WonderCon

WonderCon
WonderCon 2010 main exhibit hall
StatusActive
GenreMulti-genre
Venue1987–2002: 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
CountryUnited States
InauguratedMay 2, 1987 (1987-05-02) (as Wonderful World of Comics Convention)
Most recentMarch 24, 2023 (2023-03-24)
Next eventMarch 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)
Attendance60,000 (2016)[1]
Organized byComic-Con International
Filing statusNonprofit
Websitewww.comic-con.org/wc//

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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "WonderCon Moves To Anaheim With Costumed Avengers In Tow", Archived July 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine CBS 2 San Francisco (March 17, 2012).
  3. ^ "WonderCon". Comic-Con International. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.