WonderCon
Annual comic book, science fiction, and motion picture convention / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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, 2017–present), and WonderCon Los Angeles in 2016.[2] The convention returned to the Anaheim Convention Center in 2017 after a one-year stint in Los Angeles due to construction at the Anaheim Convention Center.
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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–present: Anaheim Convention Center |
Location(s) | California |
Coordinates | 37.8000°N 122.4000°W / 37.8000; -122.4000 |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | May 2, 1987; 37 years ago (1987-05-02) (as Wonderful World of Comics Convention) |
Most recent | March 29, 2024; 49 days ago (2024-03-29) |
Next event | March 28, 2025; 10 months' time (2025-03-28) |
Attendance | 60,000 (2016)[1] |
Organized by | Comic-Con International |
Filing status | Nonprofit |
Website | www |
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.[3][failed verification] The show's original name was the Wonderful World of Comics Convention.