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When is ComicCon in 2014? |  |
Comic Con 2014 in San Diego, CA runs from July 24th-27th.
More information can be found at ComicCon's official website - http://www.comic-con.org/.
New York's Comic Con Convention is scheduled for Thursday, October 9th through Sunday, October 12th.
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What is ComicCon? | |
ComicCon International, short for Comic Convention, is an international multigenre convention held every year in San Diego, California, United States. Comic Con was founded in 1970 by a group of business men from the San Diego area that included Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger, and Mike Towry. Originally it was called the "Golden Gate Comic Book Convention" before changing to "San Diego Comic Book Convention" and eventually "San Diego Comic-Con international" which is what it currently goes by. Other names that the convention is commonly referred to are Comic Con, Comic Con San Diego, or simply SDCC for short. It is the largest convention held in San Diego with over 130,000 attending the event every year.
ComicCon runs for four days, Thursday through Sunday, but there is a special preview night held on Wedneday evening for professionals, exhibitors, and select guests. The convention features various pop culture and entermainment genres that include, but are not limited, to horror, animation, anime, manga, toys, collectibles, card games, video games, comics, and fantasy novels.
