List of comic book conventions
(Redirected from Comic-Con Germany)
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
[edit]Algeria
[edit]- Algiers International Comics Festival in Algiers, Algeria (est. 2008)
Egypt
[edit]- EgyCon in Cairo, Egypt (est. 2013)
- Cairo Comix Con in Cairo, Egypt (est. 2015)
Americas
[edit]Argentina
[edit]- Fantabaires in Buenos Aires (est. 1996)
Brazil
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in Calgary, Alberta (est. 2005)
- Central Canada Comic Con (C4) in Winnipeg, Manitoba (est. 2006)
- Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, Ontario (est. 1995)
- Hal-Con in Halifax, Nova Scotia (est. 2010)
- Montreal Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (est. 2006)
- Ottawa Comiccon in Ottawa, Ontario (est. 2012)
- Toronto Comic Arts Festival in Toronto, Ontario (TCAF) (est. 2003)
- Toronto Comicon in Toronto, Ontario (est. 2001)
- Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo in Vancouver, British Columbia (est. 2014)
United States
[edit]- 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)
- Dallas Comic Con in Dallas, Texas (est. 2002)
- Denver Pop Culture Con in Denver, Colorado (formerly Denver Comic Con) (est. 2012)
- 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)
- 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)
- North Texas Comic Book Show in Dallas, Texas (est. 2011, quarterly events)
- 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)
- 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 Valley Comic Con in San Jose, California (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)
- Wizard World Chicago in suburban Chicago, Illinois (est. 1972 as "Nostalgia '72;" later known as the "Chicago Comicon")
- WonderCon in Anaheim, California (est. 1987 in Bay Area as "Wonderful World of Comics Convention")
Asia
[edit]Bahrain
[edit]- IGN Convention in Manama, Bahrain (est. 2013)
Bangladesh
[edit]- Dhaka Pop Culture Expo in Dhaka, Bangladesh (est. 2013)
Hong Kong
[edit]- Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong in Wan Chai, Hong Kong (est. 2004)
India
[edit]- Comic Con India in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad, India (est. 2011)
- Comics Fest India in New Delhi, India (est. 2008)
Indonesia
[edit]- Comifuro in BSD City, Tangerang Regency, Indonesia (est. 2012)
- Indonesia Comic Con in Jakarta, Indonesia (est. 2015)
Japan
[edit]Malaysia
[edit]- Comic Fiesta in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (est. 2002)
Philippines
[edit]- Asia Pop Comic Convention in Metro Manila, Philippines (est. 2015)
- Komikon in Metro Manila, Philippines (est. 2005)
South Korea
[edit]- Comic World in Seoul and Busan, South Korea (est. 1999)
United Arab Emirates
[edit]- IGN Convention in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (est. 2013)
- Middle East Film and Comic Con in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (est. 2012)
Europe
[edit]Belgium
[edit]- F.A.C.T.S. in Ghent, Belgium (est. 1993)
Finland
[edit]- Helsinki Comics Festival in Helsinki, Finland (est. 1979)
France
[edit]- Angoulême International Comics Festival in Angoulême, France (est. 1974)
- Comic Con Paris in Paris, France (est. 2007)
- Générations Star Wars et Science Fiction in Cusset, France (est. 1999)
- Lille Comics Festival in Lille, France (est. 2006)
Germany
[edit]- German Comic Con in Dortmund, Berlin, Munich, and Frankfurt (est. 2015)
Greece
[edit]Italy
[edit]- International Cartoonists Exhibition in Rapallo (est. 1972)
- Komikazen in Ravenna (est. 2005)
- Lucca Comics & Games in Lucca (est. 1965 in Bordighera as "Salone Internazionale del Comics")
- Mantua Comics & Games in Mantua (est. 2006)
- Romics in Rome (est. 2001)
Poland
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Amadora BD in Amadora, Portugal (est. 1989)
Romania
[edit]- East European Comic Con in Bucharest, Romania (est. 2013)
Russia
[edit]- Comic-Con Russia, annual fan convention held in Moscow, Russia (est. 2014)
- Starcon, annual convention held in Saint Petersburg, Russia (est. 1999)
Serbia
[edit]- International Comics Festival "Salon stripa" in Belgrade, Serbia (est. 2003)
Slovakia
[edit]- Comics Salon, Bratislava, Slovakia (est. 2004)
Spain
[edit]- Barcelona International Comic Fair, Barcelona, Spain (est. 1981)
Sweden
[edit]Switzerland
[edit]- FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con, Basel, Switzerland (est. 2015)
United Kingdom
[edit]- ACME Comic Con in Glasgow, Scotland (est. 2022)
- CAPTION in Oxford, England (est. 1992)
- Comic Con Liverpool in Liverpool, England (est. 2018)
- Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland (est. 2018)
- Comic Con Wales in Newport, Wales (est. 2022)
- Comic Con Northern Ireland in Lisburn, Belfast, Northern Ireland (est. 2022)
- Edinburgh Comic Con in Edinburgh, Scotland (est. 2014)
- The Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal, England (est. 2013)
- London Film and Comic Con in London, England (est. 2004)
- MCM London Comic Con in London, England (est. 2002)
- Thought Bubble Festival in Yorkshire, England (est. 2007)
- Wales Comic Con in Wrexham, Wales and Telford, England (est. 2008)
Ukraine
[edit]- Comic Con Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine (est. 2018)
Oceania
[edit]Australia
[edit]- Australian Movie & Comic Expo (formerly Armageddon), in Melbourne (est. 1995)
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo in various cities (est. 2002)
- Oz Comic Con in various cities (est. 2012)
New Zealand
[edit]- Armageddon (est. 1995). in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.