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pos: San Diego Comic-Con 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. Other locations in the convention's early years included the El Cortez Hotel, the University of California, San Diego, and Golden Hall, before being moved to the San Diego Convention Center in 1991. Richard Alf, chairman in 1971, has noted an early factor in the

pos: Richard Alf the third annual Comic-Con at the El Cortez in San Diego. The convention, now known as San Diego Comic-Con International, is now an internationally known, four-day annual event held at the San Diego Convention Center. From its small beginnings, Comic-Con now attracts more than 125,000 attendees, with contributions from major celebrities and film studios. Alf largely gave up his unpaid, volunteer positions at Comic-Con later in the 1970s. During the mid-1970s, he opened his own comic book store, called "Comic Kingdom", in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego. He sold the comic business in the late 1970s and pursued

pos: San Diego Comic-Con since 2003) at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. On the Wednesday evening prior to the official opening, professionals, exhibitors, and pre-registered guests for all four days can attend a pre-event "Preview Night" to give attendees the opportunity to walk the exhibit hall and see what will be available during the convention. Comic-Con International also produces two other conventions, WonderCon, held in Anaheim, 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

pos: History of San Diego rise to the city's current unofficial slogan "America's Finest City". The 1996 Republican National Convention was held in San Diego in August 1996, headquartered at the San Diego Convention Center. The largest annual convention held in San Diego is San Diego Comic-Con International, founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in 1970. According to Forbes, it is the "largest convention of its kind in the world". The United States National Bank, headquartered in San Diego and owned by C. Arnholt Smith, grew during the 1960s to become the 86th largest bank in the country with $1.2 billion in total

pos: Shel Dorf Diego Comic-Con International, now considered the standard bearer for U.S. comic conventions. The convention moved in subsequent years to the El Cortez Hotel; the University of California, San Diego; and Golden Hall, before settling into the San Diego Convention center in 1991. As "'Founding Father' of San Diego Comic-Con," Dorf received an Inkpot Award at the 1975 San Diego Comic-Con. In 1984 Dorf began compilation and editing of the "Dick Tracy" comic strips in comic book format for Blackthorne Publishing, "proudly" publishing ninety-nine issues and collecting the material again in twenty-four collections. Chester Gould's daughter, Jean Gould O'Connell credits Dorf

pos: San Diego Comic-Con due to Comic-Con related exhibits and events. Capacity attendance at Comic-Con in 2006 and 2007 has caused crowding issues. Concerns have been raised that the event is possibly too large for the San Diego Convention Center, Comic-Con's home through at least 2021. In 2006, Comic-Con, for the first time, had to close registration for a few hours on Saturday to accommodate crowds. In response, for 2007, Comic-Con introduced a new three-day membership that did not include Saturday. Nevertheless, the 2007 show went on to sell out Saturday, as well as Friday and Sunday for the first time. Additionally, both the

pos: Mayans M.C. was followed by a screening of an exclusive clip from the show and a question-and-answer panel at the Paramount Theatre with guests including producers Sutter, James, and Barba as well cast members such as J. D. Pardo, Clayton Cardenas, Sarah Bolger, Carla Baratta, Richard Cabral, Antonio Jaramillo, Emilio Rivera, Danny Pino, Michael Irby, Vincent “Rocco” Vargas, Raoul Trujillo, and Frankie Loyal. On July 22, 2018, the series held a panel at San Diego Comic-Con in Hall H of the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. The panel was moderated by "Entertainment Weekly"s Lynnette Rice and included creators Sutter

neg: San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Comic-Con International is a multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held annually in San Diego, California, United States. 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 was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in 1970 by a group of San Diegans that included Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger, and Mike Towry; later, it was called the "San Diego Comic Book Convention". It is a four-day event (Thursday–Sunday) held during the summer (in July

neg: San Diego Comic-Con considering the infringement to be willful). Phoenix Comiccon changed its name to Phoenix Comic Fest as a proactive move to avoid possible legal issues in the wake of this ruling. They then filed a motion in an Arizona Federal Court to strike down San Diego Comic Convention's trademark In 2017, the Salt Lake Comic Con changed its name to FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention (or just FanX). On January 16, 2018, Salt Lake Comic Con filed a motion for a new trial. San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Comic-Con International is a multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held annually in San

neg: Downtown San Diego a year call at the cruise ship terminal. A passenger ferry connects downtown San Diego with Coronado, and San Diego Bay harbor tours depart from Harbor Drive. Downtown events include the Big Bay Balloon Parade, held in conjunction with the Holiday Bowl; the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade and Festival; the Parade of Lights featuring holiday-decorated boats on the Bay; and the San Diego Street Scene music festival. Every mid to late July, downtown San Diego is transformed for San Diego Comic Con, the largest entertainment and comic book convention in the world. San Diego Comic Con is held

neg: San Diego Comic-Con is the official magazine of San Diego Comic-Con International, WonderCon, and Alternative Press Expo, published free by San Diego Comic-Con International in the United States. The seed of the "Comic-Con Magazine" was a short one-shot issue of "The Spirit", based on Comic-Con and sold exclusively in 1976 at the San Diego Comic-Con International. The "Comic-Con Magazine" debuted as "Update" in July 2005 and mainly focused on the winners of the Eisner Awards. The last "Update" issue appeared in July 2008; then it went on hiatus. When it came back, it was as "Comic-Con Magazine", which not only covered San Diego

neg: San Diego Comic-Con no longer has financing lined up for it (any financing plan would involve taxpayer money and would have to be approved by a public vote), and partly because the city lost the rights to the only contiguous parcel of land where expansion could occur. Other cities, including Los Angeles, began to seek to have Comic-Con move out of San Diego; In 2015, Comic-Con entered into negotiations with San Diego. As a result of these negotiations, Comic-Con entered into a contract to stay in San Diego through 2018. In 2017 the commitment to San Diego was extended to 2021. In 2010,

neg: San Diego Comic-Con at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina. Police later stated that the teenage girl was injured in a fall; the arrested individual was released without any charges. In 2014, San Diego Comic-Con sent a cease and desist order to the organizers Salt Lake Comic Con, asserting that "Comic-Con" and "Comic-Con International" were registered trademarks of the convention, and that use of the term "comic con" in any form was trademark infringement as it implies an unauthorized association with San Diego Comic Con. A U.S. court ruled in favor of San Diego Comic-Con and awarded $20,000 in damages (albeit not

neg: Comic book convention a large 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. San Diego Comic-Con International, a multigenre entertainment and comic convention held annually in San Diego since 1970, is the standard bearer for U.S. comic-cons. According to "Forbes", the convention is the "largest convention of its kind in the world;" and is also the largest convention held in San Diego. According to the San Diego Convention and Visitor's Bureau, the convention has an annual regional economic impact of $162.8 million, with a $180

neg: San Diego Comic-Con reflecting, "While [Berman] kept repeating (attempting to convince himself) 'This show's not any bigger than ours!' I was quietly walking the floor stunned and in awe of just how much bigger it really was. I was blown away." 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. The convention has an estimated annual regional economic impact of more than $140 million. Yet, in 2009, the estimated economic impact was criticized

neg: New York Comic Con New York Comic Con The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, toys, movies, and television. It was first held in 2006. The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by ReedPOP, a division of Reed Exhibitions and Reed Elsevier, and is not affiliated with the long running non-profit San Diego Comic-Con, nor the Big Apple Convention, later known as the Big Apple Comic-Con, owned by Wizard Entertainment. ReedPOP is involved with other events, including Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo

neg: L.A. Comic Con name to Beyond Fest Expo LA. L.A. Comic Con L.A. Comic Con, formerly Comikaze Expo and then Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo and then Stan Lee's LA Comic Con, is a three-day event held during the fall at the Los Angeles Convention Center, located in downtown Los Angeles, California. L.A. Comic Con encompasses several genres, including comic, horror, sci-fi, anime, gaming, and pop culture, with a particular focus on the Los Angeles community. Regina Carpinelli and her two younger brothers, fans of geek culture from Temecula, California, were regular attendees of San Diego Comic-Con International. After moving to Los Angeles, Regina

neg: L.A. Comic Con L.A. Comic Con L.A. Comic Con, formerly Comikaze Expo and then Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo and then Stan Lee's LA Comic Con, is a three-day event held during the fall at the Los Angeles Convention Center, located in downtown Los Angeles, California. L.A. Comic Con encompasses several genres, including comic, horror, sci-fi, anime, gaming, and pop culture, with a particular focus on the Los Angeles community. Regina Carpinelli and her two younger brothers, fans of geek culture from Temecula, California, were regular attendees of San Diego Comic-Con International. After moving to Los Angeles, Regina Carpinelli decided that the city needed

neg: Robert Beerbohm Convention (the first of many appearances there), the first PhoenixCon hosted by Bruce Hamilton, the only Disneyland Hotel Comicon, another Detroit Triple Fan Fair, and the first San Diego Comic-Con, held at the U.S. Grant Hotel. By 1971, Beerbohm was a regular at most national comics shows, including New York City's first Creation Con, held on Thanksgiving weekend. In 1972, Beerbohm set up tables of vintage comics at almost a dozen comics conventions, including the first Chicago Comicon. He has sold comics at San Diego Comic-Con every year since the first one in 1970. Also in 1970 he acquired from

neg: Shocker Toys vinyl figures based on the fictional band Dethklok from the Adult Swim series Metalocalypse as San Diego Comic-Con exclusives. The box sets of vinyl figures were limited to 500 pieces and sold at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con, the subsequent 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, and the 2009 Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. At the 2009 New York Comic Con, Shocker Toys had planned to sell two translucent versions of their then-forthcoming Scud and Maxx figures from the Indie Spotlight line. The figures were unavailable for the event, but were shipped out to customers roughly a month later, starting on March

neg: Comic book convention as official guests. On August 1–3, 1970, Shel Dorf produced the Golden State Comic-Con, held at the U.S. Grant Hotel, in San Diego. Official guests were Forrest J. Ackerman, Ray Bradbury, Jack Kirby, Bob Stevens, and A. E. van Vogt, and it drew It drew 300 people. The three-day show evolved into San Diego Comic-Con International, and now attracts 130,000 or more attendees. The Creation Convention debuted in 1971, organized by 14-year-old Queens schoolboys Adam Malin and Gary Berman, and held over Thanksgiving weekend at the New Yorker Hotel, in New York City. The guest of honor was Jim Steranko.

neg: Ken Krueger Wilson Tucker’s "Prison Planet" in "Space Trails" (Pegasus Publications, Summer 1947). Krueger later founded Shroud: Publishers, Kenneth J. Krueger: Publisher, Valcour-Krueger, and Fantasy House. Krueger was also an inspiration and focal point for an ambitious group of young comic book fans who planned and hosted the event that became San Diego Comic-Con International, serving as Chairman of the group’s first multi-day event, the San Diego Golden State Comic-Con held August 1–3, 1970. Krueger began writing letters to science fiction magazines in 1938, at the age of eleven, and was an attendee of the very first “scientifiction” convention held in 1939,

neg: San Diego Comic-Con Comic-Con International, but also WonderCon and the Alternative Press Expo, more commonly known as APE. The new "Comic-Con Magazine" features interviews with Comic-Con attendees and complete coverage of the Comic-Con events. The fourth issue of "Comic-Con Magazine" was a hybrid with Comic-Con's Souvenir Book with cover art by Alex Ross, in full color and exclusive to Comic-Con attendees. A large number of exhibitors from art, comics, games, film, TV, and publishing are at Comic-Con. There are three type of exhibitors at San Diego Comic Con. Inside the convention center, which requires a badge to visit during the convention, includes artists

neg: U.S. Grant Hotel These dinners attracted a wide range of military officials and guests from all over the world. The inaugural San Diego Comic-Con International, which was then called "San Diego’s Golden State Comic-Con", was held at the U.S. Grant Hotel in 1970. Famous guests have included Albert Einstein, Charles Lindbergh, Woodrow Wilson and 12 additional United States Presidents. The hotel includes three presidential suites that have been tailored to Secret Service requirements for accommodating presidential visits. U.S. Grant Hotel The U.S. Grant Hotel is a historic hotel in downtown San Diego, California. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

neg: Funko Star Wars Smugglers Bounty box is also now available on Amazon. Funko has been offering “con exclusive” versions of their products at various conventions such as San Diego Comic-Con , Emerald City Comic Con, New York Comic Con, Fan Expo, Star Wars Celebration, and E3. This started in 2006 at the San Diego Comic-Con. Funko Funko Inc. is an American company that manufactures licensed pop culture collectibles. Funko is best known for producing licensed vinyl figurines and bobbleheads. In addition, Funko produces licensed plush, action figures, and licensed electronic items such as USB drives, lamps, and headphones. Founded in 1998

neg: Comic Con Experience and "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, in which he played the role of Samwise Gamgee. Comic Con Experience Comic Con Experience (also known simply as CCXP) is a Brazilian multi-genre entertainment and comic convention. It is based on the San Diego Comic-Con and has attractions and contents about comics, TV series, movies, video games, literature and internet. It is the largest pop culture festival in the world. The first edition was held in December 2014 in São Paulo, organized by the website Omelete. It was visited by an estimated public of 100,000 and had 80 companies involved. Some

neg: Comic Con Experience Comic Con Experience Comic Con Experience (also known simply as CCXP) is a Brazilian multi-genre entertainment and comic convention. It is based on the San Diego Comic-Con and has attractions and contents about comics, TV series, movies, video games, literature and internet. It is the largest pop culture festival in the world. The first edition was held in December 2014 in São Paulo, organized by the website Omelete. It was visited by an estimated public of 100,000 and had 80 companies involved. Some of the invited artists included Jason Momoa, from "Game of Thrones", and Sean Astin, from "The Goonies"

neg: San Diego Comic-Con In 2015, through a limited liability company, Comic-Con International purchased three buildings in Barrio Logan. In 2018 Comic-Con International purchased a office in San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood. In 2017, the organization acquired a lease to the Federal Building in Balboa Park, originally built for the California Pacific International Exposition and previously occupied by the San Diego Hall of Champions, with the intention of opening a Comic-Con Museum. By October 2017, the organization began to hire staff for the museum. Nearly a year after acquiring the lease, the museum was not yet open. During the 2018 Comic-Con International, one reason

neg: Tell Me a Story (TV series) the series held a panel at San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California moderated by "Entertainment Weekly"s Henry Goldblatt and featuring executive producer Kevin Williamson as well as series stars Paul Wesley and James Wolk. The panel included the premiere of an exclusive teaser trailer for the series. On August 5, 2018, a "sneak peek" trailer for the series was released. On October 5, 2018, the official trailer for the series was released, first premiering during the series' panel at the annual New York Comic Con. On October 23, 2018, the series held its official premiere in at the Metrograph

neg: Dan Farr Van Dyke. Shortly after leaving DAZ 3D in the spring of 2012, Farr began planning Salt Lake Comic Con, a biannual comic book convention. The name of the convention was changed to FanX Salt lake Comic Convention after a lawsuit was filed by San Diego Comic Con, and the San Diego Con was awarded $20,000 in damages. Dan Farr Dan Farr (born February 15, 1967) is an entrepreneur, known for co-founding DAZ 3D, a 3D content and software company, and for founding Salt Lake Comic Con. Dan Farr co-founded DAZ 3D Inc. in 2000. DAZ 3D is a company that

neg: FanX Shatner, and Stan Lee with attendance over 70,000. People attended with ticket sales that exceeded 50,000. Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience, the first of two Salt Lake comic conventions in 2014, took place on April 17–19, 2014. FanXperience was attended by over 100,000 people. On July 25, 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International sent Dan Farr Productions a cease and desist letter over the use of the word "Comic Con." Convention organizers responded with a press release citing their legal position and unwillingness to comply to the cease and desist letter. In December 2017, a San Diego jury found San Diego

neg: DC Universe Animated Original Movies Hank Henshaw. The second part of "The Death of Superman" storyline, titled "Reign of the Supermen", will be released digitally on January 15, 2019, and on Blu-ray January 29. Announced at San Diego Comic-Con on July 20, 2018. Announced at San Diego Comic-Con on July 20, 2018, will be released in summer 2019. Announced at San Diego Comic-Con on July 20, 2018. This will be a solo Wonder Woman film with an original storyline. "DC Showcase" is a series of short films focusing on DC characters who normally are unable to have a feature unto themselves. They are released as

neg: Hellboy fanzine. With the exception of the cover, there is no other mention of Hellboy within the fanzine. The character shown was still in a draft stage, and although close to the final design of Hellboy, it had gray skin and an outfit not common to the character. "Mike Mignola's Hellboy" by Mike Mignola and John Byrne featured the character's first full appearance, and was a four-page black-and-white story that had an approximately 1,500 book print run. It was published by Dark Horse Comics in "San Diego Comic-Con Comics" #2 (August 1993) for distribution at the San Diego Comic-Con convention held

neg: San Diego Comic-Con it to compete for attendees and companies time and budget; yet San Diego Comic-Con was described by "Publishers Weekly" as "a must-do". The convention is organized by a panel of 13 board members, 16 to 20 full-time and part-time workers, and 80 volunteers who assist via committees. Comic-Con International is a non-profit organization, and proceeds of the event go to funding it, as well as the Alternative Press Expo (APE) and WonderCon. The convention logo was designed by Richard Bruning and Josh Beatman in 1995. In 2015, working with Lionsgate, a video channel was created to host Comic-Con related content.

neg: San Diego Comic-Con for allegedly negatively impacting seasonal businesses outside of Comic-Con, low individual spending estimates of attendees, that a large number of attendees live in San Diego, and that the impact of the convention was more cultural than financial. In 2011, the estimated economic impact of that year's convention was $180 million. In 2014, the estimated impact of that year's convention was $177.8 million. In 2016, the estimated impact of that year's convention was down to $150 million. By 2018, San Diego Comic-Con saw increasing competition from other comic conventions in places such as New York City, and Washington, D.C., which caused

neg: Cosplay center. In North America, the highest-attended fan conventions featuring cosplayers are the San Diego Comic-Con and New York Comic Con held in the United States, and the anime-specific Anime North in Toronto, Otakon held in Baltimore MD and Anime Expo held in Los Angeles. Europe's largest event is Japan Expo held in Paris, while the London MCM Expo and the London Super Comic Convention are the most notable in the UK. Supanova Pop Culture Expo is Australia's biggest event. The appearance of cosplayers at public events makes them a popular draw for photographers. As this became apparent in the late

neg: San Diego Comic-Con worked as part of their season work assignment. Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock released a 2011 documentary feature film set at the convention, "". Writer Robert Salkowitz also used the 2011 Comic-Con as a backdrop for his book "Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture", an analysis of the comics industry's 21st-century dilemmas and what the future may hold. Since 2011, Conan O'Brien has a week of live shows from Comic-Con. In 2015, the Food Network series "Cake Masters" had an episode where Duff Goldman presented a cake at Comic-Con to the cast of "Fantastic Four. "Comic-Con Magazine", formerly known as "Update",

neg: Sean Lam the life of Pope Benedict XVI. In 2012 he won an award for his bible themed graphic novel, "Judith: Captive to Conqueror" at Angoulême Christian Comics Festival in France. A 48-page paperback, "Pope Francis: I Believe in Mercy,", was later created to celebrate the appointment of Pope Francis. In 2015 he collaborated with the Four Lords from San Diego as the main comic artist for "The Curseborn Saga" manga, and together held a book signing at the Los Angeles Anime Expo for the launch of the first volume, followed by another at the San Diego Comic-Con, where his team got

neg: Jackie Estrada Jackie Estrada Jackie Estrada (born September 10, 1946) is an American comic-book convention organizer, book editor, co-publisher of Exhibit A Press, administrator of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, and past-president of Friends of Lulu. A San Diego resident since the 1950s, Estrada got involved in helping to put on the San Diego Comic-Con (now called Comic-Con International: San Diego) in the mid-1970s. In addition to having edited nine of the Con’s program books over the years, she helped start the Robert A. Heinlein annual blood drive, created the position of pro liaison, and created (and was the first coordinator

neg: H+: The Digital Series 2006. It was filmed in Santiago, Chile in 2011, over 29 days in 54 different locations, and announced at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International. At the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, it was again promoted in anticipation of its upcoming premiere. The series is distributed by Warner Brothers Digital Distribution in partnership with YouTube. As new episodes premiered weekly via YouTube, new supplemental content was also made available through the series' official website, providing extra images, text, or video that tied into the story further. The series is based on a future where one-third of the world's population has an

neg: San Diego Chargers stadium proposals Measure C would break a city sign ordinance because it would allow large digital billboards to be erected outside the stadium, lighting up East Village with light from the billboards until 2 a.m. each day. Some local residents are concerned it would be across the street from the San Diego Central Library. Some critics believed building the stadium would have put San Diego in risk of losing Comic Con because the proposed site would have been more than half a mile away from the convention center. Comic Con officials claimed the large separation made the stadium unusable to Comic Con,

neg: Alodia Gosiengfiao the cosplay competition, Alodia and Ashley also performed two songs on stage: "Lonely in Gorgeous" from "Paradise Kiss", and "Real Emotion" from the hit Japanese roleplaying game "Final Fantasy X-2". Animax also held "meet and greet" sessions with Alodia in Camp Pong for Singaporean anime and cosplay enthusiasts. On July 21–24, 2010, Gosiengfiao attended the annual San Diego Comic-Con for a cosplay gathering at Kotobukiya booth. She landed a big role in the San Diego Comic-Con documentary directed by Morgan Spurlock and produced by Legendary Pictures. The documentary team followed 5 different people from around the world to document what

neg: Eisner Award Diego Comic-Con held in July, usually on Friday night. The Eisner Awards and Harvey Awards were first conferred in 1988, both created in response to the discontinuation of the Kirby Awards in 1987. Dave Olbrich started the award non-profit organization. There was no Eisner Award ceremony, or awards distributed, in 1990, due to widespread balloting mix-ups. The previous administrator, Dave Olbrich, left the position, and Jackie Estrada has been the award administrator since 1990. The Eisner Award ceremony has been held at the San Diego Comic Con every year since 1991. In 2006, it was announced that the archives of

neg: Mile High Comics Mile High's hourly sales were double those at San Diego, despite the fact that the Denver convention yielded half the attendance of San Diego. In 2017 Mile High comics announced their end of appearing at San Diego Comic-Con due to constant increase of costs and awful management of the comic con. Mile High Comics Mile High Comics is an online retailer and a chain of three Colorado comic book stores founded by Chuck Rozanski in 1969 from his parents' basement in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 1969, when Chuck Rozanski was 13, he began working out of his parents' Colorado basement,

neg: Heroes and Villains Entertainment comic book series which serve as the source material for feature film, television, and game productions. Among them are: Debuted at San Diego Comic-Con International Convention in 2009, "Tracker" is a five issue comic book mini series written by Jonathan Lincoln with art by Francis Tsai, Derec Donovan and Abhishek Malsuni. It tells the story of an FBI agent named Alex O’Roark, whose pursuit of a serial killer leads him to unexplored territory when it is revealed the killer is also a werewolf. Debuted at San Diego Comic-Con International Convention in 2011, "Epoch" is a five issue comic book mini

neg: Shel Dorf being the first regularly held convention featuring comic books as a major component. Dorf went on to produce the DTFF in 1967 and 1968 as well. In 1970, Dorf moved to San Diego, California, to take care of his aging parents. Almost immediately, he organized a one-day convention "as a kind of 'dry run' for the larger convention he hoped to stage," with Forrest J Ackerman as the star attraction. Dorf's first three-day San Diego comics convention, the Golden State Comic-Con, was held at the U. S. Grant Hotel from August 1–3, 1970. It would eventually grow into the San

neg: 501st Legion genre mash-ups of their costumes. Members of the 501st Legion frequently attend fandom's larger conventions including Dragon Con, San Diego Comic-Con, MCM London Comic Con, the Wizard World Comic Cons, and Megacon (among scores of other Sci-Fi conventions) where they often host a fan table or booth where the public can learn more about the Legion, see costumes and props on display, and speak directly with members. At HeroesCon, their table is generally set up near the similarly-themed, "Star Trek"-based Klingon Assault Group, and the two have a friendly rivalry to see who can solicit the most donations for charity.

neg: Chapter 1 (Legion) the U.S. The first footage from the episode was shown at San Diego Comic-Con 2016, when Marvel's Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada debuted the first trailer for the series at his "Cup O'Joe" panel. Response to the trailer from critics was positive, particularly for its unique tone and visuals. Kelly West at Cinema Blend called the trailer "all kinds of weird... in a good way". At New York Comic-Con later that year, the series held its own panel, where the first half of the episode was screened. Nick Romano of "Entertainment Weekly" called the footage "just as chaotic as the

neg: Futurama Comics and pencilled by James Lloyd. It was followed by another special in 2005. A limited-edition variant of Futurama Comics #1, exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con 2000. A limited-edition teaser for the direct-to-DVD Futurama movies. A live reading of the comic by most of the original cast was included as an extra on the DVD of "Bender's Big Score". This comic was only available at San Diego Comic-Con 2010. It is based on the comic Fry wrote in the episode "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences", which had not aired at the time the comic was released. A 104-page collection featuring issues 23, 37, 39,

neg: John Rogers (businessman) John Rogers (businessman) John Geoffrey Rogers (c. 1961 – November 10, 2018) was a Canadian-born American businessman and executive. Rogers, who served continuously as President of the San Diego Comic-Con from 1986 until his death in 2018, oversaw its expansion from a niche event into an international multi-genre entertainment and comic convention. He was the longest serving president in Comic-Con's history. Rogers was born in Guelph, Ontario. His parents moved to Mount Helix in San Diego County when he was just 18-months old. They later relocated to the Del Cerro neighborhood of San Diego, where he attended Patrick Henry High

neg: San Diego Comic-Con to as "Comic-Con Intergalactic" and the iconic eye logo now sporting multiple eyes), where Fry looks for approval for his own comic while Bender attends a panel from Matt Groening (creator of "Futurama" as well as "The Simpsons") on his new show "Futurella" (a twist on the title of the show and a parody of its cancellation by Fox). In "It's My Party and I'll Bang If I Want To", an episode of the 2011 season of "", the cast attends Comic-Con made up as zombies in order to pass out promotional flyers for the House of Blues, where they

neg: Ken Krueger Krueger died of a heart attack on November 21, 2009 in Lockport, New York at age 83, eighteen days after the passing of fellow Comic-Con founder Shel Dorf. Krueger was survived by his eight children. Ken Krueger Ken Krueger (October 7, 1926 – November 21, 2009) was an American publisher and retailer. Krueger co-founded and organized the first San Diego Comic-Con International convention, then called "San Diego's Golden State Comic-Con," in 1970. Krueger co-created the annual convention with a group of San Diego friends, including Shel Dorf, Richard Alf and Mike Towry. Kenneth J. Krueger, Jr. was born in upstate

neg: W00tstock guests: Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Nathan Sawaya, Patrick Rothfuss, Molly Lewis, Jonah Ray, Garfunkel & Oates, Aisha Tyler. Surprise Guests: George RR Martin, Neil Gaiman, Grant Imahara. Balboa Theater, San Diego, California Scheduled to coincide with the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International. Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton. Special guests: Marian Call, Blind Joe Jeffers, Matthew Inman, Mega Ran, Rob Paulsen, April Winchell. Surprise guests: Cecil Baldwin. Balboa Theater, San Diego California Scheduled to coincide with the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International. Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton. Special guests: Molly Quinn, Phil Plait,

neg: W00tstock International. Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton. Special guests: Amy Berg, Ernest Cline, Molly Lewis, RiffTrax, John Roderick, Jason Finn, Mike Phirman Balboa Theater, San Diego, California Scheduled to coincide with the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International. Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton. Special guests: Bonnie Burton, Marian Call, The Doubleclicks, Rob Reid, John Roderick, Patrick Rothfuss, John Scalzi, Joseph Scrimshaw. Surprise guests: LeVar Burton, Molly Lewis, Grant Imahara. Balboa Theater, San Diego, California Scheduled to coincide with the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International. Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton. Special

neg: Patrick Milling-Smith the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con, “Sessions: The Legion Mixed Reality Experience ” which featured the Microsoft HoloLens headset to bring the FX show Legion to life at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con, and "The Protectors: Walk in the Ranger’s Shoe", created by Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow and Imraan Ismail which premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival with a surprise appearance by Hillary Clinton. "The Last Goodbye" was also featured as part of the Tribeca Film Festival and allowed viewers to walk alongside Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter as he toured the Majdanek Concentration Camp where his parents and sister

neg: San Diego Comic-Con film program, screening rooms devoted to Japanese animation, gaming, programs such as cartoonist Scott Shaw!'s "Oddball Comics" slide show and animation expert Jerry Beck's program featuring TV's "worst cartoons ever", as well as over 350 hours of other programming on all aspects of comic books and pop culture. Like most comic-book conventions, Comic-Con features a large floorspace for exhibitors. These include media companies such as movie studios and TV networks, as well as comic-book dealers and collectibles merchants. And like most comics conventions, Comic-Con includes an autograph area, as well as the Artists' Alley where comics artists can sign autographs

neg: Richard Fairgray a guest at San Diego Comic Con and the London Film and Comic Con in 2010 and 2012 respectively. Richard graduated in 2007, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Elam School of Fine Arts and a Post Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching from the University of Auckland, he took the summer to direct a self funded feature film. In 2010 Richard was flown to San Diego Comic Con to launch Blastosaurus under the American Original imprint of Top Cow Comics, but the book was misprinted by the publisher. The mis-printed version was not released and Richard went home

neg: Hellboy Universe Hellboy Universe The Hellboy Universe is the fictional universe of the "Hellboy" comic and its various spin-offs, created by Mike Mignola. Its first appearance was in a black-and-white, four-page promotional comic by Mike Mignola with a script by John Byrne published by Dark Horse Comics in "San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2" (August 19, 1993), distributed at the San Diego Comic-Con. The Hellboy Universe currently spans over seventy trade paperbacks. The series, focused on the titular Hellboy, spawned the Hellboy Universe. There are generally two types of Hellboy stories; Pre-Cavendish (stories set chronologically before the first miniseries "") and Post-Cavendish (stories

neg: Joshua Jackson in 2012. Jackson was nominated for Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for the film "One Week". He won the award on April 12, 2010. He held and hosted Pacey-Con in 2010, directly across the street from the San Diego Comic-Con, sporting a bowling shirt and giving out fan fiction he wrote himself to those waiting in the Comic-Con entrance line. Footage of the event was recorded for a video, entitled 'Pacey-Con', which he was filming for Will Ferrell's Funny or Die celebrity humor website. In 2013 Jackson appeared in the IFC film "Inescapable"

neg: John Rogers (businessman) School. The San Diego Comic-Con was founded in 1970. Roger joined the convention in 1978 while working as a software engineer for a San Diego telecommunications company. He served as a technical coordinator and films coordinator before being elected president for his first term in 1986. He was re-elected president annually from 1986 to 2018. Each year on the last day of Comic-Con, Rogers appeared in an panel called "Comic-Con Talk Back" to answer questions from convention attendees. Rogers died from complications of glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, on November 10, 2018, at the age of 57. He had

neg: Comics Arts Conference roundtable discussions on topics ranging from the superhero genre as a whole to specific stories or characters. CAC's location originally alternated between San Diego's Comic-Con International (1992, 1993, and 1996) and the Chicago Comicon (later known as Wizard World Chicago Comic Con) in 1994 and 1995 before a 1997 hiatus, then becoming permanently attached to the San Diego Comic-Con as an official part of the international convention in 1998. The Comics Arts Conference expanded in 2007 when it began to meet twice annually, adding sessions at February's WonderCon in San Francisco in addition to July's Comic-Con. The WonderCon conference was

neg: Dave Stevens attended San Diego City College for two years, and attended the then-new annual San Diego Comic-Con (now Comic-Con International). Stevens' first professional comic work was inking Russ Manning's pencils for the "Tarzan" newspaper comic strip and two European "Tarzan" graphic novels in 1975; he later assisted Manning on the "Star Wars" newspaper strip. He began doing occasional comic book work, including providing illustrations for fanzines (inking drawings by comic book veteran Jack Kirby among them), as well as creating the Aurora feature for Japan's Sanrio Publishing. Starting in 1977, he drew storyboards for Hanna-Barbera's animated TV shows, including "Super Friends"

neg: Dave Kellett a comics documentary with twice-Sundance-nominated cinematographer, Fred Schroeder. He has been an invited speaker at Savannah College of Art & Design, the Society of Illustrators, Ohio State’s triennial Festival of Cartoon Art, the Charles M. Schulz Museum, the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum, Loyola Marymount University, South by Southwest Festival (SxSW), San Diego Comic-Con, New York Comic-Con, Seattle’s Emerald City Comicon and more. His cartoons have appeared in the "Los Angeles Times", "San Diego Union-Tribune", and dozens of others. Kellett holds two master's degrees in the art and history of cartooning: First, at the University of California San Diego; and

neg: Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet" at San Diego Comic-Con. In October 2010, the game made its first interactive appearance at New York Comic-Con held at the Jacob Javitts center in midtown Manhattan. A sequel was released on November 15, 2011. The game requires the uDraw GameTablet. "Comic Combat" was developed by Griptonite Games and THQ. Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet is a fighting video game, the sequel to "Marvel Super Hero Squad". It was released on November 16, 2010. Similar to the first game, it features cartoonish super-deformed versions of

neg: San Diego Comic-Con and Children's Park (San Diego). In recent years, these offsite events have no connection to SDCC. In the past, most sites have not required a comic con badge. In 2017, one example was a virtual reality and immersive set based on the move "Blade Runner 2049". In 2018, these examples included a Taco Bell "Demolition Man" themed pop-up restaurant in the Gaslamp; and a Shake Shack "Bob's Burgers" themed pop-up restaurant in Mission Valley. However, there are some official offsite events that require a badge. In 2018, it was estimated that nearly 200,000 people will be in Downtown San Diego

neg: Culture of San Diego as SeaWorld, Aquatica San Diego, the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Wild Animal Park, Belmont Park, Balboa Park, and nearby Legoland. San Diego's Spanish influence can be seen in the many historic sites across the city, such as the Mission San Diego de Alcala, Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, and Balboa Park. Cuisine in San Diego is diverse, but there is an abundance of wood fired California-style pizzas, and Mexican and East Asian cuisine. Annual events in San Diego include Comic-Con, the San Diego/Del Mar Fair, San Diego Pride, and Street Scene Music Festival. San Diego has been

neg: Comics Arts Conference professionals' involvement. Comics Arts Conference The Comics Arts Conference (CAC), also known as the Comic Arts Conference, is an academic conference held in conjunction with both the annual Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, and WonderCon in San Francisco. Founded in 1992 by Henderson State University communications professor Randy Duncan and Michigan State University graduate student Peter Coogan (author of the book "Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre"), the Comic(s) Arts Conference brings together scholars, professionals, critics, industry professionals, and historians who study comics seriously as a medium. The Comic(s) Arts Conference first convened on August 12, 1992, at

neg: Comics Arts Conference Comics Arts Conference The Comics Arts Conference (CAC), also known as the Comic Arts Conference, is an academic conference held in conjunction with both the annual Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, and WonderCon in San Francisco. Founded in 1992 by Henderson State University communications professor Randy Duncan and Michigan State University graduate student Peter Coogan (author of the book "Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre"), the Comic(s) Arts Conference brings together scholars, professionals, critics, industry professionals, and historians who study comics seriously as a medium. The Comic(s) Arts Conference first convened on August 12, 1992, at the Marriott

neg: Aaron Sagers Comic-Con, Wizard World, Dragon Con and New York Comic Con. Sagers has appeared as a moderator or panelist alongside the casts of "Firefly", "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Comic Book Men", and "". At San Diego Comic-Con and New York Comic Con, he has hosted cast panels with the casts of productions such as "Being Human", Syfy's "Defiance", and Ascension. He has also conducted one-on-one panel conversations with media personalities such as David Tennant, David Boreanaz, Nathan Fillion, Stan Lee, Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Norman Reedus, Robert Rodriguez, Zachary Quinto. Aaron Sagers Aaron Sagers is an American television presenter/personality, entertainment journalist,

neg: San Diego Comic-Con and Ryan Atwood's trip to Tijuana, Mexico in episode 7 ("The Escape") of the first season of TV series "The O.C." The convention also featured prominently as a setting for the "Numb3rs" episode "". In season 4 of "Beauty and the Geek", an episode was featured where the contestants traveled to Comic-Con 07 and were given a challenge to create their own superheroes. In an episode of "Punk'd", Hilary Swank gets Punk'd after an "attack from talking robot". In season 5, episode six, of the Showtime show "Weeds", attendees from Comic-Con 2009 are seen in Silas and Doug's medicinal marijuana

neg: Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope is a 2011 documentary film on the San Diego Comic-Con International, directed by Morgan Spurlock. The film follows five subjects: aspiring comics artists Skip Harvey and Eric Henson; comic book dealer Chuck Rozanski, who attempts to sell a high-priced comic book; a group of costume designers led by Holly Conrad who enter the convention's cosplay competition; and fan James Darling, who plans to propose marriage to his girlfriend during one of the many events at the convention. The documentary also conducts brief interviews with comic book and Hollywood

neg: Dallas Fantasy Fair the award's namesake Harvey Kurtzman; much of the show was in the form of a fund-raiser to help pay for the continuance of the awards. (That year there was also a Dallas Fantasy Fair held from June 18–20.) The 1994 summer edition of the Dallas Fantasy Fair was held at Dallas Market Hall, and saw record attendance for the show, hitting 9500 attendees. At the time it was the third-largest show in the United States behind San Diego Comic-Con and Chicago Comic Con. Guests at the 1994 event included Jim Lee, Alex Ross, Al Williamson, Gil Kane, Peter David, Kurt

neg: Dave Dorman Hampton, Christopher Moeller, and John Van Fleet. In 2010, Dorman was a "special guest" at San Diego Comic-Con International. Dorman exhibited for the very first C2E2 in Chicago in April 2010. Dorman also regularly attends the Wizard World Chicago, HeroesCon, and Detroit's Motor City Comic Con, and is often the featured guest artist at numerous tournaments. Dorman's own company, Rolling Thunder, publishes art books and limited edition litho prints. In 2010, IDW Publishing, now partnered with Desperado Publishing, is putting out the new book "Rolling Thunder: The Art of Dave Dorman." A special edition issue will launch at San Diego

neg: Comic Art Convention Comic Art Convention The Comic Art Convention was an American comic book fan convention held annually New York City, New York, over Independence Day weekend from 1968 through 1983, except for 1977, when it was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and 1978 to 1979, when editions of the convention were held in both New York and Philadelphia. The first large-scale comics convention, and one of the largest gatherings of its kind until the Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, it grew into a major trade and fan convention. It was founded by Phil Seuling, a Brooklyn, New York City, teacher, who

neg: Veronique Chevalier track, a tango entitled, "The Dance Master", has received favorable reviews. In May 2010, Chevalier performed at The Steampunk World's Fair in Piscataway, New Jersey. In July 2010 she was emcee of the Saturday steampunk "after-party" at San Diego Comic-Con International, where the headliners included The Slow Poisoner, Unextraordinary Gentlemen and Voltaire. In March 2011, Chevalier was the MC and opened for Unextraordinary Gentlemen and Abney Park at Wild Wild West Con, a steampunk convention and festival held at Old Tucson Studios in Tucson, Arizona. In October 2011, she was asked to MC Amanda Palmer's solo show (kicking off a

neg: Babylon 5 due to funding issues. At the 2014 San Diego Comic Con, Straczynski announced that a "Babylon 5" film was planned to go into production in 2016. It is to be a reboot of the story, but potentially one using old cast members in different roles. Studio JMS would produce it on a budget of $80–100 million if Warner Bros. did not take up the offer. At the 2016 San Diego Comic Con, Straczynski said the film has been delayed until he makes one or two more television series or films, to build up his reputation and ensure the desired $100

neg: Richard Alf Richard Alf Richard Alf (January 26, 1952 – January 4, 2012) was an American businessman and former comic book store owner who co-founded the San Diego Comic-Con International and served as its chairman beginning in 1970. Alf was born to artist Martha Alf and Edward F. Alf Jr., a psychology professor at San Diego State University from 1963 until 1988. Alf was known for his height, as he stood 6-foot-6. He attended Kearny High School in San Diego. Alf studied music at the University of California, San Diego. In 1970, Alf teamed with a group of other comic enthusiasts, including

neg: Salt Lake City 2014, and the fall event of 2014 both broke attendance records for the event, surpassing 120,000 people. The convention was sued by San Diego Comic Con, but won the right to use the trademark of comic con in its name. In 2014, Stan Lee called the Salt Lake Comic Con "the greatest comic con in the world". On September 25, 2015 at 6 pm, the Con broke the world record for the most costumed comic book cosplay characters in one location. At 1784 people, this beat the previous record by about 250, surpassing the International Animation CCJOY LAND in Changzhou

neg: Geeking Out Geeking Out Geeking Out is an American late night talk show comedy television series co-hosted by Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg. It premiered on AMC on July 24, 2016, during San Diego Comic-Con International. Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg discuss pop culture through a fanboy perspective in this talk show that features celebrity interviews, clips, and out-of-studio segments. In February 2016, Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg teamed with AMC, The Weinstein Company, and Matador Content to co-host a late night talk show titled "Geeking Out" which is expected to premiere in July 2016, covering San Diego Comic-Con with 8 subsequent

neg: Phoenix Fan Fusion was renamed Phoenix Comic Fest. This is to avoid use of the term "Comic con", which is a registered trademark of San Diego Comic-Con International that was recently upheld by a U.S. court in a lawsuit against Salt Lake Comic Con. bracelets were to be given to attendees in place of laminated passes. Saturday of the con, a fire alarm caused an evacuation just before 8pm, many fans stayed just outside the convention center. At 9:30pm though it was determined as a false alarm, what was left of the scheduling for Saturday night had to be cancelled and resheduled for

neg: San Diego Comic-Con four-day and three-day memberships sold out for the first time. For 2008, the three-day memberships were abandoned and the convention decided to sell memberships only in advance, with no on-site registration. In 2008, all memberships were sold out before the convention for the first time. This sellout has given rise to the new phenomenon of Comic-Con memberships being scalped for exorbitant prices on websites such as eBay and Craigslist. In April 2008, David Glanzer, Comic-Con's director of marketing and public relations, commented on the organization's desire to remain in San Diego: Heidi McDonald reported on her blog "The Beat" as

neg: Barrio Logan, San Diego drew up, and the City Council approved, a revised community plan which would have created a "buffer zone" of a commercial area separating residential uses from industrial uses. However, the ship-building industry, which objected to the buffer zone, organized and led a petition drive to overturn the plan via citywide vote. In June 2014 the voters rejected the community plan. A revised plan is in the draft stage as of 2015. Since 2015, during the same time as San Diego Comic-Con is occurring less than two miles away, there has been Chicano-Con. Barrio Logan, in southeast San Diego, is referred

neg: Bravest Warriors were uploaded internationally on the series's YouTube channel. A comic book adaptation of "Bravest Warriors" by Boom! Comics at San Diego Comic-Con began publication on Boom!'s "kaboom!" label from October 24, 2012, and ran for 36 issues. The final four issues have not been released as part of a trade collection. At San Diego Comic-Con International in 2013, it was announced that Cartoon Hangover had teamed up with Viz Media to make comics and graphic novels of their properties, with Bravest Warriors being one of the titles announced under their Perfect Square imprint. They were announced to be released in

neg: Fables (comics) at the Fables Panel at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, "Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland" is an original graphic novel written by Willingham with art by Craig Hamilton, and Jim Fern. It was released in hardcover in November 2012. In the story, Bigby Wolf embarks on a quest through the American Heartland to find a new location for Fabletown. At the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International, Willingham announced his plan to start a series following the lives of some female Fables, including Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, and Cinderella. It debuted on March 7, 2012 with the first arc written by Willingham

neg: San Diego Comic-Con club. Comic-Con featured at some length in the 2011 movie "Paul" which stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Issue No. 72 of "The Invincible Iron Man" (1974) was set at the July–August 1974 Comic-Con at the El Cortez Hotel, and featured cameos by a few of the special guests. Comic-Con is mentioned in the long-running CBS geek-targeted sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" in several episodes, and in NBC's "Chuck" in the episode "Chuck Versus the Sandworm", as an event the characters enjoy attending. On the "Futurama" episode "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences", the main characters attend the 3010 convention (with it being referred

neg: Doctor Strange (2016 film) with art by Jorge Fornés. The issue sees four Masters of the Mystic Arts–Kaecilius, Wong, Tina Minoru and Daniel Drumm–pursue a woman who has stolen a mystical relic. A second issue, centered on the Ancient One training apprentices in the magical arts at Kamar-Taj, was released a month later. Derrickson, Cumberbatch, Swinton, Ejiofor, McAdams, Mikkelsen, and Wong attended San Diego Comic-Con 2016, where they debuted an exclusive clip and the second trailer for the film. The next month, the same Comic-Con clip was screened at the Asia Pop Comic Convention Manila. In September 2016, an additional prelude comic was released,

neg: Richard A. Scott soon to be released "Joe Sinnott The Creator Chronicles DVD". He also has filmed for the upcoming Matt Wagner production as well. "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe": Season one, Volume two boxed DVD set, Disk #6 "He-Man Invades the San Diego Comic-Con" Richard is interviewed in the middle of the San Diego Comic-con for the DVD as well as being a P.A. (uncredited on DVD). And if you look real hard you might see him in TNT's "Leverage" Season #2 Episode 7 "The Two Live Crew Job" (2009) He also uses the aliases of 'Spunky (cheese)' and 'Chameleon

neg: San Diego Comic-Con and had a target completion date of early 2016. The expansion would add approximately 225,000 square feet of exhibit space, an additional 35%; and a brand-new 80,000 square foot ballroom, 20% larger than Hall H. The plan would also add a second tower to the Hilton Bayfront hotel, adding 500 rooms adjacent to the Convention Center. Due to the proposed expansion of the convention center, Comic Con extended its contract for San Diego to 2016. In 2014, convention center expansion was halted due to a lawsuit. As of July 2015, convention center expansion is effectively frozen, partly because the city

neg: The Cutie Map An animatic for this episode was first shown at San Diego Comic-Con International on July 25, 2014, and was later released as part of the "2014 San Diego Comic-Con "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" Panel" bonus feature on the "Season Four Disc 4" DVD. Some scenes from this episode were teased in Rainbow Dash's and Rarity's season 5 recap videos. On March 14, 2015, Discovery Family's "Pony Day" was announced; it included a six back-to-back season 4 episode marathon leading up to the two-part season five premiere, followed by the premiere of the 1986 film "". Under the approval

neg: Comic book convention comic book conventions to focus on their other, more profitable, fan conventions. Both the Heroes Convention and the multigenre Dallas Fantasy Fair debuted in 1982. HeroesCon is one of the largest independent comic book conventions still operating; during the heyday of the Dallas Fantasy Fair, it was one of the largest comics conventions in the country, third in attendance behind the San Diego Comic-Con and the Chicago Comicon. (The Dallas Fantasy Fair went defunct in 1995.) Comic book conventions spread to Canada and Switzerland in 1985; also debuting that year was the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC), first held

neg: Ken Krueger Ken Krueger Ken Krueger (October 7, 1926 – November 21, 2009) was an American publisher and retailer. Krueger co-founded and organized the first San Diego Comic-Con International convention, then called "San Diego's Golden State Comic-Con," in 1970. Krueger co-created the annual convention with a group of San Diego friends, including Shel Dorf, Richard Alf and Mike Towry. Kenneth J. Krueger, Jr. was born in upstate New York. Krueger was a Buffalo, New York, based member and co-founder of the Buffalo Fantasy League, Bohemia Club, and publisher of the semi-pro Pegasus Publications—most noted for the first appearance of science fiction writer

neg: Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope and features one on one interviews with comics industry professionals such as Frank Miller, Seth Rogen, Eli Roth, Harry Knowles, Kevin Smith and Matt Groening. The film holds an 82% positive "Fresh" rating at the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 51 critics' reviews, and a score of 64 out of 100 on the review aggregator Metacritic, based on 21 reviews. Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope is a 2011 documentary film on the San Diego Comic-Con International, directed by Morgan Spurlock. The film follows five subjects: aspiring comics artists Skip Harvey and

neg: Batman: Arkham Diego Comic-Con International. Written by Tim Seeley and illustrated by Matthew Clark and Wade Von Grawbadger, the comic tells the story of Barbara Gordon's first adventure as Batgirl. "Batman: Arkham Knight – Genesis", is a six-issue series written by Peter Tomasi and illustrated by Alisson Borges, that explores the origin of the Arkham Knight. Announced on July 20, 2013, at San Diego Comic-Con International, "Batman: Assault on Arkham" is based on the "Arkham" series. The animated film features new animations, as well as some voice talent that has been involved with the games that includes Kevin Conroy as Batman and

neg: San Diego Comic-Con in the convention in 2013. There are at least 17 separate rooms in the convention center used for panels and screenings, ranging in size from 280 seats to 6,100 seats. The two biggest are Ballroom 20, which seats approximately 4,900; and Hall H, which seats just over 6,100. The neighboring Hilton Bayfront is also used, with its main ballroom (Indigo) seating up to 2,600. The other neighboring hotel, the Marriott Marquis & Marina, also hosts a lot of Comic-Con activity. Among other things, the hotel serves as the anime headquarters and is where the nighttime films are shown. In the

neg: Nerd a professional soccer team. Some commentators consider that the word is devalued when applied to people who adopt a sub-cultural pattern of behaviour, rather than being reserved for people with a marked ability. Although originally being predominately an American stereotype, Nerd culture has grown across the globe and is now more acceptable and common than ever. Australian events such as Oz Comic-Con (a large comic book and Cosplay convention, similar to San Diego Comic-Con International) and Supernova, are incredibly popular events among the culture of people who identify themselves as nerds. In 2016, Oz Comic-Con in Perth saw almost 20,000

neg: Konnan on the podcast network, which was started by Chris Jericho. The podcast, "Keeping it 100 with Konnan" is co-hosted by Glenn Gilberti (Disco Inferno). Konnan also made an appearance at San Diego Comic Con. Konnan Charles Ashenoff (born Carlos Santiago Espada Moises; January 6, 1964), better known by his ring name, Konnan, is a Cuban professional wrestler and rapper. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling where he is the manager of The Latin American Xchange (LAX). During a career spanning almost three decades, he has wrestled for independent and national promotions in the United States and Mexico, and held

neg: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film) viral Monarch website went live with documents providing information on the monsters. On July 21, 2018, the first trailer was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con and later released online that same day. In October 2018, Legendary announced plans for a prequel graphic novel titled "Godzilla: Aftershock". It will be written by Arvid Nelson, illustrated by Drew Edward Johnson and scheduled to be released in spring 2019. That same month, Legendary Comics held a panel titled "Godzilla: Secrets of the MonsterVerse" at the L.A. Comic Con, which presented a sneak peek at "Godzilla: Aftershock". In November 2018, a panel for the

neg: Comic book convention which are still ongoing. [See List of comic book conventions] These pop cultural gatherings attract tens of thousands of fans and generate millions of dollars in revenue every year. In addition to the Wizard-run conventions, Comic-Con International runs the San Diego Comic-Con International, WonderCon, and the Alternative Press Expo; while Reed Exhibitions runs the New York Comic Con and the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. Since the first conventions in the mid-1960s, hundreds of local and regional comic book conventions have sprung up around the world either as one-time or annual events. At these conventions, fans of comic books come

neg: San Diego Comic-Con 21st century, the convention has drawn toy and collectibles designers who sell "Comic-Con Exclusive" products. Such companies have included Lego, Hasbro, Funko, Gentle Giant LTD,Gentle Giant LTD, Mattel, NECA, ThinkGeek, Sideshow Collectibles, Entertainment Earth, Bif Bang Pow!, Mezco, Toynami, and Kotobukiya. Most such exclusives are licensed properties of film, comic book and animation characters. Comic-Con International has served as the setting for Mark Hamill's "", and for an episode of the HBO television series "Entourage", the latter of which, while set at the event, was not filmed there. Comic-Con also served as an excuse for the fictional characters Seth Cohen

neg: Economy of San Diego and Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. Annual events in San Diego include Comic-Con, the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament, San Diego Pride, the San Diego Black Film Festival, and Street Scene Music Festival. Also, the local craft brewing industry attracts an increasing number of visitors for "beer tours" and the annual San Diego Beer Week in November; San Diego has been called "America's Craft Beer Capital" by San Diego-based author Bruce Glassman. San Diego County hosted more than 32 million visitors in 2012, of whom approximately half stayed overnight and half were day visitors; collectively they spent an