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Cottage Country Comic-Con All Over the News:
https://www.simcoe.com/opinion-story/8481875-kudos-to-the-hero-of-orillia-comic-con/
https://www.simcoe.com/whatson-story/8477090-great-turn-out-for-comic-convention/
https://www.simcoe.com/news-story/8466666-orillia-comic-con-draws-in-huge-crowd/
https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/comic-con-promoter-overwhelmed-with-response-6-photos-622359
Please watch the CTV Comic-Con Coverage Video Clip here: http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1129845&binId=1.1272429&playlistPageNum=1
https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/a-heros-welcome-964373
Over 7500 People in our InAugural Event on May 21, 2017
New Single Day City Attendance Event Record for the City of Orillia!
Orillia Packet & Times Wrote:
The Cottage Country Comic-Con was the brainchild of Carmine De Santo, owner of Dr. Comics in downtown Orillia. He conceived the idea over a year ago and expected to start small. He simply had a vision of "a group of comic fans and toy fans getting together in one day." But the idea caught on like wildfire and exploded into a massive event. Whatever happens in the future, it will be difficult to top the inaugural Cottage Country Comic-Con, which is suddenly the largest single one-day event in the city in terms of attendance numbers. It's an accomplishment of super-hero stature for a local visionary who deserves his own cape for helping to put Orillia on the map in a new and welcome way”
Creator of Deadpool Fabian Nicieza Said:
“In my 30 years of doing comic-cons all over North America, I've never seen so many people at a 1 day event in a small community of people, Congrats Carmine you Canadians know how to con it!”
CK Leach - ADL Gaming, Vendor Said:
“I just had a hell of a time at the Orillia Comic-Con 2017, Orillia has a Devout Comic, Retro, Game, Artist, Creative Culture. 1st time show 7500 people and 8 hours, insane!!! and we will back in 2018”