This article is about the fan convention. A fan convention, or con, is an event in which fans of a particular TV show, Comic book, or Actor, or an entire style of entertainment For the trade treaty, see Comecon.
| Comic-Con International: San Diego | |
|---|---|
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Multi-genre |
| Venue | San Diego Convention Center |
| Location | San Diego, California |
| Country |  United States |
| First held | 1970 |
| Organizer | Comic-Con International |
| Filing status | Non-profit |
| Attendance | 125,000+ in 2007 |
| Official website | |
Comic-Con International: San Diego, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre fan convention founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention and later the San Diego Comic Book Convention in 1970 by Shel Dorf and a group of San Diegans. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This is a list of Science fiction conventions, as distinct from anime conventions furry conventions Gaming conventions and Horror conventions A fan convention, or con, is an event in which fans of a particular TV show, Comic book, or Actor, or an entire style of entertainment Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It is traditionally a four-day event (Thursday through Sunday—though a four hour preview night on Wednesday is open to guests pre-registered for all four days) held during the summer in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. The San Diego Convention Center is the main Convention center for the city of San Diego, California. Comic-Con is both the name of the annual event and the common name of the organization.
Comic-Con International also produces two other conventions, WonderCon and the Alternative Press Expo (APE), both held in San Francisco, California. The Alternative Press Expo or APE, as it is more commonly known is a Comics convention. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Since 1974, Comic-Con has bestowed its annual Inkpot Award to guests and persons of interest in the industries of popular arts as well as to members of Comic-Con's Board of Directors and convention committee. The Inkpot Award, bestowed annually since 1974 by Comic-Con International, is given to professionals in Comic book, Comic strip, Animation, It is also the home of the Will Eisner Awards. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is a prize given for creative achievement in American Comic books It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner
Originally showcasing comic books, science fiction/fantasy and film/television (as was evident by the three circled figures appearing in Comic-Con's original logo), and related popular arts, the convention has expanded over the years to include a larger range of pop culture elements, such as horror, anime, manga, animation, toys, collectible card games, video games and webcomics. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience (anime in Japanese, ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames This article is about playthings For other uses of the term see Toy (disambiguation. Collectible card games (CCGs also called trading card games (TCGs or customizable card games (CCGs are played using specially designed sets of cards A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are Comics Published on a Website, often exclusively providing easy access to an The convention is the largest of its kind in the world, filling to capacity the San Diego Convention Center with over 125,000 attendees in 2007. Although Comiket in Tokyo, Japan is four times larger in terms of attendance than Comic-Con, its focus is solely as a gather for the buying, selling, and trading of dōjinshi (self printed comic books and fanzines), somewhat akin to a huge swap meet, and is not a convention in the American sense. otherwise known as the or CM, is the world's largest comic convention held twice a year in Tokyo, Japan. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. are self-published Japanese works usually manga or novels They are often the work of amateurs though some professional artists participate as a way to publish material outside the regular
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History and organization
The first convention drew 300 people and was held at the U. S. Grant Hotel in 1970. The U S Grant Hotel is a historic hotel in San Diego California 's Gaslamp Quarter. Other locations in the conventions early years included the El Cortez Hotel, University of California, San Diego, and Golden Hall, before being moved to the San Diego Convention center in 1990. The University of California San Diego (popularly known as UC San Diego or UCSD) is a public Research university in San Diego, California [1] The convention is organized by a panel of thirteen board members, sixteen to twenty full-time and part-time workers, and eighty volunteers that assist with different committees. [1] Comic Con International is a not-for-profit organization, and proceeds of the event go to funding Alternative Press Expo (APE) and WonderCon. The Alternative Press Expo or APE, as it is more commonly known is a Comics convention. [1] The convention is currently scheduled to remain in San Diego until 2012. [1]
Events
Sign inside the San Diego Comic-Con.
Along with panels, seminars, and workshops with comic book professionals, there are previews of upcoming feature films, portfolio review sessions with top comic book and video game companies, and such evening events as awards ceremonies and The Masquerade; a costume contest, and the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival which showcases shorts and feature length movies that do not have distribution or distribution deals.
Traditional events include an eclectic film program, screening rooms devoted to Japanese animation, gaming, and the Comic-Con International: Independent Film Festival, as well as cartoonist Scott Shaw!'s "Oddball Comics" slide show and animation expert Jerry Beck's program featuring TV's "worst cartoons ever", as well as over 350 hours of other programming on all aspects of comic books and pop culture. (anime in Japanese, Scott Shaw (often spelled Scott Shaw!) is a United States Cartoonist and Animator. Jerry Beck (born February 9, 1955) is a well known animation historian with ten books and numerous articles to his
Like most comic book conventions, Comic-Con features a large floorspace for exhibitors. These include media companies such as movie studios and TV networks, as well as comic-book dealers and collectibles merchants. A movie studio (aka film studio) is in the established sense of the term a company that distributes films. A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations For the record label see Collectables Records For the Ashanti album see Collectables by Ashanti A collectable Like most comics conventions, Comic-Con includes an autograph area, as well as the Artists' Alley where comics artists can sign autographs and sell or do free sketches. Despite the name, artists' alleys can include writers and even models.
Academicians and comic industry professionals annually hold the Comics Arts Conference at Comic-Con, presenting scholarly studies on comics as a medium. The Comics Arts Conference (CAC, also known as the Comic Arts Conference, is an academic conference held in conjunction with both the annual Comic-Con International Educational forums such as the Comics Arts Conference help Comic-Con maintain its non-profit status.
Exclusive collectibles
In recent years Comic Con has become a large draw for major toy and collectibles designers. As a result of this, the practice of selling "Comic Con Exclusive" products to attendees is now common-place among the larger designers such as Sideshow Collectibles, Gentle Giant Studios, Mattel and Hasbro. Sideshow collectibles is a California-based designer toy and collectible studio founded in 1993 as Sideshow Productions, a motion picture prop and special effect firm. Mattel Inc ( is the world's largest Toy importing company based on revenue Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. [2] The vast majority of the exclusives offered at Comic Con International are licensed properties of popular movie, comic book and animation characters.
In the media
Comic-Con has served as the setting for Mark Hamill's Comic Book: The Movie, and for the "I Love You, Too" episode of the HBO television series Entourage, the latter of which, while set at the event, was not filmed there. Mark Richard Hamill (born September 25, 1951) is an American Actor, Comedian and Voice actor. Comic Book The Movie is a 2004 direct-to-DVD Mockumentary directed by and starring Mark Hamill. The following is a list of episodes for the HBO original series Entourage. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Entourage is an Emmy Award -winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a Comic-Con also served as an excuse for the fictional characters Seth Cohen and Ryan Atwood's trip to Tijuana, Mexico in the first season of TV series The O.C. The convention also featured prominently as a setting for the Numb3rs episode "Graphic". Seth Cohen is a Fictional character on FOX series The OC, played by Adam Brody. Ryan Atwood is a fictional character in the American television series The O Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U This article is about the FOX television series For the location from which the series derives its name see Orange County California. NUMB3RS (pronounced Numbers) is an American Television show produced by brothers Ridley and Tony Scott. This is a list of Numb3rs episodes for the CBS Television series Numb3rs. In Season 4 of Beauty and the Geek, an episode was featured where the contestants travelled to Comic-Con 07 and were given a challenge to create their own superheroes. Beauty and the Geek is a Reality television series on The CW.
Quotes
Mark Evanier on the first Comic-Con venue: "I never stayed in the old U. Mark Stephen Evanier (born March 2 1952) is an American Comic book and Television Writer, particularly known for his S. Grant [hotel] but it was the scene of the first San Diego Con, which I attended way back in 1970, back when we thought it was mobbed to have 500 comic fans in the same place at the same time. The hotel was undergoing a massive renovation then as well, but was merely upgrading from Extremely Shabby to merely Somewhat Shabby. The place I still miss is the El Cortez Hotel, where the con was held for several years in the seventies. I'd say the place was a dump but that would be demeaning to dumps. Still, it was a fun dump, run by a management that didn't seem to care all that much what we did to it". [3]
Evanier on an early spillover venue: "In the seventies, when we all started going to San Diego Comic Book Conventions, back when they called them that, [the Hotel San Diego] was a frequent venue for con events. Some years, before it outgrew any available hotel ballroom, the Inkpot Awards presentation was held there. There were many memorable parties and gatherings, such as in 1982 when a group of Jack Kirby's friends staged a memorable surprise birthday party for him in one of its halls. Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 &ndash February 6, 1994) was an American Comic book Perhaps some year, you were either so hard up for money or so desperate for an available room (or both) that you even booked into its sadly deteriorating accommodations. It was one of the cheaper places to sleep and con-goers took advantage of that up until June of 2001 when the building was declared structurally unsafe and was closed down". [4]
Issues
Capacity attendance at Comic-Con in 2006 and 2007 has caused crowding issues. Concerns have been that the event is possibly too massive for the San Diego Convention Center, Comic-Con's home through at least 2012. The San Diego Convention Center is the main Convention center for the city of San Diego, California. [5] In 2006, Comic-Con for the first time was sold out on Saturday and potential attendees were denied entry. In response, for 2007, Comic-Con introduced a new three-day membership that did not include Saturday. Nevertheless, the 2007 show went on to sell out Saturday, as well as Friday and Sunday for the first time. Additionally, both the four-day and three-day memberships sold out for the first time. For 2008, the convention decided to sell memberships only in advance, with no on-site registration. [6] In April 2008, David Glanzer, Comic-Con's director of marketing and public relations, commented on the organization's desire to remain in San Diego:
| “ | "We've been approached by other cities, [but] I don't think anybody wants to leave San Diego. I certainly don't. It's a perfect fit for us. It's expensive, whether it be paying for the street signs that tell you what streets are closed, or for any police or the hall or any of the myriad things, it's expensive. But it's a great city. There's been some talk of expansion of the center, which we would certainly welcome. Hopefully if everything lines up, we will be here for many more years. "[1] | ” |
Locations and dates
| Dates | Location | Attendees | Notable guests | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21, 1970 | U. S. Grant Hotel | 145 | Forrest Ackerman, Mike Royer | Minicon staged to raise funding for August convention |
| August 1–3, 1970 | U. Forrest J Ackerman (born November 24, 1916) is an American collector of Science fiction books and movie memorabilia and a science fiction WVTM-TV is the NBC affiliate Television station in the Birmingham - Anniston - Tuscaloosa, Alabama television market S. Grant Hotel | 300 | Ray Bradbury, Jack Kirby, A.E. Van Vogt | Known as Golden State Comic Con |
| August 6–8, 1971 | Muir College, University of California, San Diego Campus, La Jolla, California | 800 | Kirk Alyn, Leigh Brackett, Ray Bradbury, Edmund Hamilton, Jack Kirby | |
| August 18–21, 1972 | El Cortez Hotel | 900+ | Bob Clampett, Harry Harrison, Jack Kirby, Katherine Kurtz, Mel Lazarus | Known as San Diego's West Coast Comic Convention |
| August 16–19 1973 | Sheraton Hotel, Harbor Island, California | 1,000+ | Neal Adams, Ray Bradbury, D.C. Fontana, June Foray, Mike Friedrich, Carmine Infantino, Jack Kirby | Officially called San Diego Comic-Con; first five-day Comic-Con; first celebrity brunch |
| July 31–August 5, 1974 | El Cortez Hotel | 2,000 | Majel Barrett, Ray Bradbury, Milton Caniff, Frank Capra, Bob Clampett, Chuck Jones, Jack Kirby, Walter Koenig, Russ Manning, Russell Myers, Charles Schulz, Larry "Seymour" Vincent | First Masquerade Ball, emceed by June Foray |
| July 30–August 3, 1975 | El Cortez Hotel | 2,500+ | Robert Bloch, Will Eisner, Mark Evanier, Gil Kane, Jack Katz, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Dick Moores, Chuck Norris, Don Rico, Jerry Siegel, Jim Starlin, Jim Steranko, Theodore Sturgeon | Gabriel Wisdom (dressed as Thor) emcees Maquerade Ball, with Charlene Brinkman (later known as Brinke Stevens), as dancer |
| November 7–9, 1975 | El Cortez Hotel | 1,100 | Jock Mahoney, George Pal | Three-day follow-up to summer Con. Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22 1920 is an American mainstream, Fantasy, horror, Science fiction and mystery Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 &ndash February 6, 1994) was an American Comic book Alfred Elton van Vogt (April 26 1912 – January 26 2000 was a Canadian -born Science fiction author who was one of the most prolific The University of California San Diego (popularly known as UC San Diego or UCSD) is a public Research university in San Diego, California La Jolla (ləˈhɔɪə "luh-HOY-uh") is a wealthy Seaside resort community of up to 42808 residents within the city of San Diego, California California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Kirk Alyn ( October 8, 1910 - March 14, 1999) was an American actor best known for being the first actor to play Superman Leigh Douglass Brackett ( December 7, 1915, in Los Angeles California &ndash March 18, 1978) was a female writer of Science Edmond Moore Hamilton ( October 21, 1904 - February 1 1977) was a popular author of Science fiction stories and novels during the mid-twentieth Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett ( May 8 1913 &mdash May 4 1984) was an American Animator, producer For the radio personality see Harry Harrison (radio. Harry Harrison (born Henry Maxwell Dempsey, March 12 1925 Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 &ndash February 6, 1994) was an American Comic book Katherine (Irene Kurtz (born 18 October 1944) is the author of numerous Fantasy novels especially the Deryni novels. Mell Lazarus (born Mel Fulton May 3, 1927 &ndash is a Cartoonist and creator of two popular Comic strips Miss Peach (1957-2002 Neal Adams (born June 6, 1941, Governors Island, Manhattan, New York City) is an American Comic book and Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22 1920 is an American mainstream, Fantasy, horror, Science fiction and mystery Dorothy Catherine "D C" Fontana (born March 25, 1939 in Sussex, New Jersey) is a television script writer and story editor June Foray (born September 18, 1917) is an American Voice actress who has worked for most of the studios which produced Animated films Mike Friedrich (born March 27, 1949) is an American Comic book Writer and Publisher best known for his work at Marvel Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925) is an American Comic book Artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 &ndash February 6, 1994) was an American Comic book Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (born Majel Leigh Hudec on February 23, 1932 in Columbus Ohio) is an American actress, and Milton Arthur Paul Caniff ( February 28, 1907 - April 3, 1988) was an American Cartoonist famous for the Terry Frank Russell Capra ( May 18, 1897 &ndash September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American Film Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Walter Marvin Koenig ( IPA:; born September 14, 1936) is an American Actor, Writer, teacher and director, known Russell Manning (born 1929 California, United States; died 1981 was an American Comic book Artist who created the series Magnus Russell Myers (born 1938 is an American Cartoonist best known for his Newspaper Comic strip Broom-Hilda. Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26 1922 &ndash February 12 2000 was an American Cartoonist best known worldwide for his Peanuts Comic strip Robert Albert Bloch (April 5 1917 Chicago – September 23 1994 Los Angeles) was a prolific American Writer, primarily of crime William Erwin Eisner ( March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an acclaimed American Comics Writer, Artist and Mark Stephen Evanier (born March 2 1952) is an American Comic book and Television Writer, particularly known for his Eli Katz ( April 6, 1926, Riga, Latvia – January 31, 2000, Miami Florida, United States) who Jack Katz is the founder of the Panama Jack Company. Katz was a College football starting Defensive lineman for the Florida Gators Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American Writer, editor, creator of comic book characters Dick Moores is a comic strip creator whose best known work was for the comic strip Gasoline Alley. Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born March 10 1940 is an American martial artist, action star and Television and Film Donato Francisco Rico II ( September 26, 1912 - March 1985 was an American Comic book Writer and Artist for Marvel Jerome "Jerry" Siegel (October 17 1914 – January 28 1996 who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, Siegel was a fan of movies James P "Jim" Starlin (born October 9 1949) is an American Comic book writer and artist who has worked for Marvel Comics James Steranko (born 5 November, 1938, Reading Pennsylvania, United States) is an American Graphic artist, Comic Theodore Sturgeon (born Edward Hamilton Waldo on February 26, 1918; died May 8, 1985) was an American Science fiction Thor is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Brinke Stevens (born September 20 1954) is an American Actress, model and Writer. WikipediaPersondata --> Jock Mahoney ( February 7, 1919 — December 14, 1989) was an American George Pal ( February 1, 1908 &ndash May 2, 1980) born György Pál Marczincsák, Comic-Con incorporates as nonprofit. |
| July 21–25, 1976 | El Cortez Hotel | 3,000+ | Sergio Aragonés, Mel Blanc, Milton Caniff, Rick Griffin, Jack Kirby, Dale Messick, Joe Shuster, Noel Sickles, Don Thompson, Maggie Thompson | Vaughn Bodé, scheduled to appear, dies just before Con. Sergio Aragonés Domenech (born September 6, 1937, San Mateo, Castellón, Spain) is a Cartoonist and writer best known Melvin "Mel" Jerome Blanc ( May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and Comedian Richard Alden Griffin ( June 18, 1944 - August 18, 1991) was an American Artist and one of the leading designers of Dalia "Dale" Messick ( April 11, 1906 &ndash April 5, 2005) was the first woman syndicated Joseph "Joe" Shuster (July 10 1914 - July 30 1992 was a Canadian -born American Comic book Artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics Noel Douglas Sickles ( January 24, 1910 - October 3, 1982) was an American Commercial illustrator and Cartoonist Donald Thompson, Donald Thomson, Don Thompson or Don Thomson may refer to Donald Thomson (1901–1970 Australian anthropologist Maggie Thompson (born November 29, 1942) is the editor of Comics Buyer's Guide, a monthly comic book industry newsmagazine Vaughn Bodé ( July 22, 1941 - July 18, 1975) (boʊˈdei was an influential artist involved in and inspirational to Underground comics |
| July 20–24, 1977 | El Cortez Hotel | 4,000+ | Carl Barks, C. C. Beck, Walter Gibson, Robert A. Heinlein, George Clayton Johnson, Michael Kaluta, Jack Kirby, B. Kliban, Joe Kubert, Harvey Kurtzman, Timothy Leary, Stan Lynde, Alex Niño, Trina Robbins, Bill Scott, Theodore Sturgeon | |
| July 26–30, 1978 | El Cortez Hotel | 5,000 | Neal Adams, Alfredo Alcala, John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Howard Chaykin, Shary Flenniken, Alan Dean Foster, Gardner Fox, Melinda Gebbie, Steve Gerber, Russ Heath, Burne Hogarth, Greg Jein, Bob Kane, Jack Kirby, Lee Marrs, Paul Mavrides, George Metzger, Gray Morrow, Stanley Mouse, Clarence "Ducky" Nash, Grim Natwick, Dan O'Neil, Wendy Pini, Ted Richards, Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Shelton, Dave Sheridan, Alex Toth, Frank Thorne,Boris Vallejo, S. Clay Wilson | |
| August 1–5, 1979 | Convention and Performing Arts Center and U. Carl Barks ( March 27, 1901 &ndash August 25, 2000) was a famous Disney Studio illustrator and Comic book creator who Charles Clarence Beck ( June 8, 1910 - November 22, 1989) was an American Cartoonist and Comic book Walter Gibson may refer to Walter B Gibson (1897–1985 American author and magician Walter M Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7 1907 – May 8 1988 was an American Novelist and Science fiction Writer. George Clayton Johnson (born July 10, 1929 in Cheyenne Wyoming) is a Science fiction writer most famous for co-writing the novel Logan's Michael William Kaluta, sometimes credited as Mike Kaluta or Michael Wm Bernard "Hap" Kliban ( January 1, 1935 – August 12, 1990) was an influential Cartoonist born in New York. Joe Kubert (born September 18, 1926) is a Jewish - American Comic book Artist who went on to found the Joe Kubert School Harvey Kurtzman ( October 3, 1924, Brooklyn New York – February 21, 1993) was a U Timothy Francis Leary ( October 22, 1920 &ndash May 31, 1996) was an American Writer, Psychologist, Futurist Stan Lynde is an American comic artist painter and novelist He was born in Billings Montana in 1931 and was raised on a ranch Alex Niño (born May 1, 1940) is a Filipino Comic book Artist best known for his work for the American publishers Trina Robbins (born 1938) is an American Comics artist and writer Bill Scott or Billy Scott may refer to Bill Scott (athlete, Australian long-distance runner Bill Scott (author, Australian Theodore Sturgeon (born Edward Hamilton Waldo on February 26, 1918; died May 8, 1985) was an American Science fiction Neal Adams (born June 6, 1941, Governors Island, Manhattan, New York City) is an American Comic book and Alfredo P Alcala ( August 23, 1925 - April 8, 2000) was a Filipino Comic book artist, born in Talisay Negros John Buscema, born Giovanni Natale Buscema (December 11 1927&ndashJanuary 10 2002 was an American Comic-book Artist and one of the mainstays Ernesto "Ernie" Chan (born 1940 is a Filipino -born American Comic book artist. Howard Victor Chaykin (born October 7, 1950 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American comic book writer and artist famous for his Shary Flenniken (born 1950 is a American editor-writer-illustrator and underground Cartoonist. Alan Dean Foster (born November 18 1946) is a prolific American writer of Science fiction and Fantasy Novels and movie Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (Speed Saunders was initially credited to "E Melinda Gebbie is a comics artist and writer probably best known for Lost Girls, the three-volume Graphic novel she has recently completed in collaboration Stephen Ross "Steve" Gerber ( September 20, 1947 - February 10, 2008) was an American Comic book Writer best Russell Heath Jr (born September 29, 1926, New York City, New York) is an American artist best known for his Comic book Burne Hogarth ( December 25, 1911 - January 28, 1996) was an American Cartoonist illustrator educator author and theoretician Greg Jein creates miniatures for use in the special effects portions of many films and TV shows Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn, October 24, 1915 &ndash November 3, 1998) was an American Comic book artist Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 &ndash February 6, 1994) was an American Comic book Lee Marrs is best known for her comic book series The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge Girl Blimp. Paul Mavrides (born 1945 is an American Artist, best known for his critique-laden Comics, Cartoons, Paintings, Graphics George Metzger was an underground comics (comix artist in the mid '60s and early '70s in California Gray Morrow ( March 7, 1934 - November 6, 2001) was an American illustrator of Paperback books and Comics. Stanley "Mouse" Miller (born 1940 is an American Artist best known for his Psychedelic art designs for 1960s rock concert posters as well as Clarence Charles "Ducky" Nash ( December 7, 1904 &ndash February 20, 1985) was an American Voice actor, best known Myron "Grim" Natwick ( August 16 1890 – October 7 1990) was an American Animator and Film director Wendy Pini née Fletcher, (born June 4 1951, San Francisco California) and Richard Pini (born July 19 Ted Richards (born 11 January 1983 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Manuel "Spain" Rodriguez (b 1940, Buffalo New York) is an underground cartoonist best known for his character Trashman. Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940, Houston Texas) is an American Cartoonist and Dave Sheridan ( 1944 – 1982) was an American Cartoonist and Underground comix artist Alex Toth ( June 25, 1928 &ndash May 27, 2006) pronounced with a long "o" was an acclaimed professional Cartoonist Frank Thorne (born 16 June 1930) is an American Comic book artist-writer, best known for popularizing the Marvel Comics Boris Vallejo (born January 8 1941 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian painter. S Clay Wilson (born July 25, 1941) is an American underground Cartoonist and central figure in the Underground comix movement S. Grant Hotel | 6,000 | Kelly Freas, Milos Jittlov, Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, Victor Moncoso, Nestor Redondo, Marshall Rogers, John Romita Sr., Mort Walker, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman | US$12,000 in receipts stolen from the home of Con's Treasurer |
| July 30–August 3, 1980 | Convention and Performing Arts Center and U. Frank Kelly Freas ( 27 August 1922 &ndash 2 January 2005) called the "Dean of Science Fiction Artists" was a prolific and popular Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 &ndash February 6, 1994) was an American Comic book Harvey Kurtzman ( October 3, 1924, Brooklyn New York – February 21, 1993) was a U Nestor Redondo (born April 5, 1928, in Candon Ilocos Sur The Philippines; died December 1995 was a Comic-book Artist best-known Marshall Rogers ( January 22, 1950 – March 25, 2007) was an American Comic-book artist best-known for his work at John Romita Sr (better known as simply John Romita) (born January 24, 1930) is an Italian-American Comic-book artist best known Addison Morton Walker (born September 3, 1923 in El Dorado, Kansas) more popularly known as Mort Walker, is an American Len Wein (born June 12, 1948) is an American Comic book Writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics Marvin A "Marv" Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an award-winning American Comic book Writer. S. Grant Hotel | 5,000 | John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Mike Grell, Paul Gulacy, Jack Kirby, Larry Niven, Joe Orlando, Richard Pini, Wendy Pini, Jerry Pournelle, Osamu Tezuka, Adam West, Wally Wood | |
| July 23-26, 1981 | El Cortez Hotel | 5,000 | Jerry Bails, Dave Berg, L. B. Cole, Jim Fitzpatrick, Harlan Ellison, Dick Giordano, Bil Keane, Julius Schwartz, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dave Sim, Jim Shooter | Gary Owens emcees Masquerade Ball |
| July 8–11, 1982 | Convention and Performing Arts Center and Hotel San Diego | 5,000 | Carl Barks, Terry Beatty, Brian Bolland, Max Allan Collins, Will Eisner, Mike Grell, Chuck Jones, Hank Ketcham, Jack Kirby, Walter Koenig, Frank Miller, Arn Saba, Leonard Starr, Ken Steacy, Robert Williams, Bill Woggon | |
| August 4–7, 1983 | Convention and Performing Arts Center and Hotel San Diego | 5,000 | Douglas Adams, Ray Bradbury, Bob Clampett, Floyd Gottfredson, Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, Norman Maurer, Grim Natwick, George Pérez, Trina Robbins | First year the Con tried a theme for the souvenir programs. John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the Chris Claremont (born November 30, 1950) is a writer of American Comic books known for his 16-year (1975-1991 stint on Uncanny X-Men Mike Grell (born 1947 is a Comic book Writer and Artist. Grell studied at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the Chicago Academy of Paul Gulacy is an American Comic book illustrator Among the many other titles Gulacy has drawn in his characteristic neo- Steranko style are Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938 Los Angeles California) is a US Science fiction author. Joe Orlando ( April 4, 1927, Bari, Italy — December 23, 1998) was an illustrator writer editor and cartoonist Wendy Pini née Fletcher, (born June 4 1951, San Francisco California) and Richard Pini (born July 19 Jerry Eugene Pournelle (born August 7, 1933) is an American Science fiction Writer, Essayist and Journalist was a Japanese manga artist, Animator, producer and Medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine Adam West (born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928) is an American Actor who is best known for playing the role of Wallace Allan Wood ( June 17, 1927, Menahga Minnesota – November 2, 1981, Los Angeles California) was an American Dr Jerry Gwin Bails PhD ( June 26, 1933 – November 23, 2006) was an American popular culturist. Dave Berg may refer to Dave Berg (baseball, Major League Baseball player Dave Berg (cartoonist Leonard B Cole is a Comic book artist who worked during what is referred to as the Golden Age of Comic Books. Jim Fitzpatrick may refer to Jim Fitzpatrick (artist, Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick (musician, American guitarist Jim Fitzpatrick Harlan Jay Ellison (born May 27, 1934) is a prolific American Writer of Short stories, Novellas, Teleplays Dick Giordano (born Richard Joseph Giordano on July 20, 1932) is an American Comic book Artist and editor Bil Keane (born October 5 1922) is an American Cartoonist best known for his work on the long-running newspaper comic The Family Julius "Julie" Schwartz ( June 19, 1915 – February 8, 2004) was a Jewish Comic book and Pulp magazine Boleslav (William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz ( IPA: 'kɛvɪʧ Polish 'kjeviʧ born May 3, 1958, Blakely, Pennsylvania David Victor Sim (born May 17 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian Comic book Writer and Artist, best known as the James Shooter (born September 27 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American Writer, occasional fill-in artist editor, and Gary Owens (born May 10, 1936) is an American Disc jockey and Voice actor. Terry Beatty is an Artist who has worked as a Penciler and Inker in the Comic book industry Brian Bolland (born 1951 is a British Comics Artist, known for his meticulous detailed linework and eye-catching compositions Max Allan Collins (born March 3, 1948) is a prolific American mystery writer who has been called "mystery's Renaissance man " Henry King "Hank" Ketcham ( March 14, 1920 &ndash June 1, 2001) was an American Cartoonist who created the Dennis Walter Marvin Koenig ( IPA:; born September 14, 1936) is an American Actor, Writer, teacher and director, known Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American Writer, Artist and Film director best known for his dark Katherine Shannon Collins (born Arnold Alexander Saba Jr 1947, Vancouver, British Columbia) formerly Arn Saba, is a Canadian Leonard Starr (b October 28 1925) is a Golden Age Comic book artist, an advertising Artist and award-winning Cartoonist Ken Steacy is a Canadian Comics artist and writer Biography Ken Steacy was born on January 8, 1955. Robert Williams, Rob Williams or Bob Williams may refer to United Kingdom Sir Robert Williams 2nd Baronet (c Bill Woggon, 1911–2003 was an American cartoonist who created the comic Katy Keene. Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 &ndash 11 May 2001 was an English author comic Radio dramatist Arthur Floyd Gottfredson ( May 5, 1905 &mdash July 22, 1986) was an American Cartoonist best known for his defining work Norman Richard Maurer ( May 13, 1926 - November 23, 1986) was a comic book artist and a writer director and producer of films and TV shows George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is an illustrator and writer of Comic books born of Latin-American (Puerto-Rican descent Arn Saba MC'd the Masquerade Ball. |
| June 28–July 1, 1984 | Convention and Performing Arts Center and Hotel San Diego | 5,500 | Greg Bear, Howard Chaykin, Stan Drake, Burne Hogarth, Greg Jein, Ollie Johnston, Jack Kirby, Bob Layton, Brant Parker, Marshall Rogers, Mike Royer, Robert Shayne, Dave Stevens, Curt Swan, Frank Thomas, Al Williamson, Bill Woggon | The Con was held earlier than usual due to the Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Gregory Dale Bear (born August 20, 1951) is an American Science fiction and mainstream author Stanley Albert Drake ( November 9, 1921 - March 10, 1997) was an American Cartoonist best known as the founding artist of Oliver Martin Johnston Jr ( October 31 1912 &ndash April 14 2008) was an American motion picture animator. Bob Layton is an American Comic book Artist, who has worked for Marvel Comics, Valiant Comics, DC Comics, Future Brant Parker ( August 26 1920 &ndash April 15 2007) was an American Cartoonist. Robert Shayne ( October 4, 1900 &ndash November 29, 1992) was an American actor Dave Stevens ( July 29, 1955 – March 11, 2008) was an American Illustrator and Comics artist Curtis Douglas Swan ( February 17, 1920 in Willmar Minnesota - June 16, 1996) was an American Comic book Franklin "Frank" Thomas ( September 5, 1912 &ndash September 8, 2004) was an American Animator. Al Williamson (born March 21 1931) is an American cartoonist comic book artist and illustrator of partly Colombian descent best known for his science-fiction The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Sergio Aragonés hosted the Masquerade Ball. |
| August 1–4, 1985 | Convention and Performing Arts Center and Hotel San Diego | 6,000 | Ben Bova, Jack Cummings, Jack Davis, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, Alan Moore (in his only U. Benjamin William Bova (born November 8, 1932) is an American Science fiction author and editor Jack Cummings (1905 - 1989 was an American Film producer and director. Jack Davis may refer to Jack Davis (actor (1914&ndash1992 Jack Davis (American football, offensive American football player Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed S. convention appearance), Dan O'Bannon, Jerry Ordway, Alex Schomburg, Julius Schwartz, Jerry Siegel, Louise Simonson, Walt Simonson | The Con moved a step further towards professionalism, and adopted Rick Geary's toucan design as the official logo, and hired a general manager, Fae Desmond |
| July 31–August 3, 1986 | Convention and Performing Arts Center and Hotel San Diego | 6,500 | Poul Anderson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Greg Evans, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Dale Messick, Frank Miller, Moebius, Mart Nodell, Harvey Pekar, Lynn Varley, Jim Valentino, Doug Wildey | |
| August 6–9, 1987 | Convention and Performing Arts Center and Holiday Inn | 7,000 | Harlan Ellison, Miguel Ferrer, Ward Kimball, Jack Kirby, B. Dan O'Bannon (born Daniel Thomas O'Bannon on September 30, 1946 in St Jerry Ordway (born November 28, 1957) is an American Writer, Penciller and Inker of Comic books He Alex Schomburg (May 101905 Puerto Rico – April 71998 was a prolific American commercial and Comic book Artist and painter Louise Simonson (born Mary Louise Alexander, September 26, 1946 in Atlanta, Georgia, formerly Louise Jones, when married Walter "Walt" Simonson (born September 2 1946) is an American Comic book writer and artist Rick Geary (b 1946 is an American Cartoonist and Illustrator. Poul William Anderson ( November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American Science fiction author who wrote during a Golden Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley ( June 3, 1930 – September 25, 1999) was an American author of Fantasy novels such Greg Evans (born 1947 is an American Cartoonist and the creator of the syndicated Comic strip Luann. Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (born May 8, 1938) is a French comics artist. Martin Nodell (November 15 1915–December 9 2006 was an American Cartoonist and commercial artist best known as the creator of the Golden Age Superhero Harvey Lawrence Pekar (born October 8 1939 in Cleveland Ohio; ˈpiːkɑr is an American underground comic book writer best known for his Lynn Varley is a Colorist, formerly married to Comic book writer/artist Frank Miller, whom she divorced in 2005 Jim Valentino aka Valentino, (born October 28 1952 in The Bronx New York) is an American Writer, Penciler Doug Wildey ( May 2, 1922, Yonkers New York - October 5, 1994, Las Vegas Nevada) was a Cartoonist most famous Miguel José Ferrer (born February 7, 1955) is a Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Actor, who is often typecast Ward Walrath Kimball ( March 4, 1914 &ndash July 8, 2002) was an Academy Award -winning Animator for the Walt Kliban, Françoise Mouly, Bill Mumy, Mike Peters, Robert Silverberg, Art Spiegelman, Bernie Wrightson | Debut, Convention Events Guide. Françoise Mouly (born 1955 is a Paris -born French artist and designer best known for her work with RAW, a showcase publication for cutting Charles William Mumy Jr (ˈmuːmi born February 1, 1954) is an American Actor, Musician, pitchman Instrumentalist, Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is a prolific American author best known for writing Science fiction. Art Spiegelman (born February 15, 1948) is an American Comics artist editor and advocate for the medium of comics best known for his Bernie "Berni" Wrightson (born October 27, 1948, Baltimore Maryland, U Country Joe of Country Joe & The Fish performs. Joseph Allen McDonald (born January 1, 1942 in Washington DC) was the leader and lead Singer of the 1960s Psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish was a rock band most widely known for musical protests against the Vietnam War, from 1966 to 1971. |
| August 4–7, 1988 | Convention and Performing Arts Center and Omni Hotel | 8,000 | Robert Asprin, Art Adams, Jules Feiffer, Ray Feist, David Gerrold, Matt Groening, Jack Kirby, George R.R. Martin, Matt Wagner | "Supergroup" Seduction Of The Innocent debuted - featuring Bill Mumy, Steve Leialoha, Miguel Ferrer, Chris Christensen, and Max Allan Collins. Robert Lynn Asprin ( June 28, 1946 – May 22, 2008) was an American Science fiction and fantasy author best known Arthur "Art" Adams, (b 1963 is an American Writer and Comic book Illustrator. Jules Ralph Feiffer (born) is an American syndicated comic-strip Cartoonist and Author. Raymond Elias Feist (born 1945 Los Angeles California) is an American Author who primarily writes fantasy fiction David Gerrold, born Jerrold David Friedman ( January 24, 1944) in Chicago Illinois, is a Science fiction author who started his career Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland George Raymond Richard Martin ( September 20, 1948) sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American Author and Screenwriter Matt Wagner (born 1961) is an American Comic book Writer and Artist, best known as the creator of two irregular series Steve Leialoha (born 27 January, 1952) is an American Comic-book Artist whose work first came to prominence in the 1970s The Japanese animation department debuted. |
| August 3–6, 1989 | Convention and Performing Arts Center and Omni Hotel | 11,000 | Paul Chadwick, Howard Cruse, Neil Gaiman, Ron Goulart, Mark Hamill, Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez, Ollie Johnston, Selby Kelly, Jack Kirby, Syd Mead, Fred Rhoads, Jerry Robinson, Bill Sienkiewicz, Frank Thomas, Gahan Wilson | |
| August 2–5, 1990 | Convention and Performing Arts Center and Holiday Inn | 13,000 | Peter David, Will Eisner, Kelly Freas, Michael Kaluta, Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, Mel Lazarus, Carl Macek, Grant Morrison, John Romita Jr., Mark Schultz, Van Williams | Final year at Convention and Performing Arts Center |
| July 4–7, 1991 | San Diego Convention Center and Pan Pacific Hotel | 15,000+ | Clive Barker, Dan DeCarlo, Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman, Keith Giffen, Joe Haldeman, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Lynn Johnston, Jim Lee, Don Maitz, Sheldon Moldoff, Rick Sternbach, Jannie Wurts | |
| August 13–16, 1992 | San Diego Convention Center and Double Tree Hotel | 22,000 | Clive Barker, Francis Ford Coppola, Creig Flessel, Bill Griffith, Ray Harryhausen, Jack Kirby, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Todd McFarlane, Frank Miller, Diane Noomin, Rowena, William Shatner, Gilbert Shelton, Lewis Shiner, Mr. T, Gary Trousdale, Vernor Vinge, Kirk Wise | Con hosts Jack Kirby's 75th birthday party. Paul Chadwick (born 1957 is an American Comic book creator. He provided art for the Dazzler comic book published by Marvel Comics, before Howard Cruse (born 1944 is an American Cartoonist. Cruse was raised in Springville Alabama, the son of a preacher and a homemaker Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and Ron Goulart (born January 13, 1933) is an American Pop-culture historian and mystery, Fantasy, and Science fiction Mark Richard Hamill (born September 25, 1951) is an American Actor, Comedian and Voice actor. Gilberto Hernandez, (first name pronounced /heel-bear-toe/ born February 1, 1957, in Oxnard, California, usually credited as Gilbert Jaime (sometimes spelled Xaime, pronounced /high-may/ Hernandez (born 1959 is the co-creator of the black & white independent comic Love and Sydney Jay Mead, commonly Syd Mead, (born July 18, 1933 in St Fred Rhoads was an American Cartoonist who drew the "Gismo" and "Eight Ball" cartoon series in the U Jerry Robinson (born January 1, 1922 in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American Comic book Artist best known Franklin "Frank" Thomas ( September 5, 1912 &ndash September 8, 2004) was an American Animator. Gahan Wilson (born February 18 1930 in Evanston Illinois) is an author Cartoonist, and illustrator in the United States. For the Grenadian politician see Peter David (politician. 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Life and work Haldeman was born in 1943 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma Lynn Johnston CM OM (born May 28, 1947) is a Canadian Cartoonist, well known for her Comic strip Jim Lee (born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-American Comic book Artist, Creator and Publisher. Don Maitz is an American Science fiction, Fantasy, and commercial artist Sheldon "Shelly" Moldoff (born April 14, 1920, New York City, New York) is an American Comic book Artist Richard Michael Sternbach (born in 1951 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an illustrator who is best known for his space illustrations and his work on the Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, Creig Valentine Flessel ( February 2, 1912 &ndash July 17, 2008) was an American Comic book artist active from some of Bill Griffith (born William Henry Jackson Griffith, 20 January 1944) is an American Cartoonist. Ray Harryhausen (born Raymond Frederick Harryhausen on June 29, 1920 in Los Angeles California) is an Academy Award -winning Rob Liefeld, (born October 3 1967) is an American Comic book writer illustrator and publisher Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian Comic book artist writer toy manufacturer/designer and media Entrepreneur who is best known Diane Noomin (born 1947 is an American Comics artist associated with the Underground comics movement best known for her character Didi Glitz Rowena A Morrill (born 1944 is well known in the world of Science-fiction and fantasy Illustration. William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning Lewis Shiner ( December 30, 1950, Eugene Oregon) is an American writer Mr T (born Laurence Tureaud; May 21 1952) is an American Actor known for his roles as Sgt Gary Trousdale (born in 1960 in La Crescenta California) is the director of such movies as Atlantis The Lost Empire ( 2001) The Hunchback Vernor Steffen Vinge (ˈvɪndʒi (born October 2, 1944 in Waukesha Wisconsin, U Kirk Wise (born August 24, 1963 San Francisco California) is an American film director and writer Phil Foglio begins long run as Masquerade Ball emcee. Philip "Phil" Foglio (b 1956 is a Cartoonist and Comic book artist best known for his humorous Science fiction and Fantasy work |
| August 19–22, 1993 | San Diego Convention Center and Doubletree Hotel | 28,000 | Murphy Anderson, Jim Aparo, Peter Bagge, Dan Clowes, Nancy Collins, Paul Dini, Garth Ennis, Neil Gaiman, Ferd Johnson, Jack Kirby, Rick Kirkman, Don Martin, Frank Miller, Olivia, Jerry Scott, Marc Silvestri, Dave Sim, Vin Sullivan, Michael Whelan, Robert Williams, Roger Zelazny | |
| August 4–7, 1994 | San Diego Convention Center and Hyatt Regency | 31,000 | Mike Allred, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, Greg Bear, David Brin, Dave Dorfman, Evan Dorkin, Al Feldstein, Rick Geary, Stan Goldberg, Robert Gregory, Matt Groening, Chad Grothkopf, Dan Jurgens, Lurene Haines, Frank Miller, Leonard Nimoy, James O'Barr, John Pound, Lucius Shepard, Mickey Spillane, J. Michael Straczynski, Rumiko Takahashi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kevin VanHook | |
| July 27–30, 1995 | San Diego Convention Center | 34,000 | Mike Baron, Simon Bisley, Charles Burns, Alan Davis, Ramona Fradon, Frank Frazetta (as a guest of rock singer Glen Danzig's Verotik comic book line), Neil Gaiman, James Gurney, Greg Hildebrandt, Tim Hildebrandt, Ryoichi Ikegami, Gil Kane, Batton Lash, Stan Lee, Terry Moore, Irv Novick, Harvey Pekar, Paul Pope, Stan Sakai, Don Simpson, Joe Sinnott, Tom Sito, Jeff Smith, Andrew Vachss, Charles Vess | (Comic Con officially changed its name to Comic Con International, and introduced its new "eye" logo designed by Richard Bruning |
| July 4–7, 1996 | San Diego Convention Center | 36,000 | Donna Barr, Paul Chadwick, Steve Dillon, Evan Dorkin, Mort Drucker, Ben Edlund, Garth Ennis, Dave Gibbons, Joe Giella, Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Dave McKean, Jim Mooney, Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson, Kurt Schaffenberger, Francois Schulten, Marie Severin | The second time that Comic Con falls on July 4th, this time due to the Republican National Convention. 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| July 17–20, 1997 | San Diego Convention Center | 40,000 | Brent Anderson, Dick Ayers, Reggie Bannister, Steve Bissette, Terry Brooks, Kurt Busiek, Tia Carrera, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Lou Ferrigno, David Hasselhoff, Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, James Hong, Steven Hughes, Sammo Hung, Joe Kubert, Peter Kuper, David Lapham, Carol Lay, John Leguizamo, Joseph Michael Linsner, Linda Medley, Todd McFarlane, Ralph McQuarrie, Jason Mewes, Michael Moorcock, George Pérez, Brian Pulido, Alex Ross, R.A. Salvatore, Kevin Smith, George Tuska, Jhonen Vasquez, Paul Verhoeven, Mark Waid, Al Williamson, Michael Jai White | |
| August 13–17, 1998 | San Diego Convention Center | 42,000 | John Broome, Eddie Campbell, Nick Cardy, John Carpenter, Mark Crilley, Colleen Doran, Patrick MacNee, Lorenzo Mattotti, Terry Moore, Paul S. Newman, Richard Pini, Wendy Pini, James Robinson, John Severin, Joe Simon, Paul Smith, Vin Sullivan, Naoko Takeuchi, Chris Ware, Joss Whedon and most of the cast of Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Robert Williams | |
| August 9–11, 1999 | Professional Expo before Comic Con | |||
| August 12–15, 1999 | San Diego Convention Center | Forrest Ackerman, Sergio Aragonés, Samuel R. Delany, Paul Dini, Arnold Drake, Will Eisner, Mark Evanier, June Foray, Neil Gaiman, Matt Groening, Mike Mignola, Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo), Scott Shaw, Art Spiegelman, Jim Starlin, Jim Steranko, Dave Stevens, Jill Thompson, Barry Windsor-Smith | Seduction Of The Innocent performed | |
| July 20–23, 2000 | San Diego Convention Center | Don Hertzfeldt | ||
| July 19–22, 2001 | San Diego Convention Center | |||
| August 1–4, 2002 | San Diego Convention Center | Ben Affleck, Avi Arad, Asia Argento, James Cameron, Emma Caulfield, Guillermo del Toro, Ang Lee, Jason Lee, Lucy Liu, Mike Mignola, Jamie King, Timothy Olyphant, Ray Park, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Seann William Scott, Bryan Singer | ||
| July 17–20, 2003 | San Diego Convention Center | Avi Arad, Sean Astin, Kate Beckinsale, Sal Buscema, Will Eisner, Neil Gaiman, Paris Hilton, Dave McKean, Alfred Molina, Dominic Monaghan, Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood | ||
| July 22–25, 2004 | San Diego Convention Center | 100,000 | Kevin J. Anderson, Sergio Aragonés, Greg Bear, Claudia Black, Ray Bradbury, Ben Browder, Kurt Busiek, Roger Dean, Eliza Dushku, Will Eisner, Corey Feldman, June Foray, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Donato Giancola, Matt Groening, Sid Haig, Corey Haim, Paris Hilton, Christopher Judge, Jude Law, Mike Mignola, Frank Miller, Bill Plympton, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Tim Thomerson, Marv Wolfman, Rob Zombie | Comic-Con expands into Hall H of the San Diego Convention Center and now occupies the entire exhibit space. Brent Eric Anderson (b 1955 is an American Comic book Artist. Richard Bache "Dick" Ayers (born April 28, 1924, Ossining New York, United States) is a Comic book artist and Cartoonist Reginald Horace "Reggie" Bannister (born September 29 1945 is an American actor musician and director most known for his role as Reggie a balding ex-ice cream man in director Stephen R Bissette (also known as Steve Bissette) is an American Comics artist and publisher best known for working with writer Alan Moore Terence Dean "Terry" Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is a writer of Fantasy fiction. Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a Comic book Writer. Tia Carrere (born January 2 1967) is an American actress, model, and Singer, perhaps most widely known for her role Sarah Dyer is a Comic book writer and artist with roots in the zine movement of the late eighties and early nineties Louis Jude Ferrigno (born November 9 1951 is an American bodybuilder and Actor. 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Barry Windsor-Smith, also known as Barry Smith (born May 25, 1949) is a British Comic book illustrator and painter whose best known work has Don Hertzfeldt (born August 1, 1976) is the creator of many short Animated Films including the Academy-Award nominated cult favorite Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Avi Arad (אבי ארד is an Israeli American Businessman. He became the CEO of the company Toy Biz in the 1990s and Asia Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento (born September 20 1975 is an Italian Television and Film actress and director. James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian - American director Emma Caulfield (born April 8, 1973) is an American actress known for her role as ex-demon Anya on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Guillermo del Toro Gómez (born October 9, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated Mexican filmmaker Ang Lee ( (born October 23, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Film director from Taiwan. Jason Lee may refer to Jason Lee (missionary (1803&ndash1845 American missionary and pioneer in the Oregon Territory Jason Scott Lee Lucy Alexis Liu ( born December 2, 1968) is an American actress. Mike Joseph Mignola (born September 16, 1960) is an American Comic book Artist and Writer, famous for creating the comic Jamie King is a director and choreographer known primarily for his work with Madonna. Timothy David Olyphant (born May 20 1968) is an American Actor. Raymond Park (born 23 August 1974 is a British Actor, Stunt man and Martial artist, best known for his portrayal of Darth Maul Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) is an American Actor. Bryan Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American Film director and Film producer. Avi Arad (אבי ארד is an Israeli American Businessman. 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Donato Giancola (born 1967 is a multiple award winning American artist specializing in Science fiction and Fantasy illustration Sid Haig (born July 14, 1939) is an American Film Actor. His roles have included acting in Jack Hill's Blaxploitation Corey Ian Haim (born December 23, 1971) is a Canadian actor known for a 1980s Hollywood career as a teen idol Douglas Christopher Judge (born October 13 1964 in Los Angeles California) is an American Actor of African American Jude Law (born 29 December 1972 is an English Actor. He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987 and had his first TV role in 1989 Bill Plympton (born April 30, 1946) is an American animator best known for his 1987 Academy Award -nominated Animated short Michael Garrett Shanks (b December 15 1970, Vancouver British Columbia) is a Canadian Actor who achieved fame for his role Amanda Tapping (born 28 August 1965 is an English -born Canadian actress and producer Joseph Timothy "Tim" Thomerson (born April 8, 1946) is an American Actor and Comedian. Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician |
| July 14–17, 2005 | San Diego Convention Center | 113,000 | Forrest Ackerman, Sergio Aragonés, Ralph Bakshi, Ray Bradbury, Beau Bridges, Ben Browder, Bruce Campbell, Shaun Cassidy, Ken Foree, Sid Haig, Ray Harryhausen, Alexandro Jodorowsky, Christopher Judge, Richard Kelly, Stan Lee, Todd McFarlane, Natalie Portman, Joel Silver, Bryan Singer, Kevin Smith, J. Michael Straczynski, Amanda Tapping, Marv Wolfman, Rob Zombie | |
| July 20–23, 2006[7] | San Diego Convention Center | 123,000 | Forrest Ackerman, Avi Arad, Sergio Aragonés, Kristen Bell, Ray Bradbury, Nicolas Cage, Bruce Campbell, Thomas Haden Church, Gabrielle Carteris, Richard Ian Cox, Guillermo del Toro, Snoop Dogg, Kirsten Dunst, Ken Foree, James Franco, Jorge Garcia, Basil Gogos, Topher Grace, Seth Green, Matt Groening, Sid Haig, Ray Harryhausen, Don Hertzfeldt, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Paris Hilton, Bryce Dallas Howard, Hunter Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Judge, Richard Kelly, Kazuo Koike, Ali Larter, Tobey Maguire, Eva Mendes, Frank Miller, Terry Moore, Kenn Navarro, Masi Oka, Edward James Olmos, Diamond Dallas Page, Sam Raimi, Brande Roderick, Takashi Shimizu, Bryan Singer, Kevin Smith, Frank Spotnitz, Jason Statham, J. Michael Straczynski, Hilary Swank, Danny Trejo, Milo Ventimiglia, Nobuhiro Watsuki, Wayans Brothers, Billy Dee Williams | San Diego Convention Center reached maximum occupancy; potential attendees were denied entry on Saturday. Forrest J Ackerman (born November 24, 1916) is an American collector of Science fiction books and movie memorabilia and a science fiction Sergio Aragonés Domenech (born September 6, 1937, San Mateo, Castellón, Spain) is a Cartoonist and writer best known Ralph Bakshi (born October 29 1938 is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22 1920 is an American mainstream, Fantasy, horror, Science fiction and mystery Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22 1958) is an American Actor, producer, Writer and director. Shaun Cassidy is an American Actor, Singer, Writer, and producer. Kentotis Alvin Foree (born February 29, 1948) is an American actor Alejandro Jodorowsky (ɑːlɛˈxɑːndrɒ jɒdɒˈrɒvskiː (born February 7 1929 in Tocopilla, Chile, of a Jewish Russian (Ukranian immigrant family Richard Kelly (born March 28, 1975 in Newport News Virginia) is an American Film director and writer, best Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American Writer, editor, creator of comic book characters Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian Comic book artist writer toy manufacturer/designer and media Entrepreneur who is best known Natalie Portman (נטלי פורטמן born Natalie Hershlag June 9 1981 is an Israeli American Actress. Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American Hollywood Film producer and inventor of the sport of Ultimate. Bryan Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American Film director and Film producer. Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2 1970 is an American Screenwriter, Writer, Film director, Actor and Comic book writer Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Marvin A "Marv" Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an award-winning American Comic book Writer. Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician Forrest J Ackerman (born November 24, 1916) is an American collector of Science fiction books and movie memorabilia and a science fiction Avi Arad (אבי ארד is an Israeli American Businessman. He became the CEO of the company Toy Biz in the 1990s and Sergio Aragonés Domenech (born September 6, 1937, San Mateo, Castellón, Spain) is a Cartoonist and writer best known Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18 1980 is an American actress She has received a Satellite Award and Saturn Award, and has been nominated for a Television Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22 1920 is an American mainstream, Fantasy, horror, Science fiction and mystery Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award -winning American actor Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22 1958) is an American Actor, producer, Writer and director. Thomas Haden Church (born June 17, 1960) was born Thomas McMillen in Gabrielle Anne Carteris (born January 2, 1961) is an American actress known for her role as Andrea Zuckerman on the early seasons Richard Ian Cox (born October 3, 1973 in St Asaph, Wales) is a Welsh-Canadian voice actor best known for his voice acting Guillermo del Toro Gómez (born October 9, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated Mexican filmmaker Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Kirsten Caroline Dunst (born April 30 1982 is an American actress and singer James Edward Franco (born April 19 1978 is a Golden Globe -winning American actor director, Screenwriter, Film producer, and Artist Jorge García (born April 28, 1973) is a Latino-American Comedian and Actor. Basil Gogos is an American illustrator best known for his striking portraits of movie monsters which appeared on the covers of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine in the Christopher John "Topher" Grace (born July 12, 1978) is an American Actor, best known for playing the lead role of Eric Forman Seth Benjamin Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American Actor, Comedian, Voice actor, and Television producer Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland Don Hertzfeldt (born August 1, 1976) is the creator of many short Animated Films including the Academy-Award nominated cult favorite Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American Actress and Singer-songwriter. Bryce Dallas Howard (born March 2 1981) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her film roles in the M Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21 1948 is an American Academy Award -nominated and BAFTA -winning actor is a prolific Japanese Manga writer novelist and entrepeneur Early in Koike's career he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and Alison Gertrude "Ali" Larter (born February 28, 1976) is a Saturn Awards -nominated American actress and former Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is a Canadian Actor. Eva Mendes (born March 5, 1974) is an American actress She began acting in the late 1990s and became known after a series of roles in several major Hollywood Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American Writer, Artist and Film director best known for his dark Terry Moore is a Comic book author Graphic novelist and illustrator Kenn Navarro is a Filipino American Animator known for creating the popular internet cartoon Happy Tree Friends. Masi Oka (born, December 27, 1974) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-nominated Japanese American Actor and digital effects artist Edward James Olmos (born 24 February 1947) is an Emmy -winning and Academy Award -nominated American actor and director For the 1930s cricketer see Dallas Page (cricketer Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr Samuel Marshall "Sam" Raimi (born October 23, 1959) is an American Film director, producer, Actor and Brande Nicole Roderick (born June 13 1974 in Novato California, is an American model and Actress. Takashi Shimizu (清水 崇 Shimizu Takashi, born 27 July 1972 in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Bryan Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American Film director and Film producer. Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2 1970 is an American Screenwriter, Writer, Film director, Actor and Comic book writer Frank Spotnitz (born November 17 1960 is an award-winning American television writer and producer best known for his work on The X-Files television series Jason Michael Statham (born 12 September 1972 is an English actor known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie Crime films Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30 1974 is an American Actress. Her Hollywood film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Danny Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is an American actor who has appeared in many Hollywood movies. Milo Anthony Ventimiglia (ˈmaɪ̪loʊ̪ ˌvɛntɨˈmiljə born July 8 1977 is an American television actor best known for his role as Peter Petrelli on the NBC series is a Japanese Mangaka, best known for his Samurai -themed series Rurouni Kenshin. The Wayans Bros is a Situation comedy that aired from 1995 to 1999 on The WB. Billy Dee Williams (born April 6, 1937) is an American Actor, Artist, and Writer, best known for his role as Lando Calrissian |
| July 26–29, 2007 | San Diego Convention Center | 125,000+[8] | Milla Jovovich, J. J. Abrams, Danny Antonucci, Sergio Aragonés, Tobin Bell, Johnny Yong Bosch, Darren Lynn Bousman, Blair Butler, Steve Carrell, Dane Cook, Carlton Cuse, John DiMaggio,Sammantha- Jolie DiMaggio, Robert Downey, Jr., Warren Ellis, Jon Favreau, Renee French, Neil Gaiman, Jenny Goldberg, Chris Gore, Matt Groening, Laurell K. Hamilton, Allan Heinberg, James Farr, David Hewlett, Adam Hughes, Hunter Jackson, Al Jean, Scarlett Johansson, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Bryan Konietzko, Alex Kurtzman, Maurice LaMarche, Brennan Laughter, Stan Lee, Damon Lindelof, Joseph Michael Linsner, Maddox, Seth MacFarlane, Bill Morrison, Olivia Munn, Kenn Navarro, Michael J. Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Masi Oka, Roberto Orci, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hayden Panettiere, Kevin Pereira, Harold Perrineau, Lily Renee Phillips, Paul Pope, George A. Romero, Rowena, Katey Sagal, Andy Samberg, M. Milla Jovovich (ˈjɔvɔvitɕ Serbian: Milica Jovović / Милица Јововић; Милла Йовович; Ukrainian: Мiлла Jeffrey Jacob "JJ" Abrams (born in 1966 is an American Emmy Award -winning film and Television producer, writer actor composer director Daniel Antonucci (born February 27, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian animator, best known for his 1999 Sergio Aragonés Domenech (born September 6, 1937, San Mateo, Castellón, Spain) is a Cartoonist and writer best known Tobin Bell (born August 7 1942) is an American film and television Actor. Johnny Yong Bosch (born January 6, 1976) is a American Actor, voice actor, martial artist, and Musician. Darren Lynn Bousman (born January 11 1979 in Overland Park, Kansas) is an American Film director. Blair Butler (born June 28, 1978 in Fairway Kansas) is a dedicated comic book aficionado a stand-up comic and a host for a segment called Fresh Steven John "Steve" Carell (born August 16, 1962) is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18 1972 is an American Stand-up comedian and film actor Carlton Cuse (born 22 March 1959 in Mexico City, Mexico) Although born in Mexico City Carlton Cuse grew up in Boston and Orange John William DiMaggio (born September 4, 1968) is an American voice actor. Robert John Downey Jr (born April 4 1965 is an American Warren Ellis (born February 16, 1968) is a British author of Comics Novels and Television, well known for sociocultural Jonathan Kolia "Jon" Favreau (born October 19 1966 is an American director, actor and writer. Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and Christian "Chris" Gore is a speaker and Writer on the topic of Independent film. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland Laurell Kaye Hamilton (born February 19, 1963) is an American Fantasy / Romance writer author of the series Anita Blake Vampire Allan Heinberg (b June 29, 1967) is an American Film Scriptwriter, who currently writes Young Avengers for James Farr is a Freelance Animator and Animation director based at present in Tulsa, Oklahoma. David Ian Hewlett (born April 18, 1968) is a British -born Canadian Actor best known for his role as Dr Adam Hughes (born May 5, 1967) is an American comic book artist known mostly for his voluptuous Pinup -style female characters and his cover work Al Jean (born January 9, 1961 Detroit Michigan) is a Television comedy writer best known for his work on The Simpsons Scarlett I Johansson (born November 22 1984 is an actress and Singer, of dual American and Danish citizenship Bryan Konietzko is the co-creator and executive producer of the popular animated series Avatar The Last Airbender. Alex Kurtzman is an American Film and Television screenwriter producer and director Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian Voice actor and former stand up Comedian. Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American Writer, editor, creator of comic book characters Damon Laurence Lindelof (born April 24 1973) is an American Television writer and executive most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer Joseph Michael Linsner is an American Comic book Writer - Artist - Colorist best known for his mature-audiences Supernatural Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26 1973 is an Emmy award-winning American Comedian, Animator, Screenwriter, producer Bill Morrison is the name of several persons Bill Morrison (director (born 1965 American filmmaker Bill Morrison (comics, co-founder Olivia Munn (born July 2, 1982) is an American actress, model and Television personality She began her career being Kenn Navarro is a Filipino American Animator known for creating the popular internet cartoon Happy Tree Friends. Michael John Nelson (born October 11, 1964 in St Charles Illinois) is an American Comedian and Writer, most famous for Leonard Simon Nimoy (born March 26, 1931) is an American Actor, Film director, Poet, Musician and Masi Oka (born, December 27, 1974) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-nominated Japanese American Actor and digital effects artist Roberto Gaston Orci (born 1973 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican film and Television producer and Screenwriter Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (born September 27 1972 is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and double Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Hayden Leslie Panettiere (born August 21 1989 is an American actress and singer Kevin Pereira (born December 28, 1982) is co-host of G4 's Attack of the Show! (formerly The Screen Savers) with Paul Pope (born September 25 1970) is an American alternative comic book artist. George Andrew Romero (born February 4, 1940) is an American director writer editor and actor Rowena A Morrill (born 1944 is well known in the world of Science-fiction and fantasy Illustration. Katey Sagal (born Catherine Louise Sagal on January 19, 1954) is a Golden Globe -nominated American actress and David Andrew "Andy" Samberg (born August 18 1978 is an American stand-up comic, and member of comedy group The Lonely Island. Zachary Sherman, Kevin Smith, Yeardley Smith, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, J. Michael Straczynski, Roy Thomas, Liv Tyler, Rob Van Dam, Kevin VanHook, Jhonen Vasquez, Gerard Way, Billy West, and more | All multi-day and single-day passes for Friday, Saturday and Sunday were sold out, for the first time ever on Friday and Sunday. Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2 1970 is an American Screenwriter, Writer, Film director, Actor and Comic book writer Yeardley Smith (ˈjɑrdli born July 3, 1964) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress and Voice actor who is perhaps Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Roy Thomas (born November 22 1940, Missouri, United States) is a Comic book Writer and editor, and Liv Rundgren Tyler She is the first born daughter of Bebe Buell, a model singer and former Playboy Playmate (Miss November 1974 and Steven Tyler, the lead Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam Kevin VanHook (born 24 June, 1965) is a film-maker who began his career in storytelling as a Comic book artist and Jhonen Vasquez (born September 1, 1974) also known by his Pseudonyms Mr William Richard "Billy" West (born on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, known |
| July 24–27, 2008 | San Diego Convention Center | Announced, so far: Tite Kubo, Sergio Aragonés, Mike W. Barr, Ed Brubaker, Eddie Campbell, Howard Chaykin, Sammantha- Jolie DiMaggio, Keith Giffen, Al Jaffee, Bryan Hitch, Noel Neill, Joe Staton, Ethan Van Sciver, Connie Willis, Ray Bradbury |
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e Malloy, Elizabeth. (born June 26 1977) known by his Pen name, is a Japanese manga artist. Sergio Aragonés Domenech (born September 6, 1937, San Mateo, Castellón, Spain) is a Cartoonist and writer best known Mike W Barr, is an American writer of Comic books and mystery, and Science fiction novels Ed Brubaker (born November 17 1966 is an Eisner Award -winning American Cartoonist and Writer. Eddie Campbell (born 10 August 1955) is a Scottish Comics artist and Cartoonist who now lives in Australia. Howard Victor Chaykin (born October 7, 1950 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American comic book writer and artist famous for his Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comic book illustrator and writer Al Jaffee (born March 13 1921 in Savannah Georgia) is an award winning American Cartoonist. Bryan Hitch (born 1970 is a British Comic book artist He is the co-creator and artist of The Authority and The Ultimates Noel Neill (born November 25, 1920) is an American actress in motion pictures and television best known as Lois Lane in the television series Joe Staton (born January 19, 1948) is an American illustrator and writer of Comic books. Ethan Van Sciver (b 1974 is an American Comic book Artist, best known for illustrating a number of DC Comics titles including Green Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born 31 December 1945) is an American Science fiction writer Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22 1920 is an American mainstream, Fantasy, horror, Science fiction and mystery "Charting Comic-Con's Hulk-like growth", The Daily Transcript, 2008-04-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Retrieved on 2008-04-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer
- ^ "TNI's 2007 San Diego Comic Con Exclusives Checklist", Toy News International 2007
- ^ "News from Me" (column of April 7, 2006) by Mark Evanier
- ^ "News from Me" (column of April 8, 2006) , by Mark Evanier
- ^ Forbes (July 30, 2007): "What began as a comic-book event has grown to include toys, video games, anime and movies. The event practically no longer fits in the San Diego Convention Center, its home through 2012".
- ^ Comic-COn 2008 registration
- ^ Comic-Con Chronicles 2006 [internet video]. IFC News.
- ^ "Comic-Con: Where 'nerd has become normal'" USA Today (July 29, 1007), by Scott Bowles
- ^ Much of the information for conventions before 1999 is from the 1999 30th anniversary program book.
References
- Comic-Con International Homepage
- San Diego Comic Convention Souvenir Book 1994 (offline)
- The "Secret Origin" of San Diego's Comic-Con International
See also
External links
- Welcome to Nerd Vegas: A Guide to Visiting and Enjoying Comic-Con International in San Diego, 2006! by Tom Spurgeon
- SciFi.com: Comic-Con 2007 live news coverage
- Humorous Comic-Con documentary
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