San Diego Comic-Con

San Diego Comic-Con is a <a href="/facts/Comic_book_convention/4QRGeTam">comic book convention</a> and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in <a href="/facts/San_Diego/YFUP7gB9">San Diego</a>, California, at the <a href="/facts/San_Diego_Convention_Center/tYk6G9rz">San Diego Convention Center</a>. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fantasy media, Comic-Con has grown to include a large range of <a href="/facts/Popular_culture/cKj0ho02">pop culture</a> and entertainment elements across virtually all genres.
According to <a href="/facts/Forbes/lyULpGhW">Forbes</a>, Comic-Con is the "largest convention of its kind in the world". Since 2010, Comic-Con has filled the San Diego Convention Center to capacity with over 130,000 attendees. Comic-Con is home to the <a href="/facts/Eisner_Awards/Rdx7arW7">Eisner Awards</a>, which recognizes creative achievement in American comic books, often referred to as the comic industry's equivalent to the <a href="/facts/Academy_Awards/CwTxYuNQ">Academy Awards</a>.
San Diego Comic Convention, <a href="/facts/Trade_name/0tbWP1Sn">doing business as</a> Comic-Con International, is the corporate name of the <a href="/facts/Public-benefit_nonprofit_corporation/7EyyIfxV">public-benefit nonprofit corporation</a> behind Comic-Con. The corporation also organizes <a href="/facts/WonderCon/eQG6DKRq">WonderCon</a>, an annual convention held in <a href="/facts/Anaheim%2c_California/nIGWAJWY">Anaheim, California</a>, and SAM: Storytelling Across Media, a symposium held at the <a href="/facts/Comic-Con_Museum/uSoMabYX">Comic-Con Museum</a> in <a href="/facts/Balboa_Park_(San_Diego)/WKSjs4YA">Balboa Park</a>.

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San Diego Comic-Con