Great Lakes Comic Con Ends After Founder Michael DeSantis Dies

The Great Lakes Comic Con, which has run for over a decade, has sadly announced it will no longer operate after the death of its founder.

Shortly after celebrating its 15th anniversary, the founder, Michael DeSantis, passed away, and since then the Great Lakes Comic Con and Expo shows have struggled to pick up the pieces.

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Over the years, the con hosted the likes of Kevin Eastman, one of the original creators of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, WWE HOF Tag Team Axe & Smash: Demolition, Sam Jones (Flash Gordon), Carroll Spinney (Big Bird), and many other guests of classic television, comics, and film.

Last July, Amy DeSantis let the community know that the Great Lakes Expo shows for the remainder of the year- July 12, October 11, and December 13 would unfortunately be canceled.

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Another issue she ran into is that she did not have access to the Great Lakes Comic Con website and was unable to edit information, and has since been deactivated.

After almost a year and a half of silence, Amy returned to the Facebook page to let everybody know that after taking some time to grieve and assess the situation, she felt it was the best decision to no longer carry on the Great Lakes Comic Con. In a heartfelt goodbye, she thanked all of their followers on their Facebook page.

After losing Mike in 2025, we have decided not to continue running the Great Lakes Comic-Con and the Great Lakes Comic Expo events.You are all a wonderful part of GLCC and our DeSantis family memories. I still love Marvel, LOTR, Star Wars, and all the other fun fantasy worlds, so I know our paths will cross again. Love you 3000, Amy DeSantis

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