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Comic Con International

San Diego Comic-Con International
San Diego Comic-Con International logo.svg
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; 47 years ago (1970-03-21) (as Golden State Comic Book Convention)
Attendance Around 167,000 in 2015
Organized by Comic-Con International
Filing status Non-profit
Website
www.comic-con.org

Coordinates: 32°42′22.60″N 117°09′42.63″W / 32.7062778°N 117.1618417°W / 32.7062778; -117.1618417

San Diego Comic-Con International is a multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held annually in San Diego, California. 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, Marvin Nelson 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.

Comic-Con International also produces two other conventions, WonderCon, held in Los Angeles, 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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