Central Canada Comic Con

Central Canada Comic Con
Status	Active
Genre	Speculative fiction
Venue	Winnipeg Convention Centre
Location(s)	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Country	Canada
Inaugurated	2006
Most recent	2018
Attendance	70,000 (2016) [1]
Organized by	River City Conventions Inc.
Website	http://www.c4con.com/

Central Canada Comic Con (C4) was an annual fan convention held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Central Canada Comic Con was Central Canada's largest convention celebrating the best in comic books, science fiction, gaming, anime, fantasy, horror and pop culture.

History

This show began to grow in 1994 as a simple weekend trade show called the Manitoba Collector's Expo. Back in 1994 it showcased everything from sports cards to antiques to toys and comic books. As times changed, so did the event, and in 2000 it became the Manitoba Toy & Comic Expo, dropping the antiques and reducing the sports cards.

In 2006, the show expanded as the Manitoba Comic Con, and brought in attendees from all over Manitoba and North Dakota. The show focused on toys, comic books, gaming, anime, and local artists.

In 2007 it brought in the media aspect with David Prowse, Richard Hatch and Margot Kidder.

In 2008, the convention moved to the Winnipeg Convention Centre with guests like Lou Ferrigno, Jeremy Bulloch, LeVar Burton, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley, Charlie Adler and John de Lancie.

Wizard World purchased the convention shortly after the 2010 show, but dropped out in June 2011. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2013 C4 received the "Winnipeg Tourism Marketing Campaign (under $2500) Award of Distinction", presented to a tourism individual, organization, business or marketing consortium in recognition of a creative or innovative marketing campaign.

In April 2019, C4 announced that it would not hold a show in 2020. The convention ceased operations after its operator, River City Conventions, announced their closure on September 24, 2019. ^[4] In November 2019, CapeFlow Productions, organizers of Montreal Comiccon and Ottawa Comiccon, announced that it would host Winnipeg Comiccon at the RBC Convention Centre beginning in 2020, inheriting C4's previous late-October scheduling. ^[5] The inaugural event was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19. ^[6]

Event history

Dates	Location	Attendance	Guests
1994	Winnipeg, Manitoba
1995	Winnipeg, Manitoba
1996	Winnipeg, Manitoba
1997	Winnipeg, Manitoba
1998	Winnipeg, Manitoba
1999	Winnipeg, Manitoba
2000	Winnipeg, Manitoba
2001	Winnipeg, Manitoba
2002	Winnipeg, Manitoba
2003	Winnipeg, Manitoba
2004	Winnipeg, Manitoba
November 6, 2005 [7]	Assiniboine Gordon Hotel Winnipeg, Manitoba
November 4–5, 2006 [8]	Assiniboine Gordon Hotel Winnipeg, Manitoba	3,000 [9]	George Freeman, Digital Chameleon alumni
October 27–28, 2007	Victoria Inn [10] Winnipeg, Manitoba		David Prowse, Richard Hatch, Margot Kidder, Gwynyth Walsh, Barbara March
October 11–12, 2008	Winnipeg Convention Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba	16,000+	Lou Ferrigno, Jeremy Bulloch, LeVar Burton, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley, Charlie Adler, Gerrit Graham, and John de Lancie
October 31 – November 1, 2009	Winnipeg Convention Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba	15,000+ [11]	Adam West, Julie Newmar, Peter Mayhew, Marv Wolfman, Tommy Castillo, Nigel Sade, Echo Chernik, Lucie Brouillard
October 29–31, 2010	Winnipeg Convention Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba	20,000+ [12]	Garrett Wang, Orli Shoshan
October 28–30, 2011	Winnipeg Convention Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba	27,000 [13]	William Shatner, Jonathan Frakes, Kevin Sorbo, Kate Vernon, Ethan Phillips, Nana Visitor, Chase Masterson, Adrienne Wilkinson, Maria de Aragon, Bret "The Hitman" Hart
November 2–4, 2012	Winnipeg Convention Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba	34,000 [14]	Patrick Stewart, Nichelle Nichols, Marina Sirtis, Billy Dee Williams, Dean Cain, Tia Carrere, Alan Oppenheimer, Aaron Ashmore, Paul McGillion, Torri Higginson, Vic Mignogna, Zoie Palmer, Tamara Gorski, Michael Golden, Renée Witterstaetter, Rodney Ramos, Tommy Castillo, Marc Wolfe, Nigel Sade, Amul Kumar, Ric Meyers, Mark Texeira, George Pérez, Dennis Calero, Matt Triano, Arthur Suydam, Kevin Nash
November 1–3, 2013	RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba	44,000+ [15]	Celebrity guests: Ron Perlman, Bill Goldberg, James Marsters, David Prowse, Tony Amendola, Aaron Ashmore, Bruce Boxleitner, Avery Brooks, Malcolm Danare, Brendan Hunter, Walter Koenig, Robert Duncan McNeill, Chris Sarandon, Laura Vandervoort Guest artists: Ethan Van Sciver, Mark Sparacio, Jeff Balke, Robert Bailey, Tommy Castillo, George Frei, Mitch Gerads, Anthony Hary, Greg Horn, Ken Lashley, Marvin Mariano, Christopher Mitten, Richard Pace, Gordon Purcell, NEN, Nigel Sade, Stuart Sayger, Brent Schoonover, Tyler Walpole, Sarah Wilkinson, Marc Wolfe [16] Featured wrestlers: Bill Goldberg, Ted DiBiase, Tommy Dreamer, Maria Kanellis (Cancelled), Angelina Love
October 31 – November 2, 2014	RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba	37,000 [17]	Celebrity guests: Peter Hambleton, Adam Brown, Jed Brophy, Graham McTavish, Adrian Paul, Nicole De Boer, René Auberjonois, John de Lancie, Jeremy Bulloch, Ron Rubin, Rick Howland, Paul Amos, Kris Holden-Ried, Riddle, Kay Pike, Katt Gunn Guest artists: José Delbo, Jeff Balke, Eric Basaldua, Tommy Castillo, GMB Chomichuk, Richard Comely, John Gallagher, Greg Horn, Rob Hunter, Lovern Kindzierski, Robert Luedke, Dave Ross, Peter Repovski, JP Roth, Joe Rubenstein, Nigel Sade, Cory Smith, Don Sparrow, Doug Wheatley, Sarah Wilkinson Featured wrestlers: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts, Tito Santana, Victoria
October 30 – November 1, 2015	RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba	48,000 [18]	Celebrity guests: Tim Rose, David Yost, Walter Emanuel Jones, Gates McFadden, Garrett Wang, Robert Picardo, Veronica Taylor, James Marsters, Nalini Krishan, Carel Struycken, Sean Schemmel, Sylvester McCoy Guest artists: Neal Adams, Rodney Ramos, Richard S. Meyers, Matt Triano, Jamie Snell, Jeff Balke, Robert Luedke, Tommy Castillo, Nigel Sade, Sara Wilkinson, Greg Horn, John Gallagher, Todd McCaffrey, Christopher Jones, Stephen 'Steve' B. Scott, Echo Chernik, Ashleigh Popplewell, Pablo Hidalgo, M C Joudrey Featured wrestlers: Rob Van Dam
October 28–30, 2016	RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba	70,000 [1]
October 27–29, 2017	RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba
October 26–28, 2018	RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba

References

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External links

• Central Canada Comic Con