Read about Comic Con: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00844PC48/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp;=1789&creative;=390957&creativeASIN;=B00844PC48&linkCode;=as2&tag;=or01c-20&linkId;=T7NFDVPW77DZL57E Can't go to San Diego Comic-Con, well join us on the show floor as we take you via gopro. San Diego Comic-Con International is a multigenre 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, which 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, California. 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 Anaheim, California, 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. Originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fantasy related film, television, and similar popular arts, the convention now includes a larger range of pop culture and entertainment elements across virtually all genres, including horror, animation, anime, manga, toys, collectible card games, video games, webcomics, and fantasy novels. According to Forbes, the convention is the "largest convention of its kind in the world;" Publishers Weekly wrote "Comic-Con International San Diego is the largest show in North America;" it is also the largest convention held in San Diego. In 2010, it filled the San Diego Convention Center to capacity with more than 130,000 attendees. The convention was founded in 1970 by Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger, Mike Towry, and Greg Bear. Detroit, Michigan-born comics fan Shel Dorf, had in the mid-1960s mounted the Detroit Triple-Fan Fairs, one of the first commercial comics-fan conventions. When he moved to San Diego, California in 1970, he organized a one-day convention (Golden State Comic-Minicon) on March 21, 1970 "as a kind of 'dry run' for the larger convention he hoped to stage." Dorf went on to be associated with the convention as president or manager, variously, for years until becoming estranged from the organization. Alf co-chaired the first convention with Krueger and became chairman in 1971. Following the initial gathering, Dorf's first three-day San Diego comics convention, the Golden State Comic-Con, drew 300 people and was held at the U.S. Grant Hotel from August 1–3, 1970. ______ Subscribe to Jerrick Media: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgpMpv6YQrpHkFRhvadmiKQ?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JerrickMedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jerrick-Media/470117106488365?fref=ts Google+: https://plus.google.com/112809540833863196957/about Official Jerrick Media Website: http://jerrickmedia.com/ Jerrick Media CEO, Jeremy Frommer Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremyfrommer Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004935406732 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyfrommer More from Jerrick Media: OMNI Reboot Twitter: https://twitter.com/omnireboot Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/OMNI-Reboot/454116671423610 Official OMNI Website: https://omnireboot.com/ GeekRoom Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamgeekroom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearegeekroom Official GeekRoom Website: https://geekroom.com/ Filthy Gorgeous Twitter: https://twitter.com/filthygmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Filthy-Gorgeous/372471916296790 Official Filthy Gorgeous Website: https://filthygorgeousmedia.com/ iLongevity Twitter: https://twitter.com/ilongevity Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/ILongevity/1584145318519038 Official iLongevity Website: https://ilongevity.com/ Corporate Culture Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecorpculture Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Corporate-Culture/497672467056645 Official Corporate Culture Website: https://thecorporateculture.com/ Viva Today Twitter: https://twitter.com/viva_lifestyle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Viva-Today/1607238522849751 Official Viva Today Website: http://vivatoday.com/ JERRICKMEDIA

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