Motor City Comic Con
| Motor City Comic Con | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Multi-genre |
| Venue | Dearborn Civic Center (1989–1998) Novi Expo Center (1994–2004) Rock Financial Showplace/Suburban Collection Showplace (2005–present) |
| Location(s) | Novi, Michigan |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 1989 |
| Attendance | 50,000 (2015) |
| Organized by | Motor City Conventions |
| Filing status | for-profit |
| Website | |
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The Motor City Comic Con is a comic book convention held in Novi, Michigan, United States, at the Suburban Collection Showplace. It is traditionally a three-day event (Friday through Sunday), usually held in May of each year. The Motor City Comic Con was founded in 1989 by comics retailer Michael Goldman.
Though it primarily focuses on comic books, the convention features a large range of pop culture elements, such as film actors, professional wrestling, science fiction/fantasy, film/television, animation, anime, manga, toys, horror, collectible card games, video games, webcomics, and fantasy novels. 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 a costume contest. Traditional events include gaming and hours of other programming on all aspects of comic books and pop culture.
The Motor City 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. Like most comics conventions, the show 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' Alley can include writers and even glamour models.
Southfield, Michigan, comic book retailer Michael Goldman, owner of Motor City Comics, staged the first Motor City Comic Con at the Dearborn Civic Center in 1989. Antecedents to the Motor City Comic Con include the seminal multi-genre convention, the Detroit Triple Fan Fair, which was held annually in the Detroit area from 1965 to 1978; and Gary Reed's King Kon, held in the area from 1984-1986.
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