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Wondercon

WonderCon
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WonderCon 2010 - Floor 013.jpg
WonderCon 2010 main exhibit hall
Status Active
Genre Multi-genre
Venue 1987–2002: Oakland Convention Center
2003–2011: Moscone Center
2012-2015 Anaheim Convention Center
2016: Los Angeles Convention Center
2017- : Anaheim Convention Center
Location(s) California
Country United States
Inaugurated May 2, 1987; 29 years ago (1987-05-02) (as WonderCon Anaheim)
Most recent Present
Attendance 60,000 (2016)
Organized by Comic-Con International
Filing status Nonprofit
Website
comic-con.org/wca

WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and film convention, held in the San Francisco Bay Area (1987–2011) then, under the name WonderCon Anaheim, in Anaheim, California (2012-2015), and most recently WonderCon Los Angeles starting in 2016. The convention will return to the Anaheim Convention Center in 2017.

The convention was conceived by retailer John Barrett (a founder of the retail chain Comics and Comix) and originally held in the Oakland Convention Center. In 2003, it moved to San Francisco's Moscone Center. The show's original name was the Wonderful World of Comics Convention. The WonderCon logo was designed by Richard Bruning and Tim Zach.

Retailer Joe Field (of Flying Colors Comics and Other Cool Stuff) and his partner Mike Friedrich owned and operated the convention for fifteen years. In 2001, they brokered a deal with the management team that runs the San Diego Comic-Con International to make it part of the Comic-Con International convention family. This gave the San Francisco show a wider audience and has made it a venue for previews and early screenings of major motion pictures, in particular ones based on comic books. These have included Spider-Man 2 in 2004, Batman Begins and Fantastic Four in 2005, Superman Returns in 2006, 300 in 2007, Watchmen in 2009, and Kick-Ass in 2010. All of these events featured the stars of the films fielding questions from the audience.


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