List of comic book conventions

This is a list of noteworthy comic book conventions,[nb 1] as distinct from anime conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, multigenre conventions, and science fiction conventions.

Africa

Algeria

Egypt

Americas

Argentina

Brazil

  • Bienal de Quadrinhos de Curitiba in Curitiba, PR (est. 2011)
  • Comic Con Experience (CCXP) in São Paulo, SP (est. 2014)
  • Festival Internacional de Quadrinhos (FIQ) in Belo Horizonte, MG (est. 1999)
  • PerifaCon (Favela Comic Con) in São Paulo, SP (est. 2019)

Canada

United States

  • Alamo City Comic Con in San Antonio, Texas (est. 2013)
  • Alternative Press Expo in San Jose, California (est. 1994)
  • Baltimore Comic-Con in Baltimore, Maryland (est. 2000)
  • Big Apple Comic Con in New York City, New York (est. 1996)
  • Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo in Chicago, Illinois (est. 2010)
  • Comicpalooza in Houston, Texas (est. 2008)
  • Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia (est. 1987)
  • East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (est. 2002)
  • East Coast Comicon in Secaucus, New Jersey (est. 2012 as "Asbury Park Comicon")
  • Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Washington (est. 2003)
  • Fan Expo Boston in Boston, Massachusetts (formerly Boston Comic Con) (est. 2007)
  • Fan Expo Chicago in suburban Chicago, Illinois (est. 1972 as "Nostalgia '72;" later known as the "Chicago Comicon" and "Wizard World Chicago")
  • Fan Expo Dallas in Dallas, Texas (formerly Dallas Comic Con) (est. 2002)
  • Fan Expo Denver in Denver, Colorado (formerly Denver Comic Con and Denver Pop Culture Con) (est. 2012)
  • FanX in Salt Lake City, Utah (formerly Salt Lake Comic Con) (est. 2013)
  • Heroes Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina (est. 1982)
  • Intervention in the Washington, D.C. area (est. 2010)
  • L.A. Comic Con in Los Angeles, California (est. 2011)
  • MegaCon in Orlando, FL (est. 1993)
  • Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention in Memphis, Tennessee (est. 2010)
  • MoCCA Festival in New York City, New York (est. 2002)
  • Motor City Comic Con in Novi, Michigan (est. 1989)
  • New York Comic Con in New York City, New York (est. 2006)
  • Ohio Comic Con in Columbus, Ohio (est. 1980 as "Mid-Ohio Con")
  • Pensacola Comic Convention, Pensacola, Florida (est. 2010 as "Pensacola Para Con Comic Convention")
  • Phoenix Fan Fusion in Phoenix, Arizona (est. 2002 as "Phoenix Cactus Comicon")
  • Pittsburgh Comicon in Monroeville, Pennsylvania (est. 1994)
  • Planet Comicon Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri (est. 1999)
  • PopCon Indy in Indianapolis, Indiana (est. 2014)
  • Puerto Rico Comic Con in San Juan, Puerto Rico (est. 2002)
  • Rhode Island Comic Con in Providence, Rhode Island (est. 2012)
  • Rose City Comic Con in Portland, Oregon (est. 2012)
  • San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California (est. 1970 as the "Golden State Comic Book Convention")
  • SiliCon in San Jose, California (formerly Silicon Valley Comic Con) (est. 2016)
  • Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland (est. 1994)
  • Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (SPACE) in Columbus, Ohio (est. 2000)
  • STAPLE! in Austin, Texas (est. 2005)
  • WonderCon in Anaheim, California (est. 1987 in Bay Area as "Wonderful World of Comics Convention")

Asia

Bahrain

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

  • Comifuro in BSD City, Tangerang Regency, Indonesia (est. 2012)
  • Indonesia Comic Con in Jakarta, Indonesia (est. 2015)

Japan

Malaysia

Philippines

South Korea

  • Comic World in Seoul and Busan, South Korea (est. 1999)

United Arab Emirates

  • IGN Convention in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (est. 2013)
  • Middle East Film and Comic Con in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (est. 2012)

Europe

Belgium

  • F.A.C.T.S. in Ghent, Belgium (est. 1993)

Finland

  • Helsinki Comics Festival in Helsinki, Finland (est. 1979)

France

Germany

Greece

  • AthensCon in Athens, Greece (est. 2015)

Italy

Poland

  • International Festival of Comics and Games in Łódź, Poland (est. 1991)
  • Pyrkon in Poznań, Poland (est. 1999)
  • Warsaw Comic Con in Warsaw, Poland (est. 2017)

Portugal

  • Amadora BD in Amadora, Portugal (est. 1989)

Romania

  • East European Comic Con in Bucharest, Romania (est. 2013)

Russia

  • Comic-Con Russia, annual fan convention held in Moscow, Russia (est. 2014)
  • Starcon, annual convention held in Saint Petersburg, Russia (est. 1999)

Serbia

  • International Comics Festival "Salon stripa" in Belgrade, Serbia (est. 2003)

Slovakia

Spain

  • Barcelona International Comic Fair, Barcelona, Spain (est. 1981)

Switzerland

  • FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con, Basel, Switzerland (est. 2015)

United Kingdom

Ukraine

  • Comic Con Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine (est. 2018)

Oceania

Australia

  • Australian Movie & Comic Expo (formerly Armageddon), in Melbourne (est. 1995)
  • Supanova Expo in various cities (est. 2002)
  • Oz Comic Con in various cities (est. 2012)

New Zealand

  • Armageddon in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin (est. 1995)

See also

  • List of defunct comic book conventions

Notes

  1. ^ A convention is presumed noteworthy if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the convention and satisfies the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article. Other conditions may apply.

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