GalaxyCon, LLC

Company type	Private
Genre	Comic book anime science fiction fantasy
Founded	2006; 20 years ago (2006)
Founder	Mike S. Broder
Headquarters	Fort Lauderdale, Florida , US
Area served	United States
Website	galaxycon.com

GalaxyCon, LLC, formerly known asSuper Conventions orSupercon,^[1] is a privately owned company based inFort Lauderdale, Florida, that organizescomic book andanime conventions in theUnited States.^[2][3] Events currently include: GalaxyCon Raleigh inRaleigh, North Carolina;Animate! Raleigh; GalaxyCon Richmond inRichmond, Virginia; GalaxyCon Columbus inColumbus, Ohio; GalaxyCon Austin inAustin, Texas; and GalaxyCon San Jose inSan Jose, California.^{[2][4][5][6][7][8]}

In early 2019, the original Supercon trademark, along with the originalFlorida Supercon events, were sold toReedPop,^[9] at which time all other "Supercon" events were renamed GalaxyCon.^[5][10]

The first Supercon was organized by founder Mike Broder in late 2006 at theRamada Hollywood Beach Resort inHollywood, Florida, called Florida Supercon.^[11][12] He was looking to bring a large scale convention to south Florida.^[13] Another event, Anime Supercon, took place in Fort Lauderdale five months later.^[14] Estimated attendances at each event averaged around 2,000 people.^[11][12][14] As success grew, other conventions were added throughout the Fort Lauderdale and Miami metro areas.

An attempt was made in November 2008 to hold a longstanding Supercon outside of Florida, inAtlanta, Georgia, but it was not as prosperous as the Florida events.^[15] Another try did not take place until July 2017 with Raleigh Supercon in North Carolina, replacing the promotionalWizard World Raleigh Comic Con which eventually moved to nearbyWinston-Salem after the 2015 event.^[16] Raleigh Supercon 2017 drew in an estimated 30,000 people for the weekend.^[2][4][17] Super Conventions later acquired the former Derby City Comic Con inLouisville, Kentucky, which was re-branded as Louisville Supercon.^[18] The inaugural event took place in November 2018.^[19]

Two conventions, Animate! Florida (formerly known as Animate! Miami) and Paradise City Comic Con (formerly known as Magic City Comic Con^[20]), were discontinued in 2018 so Super Conventions could concentrate on their three Supercon events.^[2][3] Both of those had taken place in Miami.

In 2025, the organizers of the convention in Columbus was criticized over overcrowding and the treatment of disabled people with medical and accessibility devices being mishandled. The organizers deflected theAmericans with Disabilities Act compliance issues to the security company,Allied Universal, which was hired through the convention center.^[21]

On March 11, 2019, it was announced that Broder sold Florida Supercon and the "Supercon" trademark to ReedPop ofNorwalk, Connecticut.^[9] The company owns a number of conventions around the world, includingNew York Comic Con andMCM London Comic Con.^[9] Management for the events in Raleigh and Louisville will remain the same under Broder, but are renamed as GalaxyCon.^[10][22] Also added are GalaxyCon events in Richmond, Virginia, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.^[10] Florida Supercon, now managed by ReedPop, will continue to have its annual event in early July.^[5]

Notes: As a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic, GalaxyCon Raleigh was rescheduled for July 29 – August 1, 2021.^[49] In April 2020, the convention announced that, due to economic conditions and issues with the venue, GalaxyCon would not be returning to Louisville for 2020.^[50]

• Florida Supercon

• Official website

• Comics conventions in the United States
• Recurring events established in 2006
• Conventions in Kentucky
• Conventions in Minnesota
• Conventions in North Carolina
• Conventions in Virginia

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