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Banner across the convention center's escalators leading to the event at the 2008 event. The event began as the Emerald City ComiCon, a one-day event at the Qwest Field Events Center in 2003. It was founded by comics retailer and comic book creator Jim Demonakos of Mukilteo, Washington, and broke even with an attendance of 3,000 people. [1]
Jim Demonakos (born 1977) is an American director, graphic novelist, and event organizer noted for his work in comic books, conventions, and documentary films. He is most often noted as the founder of Emerald City Comic Con and LightBox Expo, as well as the director and producer of the award-winning documentary film, Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters.
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The list of modern fan conventions for various genres of entertainment extends to the first conventions held in the 1930s.. Some fan historians claim that the 1936 Philadelphia Science Fiction Conference, a.k.a. Philcon, was the first science fiction convention ever held.
Motor City Comic Com returns to the region this weekend with another star-studded roster of celebrity guests. Here are 15 of the biggest names appearing at the convention Nov. 8-10. John Cusack ...
RCCC was founded by Ron Brister and his partner Paula Brister while on a road trip to San Diego Comic-Con in July 2011. The founders decided that Portland, Oregon, was missing an event that would captivate Portlanders with the same charm as San Diego and the northwest's favorite event, Emerald City Comic Con.
Motor City Comic Con from May 17 through 19 is bringing dozens of noteworthy actors and other celebrities to Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. Giancarlo Esposito, Carla Gugino, other celebs ...
With an attendance of 200,000 in 2022, it is North America's most attended fan convention. The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by ReedPop, a division of RX 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 ...