Fan Expo Boston , formally Boston Comic Con , is a multigenre convention held annually in Boston , MA . Primarily focused on comic books , the convention later featured media guests from film and television , cosplayers , an art auction , a tabletop/CCG/RPG gaming room , and an annual costume contest . After being bought by Informa as part of their Fan Expo line , the 2017 edition retired the Comic Con name and the show was renamed Fan Expo Boston . Founded on March 18 , 2007 as a one-day show at the Back Bay Events Center , Boston Comic Con has grown each year and subsequently expanded to two days in 2009 and three days in 2014 . The convention moved to the Westin Waterfront Hotel in 2010 and the Hynes Convention Center in 2011 . Following a cancellation in April 2013 due to the Boston Marathon bombing , Boston Comic Con relocated to the Seaport Hotel and Seaport World Trade Center in South Boston 's seaport district . Immediately following the 2016 convention it was announced that the convention had been sold to London based Informa plc , producers of the Fan Expo line of conventions , and would be moving in 2017 to the nearby Boston Convention and Exhibition Center . Despite advertising the 2017 convention as BCC 's 10th anniversary , the convention opened as " Fan Expo Boston " , with the Comic Con name effectively retired from 2018 onward
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