Comic-Con
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Comic-Con |
| Dates: | 1970-present |
| Frequency: | yearly |
| Location: | San Diego |
| Type: | pro |
| Focus: | comics in art and culture |
| Organization: | Comic-Con International |
| Founder: | Shel Dorf (1933-2009), Ken Krueger (1926-2009) |
| Founding Date: | 1970 |
| URL: | www.comic-con.org |
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'Comic-Con' is usually shorthand for San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), currently the largest North American fan convention. In 2014 it was matched in attendance by New York Comic-Con, run by ReedPOP. Comic-Con International, the parent organization of SDCC, also puts on the Alternative Press Expo and Wondercon.
According to the group web site:
"Comic-Con International is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular art forms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture."
Alternate spellings for the name include ComicCon, Comic*Con.
Over the years, Comic-Con has become one of the primary venues for canon creators and stars to announce, create interest for, and sneak preview parts of their "genre" (not only comics and superhero-related but also science fiction and fantasy) films and television shows. It is typically attended by up to 130,000 fans in recent years and usually sells out quickly.
