steve Lavigne, Alex Simmons, Joe St. Pierre, Steve Geiger, and Mark McKenna. |
| Boston SouthCoast Comic Con and Collectibles Extravaganza | July 22–23, 2017 | Hanover Mall Hanover, MA |
James Tolkan, Micky Dolenz, Billy West, Susan Backlinie, and Mark Goddard. |
| Boston SouthCoast Comic Con & AnimeFest | December 9–10, 2017 | Hanover Mall Hanover, MA |
Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984), Nicholas Brendon, Jennifer Cihi, and Christopher Corey Smith. |
| NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza | March 3–4, 2018 | Boxboro Regency Hotel and Conference Center Boxborough, MA |
Philo Barnhart, Rusty Gilligan, and Billy Tucci. |
| NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza | July 6–8, 2018 | Boxboro Regency Hotel and Conference Center Boxborough, MA |
Rusty Gilligan, Jeff Kline, and Ric Meyers. |
| NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza | November 23–25, 2018 | Boxboro Regency Hotel and Conference Center Boxborough, MA |
Akira Takarada, Billy West, Matthew Atchley, Philo Barnhart, Bob Eggleton, and Peter Laird. |
| NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza | March 15–17, 2019 | Boxboro Regency Hotel and Conference Center Boxborough, MA |
Nicholas Brendon, Gigi Edgley, Mark Goddard, and Jeff Kline. |
| NorthEast Collectibles Extravaganza | July 6–7, 2019 | Boxboro Regency Hotel and Conference Center Boxborough, MA | |
| NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza | November 29–December 1, 2019 | Boxboro Regency Hotel and Conference Center Boxborough, MA |
Philo Barnhart, and Jeff Kline. |
| NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza | July 2–4, 2021 | Boxboro Regency Hotel and Conference Center Boxborough, MA |
Billy West, Alicyn Packard, Vincent Martella, Nicholas Brendon, Amazing Kreskin, Philo Barnhart, Jim Shooter, The Fools, Tsunami of Sound, NRBQ, and Barrence Whitfield. |
| NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza | November 26–28, 2021 | Boxboro Regency Hotel and Conference Center Boxborough, MA |
Kaylee Hottle, Billy West, Michael Golden (comics), Camille and Kennerly Kitt, Michael Winslow, Marta Kristen, Robert Wuhl, Kristine DeBell, Lisa London, Francois Clemmons, Diane Salinger, Marianne Plumridge, Bob Eggleton, Keith Williams (comics), Will Murray, Tim Clarke, Cowboy Mach Bell, Jim Steranko, Dan Parent, Nicholas Brendon, Jeff Kline, Barbara Friedlander, and Steve Charette. |
| NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza | March 11-13, 2022 | Boxboro Regency Hotel and Conference Center Boxborough, MA |
John Wesley Shipp, Tara Reid, Nicole Kang, Candy Clark, Vernon Wells (actor), Camille and Kennerly Kitt, Guy Gilchrist, and Philo Barnhart. |
References[edit]
- ↑ "CAREERS IN THE CREATIVE ARTS BSCCC FOCUS". Northeast Comic Con. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ "Northeast Comic Con & Collectibles Extravaganza Coming To Town Next Month". Wilmington Apple. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ "May 24–25: The Pop Culture Expo in Boston". Scoop. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ↑ "The North East Comic Con: THIS SAT @ SUN @ The Shriners Auditorium". WEMF Radio. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ "Celebrities come to Wilmington". Wilmington Town Crier. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pop Culture Expo in Wilmington at Shriners Auditorium May 24th and 25th". Home News Here. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ "Geeks, freaks& pop culture fans unite: It's Northeast Comic Con". Lowell Sun. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ "Adam West: still Batman after all these years". Boston Globe. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hudson man brings the Northeast Comic Con to Wilmington". Telegram. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Hanover Mall's small businesses staying afloat before construction begins". Your Tewksbury Today. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ "A (super) heroes' welcome at Hanover Mall Comic Con". Wicked Local Scituate. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ "Comic Con NE: The League Of Ordinary Gentlemen". 107.3 WAAF. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ↑ "Comic Con organizer is glad he brought TV's Adam West to Hanover". Enterprise News. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ↑ "Comic Con draws thousands of fans to Hanover Mall". Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ "Southcoast Comic Con returns to Hanover Mall". Wicked Local Hanover. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ "TV Guidance Counselor Episode 252: Danny & Mike (Pete & Pete) and Billy West". TV Guidance Counselor. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ "Update: Sex Offender Quits as Photo Ops Provider for BSCCC – Nerd Caliber". Nerdcaliber.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ↑ [1][dead link]
- ↑ "With lawsuit, Somerville anime group duels with 2 firms over trademark". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ↑ "Anime Boston Parent Sues Boston Anime Fest Parent Over Trademark – Nerd Caliber". Nerdcaliber.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ↑ "Now Anime Boston is Suing Boston Anime Fest - Bleeding Cool News". 5 December 2017.
- ↑ Weill, Kelly (December 2017). "Rival Anime Conventions Take Feud to Court". The Daily Beast.
- ↑ "Anime Boston Organizers Sue Boston AnimeFest for Similar Name". Animenewsnetwork.com.
- ↑ "An Update Regarding the NEAS Lawsuit against IMAGE & FG". Animeboston.com.
- ↑ Semon, Craig. "Gilbert Gottfried, Chris Rankin at Northeast Comic Con March 15–17". The Metrowest Daily News. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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