Wizard World, Inc. and Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. today announced a partnership by which Sinclair becomes the Official Media Partner of the inaugural 2013 Wizard World Nashville Comic Con, which runs from October 18-20 at the Music City Center. Sinclair operates three stations in the market, including Fox17 (WZTV), CW58 (WNAB) and My30 (WUXP).The agreement includes a series of exclusive contests to be conducted through on-air, website and social media channels, including VIP Experience giveaways for noted Wizard World Nashville Comic Con celebrity guests Stan Lee, Bruce Campbell, Norman Reedus and Chandler Riggs. Fans should visit the Facebook pages and Websites of Fox17, CW58, My30 and Wizard World for more details and to enter.The partnership also affords the stations with certain exclusive content in coverage of the event, which in addition to Lee, Campbell, Reedus and Riggs features headliners WWE® Superstar Daniel Bryan®, Henry Winkler, Billy Dee Williams, Eliza Dushku and more. Superstar comics creators, a world-class lineup of topical programming, costume contest, movie screenings, evening parties and more. All three stations will also air Wizard World Nashville Comic Con advertisements in the days preceding the event.”Wizard World is pleased to work with such a respected organization as Sinclair Media Group at our inaugural Nashville Comic Con,” said John Macaluso, Wizard World CEO and Chairman. “It can also serve as a model for media partnerships in our expanded, 15-event series in 2014.”Fox 17, CW 58, and MyTV 30 are excited about partnering with Wizard World in order to help promote the first ever Nashville Comic Con. With programing such as “The Big Bang Theory,” “Arrow” and “Sleepy Hollow,” it’s the perfect partnership to reach the comic book and entertainment fans all across Middle Tennessee.Wizard World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, comics, toys, video gaming, television, sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. Wizard World Nashville Comic Con show hours are Friday, October 18, 3-8 p.m.; Saturday, October 19, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, October 20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.For more information visit the 2013 Wizard World Nashville Comic Con website. Also, be sure to check back to Comicbook.com, because we will be covering the Nashville Comic Con live.
