Comic-Con International: San Diego
| San Diego Comic-Con International | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Multi-genre |
| Venue |
San Diego Convention Center (main) Downtown San Diego (various) |
| Location(s) | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | March 21, 1970 (as Golden State Comic Book Convention) |
| Attendance | Around 167,000 in 2015 |
| Organized by | Comic-Con International |
| Filing status | Non-profit |
| Website | |
| www |
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Coordinates: 32°42′22.60″N 117°09′42.63″W / 32.7062778°N 117.1618417°W
San Diego Comic-Con International is a multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held annually in San Diego, California, United States. It was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in 1970 by a group of San Diegans that included Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger, and Mike Towry; later, it was called the "San Diego Comic Book Convention". The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is commonly known simply as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con or "SDCC". It is a four-day event (Thursday–Sunday) held during the summer at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. On the Wednesday evening prior to the official opening of the event, there is a preview for professionals, exhibitors, and select guests pre-registered for all four days. This pre-event is called Preview Night and is only open for three hours, from 6pm to 9pm, to give attendees a preview of what is to come in the upcoming days of the event.
Comic-Con International also produces two other conventions, WonderCon, held in Anaheim, and the Alternative Press Expo (APE), held in San Francisco. Since 1974, Comic-Con has bestowed its annual Inkpot Award on guests and persons of interest in the popular arts industries, as well as on members of Comic-Con's board of directors and the Convention committee. It is also the home of the Will Eisner Awards.
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