It’s Back!! Wizard World
Announces Its Return To The Editorial Scene With The Digital Launch
Of ‘Wizard’ And The Introduction of the ‘WizPop’ Daily News
Service
The Pioneering Wizard Publication Re-launches As A Digital Service
Headed By Editor In Chief Brian Walton; The Digital Launch of Wizard
and The WizPop News ServiceTakes Place August 25 at Wizard World
Chicago
LOS ANGELES, August 16, 2017 – As the saying goes: “Nothing
stays dead in comics.” Pop-Culture leader Wizard World, Inc.
(OTCBB: WIZD) today announced the digital re-imagination,
re-conception and re-launch of Wizard, as part of a new
digital initiative which includes WizPop, a daily pop-culture
news service reporting on the biggest stories of the day in
pop-culture, entertainment, and fandom. WizPop will also
feature a weekly round-table reviewing the relevant news of the week.
Bridging video, editorial and convention operations, the revitalized
Wizard digital initiatives will speak to fans worldwide in Wizard’s
distinctive snarkily-smart voice.
The predecessor to the re-constituted Wizard was Wizard
Magazine: The Guide to Comics, had a wildly successful run for
nearly two decades as the respected and widely-followed voice of
comics and fandom.
Brian Walton, the former Editor In Chief of Nerdist and Vice
President of Editorial Operations at Legendary Digital Networks will
serve as Editor In Chief of Wizard in addition to his role as
Director of Content for Wizard World. Luke Y. Thompson,
formerly of Nerdist, Topless Robot, Deadline, and OC Weekly, has
joined Wizard World as Associate Editor.
WizPop the daily video news service will share the uniquely
authoratiative point-of-view of Wizard covering the larger universe
of all things pop-culture.
In addition to standing as a daily digital presence, plans are in the
works to return to publishing Wizard as a premium quarterly
magazine.
From “Casting Calls” to “The Drawing Board,” classic Wizard
Magazine columns will be revived as web-based articles and
regular video features. Wizard and WizPop will feature
news and reviews of the latest in comics, tech, movies, gaming, TV,
music, and toys. Also returning will be the hallmark in-depth feature
interviews with some of the biggest names in the comics and
entertainment industries.
“To a generation of fans the Wizard name has stood at the
intersection of entertainnment and pop culture. By introducing Wizard
and WizPop as vibrant digital incarnations, Wizard World will
expand its pre-eminent position in the industry to connect and
interact with millions of fans every day,” said John D. Maatta,
Wizard World President & CEO. “With the triumverate of Wizard,
WizPop and the Wizard World live convention platform we have
created a 24 hour a day digital and live experiential platform
serving the fans of pop culture—the Wizard experience and the
on-going conversation doesn’t stop when a Wizard Comic Con ends.”
On August 25, at the 20th annual Wizard World Comic Con Chicago,
Wizard and WizPop will launch at www.wizardworld.com.
About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD)
Wizard World, Inc. (www.wizardworld.com)
produces comic, gaming and pop culture conventions across North
America that celebrate the best in pop culture: movies, television,
gaming, live entertainment, tech, comics, sci-fi, graphic novels,
toys, original art, collectibles, contests and more. A first-class
lineup of topical programming and entertainment takes place at each
event, with celebrity Q&A's, comics-themed sessions, costume
contests, movie screenings, evening parties and more. Wizard World
has also launched the digital Wizard magazine and introduced
WizPop, a daily news service reporting on the biggest pop
culture stories of the day, and featuring a weekly recap covering
the news of the week. Fans can interact with Wizard World at
www.wizardworld.com
and on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media
services. Additional initiatives may include an augmented touring
schedule of Wizard World shows, fixed-site installations, curated
e-commerce, and the production and distribution of content both in
the U.S. and internationally.
The
2017 Wizard World convention schedule is available at:
http://www.wizardworld.com/comiccon.
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