San Diego Comic-Con
| San Diego Comic-Con | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Multigenre |
| Venue | San Diego Convention Center (main) Downtown San Diego (various) |
| Location(s) | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 32°42′23″N 117°09′41″W / 32.70639°N 117.16139°W |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | March 21, 1970 (as San Diego's Golden State Comic-Minicon) |
| Most recent | July 24, 2025 |
| Next event | July 23, 2026 |
| Attendance | >135,000 (2022)[1] |
| Organized by | San Diego Comic Convention dba Comic-Con International |
| Filing status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit |
| Website | comic-con |
San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fantasy media, Comic-Con has grown to include a large range of pop culture and entertainment elements across virtually all genres.
According to Forbes, Comic-Con is the "largest convention of its kind in the world".[2] Since 2010, Comic-Con has filled the San Diego Convention Center to capacity with over 130,000 attendees.[3] Comic-Con is home to the Eisner Awards, which recognizes creative achievement in American comic books, often referred to as the comic industry's equivalent to the Academy Awards.[4]
San Diego Comic Convention, doing business as Comic-Con International, is the corporate name of the public-benefit nonprofit corporation behind Comic-Con. The corporation also organizes WonderCon, an annual convention held in Anaheim, California, and SAM: Storytelling Across Media, a symposium held at the Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park.
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- ^ "The Eisner Awards: the Oscars of the Comics Industry · VCU Libraries Gallery". gallery.library.vcu.edu. Retrieved June 27, 2024.