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Gareb Shamus: The Man Behind the Masks

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Gareb Shamus, CEO of Wizard World, can fly. Oh, he uses a plane like everyone else, but even that pedestrian ability comes in quite handy as he oversees an expanding media and comic-con empire with annual events in 12 major markets, including New York, Miami, Toronto and New England. I caught up with Shamus by phone when he landed in Las Vegas on Wednesday, where he was stopping for a spell to check out the Vegas Licensing Show before heading to a Wizard-produced Comic-Con this weekend in Philadelphia. READ MORE »