FanX
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FanX Salt Lake | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Multi-genre |
Venue | Salt Palace Convention Center |
Location(s) | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | September 5, 2013 |
Founders | |
Attendance | 127,000 (September 2015) |
Organized by | Dan Farr Productions |
Filing status | For-profit |
Website | www |
FanX Salt Lake (formerly Salt Lake Comic Con) is a semi-annual multi-genre pop culture expo held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It is produced by Dan Farr and Bryan Brandenburg[1] under Dan Farr Productions and is Utah's most attended convention according to the Governor's Office of Economic Development.[2][3][4][5] The first convention took place at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City.[6] The second event, Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience, was inaugurated in April 2014.[7][8]
History
[edit]The first Salt Lake Comic Con was held September 5–7, 2013 and included special guests including Adam West, William Shatner,[9] and Stan Lee with attendance over 70,000.[10][11] People attended with ticket sales that exceeded 50,000.[12][13][11][3][14] Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience, the first of two Salt Lake comic conventions in 2014, took place on April 17–19, 2014.[15] FanXperience was attended by over 100,000 people.[16]
On July 25, 2014, San Diego Comic-Con sent Dan Farr Productions a cease and desist letter over the use of the term "Comic Con."[17] Convention organizers responded with a press release citing their legal position and unwillingness to comply to the cease and desist letter.[18] In December 2017, a San Diego jury found San Diego Comic-Con does hold a trademark on the term "Comic Con," but also found Salt Lake organizers Dan Farr and Bryan Brandenburg did not willfully or intentionally violate it. They awarded SDCC $20,000 in damages, less than the $12 million the non-profit wanted. Subsequently, Farr and Brandenburg re-branded the convention under the name FanX.[19] On January 16, 2018, Farr and Brandenburg filed a motion for a new trial.[20]
In March 2016, Dan Farr Productions partnered with POP Life to expand FanXperience to Asia.[21] Bryan Brandenburg stepped aside in May 2018 in response to criticism of how he handled a sexual harassment complaint.[22][23][24] In 2019, Brandenburg devoted himself full-time to Zenerchi, a biotech company he founded in Salt Lake City.[25][26][27]
List of events
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ty Kiisel (February 5, 2014). "The Superhero's Superhero: Salt Lake Comic Con". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ Cheryl Conner (September 18, 2013). "Salt Lake Comic Con Sets Record By Leveraging Social Marketing Trends". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ a b c Salt Lake Comic Con organizers have San Diego in their sights September 9, 2013
- ^ Katie Harmer (September 4, 2013). "Shatner, Lee and record-breaking crowds: Inaugural Salt Lake Comic Con ends with a bang Today". Deseret News. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ "Salt Lake Comic Con Draws An Unexpected Crowd". KUTV. September 5, 2013. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ^ Green, Mark (September 8, 2013). "Massive crowds set several records at 2013 Salt Lake Comic Con". Fox 13. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ^ Christensen, Aaron (April 18, 2014). "Star Trek TNG at FanX". Deseret News. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ Taylor, Amanda (April 17, 2014). "On the scene at Comic Con FanXperience". KSL-TV. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ^ William Shatner, Adam West make history at Comic Con September 6, 2013
- ^ At the 11th hour, Salt Lake Comic Con inks icon Stan Lee September 4, 2013
- ^ a b Massive crowds set several records at 2013 Salt Lake Comic Con September 8, 2013
- ^ SLC Comic Con wraps up with over 50K tickets sold September 8, 2013
- ^ Families introduce kids to Comic Con culture while defending against adult themes September 7, 2013
- ^ Salt Lake Comic Con Sets Record By Leveraging Social Marketing Trends September 18, 2013
- ^ Two Comic Con Events Planned for 2014 November 20, 2013
- ^ Crowds to flock to Salt Lake City this weekend April 18, 2014
- ^ "Battle of the Cons: SD vs. Salt Lake City". UTSanDiego.com. July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ "San Diego Comic-Con International vs All Comic Cons". saltlakecomiccon.com. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ "Salt Lake Comic Con might drop 'comic con' from its names". fox13now.com. December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ Cullins, Ashley. "San Diego Comic-Con Trademark Fight Rages On After Jury Verdict". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ Romero, McKenzie (March 14, 2016). "Salt Lake Comic Con sends FanX to the Far East, brings zombies to Utah". Deseret News. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ Green, Rebecca (May 24, 2018). "FanX co-founder Bryan Brandenburg stepping aside amid criticism of handling of harassment complaint". Fox 13 Utah. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "FanX co-founder to step aside due to harassment complaint controversy". News4Utah. May 24, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ Stauffer, McKenzie (May 24, 2018). "FanX co-founder taking leave of absence after harassment complaint controversy". KUTV. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "FanX's Bryan Brandenburg Unveils 'Zenerchi' That Aims to Change the Way In Which We Visualize Human Physiology". GritDaily.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "In Their Words: Bryan Brandenburg". Business.Utah.gov. December 4, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "This Visualization Technology Could Change How You See Yourself". Forbes. December 28, 2019.
- ^ a b Salt Lake Comic Con Sets Record by Leveraging Social Marketing Trends September 18, 2013
- ^ a b c d e f g h Salt Lake Comic Con Alumni Page July 29, 2014
- ^ Salt Lake Comic Con Home Page July 29, 2014
- ^ Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience 2014 Anime Festival July 29, 2014
- ^ Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience 2014 Jason David Frank Meet-N-Greet July 29, 2014
- ^ Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience 2014 Zombie Invasion Ball July 29, 2014
- ^ Elvira at Comic Con: The Mistress of the Dark makes her way to Utah Archived April 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine April 7, 2014
- ^ Nerdy is the norm: Utah ranks first in country as nerdiest state April 20, 2014
- ^ Salt Lake Comic Con Home Page September 9, 2014
- ^ Salt Lake Comic Con 2014 Film Festival September 9, 2014
- ^ Salt Lake Comic Con 2014 Jason David Frank Meet-N-Greet September 9, 2014
- ^ Smash Comic Con Tournament September 9, 2014
- ^ Over 120,000 attend Salt Lake Comic Con September 7, 2014
- ^ Salt Lake Comic Con Home Page November 19, 2015
- ^ Streamlined FanX event is a win for Salt Lake Comic Con January 31, 2015
- ^ Salt Lake Comic Con Home Page May 4, 2015
- ^ a b How Many Fans??!! New York Comic Con Sets Attendance Record October 15, 2015
- ^ "SLC Comic Con sets world record for costumed comic book gathering | KSL.com". Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ Funko presents Pop! Life World Tour at Salt Lake Comic Con September 24, 2015
- ^ Salt Lake Comic Con Home Page October 6, 2015
- ^ "Master Guestlist – SLCC 2017". Salt Lake Comic Con September 21–23, 2017. April 21, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ "KSL FanX Judgment". October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ Means, Sean P. "Utah’s FanX convention is axed for 2020, because of COVID-19," Salt Lake City Tribune (July 10, 2020).