- WonderCon
Infobox Convention
name = WonderCon
caption = WonderCon exhibit hall. 2008.
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genre = Multi-genre
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location =San Francisco Bay Area
country = United States
first = 1987
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organizer =Comic-Con International
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website =WonderCon is an annual
comic book ,science fiction , andmotion picture convention, held in theSan Francisco Bay Area since 1987.The convention was conceived by retailer John Barrett and originally held in the
Oakland Convention Center , where it remained until 2003, when it moved to San Francisco'sMoscone Center .While the main attraction of
Wonder-Con has always been various retailers selling back issues of comic books and action figures, the exhibitorship has grown to include retailers of specialty DVDs. There is also an "Artists Alley" featuring mainly comic book artists selling artwork, signing books, and doing sketches; and mainstream celebrities signing autographed pictures.Sometime after
2000 , the convention's founders made WonderCon part of theComic-Con International family of conventions. This has given theSan Francisco show a wider audience and has made it a venue for previews and early screenings of major motion pictures, in particular ones based on comic books. These have included "Spider-Man 2 " in 2004, "Batman Begins " and "Fantastic Four" in 2005, "Superman Returns " in 2006, and "300" in 2007. All of these events featured the stars of the films fielding questions from the audience. In addition, Wonder-Con features an event called "Trailer Park," wherein trailers for upcoming films are shown. Academicians and comic industry professionals have held theComic Arts Conference in conjunction with WonderCon.External links
* [http://www.comic-con.org/wc/ Official Convention website]
* [http://sidewalkstv.com/specialfeatures/wondercon WonderCon Feature] on "Sidewalks Entertainment "
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