{{Short description|Fan convention in the United States}} {{Infobox convention | name = Fan Expo Dallas | image = | caption = | status = Active | genre = Speculative fiction | venue = Plano Centre (2002–2006)<br />Richardson Civic Center (2003–2010)<br />Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas (2011–2013)<br/>Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center (2014–19, 2021–) | location = Dallas, Texas | country = United States | first = October 2002 | last = | organizer = Comic Con /Informa Connect | filing = | attendance = 50,000 (2014)<ref name=cbs140518/> | website = [http://www.fanexpodallas.com/ fanexpodallas.com] }} '''Fan Expo Dallas''', previously known as '''Dallas Comic Con''' (or '''DCC''' for short), is a three-day speculative fiction, (including comic books and gaming)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fanexpodallas.com/about-us/|title=ABOUT US {{!}} FAN EXPO DALLAS|website=fanexpodallas.com|access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref> fan convention held annually in the Dallas, Texas area. Larger in scale than the Dallas Fan Days events under the same management, Fan Expo Dallas focuses on comic book artists, writers, and publishers.<ref name="opx"/><ref name="philip"/> These events usually also feature question and answer sessions, a large dealers room, and autograph-signing with a number of famous comic and media guests.<ref name="fave"/><ref name="fanday"/><ref name="kxas100828"/> The event is produced by Informa doing business as Fan Expo HQ.
== History == In 2002, Ben Stevens, producer of the Sci-Fi Expo (1994–present), and Philip Wise, owner of [http://rebelscum.com/ rebelscum.com] and theforce.net, brought on consultant Mark Walters (of the defunct Dallas Fantasy Fair, who had staged the Dallas Comic & Toy Fest from 2000 to 2002)<ref name=Hopkins/> and produced the first '''Dallas Comic Con'''.<ref name="dmn120520r"/> The show attracted 5,000 attendees.<ref name=Hopkins />
Starting with the October 2012 show, Dallas Comic Con expanded to three days.<ref name=Hopkins /> C2 Ventures sold control of Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo, and Fan Days to Informa in early 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Robert |last=Wilonsky |author-link=Robert Wilonsky |newspaper=The Dallas Morning News |title=British-Swiss company buys Dallas Comic Con on eve of move to Dallas Convention Center |url=http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/british-swiss-company-buys-dallas-comic-con-on-eve-of-move-to-dallas-convention-center.html/ |date=February 13, 2014 |access-date=August 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903110337/http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/british-swiss-company-buys-dallas-comic-con-on-eve-of-move-to-dallas-convention-center.html/ |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
There was no expo in 2020, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=Tor>Liptak, Andrew. [https://www.tor.com/2020/03/15/coronavirus-the-sci-fi-fantasy-conventions-canceled-so-far/ "Coronavirus: The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Conventions Canceled So Far,"] Tor.com (March 15, 2020).</ref>
=== Locations === To date, the Dallas Comic Con has been held at one of four locations. The first three locations were in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas. Early editions were held at the Plano Centre in Plano, Texas,<ref name="plano" /> or the Richardson Civic Center in Richardson, Texas.<ref name="rich"/><ref name="joe"/> Beginning in May 2011, the event relocated to the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. In May 2014, the Dallas Comic Con relocated to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas. Dallas Fan Days events remain at the Irving Convention Center.
== Event history == {| class="wikitable" |- ! width=10%|Dates ! Convention Name ! width=18%|Location ! Guests ! width=18%|Notes |- | October 12–13, 2002 | Dallas Comic Con || Plano Centre || Dave Dorman, Greg, Tim Hildebrandt, Amanda Conner, Jim Daly, Nick Derington, Richard Dominguez, Ben Dunn, Steve Erwin, Kerry Gammill, Miles Gunter, Michael Lark, Jaime Mendoza, John Lucas, Joseph Michael, Terry Moore, Mark Murphy<!--Possibly graphic designer-->, Don Punchatz, Kelsey Shannon, Cal Slayton, Kenneth Smith, Dave Stevens, Carrie Fisher, Amy Allen, Rena Owen, Peter Mayhew, Ray Park, David Naughton, Jackson Bostwick, Linda Blair, Joanna Cameron, Brad Dourif, Ben Chapman<!--Looks as if it should be Alan Tudyk as Ben Chapman (baseball), see 42 (film)-->, Traci Lords, Cynthia Rothrock, Butch Patrick, Glenn Shadix, Richard Hatch || |- | April 5–6, 2003 | Dallas Comic Con || Richardson Civic Center<ref name="dmn02"/> || Tim Bradstreet, Adam Hughes, Dave Dorman, Frank Cho, Scott Kurtz, Kerry Gammill, Cal Slayton, Michael Lark, Zach Jensen, Tanya Roberts, Chase Masterson, Maud Adams, Anne Ramsay, David Carradine || A collectible program book was produced with dual covers by artists Dave Dorman and Adam Hughes. "Celebrity Autograph Series" trading cards featuring Zachariah Jensen were distributed to promote this event. While the card is numbered "Promo 1", the line was dropped due to licensing issues, and this was the only such card issued. |- | October 25–26, 2003 | Dallas Comic Con || Plano Centre || Tim Bradstreet, Phil Noto, Adam Hughes, Scott Kurtz, John Lucas, Ben Dunn, Jaime Mendoza, Cal Slayton, Erik Reeves, Warwick Davis, Anthony Daniels, Dave Prowse, Rena Owen, Michonne Bourriague, Amy Allen, John Rhys-Davies, Sala Baker, David Hedison, Mercedes McNab, Brad Dourif, Jonathan Breck || | |- | October 23–24, 2004 | Dallas Comic Con || Plano Centre <ref name="dcc4"/> || Adam Hughes, Michael Lark, Greg Horn, Dan Brereton, Cal Slayton, Michael Jantze,<ref name="dcc4"/> Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, Orli Shoshan, Iyari Limon, Robia LaMorte, Peter Mayhew, John de Lancie, Kevin Conroy, Arleen Sorkin || A collectible program book was produced with dual covers by artists Adam Hughes and Dan Brereton. Activities at this event included a costume contest and a free screening of the motion picture ''Saw''. |- | February 12–13, 2005 | Dallas Comic Con || Richardson Civic Center.<ref name="dcc5"/> || Bernie Wrightson, Tim Bradstreet, Steve Niles, Mark Brooks, Jaime Mendoza, Scott Kurtz, Todd Nauck, Raven Gregory, Cal Slayton, Brian Denham, Thomas Jane, Patricia Arquette, Sean Astin, David Anders<ref name="dcc5"/> || | |- | October 15–16, 2005 | Dallas Comic Con || Plano Centre.<ref name="dmn6"/> || Mark Brooks, Ale Garza, Cliff Chiang, Rich Buckler, Terry Moore, Michael Lark, James O'Barr, Cal Slayton, Kerry Gammill, Jaime Mendoza, Cat Staggs, Cynthia Cummiens, David Hopkins, Ben Dunn, Hector Cantú, Carrie Fisher, Jonathan Frakes, Adam Baldwin, Kevin Sorbo, Peter Mayhew, Erin Gray, Donnie Dunagan, Marc Singer, Kane Hodder, Bill Johnson, Genie Francis, Bonnie Piesse, Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, Steve Sansweet, Paul Black, Fanboy Radio. || A collectible program book was produced with dual covers by artists Mark Brooks and Terry Moore. |- | April 29–30, 2006 | Dallas Comic Con || Plano Centre.<ref name="tfn7"/> || Bernie Wrightson, Dave Dorman, Tony Harris, Howard Chaykin, Steve Niles, Norm Breyfogle, James O'Barr, Cal Slayton, Josh Howard, Jaime Mendoza, Tom Hodges, Cat Staggs, Kerry Gammill, Brian Denham, Ben Dunn, Kez Wilson, Jim Daly, David Hopkins, Brock Rizy, Tim Bradstreet, Thomas Jane, Gates McFadden, John Wesley Shipp, Doug Jones, Alan Ruck, Dwight Schultz, Sarah Douglas, Michael Gross, Jeremy Bulloch, James Hampton, Burton Gilliam, Karen Allen || A collectible program book was produced with dual covers by artists Dave Dorman, Tom Hodges, and Cat Staggs. |- | October 28–29, 2006 | Dallas Comic Con || Plano Centre.<ref name="dmn8"/> || Brian Stelfreeze, Phil Noto, Paul Gulacy, Steve Rude, Mike Grell, Ron Frenz, Mark Brooks, Jaime Mendoza, Kerry Gammill, Steve Erwin, Kez Wilson, Tom Hodges, Cat Staggs, Cal Slayton, Ben Dunn, Amy Acker, Ron Glass, Lane Garrison, Jake Lloyd, Claudia Christian, Musetta Vander, Daniel Logan, Mark Goddard, Donnie Dunagan, Captain Lou Albano, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Team Brown Family, Team Wild Hanlons || | |- | June 30-July 1, 2007 | Dallas Comic Con || Richardson Civic Center || Herb Trimpe, Billy Tan, Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges, Kristian Donaldson, Brian Denham, Josh Howard, James O'Barr, Ben Dunn, Jamie Mendoza, Steve Irwin, Kez Wilson, Kenneth Smith, Cal Slayton, Hector Cantú, Brad W. Foster, Kristy Swanson, Robert Beltran, Billy West, Mary Oyaya, James Hampton || | |- | January 12–13, 2008 | Dallas Comic Con || Richardson Civic Center || Shawnee Smith, Ray Park, Missi Pyle, Tony DeZuniga, Harold LeDoux, Scott Kurtz, Kristian Donaldson, Nick Derington, Kristofer Straub, Cal Slayton, Brad W. Foster, James O'Barr, Bob Layton, Terry Moore, Steve Niles, Cully Hamner, Tim Bradstreet, Matt Sturges, Brian Denham, Sarah Wilkinson, David Hopkins, Jaime Mendoza, Cat Staggs, Scott Harben || | |- | April 5–6, 2008 | Dallas Comic Con & Sci-Fi Expo || Richardson Civic Center || Jeremy Bulloch, Kandyse McClure || | |- | October 25–26, 2008 | ''Star Wars'' Fan Days II || Plano Centre.<ref name="dmn11"/> || || | |- | January 2009 | Dallas Comic Con || Richardson Civic Center || || | |- | August 15–16, 2009 | Dallas Comic Con || Richardson Civic Center || Barry Bostwick, Dean Stockwell, James Hampton, Yancy Butler, René Auberjonois, Paul Smith, Steve Niles, Bill Sienkiewicz, J. Scott Campbell, Cal Slayton, Michael Hogan<ref name="do13"/> || | |- | January 30–31, 2010 | Dallas Comic Con || Richardson Civic Center.<ref name="qu100128"/> || Adam West, Sean Patrick Flanery, Charisma Carpenter, Daniel Cudmore, Peter Mayhew, Anne Lockhart, Herb Jefferson Jr.,<ref name="up14"/><ref name="dfw14"/> Tim Sale, Adam Hughes, Todd Nauck, Brad W. Foster, Ben Dunn, Michael Golden, Harold LeDoux, Cal Slayton<ref name="cs14"/><ref name="peg100105"/> || [[File:HaroldLeDoux Dallas 2010-01-30.png|thumb|right|Harold LeDoux at the Dallas Comic Con in Richardson, Texas (January 30, 2010)]] |- | August 28–29, 2010 | Dallas Comic Con || Richardson Civic Center<ref name="qu100826"/><ref name="dv100827"/> || Edward James Olmos, Luciana Carro, Alan Harris, Mike Edmonds, Lar Park Lincoln, Machete,<ref name="do100830"/><ref name="tfn100827"/> Keith Pollard, Adam Warren, Angel Medina, Pat Broderick, June Brigman, Roy Richardson, Kerry Gammill, Kez Wilson, Ben Dunn, Josh Howard, Joe Eisma, Steve Erwin, John Lucas, Brian Denham, Andre Mangum, David Hopkins, Cal Slayton, Richard Dominguez, Lawrence Reynolds, Anthony Tollin<ref name="kxas100828"/><ref name="tfn100827"/><ref name="dcc115a"/> || | |- | May 21–22, 2011 | Dallas Comic Con || Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas<ref name="opx"/> || Leonard Nimoy, Carrie Fisher, Amanda Pays, John Wesley Shipp, Alexis Cruz, Thomas Jane, Todd Farmer, The Walking Dead, Stan Lee, John Romita Jr., Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Cal Slayton, Bernie Wrightson, Steve Niles, Tim Bradstreet, Rick Leonardi, Kerry Gammill, Todd Nauck, James O'Barr, Michael Lark.<ref name="cnn110520"/> || | |- | May 19–20, 2012 | Stan Lee Presents Dallas Comic Con || Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas<ref name="opx"/><ref name="nbc120517"/> || Stan Lee, Neal Adams, George Pérez, Len Wein, Arthur Suydam, Jimmy Palmiotti, Cully Hamner, Brian Stelfreeze, Norm Breyfogle, Greg Horn, Mitch Breitweiser, Elizabeth Breitweiser, Alex Saviuk, Sam DeLarosa, Guo Jingxiong, Steve Erwin, Cal Slayton, Kristian Donaldson,<ref name="dmn120518b"/> Patrick Stewart, John de Lancie, David Prowse, Jeremy Bulloch, Peter Mayhew, Adam West, Kevin Conroy, Burt Ward, Laura Vandervoort, Summer Glau, James Marsters, Anne Lockhart, Tim Taylor<ref name="nbc120517"/><ref name="dmn120519b"/> || 235px|right|thumb|DCC logo used from 2012 until 2016 rebranding. Organizers estimated the total attendance at 20,000 for the weekend.<ref name="dmn120520r"/> |- | October 19–21, 2012,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.starwarsreport.com/2012/10/08/dallas-fan-days-october-19-21/|title=Dallas Fan Days October 19–21 – The Star Wars Report|date=8 October 2012|access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref> | Dallas Fan Days || Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas || Stan Lee, Bruce Campbell, Robert Englund, Tom Felton, Sean Astin<ref name=Hopkins /> || | |- | May 17–19, 2013 | Dallas Comic Con || Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas<ref name="opx"/> || || | |- | October 4–6, 2013 | Dallas Fan Days || Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas || John Barrowman, Simon Bisley, John Heder<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scifiexpo.com/DCC/fandays.html|title = Domain Registered at Safenames}}</ref> || | |- | May 16–18, 2014 | Dallas Comic Con || Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center || Nathan Fillion, William Shatner, Akira Takarada, Christopher Lloyd, Nightmare on Elm Street, Stan Lee, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, David Finch, Mark Bagley, J. Scott Campbell, Dan Slott, Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Adam Baldwin, Ron Glass, Sean Maher, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Marina Sirtis, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, John de Lancie, Denise Crosby, David Morrissey, Emily Kinney, Michael Rooker || First convention under the new ownership. |- | October 17–19, 2014 | Dallas Fan Days || Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://arkansasgeekcentral.com/dallas-fan-days-2014/|title=Dallas Fan Days Oct 17-19, 2014 (TX) : Arkansas Geek Central|website=arkansasgeekcentral.com|access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref> || || | |- | February 7–8, 2015 | Dallas Fan Days || Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dfwstyledaily.com/2015/02/18/dallas-comic-con-fan-days-2015-recap-the-costumes-the-fans-the-style/|title=Dallas Comic Con Fan Days 2015 Recap: The Costumes, The Fans, The Style|last=Frazier|first=Leah|date=2015-02-18|website=DFW Style Daily|access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref> || || | |- | May 29–31, 2015 | Fan Expo Presents Dallas Comic Con || Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center || Robin Lord Taylor, Carrie Fisher, Karen Gillan, Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Adam West, Burt Ward, Dean Cain, Laura Vandervoort, Barbara Eden, Bill Daily, Haruo Nakajima, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Tsutomu Kitagawa, Stan Lee, Amanda Conner, Alex Maleev, Esad Ribić, Kaare Andrews, Greg Pak, Steve Epting, Jimmy Palmiotti, Bob Layton || | |- | October 16–18, 2015 | Dallas Fan Days || Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://comicattack.net/archives/123492|title=Dallas Fan Days October 2015: The Con|date=2015-10-28|work=ComicAttack|access-date=2017-07-22|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224150110/http://comicattack.net/archives/123492|archive-date=2016-12-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> || || | |- | February 13–14, 2016 | Dallas Fan Days || Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/6456/Dallas_Comic_Con_Fan_Days_2016|title=Dallas Comic Con Fan Days 2016 Convention Information @ AnimeCons.com|website=AnimeCons.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref> || Neal Adams, John Barrowman, Becky Cloonan, Sam de la Rosa, Bruce Greenwood, Brent Spiner, Austin St. John || | |- | June 3–5, 2016 | Fan Expo Dallas || Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center || Stan Lee, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Doctor Who, Agent Carter, Jon Bernthal, Rob Schneider, Jack Gleeson || First convention under the new branding. Attendees reached a total of over 100,000.{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}} |- | October 14–16, 2016 | Dallas Fan Days || Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wegoplaces.com/dallas-fan-days-2016-announces-fall-dates-irving-tx-october-14th-to-october-16th|title=Dallas Fan Days 2016 Announces Fall Dates October - WeGoPlaces.com|website=WeGoPlaces.com|access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref> || Neal Adams, Brett Dalton, Sam de la Rosa, John de Lancie, Michael Dorn, Ben Dunn, Elizabeth Henstridge, Scott Wilson || | |- | March 31–April 2, 2017 | Fan Expo Dallas || Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center || Mark Hamill, Stan Lee, Tim Curry, John Barrowman, Alan Tudyk, Jason Isaacs, Catherine Tate, Jason David Frank, Thomas F. Wilson, Alex Kingston, Meat Loaf, Barry Bostwick, Charisma Carpenter, Jim Lee, Mike Zeck, Ian Somerhalder, Adam West, Burt Ward<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guidelive.com/celebrities/2017/01/26/fan-expo-dallas-host-rocky-horror-cast-reunion-tim-curry|title=Fan Expo Dallas will play host to a 'Rocky Horror' cast reunion|website=Guidelive.com|quote=The other guests so far include comic book legend Stan Lee (in what they say will be his final Texas appearance), renowned comic artist Jim Lee, Norman Reedus and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead), Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries), Adam West and Burt Ward (Batman) John Barrowman (Arrow, Doctor Who) and Robin Lord Taylor (Gotham).|author=Britton Peele|date=26 January 2017|access-date=15 May 2018}}</ref> || Adam West and Burt Ward's final appearance together. This was also Stan Lee's final Texas convention appearance. |- | October 20–22, 2017 || Dallas Fan Days || Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas || Bruce Boxleitner, Sam de la Rosa, Michael Golden, Austin St. John, Arthur Suydam, David Tennant, Renée Witterstaetter || | |- | April 6–8, 2018 | Fan Expo Dallas || Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center || Ben Affleck, Jason Momoa, Jeff Goldblum, Chuck Norris, Tom Cavanagh, Val Kilmer, Cary Elwes, Wallace Shawn, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Lloyd, Amy Jo Johnson, Richard Dean Anderson, Eliza Taylor, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Paul Reubens<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/ben-affleck-coming-to-dallas-fan-expo-in-replace-of-michael-j-fox-10539938|title=Fan Expo Dallas Loses Michael J. Fox but Scores Ben Affleck|website=Dallasobserver.com|author=Danny Gallagher|access-date=15 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/popculture/pop-culture-princess-bride-back-to-the-future-reunions-part/article_a5b3b449-2f74-5228-8f0c-ced8ab5c0265.html|title=Pop culture: 'Princess Bride,' 'Back to the Future,' '2001' reunions part of Dallas pop culture con|website=Tulsaworld.com|author=Jimmie Tramel|date=22 March 2018 |access-date=15 May 2018}}</ref> || | |- | October 19–21, 2018 | Dallas Fan Days || Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fancons.com/events/info/10734/dallas-fan-days-2018|title=Dallas Fan Days 2018 Information|website=Fancons|access-date=2018-07-13}}</ref> || Manu Bennett, Arthur Darvill, Sam de la Rosa, Dave Dorman, David Doub, Jason David Frank, Ray Park, Christopher Sabat, Kevin Sorbo, Karl Urban || | |- | May 3–5, 2019 | Fan Expo Dallas || Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fancons.com/events/info/10801/fan-expo-dallas-2019|title=Fan Expo Dallas 2019 Information|website=Fancons|access-date=2018-07-13}}</ref> || Lynda Carter, Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Tom Wilson, James Tolkan, Charlie Hunnam, Zachary Levi, William Shatner, Linda Blair, Rainn Wilson, Pamela Anderson, Kiefer Sutherland, Sean Astin, Peter Mayhew (Died before convention), Ke Huy Quan, Corey Feldman, Jason Patric, Ralph Macchio, Martin Kove, William Zabka, Finn Wolfhard, Jake Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, John Barrowman, Carlos Valdes, Danielle Panabaker, Rose McIver, Tyler Hoechlin, Summer Glau, Jaeden Lieberher, Jackson Robert Scott, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Mia Farrow, Rider Strong, Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle, Ben Savage, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Tom Welling, Mark Sheppard, Lana Parrilla, Ryan Hurst, Khary Payton, Mike Colter, Phil Lamarr, Bryce Papenbrook, Cristina Vee, David Hayter, Patricia Summersett, Chris Sabat, Justine Briner, Clifford Chapin, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Luci Christian, Caitline Glass, Josh Grelle, David Matranga, Joel McDonald, Brina Palencia, Kyle Phillips, Vanessa Marshall, Sean Schemmel, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Lucie Pohl, Gaku Space, Estelle, Zach Callison, Michaela Dietz, Deedee Magno, Greg Cipes, Tara Strong, Will Friedle || | |- | October 18–20, 2019 | Dallas Fan Days || Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasfandays.com/en/home.html|title=Dallas Fan Days|website=Dallas Fan Days|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref> || Ron Perlman, Anthony Daniels, Adam Baldwin, Matthew Modine, Patrick Warburton, Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Tommy Flanagan, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Casey Cott || | |- | {{strikethrough|June 19–21, 2020}} | Fan Expo Dallas || Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center<ref name="FAN EXPO Dallas">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fanexpodallas.com/en/home.html|title=FAN EXPO Dallas|website=FAN EXPO Dallas|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> || (announced) Matthew Lewis, Bonnie Wright, James and Oliver Phelps, John Cleese, George Takei, Levar Burton, Stephen Amell, Katherine McNamara, Ben Lewis, Caity Lotz, Brandon Routh, Dave Bautista, Alicia Silverstone, Dean Cain, Brendan Fraser, Bob Saget, John Stamos, Dave Coulier, Christina Ricci, Devon Sawa, Jon Bernthal, John Leguizamo, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley, Neve Campbell, Rose McGowan, Jamie Kennedy, Matthew Lillard, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Giancarlo Esposito, Weird Al Yankovic, Chandler Riggs, Garret Dillahunt, Christopher Eccleston, Catherine Tate, Annabeth Gish, Sonequa Martin-Green, Felicia Day, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Oscar Nuñez || Postponed and then canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially planned to be held March 27–29, 2020. |- | {{strikethrough|October 16–18, 2020}} | Dallas Fan Days || Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasfandays.com/en/home.html|title=Dallas Fan Days|website=Dallas Fan Days|access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref> || colspan=2|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |- | September 17–19, 2021 | Fan Expo Dallas || Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpodallas|title=FAN EXPO Dallas|website=FAN EXPO HQ|access-date=2020-09-09}}</ref> || Watson Amelia, Stephen Amell, Sean Astin (canceled), Brian Azzarello (canceled), Eric Basaldua, Dante Basco, Brian Baumgartner (canceled), Dave Bautista (canceled), Billy Boyd (canceled), Justin Briner, Rodger Bumpass, Greg Capullo (canceled), Clifford Chapin, Luci Christian, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Kevin Conroy, Christina Dark, Sam de la Rosa, David Doub, Steve Downes (canceled), Christopher Eccleston, Ray Fisher, Kate Flannery, Brendan Fraser (canceled), Michael Golden (canceled), Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mike Grell, Josh Grelle, Gawr Gura, Anthony Michael Hall (canceled), Chad Hardin, Tony Harris, Colton Haynes, Greg Horn, Ryan Hurst, Melanie Jasmine, Georges Jeanty, Jillea, Wayne Knight (canceled), David Koechner, Walter Koenig, Jae Lee, Zachary Levi, Matthew Lewis, Mario Lopez (canceled), LuckyGrim, James Marsters, Charles Martinet, David Matranga, Gates McFadden (canceled), Kristen McGuire, Brandon McInnis, Bob McLeod, Breckin Meyer (canceled), Dominic Monaghan (canceled), Rags Morales, Mori Calliope, Paul Nakauchi (cancelled), Nana Cosplay, Trina Nishimura, Nolan North, Oscar Nuñez, Brina Palencia, Dan Parent, Robert Patrick, Ron Perlman, Kyle Phillips, Billie Piper (canceled), Podgekinn, Andy Price, Zachary Quinto, Humberto Ramos, Monica Rial, Tone Rodriguez, Theo Rossi, Tim Rozon, Joe Rubinstein, Chris Sabat, Adam Savage, Melanie Scrofano, Jeremy Shada, William Shatner, Ian Sinclair, Sparrowhawk Cosplay, Brent Spiner (canceled), George Takei, J. Michael Tatum, Veronica Taylor, Vraskaa, Carl Weathers, Christopher Wehkamp, Billy West, Elijah Wood (canceled), Claude Xavier || |Return of the event, following the previous cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |- | December 11, 2021 | Dallas Fan Festival || Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fanexpohq.com/dallasfanfestival|title=Dallas Fan Festival|website=FAN EXPO HQ|access-date=2020-09-09}}</ref> || || |Its name was changed from Dallas Fan Days to Dallas Fan Festival. |- |June 17–19, 2022 |Fan Expo Dallas |Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpodallas/|title=Fan Expo Dallas|website=FAN EXPO HQ|access-date=2022-05-03}}</ref> | |- |June 9–11, 2023 |Fan Expo Dallas |Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center || Beverly D'Angelo, Carrie-Anne Moss, Charles Martinet, Charlie Cox, Chevy Chase, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Creed Bratton, Danielle Panabaker, Dee Bradley Baker, Grace Van Dien, Hayden Christensen, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Jeff Anderson, Jodi Benson, Jon Bernthal, Joseph Quinn, Kevin Smith, Leslie David Baker, Rainn Wilson, Ralph Macchio, Paul Walter Hauser, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Sean Gunn, Shameik Moore, Steve Burns, Tara Strong, Trevor Fehrman, Vincent D'Onofrio, Zachary Levi | |- |June 7-9, 2024 |Fan Expo Dallas |Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center || Adam Savage, Alan Tudyk, Alex Kingston, Billie Piper, Butch Hartman, Caleb McLaughlin, Catherine Tate, Chris Sarandon, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Dallas Liu, Danny Elfman, David Tennant, Don Bluth, Elizabeth Yu, Emily Swallow, Finn Wolfhard, Frank Welker, Gaten Matarazzo, Geena Davis, Giancarlo Esposito, Gordon Cormier, Hayden Panettiere, Helen Hunt, Henry Winkler, Holly Marie Combs, Hugh Dancy, Ian Ousley, Jodie Whittaker, Joonas Suotamo, Keith David, Mads Mikkelsen, Mandip Gill, Maria Zhang, Marisa Tomei, Mckenna Grace, Ming-Na Wen, Morena Baccarin, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Patrick Warburton, Peter Cullen, Richard Dreyfuss, Roger Craig Smith, Rose McGowan, Sam Raimi, Shannen Doherty, Sofia Boutella, Susan Sarandon, Temuera Morrison, Tim Curry, William Shatner | |- |October 19-20, 2024 |Dallas Fan Festival |Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas || Bitsie Tulloch, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Candice Patton, Carlos Valdes, Danielle Panabaker, David Ramsey, Dean Cain, George Newbern, Grant Gustin, John Wesley Shipp, Manny Jacinto, Michael Cudlitz, Tim Daly, Tom Cavanagh, Tyler Hoechlin, Willa Holland | |- |May 30-June 1, 2025 |Fan Expo Dallas |Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center || John Cena, Mr. T, Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Tom Wilson, Huey Lewis, Claudia Wells, Elisabeth Shue, James Tolkan, Harry Waters Jr., Donald Fullilove, Frances Lee McCain, Jeffrey Weissman, Matt Clark, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Erica Durance, Laura Vandervoort, Gabriel Iglesias, Anthony Daniels, John Boyega, Ashley Eckstein, Christina Ricci, Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, James Marsters, Julie Benz, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Breckin Meyer, Heather Graham, Zachary Levi, Parker Posey, Jennifer Beals, Kristen Schaal, Heather Locklear, Rob Schneider, Priscilla Presley, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Garrett Hedlund, Frank Grillo, Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Felicia Day, Dirk Benedict, Keith David, Zach Tyler Eisen, Jack DeSena, Dante Basco, Michaela Jill Murphy, Greg Baldwin, Hank Azaria, Kate Micucci |}
== See also == * Dallas Fantasy Fair
== References == {{Reflist|30em|refs= <ref name="opx">{{cite web |url=http://www.dallascomiccon.com |title=Dallas Comic Con |publisher=OfficialPix |access-date=May 19, 2012}}</ref> <ref name="philip">{{cite news|work=The Dallas Morning News |title=Southlake collector hitches his wagon to 'Star Wars' |date=May 26, 2008 |first=Marissa |last=Alanis |url=http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/052608kvuestarwars-eh.2f1f3cd7.html }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> <ref name="fave">{{cite news |work=The Dallas Morning News |title=Fan favorites |date=March 16, 2007 |first=Bindu |last=Varghese |quote=Dallas Comic Con aims to please pop culture fans with more than nods to their favorite comic books. The convention's Fan Days edition this weekend has a gallery of celebrities, including celluloid notables such as Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies.}}</ref> <ref name="fanday">{{cite news |work=The Dallas Morning News |title=Comic Con to host free Fan Days event |date=March 11, 2007}}</ref> <ref name="plano">{{cite web |url=http://www.plano.gov/Departments/PlanoCentre/PlanoConventionCentre/ |publisher=The City of Plano Texas official website |title=Plano Centre |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070718012147/http://www.plano.gov/Departments/PlanoCentre/PlanoConventionCentre/ |archive-date=2007-07-18 }}</ref> <ref name="rich">{{cite web |url=http://www.cor.net/civiccenter/ |publisher=City of Richardson |title=Richardson Civic Center |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814071856/http://www.cor.net/civiccenter/ |archive-date=2007-08-14 }}</ref> <ref name="joe">{{cite news |work=KXAS-TV |title=Great Texas G.I. Joe Show Strikes Richardson; Show Held In Conjunction With Dallas Comic Con |date=March 19, 2007 |url=http://www.nbc5i.com/entertainment/11296230/detail.html}}</ref> <ref name="dmn02">{{cite news |work=The Dallas Morning News |title=Local convention draws comic book devotees |date=April 1, 2003 |first=Aline |last=McKenzie}}</ref> <ref name="dcc4">{{cite news |work=The Dallas Morning News |title=Dallas draws him in |date=October 23, 2004 |first=Mike |last=Peters}}</ref> <ref name="dcc5">{{cite news |work=The Dallas Morning News |title=Bits & Pieces |date=February 6, 2005 |quote=Lord of the Rings star Sean Astin and actress Patricia Arquette are among the celebrities set to make appearances at the Dallas Comic Con, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m.}}</ref> <ref name="dmn6">{{cite news |work=The Dallas Morning News |title=If you go |date=October 15, 2005}}</ref> <ref name="tfn7">{{cite news|work=TheForce.Net |title=Dallas Comic Con 7 |date=April 24, 2006 |first=Dustin |last=Roberts |url=http://www.theforce.net/topstory/story/Dallas_Comic_Con_7_98147.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605100922/http://www.theforce.net/topstory/story/Dallas_Comic_Con_7_98147.asp |archive-date=2011-06-05 }}</ref> <ref name="dmn8">{{cite news |work=The Dallas Morning News |title=Character abounds at Plano fan fest: Actors, wrestlers, artists and admirers are drawn to Dallas Comic Con |date=October 30, 2006 |first=Jennifer |last=Emily |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31511940_ITM}}</ref> <ref name="dmn11">{{cite news|work=The Dallas Morning News |title=2,000 sci-fi fans show up for 'Star Wars' event in Plano |url=http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/102608dnmetstars.14a85f879.html |date=October 26, 2008 |first=Taylor |last=Short }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> <ref name="do13">{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Wilonsky |author-link=Robert Wilonsky |work=Unfair Park |publisher=Dallas Observer |title=In Dreams: Scenes from the Comic Con |url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/08/in_dreams_scenes_from_the_comi.php |date=August 17, 2009 |access-date=August 24, 2009 |archive-date=August 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819082522/http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/08/in_dreams_scenes_from_the_comi.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="up14">{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Wilonsky |author-link=Robert Wilonsky |work=Unfair Park |publisher=Dallas Observer |title=Adam West Is Signing Pictures in Richardson This Weekend. And Talking to Unfair Park. |url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/01/adam_west_is_signing_pictures.php |date=January 29, 2010 |access-date=February 3, 2010 |archive-date=February 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203225553/http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/01/adam_west_is_signing_pictures.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="dfw14">{{cite news |first=Scott |last=Hinze |publisher=DFW.com |title=Fanboy goes to Dallas Comic Con 2010 |url=http://www.dfw.com/203/story/231117.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121100321/http://www.dfw.com/203/story/231117.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |date=February 3, 2010 }}</ref> <ref name="cs14">{{cite news |first=Brian |last=Pate |work=Convention Scene |title=Michael Golden Makes 1st Texas Appearance in 20 Years at Dallas Comic Con |url=http://www.conventionscene.com/category/location/us/texas/ |date=January 29, 2010}}</ref> <ref name="qu100128">{{cite news|first=Geoff |last=Johnston |work=Quick |title=Nerd Alert: Dallas Comic Con returns |url=http://www.quickdfw.com/sharedcontent/dws/quick3/columnists/gjohnston/stories/DN-events--nerdalert_1231ick.ART.State.Edition1.4bba45e.html |date=January 28, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927220746/http://www.quickdfw.com/sharedcontent/dws/quick3/columnists/gjohnston/stories/DN-events--nerdalert_1231ick.ART.State.Edition1.4bba45e.html |archive-date=September 27, 2011 }}</ref> <ref name="peg100105">{{cite news |work=Pegasus News |title=Dallas Comic Con to feature Twilight actor, Charisma Carpenter |url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2010/jan/05/dallas-comic-con-feature-twilight-actor-charisma-c/ |date=January 5, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311161604/http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2010/jan/05/dallas-comic-con-feature-twilight-actor-charisma-c/ |archive-date=March 11, 2012 }}</ref> <ref name="dcc115a">{{cite web |publisher=OfficialPix |title=Dallas Comic Con (August 28–29, 2010) |url=http://www.scifiexpo.com/DCC/dallascomiccon.html |access-date=August 30, 2010}}</ref> <ref name="do100830">{{cite news |first=Alex |last=Flores |work=Dallas Observer |title=The Best Costumed Fans of Dallas Comic Con |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/slideshow/the-best-costumed-fans-of-dallas-comic-con-30938391/ |date=August 30, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2010 |archive-date=September 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901111939/http://www.dallasobserver.com/slideshow/the-best-costumed-fans-of-dallas-comic-con-30938391/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="qu100826">{{cite news |first=Geoff |last=Johnston |work=Quick |title=Dallas Comic Con's Mark Walters is a man of many hats |url=http://www.quickdfw.com/sharedcontent/dws/quick3/columnists/gjohnston/stories/DN-events-nerdalert_0812ick.ART.State.Edition1.35754f5.html |date=August 26, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903020238/http://www.quickdfw.com/sharedcontent/dws/quick3/columnists/gjohnston/stories/DN-events-nerdalert_0812ick.ART.State.Edition1.35754f5.html |archive-date=September 3, 2010 }}</ref> <ref name="kxas100828">{{cite news |first=Christina |last=Miralla |publisher=KXAS-TV |work=NBC Dallas-Fort Worth |title=8/28-8/29: A Little of This, A Little of That, Dallas Comic Con is Back! |url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/around-town/events/828-829-A-Little-of-This-A-Little-of-That-101705818.html |date=August 28, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2010}}</ref> <ref name="dv100827">{{cite news |work=Dallas Voice |title=We get it — comics aren't just for kids |url=http://www.dallasvoice.com/bets-082710-1041546.html |date=August 27, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2010 |archive-date=August 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831075714/http://www.dallasvoice.com/bets-082710-1041546.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="tfn100827">{{cite news |first=Dustin |last=Roberts |publisher=TheForce.Net |title=Dallas Comic Con |url=http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Dallas_Comic_Con_133524.asp |date=August 27, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829082658/http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Dallas_Comic_Con_133524.asp |archive-date=August 29, 2010 }}</ref> <ref name="cnn110520">{{cite news |first=Nick |last=Thompson |publisher=CNN |title=Live long and prosper: Comic and sci-fi festivals come of age |url=http://articles.cnn.com/2011-05-20/entertainment/dallas.comic.con_1_comic-convention-comic-book-science-fiction?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ |date=May 20, 2011 |access-date=April 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414115128/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-05-20/entertainment/dallas.comic.con_1_comic-convention-comic-book-science-fiction?_s=PM%3ASHOWBIZ |archive-date=April 14, 2012 }}</ref> <ref name="nbc120517">{{cite news |first=Greg |last=Janda |publisher=KXAS-TV |title=Dallas Comic Con Brings the Stars |url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/the-scene/events/Dallas-Comic-Con-Brings-the-Stars-151906145.html |date=May 17, 2012 |access-date=May 21, 2012}}</ref> <ref name="dmn120518b">{{cite news |first=Britton |last=Peele |work=The Dallas Morning News |title=Avengers Assemble: Comic, sci-fi and fantasy enthusiasts will gather for Dallas Comic Con this weekend |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/headlines/20120518-avengers-assemble-comic-sci-fi-and-fantasy-enthusiasts-will-gather-for-dallas-comic-con-this-weekend.ece |date=May 18, 2012 |access-date=May 21, 2012}}</ref> <ref name="dmn120519b">{{cite news |first=Britton |last=Peele |work=The Dallas Morning News |title=Dallas Comic Con review: Why it's great even for the smallest geek |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/headlines/20120519-dallas-comic-con-review-why-it-s-great-even-for-the-smallest-geek.ece |date=May 19, 2012 |access-date=May 21, 2012}}</ref> In June of 2016 there were more then 100,000 attendees through 3 days.
<ref name="dmn120520r">{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Wilonsky |author-link=Robert Wilonsky |work=The Dallas Morning News |title=For years Dallas Comic Con was an intimate, fanboys-only affair. Not anymore. |url=http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2012/05/for-years-dallas-comic-con-was.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122065725/http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2012/05/for-years-dallas-comic-con-was.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |date=May 20, 2012 |access-date=May 21, 2012 }}</ref> <ref name=Hopkins>{{cite news |last=Hopkins |first=David |title=Mark Walters: Leader of the Geeks |magazine=D Magazine |url=http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2012/october/mark-walters-leader-of-the-geeks |date=October 2012 |access-date=May 8, 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="cbs140518">{{cite news|last1=New|first1=Brian|title=Record-Breaking Attendance Recorded At Dallas Comic Con|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/record-breaking-attendance-recorded-at-dallas-comic-con/|access-date=2 April 2018|work=CBS DFW|publisher=KTVT-11|date=May 18, 2014}}</ref> }}
== External links == *{{official website|http://www.fanexpodallas.com}}
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