Comic Con

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A comic con, sometimes known as a comic book convention is usually a procon featuring industry professionals from various mediums, although it may be a fancon. You may be looking for one of the following conventions colloquially called "comic con":

North American Comic Cons

US

• Alamo City Comic Con in San Antonio, Texas (est. 2013)
• Alternative Press Expo in San Jose, California (est. 1994)
• Baltimore Comic-Con in Baltimore, Maryland (est. 2000)
• Big Apple Comic Con in New York City, New York (est. 1996)
• Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo in Chicago, Illinois (est. 2010)
• Comicpalooza in Houston, Texas (est. 2008)
• Dallas Comic Con in Dallas, Texas (est. 2002)
• Denver Pop Culture Con in Denver, Colorado (formerly Denver Comic Con) (est. 2012)
• Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia (est. 1987)
• East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (est. 2002)
• East Coast Comicon in Secaucus, New Jersey (est. 2012 as "Asbury Park Comicon")
• Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Washington (est. 2003)
• Fan Expo Boston in Boston, Massachusetts (formerly Boston Comic Con) (est. 2007)
• FanX in Salt Lake City, Utah (formerly Salt Lake Comic Con) (est. 2013)
• Heroes Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina (est. 1982)
• Intervention in the Washington, D.C. area (est. 2010)
• L.A. Comic Con in Los Angeles, California (est. 2011)
• MegaCon in Orlando, FL (est. 1993)
• Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention in Memphis, Tennessee (est. 2010)
• MoCCA Festival in New York City, New York (est. 2002)
• Motor City Comic Con in Novi, Michigan (est. 1989)
• New York Comic Con in New York City, New York (est. 2006)
• North Texas Comic Book Show in Dallas, Texas (est. 2011, quarterly events)
• Ohio Comic Con in Columbus, Ohio (est. 1980 as "Mid-Ohio Con")
• Pensacola Comic Convention, Pensacola, Florida (est. 2010 as "Pensacola Para Con Comic Convention")
• Phoenix Fan Fusion in Phoenix, Arizona (est. 2002 as "Phoenix Cactus Comicon")
• Pittsburgh Comicon in Monroeville, Pennsylvania (est. 1994)
• Planet Comicon Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri (est. 1999)
• PopCon Indy in Indianapolis, Indiana (est. 2014)
• Rhode Island Comic Con in Providence, Rhode Island (est. 2012)
• Rose City Comic Con in Portland, Oregon (est. 2012)
• San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California (est. 1970 as the "Golden State Comic Book Convention")
• Silicon Valley Comic Con in San Jose, California (est. 2016)
• Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland (est. 1994)
• Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (SPACE) in Columbus, Ohio (est. 2000)
• STAPLE! in Austin, Texas (est. 2005)
• Wizard World Chicago in suburban Chicago, Illinois (est. 1972 as "Nostalgia '72;" later known as the "Chicago Comicon")
• WonderCon in Anaheim, California (est. 1987 in Bay Area as "Wonderful World of Comics Convention")

Canada

• Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in Calgary, Alberta (est. 2005)
• Central Canada Comic Con (C4) in Winnipeg, Manitoba (est. 2006)
• Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, Ontario (est. 1995)
• Hal-Con in Halifax, Nova Scotia (est. 2010)
• Montreal Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (est. 2006)
• Ottawa Comiccon in Ottawa, Ontario (est. 2012)
• Toronto Comic Arts Festival in Toronto, Ontario (TCAF) (est. 2003)
• Toronto Comicon in Toronto, Ontario (est. 2001)
• Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo in Vancouver, British Columbia (est. 2014)

South American Comic Cons

• Argentina Comic Con (est 2013) (aka Fantabaires) in Beunos Aires, Argentina
• Bienal de Quadrinhos de Curitiba in Curitiba, Peru (est. 2011)
• Comic Con Experience (CCXP) in São Paulo, Brazil (est. 2014)
• Festival Internacional de Quadrinhos (FIQ) in Belo Horizonte, Brazil (est. 1999)
• PerifaCon (Favela Comic Con) in São Paulo, Brazil (est. 2019)

Asian Comic Cons

• IGN Convention in Manama, Bahrain (est. 2013)
• Dhaka Pop Culture Expo in Dhaka, Bangladesh (est. 2013)
• Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong in Wan Chai, Hong Kong (est. 2004)
• Comic Con India in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad, India (est. 2011)
• Comics Fest India in New Delhi, India (est. 2008)
• Comifuro in BSD City, Tangerang Regency, Indonesia (est. 2012)
• Indonesia Comic Con in Jakarta, Indonesia (est. 2015)
• Comiket in Tokyo, Japan (est. 1975)
• Comic Fiesta in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (est. 2002)
• Asia Pop Comic Convention in Metro Manila, Philippines (est. 2015)
• Komikon in Metro Manila, Philippines (est. 2005)
• Saudi Comic Con in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (est. 2017)
• Comic World in Seoul and Busan, South Korea (est. 1999)
• IGN Convention in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (est. 2013)
• Middle East Film and Comic Con in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (est. 2012)

European Comic Cons

• F.A.C.T.S. in Ghent, Belgium (est. 1993)

• Helsinki Comics Festival in Helsinki, Finland (est. 1979)

• Angoulême International Comics Festival in Angoulême, France (est. 1974)
• Comic Con Paris in Paris, France (est. 2007)
• Générations Star Wars et Science Fiction in Cusset, France (est. 1999)
• Lille Comics Festival in Lille, France (est. 2006)

• German Comic Con in Dortmund, Berlin, Munich, and Frankfurt (est. 2015)

• AthensCon in Athens, Greece (est. 2015)

• International Cartoonists Exhibition in Rapallo, Italy (est. 1972)
• Komikazen in Ravenna, Italy (est. 2005)
• Lucca Comics & Games in Lucca, Italy (est. 1965 in Bordighera as "Salone Internazionale del Comics")
• Mantua Comics & Games in Mantua, Italy (est. 2006)
• Romics in Rome, Italy (est. 2001)

• International Festival of Comics and Games in Łódź, Poland (est. 1991)
• Pyrkon in Poznań, Poland (est. 1999)
• Warsaw Comic Con in Warsaw, Poland (est. 2017)

• Amadora BD in Amadora, Portugal (est. 1989)
• Comic Con Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal (est 2014)

• East European Comic Con in Bucharest, Romania (est. 2013)

• Comic-Con Russia, annual fan convention held in Moscow, Russia (est. 2014)
• Starcon, annual convention held in Saint Petersburg, Russia (est. 1999)

• International Comics Festival "Salon stripa" in Belgrade, Serbia (est. 2003)

• Comics Salon, Bratislava, Slovakia (est. 2004)

• Barcelona International Comic Fair, Barcelona, Spain (est. 1981)

• FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con, Basel, Switzerland (est. 2015)

• CAPTION in Oxford, England (est. 1992)
• Comic Con Liverpool in Liverpool, England (est. 2018)
• Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland (est. 2018)
• Comic Con Wales in Newport, Wales (est. 2022)
• Comic Con Northern Ireland in Lisburn, Belfast, Northern Ireland (est. 2022)
• Edinburgh Comic Con in Edinburgh, Scotland (est. 2014)
• The Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal, England (est. 2013)
• London Film and Comic Con in London, England (est. 2004)
• MCM London Comic Con in London, England (est. 2002)
• Comic Mart, London (est. 1972)
• Thought Bubble Festival in Yorkshire, England (est. 2007)
• Wales Comic Con in Wrexham, Wales and Telford, England (est. 2008)

• Comic Con Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine (est. 2018)

Africa

Algeria

• Algiers International Comics Festival in Algiers, Algeria (est. 2008)

Egypt

• EgyCon in Cairo, Egypt (est. 2013)
• Cairo Comix Con in Cairo, Egypt (est. 2015)

Oceania

• Australian Movie & Comic Expo (formerly Armageddon), in Melbourne (est. 1995)
• Supanova Pop Culture Expo in various cities (est. 2002)
• Oz Comic Con in various cities (est. 2012)

• Armageddon (est. 1995). in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

Discontinued Comic Cons

Africa

Ivory Coast

• Coco Bulles (2001–2007)

Europe

Italy

• Komikazen in Ravenna (2005-2016)
• Treviso Comics in Treviso (1976-2003)

Portugal

• Amadora BD in Amadora, Portugal (1989-2019)

Sweden

• UppCon, Uppsala, Sweden (2002-2012)

United Kingdom

• British Comic Art Convention, England (1968–1981)
• CAPTION, England (1992–2017)
• Comic Expo (Bristol International Comic & Small Press Expo), Bristol, England (2004–2014) — successor to Comic Festival
• Comic Festival, Bristol, England (1999–2004) — began as "Comic 99"
• Comics 101, London (1976)
• Hi-Ex, Inverness, Scotland (2008–2012)
• Konvention of Alternative Komix, Birmingham (1976)
• United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC), London, England (1985–1998) — final convention took place in Manchester

North America

Canada

• Toronto Comic Con, Toronto (2003–2012) — acquired by Wizard Entertainment in 2009

United States

• Academy Con, New York City (1965–1967)
• Adventure Con, Knoxville, Tennessee (2002–2012)
• Atlanta Fantasy Fair, Atlanta (1975–1995)
• Boston Comic Con, Boston (2007–2017)
• Comic Art Convention, New York City (1968–1983) — also held in Philadelphia from 1977–1979
• Comix Fair, Houston (1983–c. 1996) — replaced the defunct Houstoncon
• ConGlomeration, Louisville (2001-2019)
• Creation Con, New York City (1971–1988) — variously named "Big Comicon Creation Convention," "Creation Comic Book & Pop Culture Convention," "Creation '78", etc.
• Dallas Fantasy Fair, Dallas (1982–1995)
• Detroit Triple Fan Fair, Detroit (1965–1978)
• FantaCon, Albany, New York (1979–1990; 2013)
• Houstoncon, Houston (1967–1982)
• Intervention, Washington, D.C. area (2010-2016)
• Magnum Opus Con, Georgia and South Carolina (1986–2001)
• Metro Con, Washington. D.C. (1970–1971) — produced by teenager Gary Groth; attendees included Phil Seuling, Bud Plant, and Dave Cockrum
• Multicon, Oklahoma City (1970–1982)
• New York International Sci-Fi and Fantasy Creators Convention, Madison Square Garden, New York City (1999–2000)
• OrlandoCon, Orlando (1974–1994)
• Ramapo Comic Con (1987–c. 1998), Ramapo High School, Spring Valley, New York — sponsored by the Ramapo High School Comic Book Club; known for its annual roster of high-profile comic creator guests
• Stumptown Comics Fest, Portland, Oregon (2004–2013)
• UnCommonCon, Dallas (2000–2001)
• Wildcat Comic Con, Williamsport, Pennsylvania (2012–2014)