The first Supercon was organized by founder Mike Broder in late 2006 at the
Ramada Hollywood Beach Resort in
Hollywood, Florida, called Florida Supercon. He was looking to bring a large scale convention to south Florida. Another event, Anime Supercon, took place in Fort Lauderdale five months later. Estimated attendances at each event averaged around 2,000 people. Another try didn't take place until July 2017 with Raleigh Supercon in
Raleigh, North Carolina, replacing the promotional
Wizard World Raleigh Comic Con which eventually moved to nearby
Winston-Salem after the 2015 event. Raleigh Supercon 2017 drew in an estimated 30,000 people for the weekend. Super Conventions later acquired the former Derby City Comic Con in
Louisville, Kentucky, which was re-branded as Louisville Supercon. The inaugural event took place in November 2018. Two other recent conventions, Animate! Florida (formerly known as Animate! Miami) and Paradise City Comic Con (formerly known as Magic City Comic Con), were discontinued in 2018 so Super Conventions could concentrate on their three Supercon events. Two other events have also been added. ==References==