WonderCon 2012 Moves Next To Disneyland Dan Koelsch, September 2, 2011 Briefly: The Internet is abuzz with news that WonderCon, Comic-Con’s little brother, will be held in Anaheim, CA next year while its regular home, the Moscone Center in San Francisco, is undergoing renovations. The convention will be held from March 16-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center, which was one of…
Comic-Con Isn’t Going Anywhere Until At Least 2015 Dan Koelsch, October 2, 2010 In what feels like the longest negotiation ever, Comic-Con International has reached an agreement to stay in San Diego (specifically the San Diego Convention Center) through 2015. The current lease ends in 2012, so the groups had been working on keeping the event in San Diego since at least April….
Comic-Con To Stay in San Diego Until At Least 2015? Dan Koelsch, April 15, 2010June 6, 2010 Maureen Cavanaugh of San Diego’s KPBS recently interviewed David Glanzer, the Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Comic-Con International. In her interview, Glanzer talks about the future of Comic-Con, including efforts to extend their current contract in San Diego and the future of Comic-Con after that. See our notes…
Los Angeles Joins Battle to Host Comic-Con in 2013 Dan Koelsch, April 9, 2010June 6, 2010 Why not? With everyone else throwing their hat in the ring, it was only a matter of time before Los Angeles decided they wanted to host the Comic-Con International convention when San Diego’s contract is up in 2012. Similar to Anaheim, the city’s convention bureau has gone to Facebook to…
Land Deal Could Keep Comic-Con in San Diego Dan Koelsch, April 5, 2010June 6, 2010 If you’ve been following our coverage of Comic-Con’s potential move from San Diego to Anaheim, you know that one of the biggest selling points for Anaheim is their larger convention center. For instance, the Anaheim Convention Center has 815,000 square feet of exhibit space versus the San Diego Convention Center’s…