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| WonderCon | |
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 WonderCon 2010 main exhibit hall | |
| 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°48′00″N 122°24′00″W / 37.8000°N 122.4000°W |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | May 2, 1987 (as Wonderful World of Comics Convention) |
| Most recent | March 29, 2024 |
| Next event | March 28, 2025 |
| Attendance | 60,000 (2016)[1] |
| Organized by | Comic-Con International |
| Filing status | Nonprofit |
| Website | www |
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.
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.
- ^ MacDonald, Heidi. "WonderCon Hosts DC's Rebirth Debut in Los Angeles". PublishersWeekly.com. Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ "WonderCon Moves To Anaheim With Costumed Avengers In Tow", Archived July 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine CBS 2 San Francisco (March 17, 2012).
- ^ "WonderCon". Comic-Con International. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.