Gareb Shamus

Gareb Seth Shamus ( ; born December 23, 1968) is an American publisher. He is the founder, former chairman and CEO of Wizard Entertainment. He is also a co-founder and CEO of ACE Comic Con.

Shamus published Wizard: The Comics Magazine; InQuest Gamer: The Gaming Magazine; ToyFare: The Toy Magazine; Anime Insider; FunFare; "In" Power!, a kids' entertainment magazine; Wizard Specials; Toy Wishes, a holiday toy shopping guide; Bean Power, a Beanie Babies magazine; and Sportslook, a sports card magazine. He also co-founded and was CEO of International Fight League Inc (IFLI). He produced several televised MMA fights with partners Fox Sports Networks and MyNetworkTV.

In April 2023, KuuHubb, Inc. announced that Gareb Shamus was its new CEO.

Personal life Gareb is the second oldest of four brothers: Ilan, Kenny, and Stephen Shamus, respectively. As a child, he collected comic books and sports cards. His early loves were Spider-Man, Batman, and Mad magazine. As a teenager, he gravitated to more mature comics created by artists like Todd McFarlane and Frank Miller. Shamus studied economics at the University at Albany, SUNY and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, with a minor in art, in 1990.

Wizard Entertainment

In the 1980s, Shamus's parents owned a sports card and comic book store called The Wizard of Cards and Comics in Nanuet, New York, where Shamus worked. When he graduated from college, he started a comic book newsletter, Wizard: The Guide to Comics, for the store’s customers. It became popular enough to be turned into a monthly magazine in 1991. After only one year, Wizard was being published in over 50 countries and in multiple languages, making Shamus well-known in the comic book world.

Ace Universe ACE Universe is a New York-based media and experiential events company founded by Gareb Shamus and his brother, Stephen Shamus.

Selected exhibitions "Squeezed," Coldstream Fine Art, Toronto, July 8 – August 2, 2017 "Rungs of Life," Art Exchange London, September 23, 2016 "Early Days," Art Helix, Brooklyn, September 16, 2016 "The Pivot Collection," MRG Fine Art, Sherman Oaks, California, July 16, 2016 "All Art Everything," Guy Hepner Gallery, New York, April 8, 2016