A Pictorial History of Comic-Con
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A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF COMIC-CON The 2010s THE NOW AGE OF COMIC-CON Comic-Con exploded around the world in the “now” age of social media. It became the show everyone wanted to go to as it expanded into other sites, including hotels and the new San Diego Central Library, creating a downtown campus. COMIC-CON 50 www.comic-con.org 1 OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP ROW LEFT: Jill Thompson sure was pleased to get an Eisner Award. 2010 RIGHT: Manga great 2010 COMIC-CON 41 Moto Hagio had one COMIC-CON 41 request of Comic- Con: Could she please meet Ray Bradbury? NOTABLE JULY 22–25 SECOND ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Former GUESTS DC Comics publisher San Diego Jenette Kahn was an Inkpot Award Convention recipient; artist Jillian Center Tamaki; Darkseid schemed. BERKELEY BREATHED THIRD ROW, LEFT: Syndicated cartoonist, Attendance: J. J. Abrams and Joss 126,000 Whedon had a meet- Bloom County, Opus ing of the minds in Hall H. MATT FRACTION Comic-Con entered the second de- RIGHT: Comic book cade of the new millennium with writer Brian Michael Comic book writer, still more expansion to the nearby Bendis with his Inkpot Award. Iron Man, Iron Fist hotels. It added a second day of pro- gramming to the Indigo Ballroom in BOTTOM: The cast of the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, which The Big Bang Theory MOTO HAGIO hosted the Eisner Awards for the very backstage in Hall H. first time. Events such as the CCI-IFF, Manga writer-artist, the fan groups meeting room, and THIS PAGE, TOP A Drunken Dream the anime rooms moved offsite to the AND RIGHT: DC Comics celebrated and Other Stories Marriott Marquis Hotel and Marina their 75th anniver- next door. The CBLDF programmed sary and Comic-Con “Master Sessions” with comic art- helped with this JENETTE KAHN ists Rob Liefeld, Terry Moore, Paul cover and offical Pope, and Jill Thompson. Hollywood T-shirt by Ivan Reis, Former DC Comics programming included Red, The Ex- Oclair Albert, and publisher pendables, a discussion between J. J. Alex Sinclair. Abrams and Joss Whedon, and a first BELOW: End of the look at the cast of Marvel’s Avengers, line, Bub. TOM PALMER two years before the film debuted (see page 30 for a cast photo). On Comic book artist, inker, the TV side, attendees saw presenta- Tomb of Dracula, Avengers tions on Dexter, The Big Bang Theory (its third time at the event), and Su- pernatural, among others. Entertain- ment Weekly introduced its “Women JILLIAN TAMAKI Who Kick Ass” panel for the first time Comic book artist, with female stars from movie and TV, including Anna Torv, Chloe Grace Skim Moretz, and Mary Elizabeth Win- stead. And a new show called The Walking Dead made its first of many GERARD WAY Comic-Con appearances. Ray Brad- Musician, comic book writer, bury was the Icon Award recipient. The Umbrella Academy COMIC-CON 50 Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman TM & © DC Comics COMIC-CON 50 2 2019 Souvenir Book www.comic-con.org 3 OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP ROW: The Comics Fandom 50th Anniversary party included longtime 2011 fans and pros instru- 2011 COMIC-CON 42 mental in starting COMIC-CON 42 fandom (see the list of special guests on the lower right). NOTABLE JULY 21–24 SECOND ROW LEFT: Directors Peter Jackson and Steven GUESTS San Diego Spielberg. Convention RIGHT: Vivid colors at the Masquerade Center Party. THIRD ROW LEFT: JORDI BERNET Attendance: Flash, Aquaman, Spanish comic book artist, and Green Lantern 130,000 cosplay. Torpedo RIGHT: Los Bros Hernandez: Gilbert, One of the big programming Jaime, and Mario. SEYMOUR CHWAST themes for 2011 was the 50th an- Cartoonist, niversary of Comics Fandom, with BOTTOM: Cast members from a panels and a gala party saluting the The Canterbury Tales new HBO series event. Comic-Con brought together called Game of some of fandom’s founders for this Thrones, alongside momentous occasion. The Events author George R.R. ALAN DAVIS Guide’s color section split off into Martin (far right). British comic book artist, a separate publication, the Quick Guide, featuring maps plus the pro- THIS PAGE, TOP Uncanny X-Men, Excalibur gram schedule grids in a full-color AND RIGHT: Jim magazine format. Comic-Con began Lee’s New 52 Justice League cover and T- to program special kids-oriented shirt art, with inked DAVID LLOYD panels all four days of the event, not by Scott Williams just on Sundays. Morgan Spurlock’s British comic book artist, and colored by Alex documentary about the event, Com- V for Vendetta, Kickback Sinclair. ic-Con: Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, was released. Directors Steven Spielberg BELOW: Comic and Peter Jackson appeared togeth- Creator Connection, er on the Hall H stage to present The which brings togeth- COMICS FANDOM 50th Adventures of Tintin, their animation er writers and artists looking for creative ANNIVERSARY GUESTS collaboration, and Spielberg was an partners, made its Inkpot Award recipient. TV shows first appearance at Jean Bails were added to Hall H on Sunday, in- Comic-Con. cluding Doctor Who with cast mem- Richard Kyle bers Matt Smith and Karen Gillan. Two new shows debuted at Comic- Paul Levitz Con: Arrow, with Stephen Amell and Katie Cassidy, and Game of Thrones, Richard & Pat Lupoff with Peter Dinklage, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Jason Momoa, and Lena Bill Schelly Headey alongside creator George R.R. Martin. Voice actor June Foray Roy Thomas won the Icon Award. Maggie Thompson COMIC-CON 50 Characters TM & © DC Comics COMIC-CON 50 4 2019 Souvenir Book www.comic-con.org 5 OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP ROW: Artists’ Al- ley from high above. SECOND ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Author 2012 Max Allan Collins 2012 COMIC-CON 43 with one of the Scribe COMIC-CON 43 Awards, given out by the International Association of Media JULY 12–15 Tie-In Writers; comic NOTABLE book writer Kelly Sue DeConnick; cartoonist GUESTS San Diego Vera Brosgol with her Eisner Award for Convention Anya’s Ghost, the Best Center Publication for Teens winner. KATE BEATON THIRD ROW LEFT: Attendance: Comic book writers Canadian cartoonist, 130,000 Matt Fraction and Ed Hark! A Vagrant! Brubaker at the Image Comics Experience panel. Comic-Con brought together most KLAUS JANSON RIGHT: The Hobbit of the Image Comics founders to cel- stars Martin Freeman Comic book artist-inker, ebrate the company’s 20th anniver- and Sir Ian McKellen. Daredevil, Dark Knight Returns sary, including Erik Larsen, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Whilce Portacio, Marc BOTTOM LEFT: Rob- Silvestri, and Jim Valentino. The Gays ert Downey Jr. suits in Comics panel celebrated its 25th up for Iron Man 3. ROBERT KIRKMAN anniversary at Comic-Con, moder- RIGHT: Aaron Paul ABOVE: The Souvenir Comic book writer, creator, ated once again by founder Andy and Bryan Cranston Book cover featured The Walking Dead Mangels. Twilight made its final ap- (+fake baby) evi- the 50th anniversary pearance at the show with Breaking dently came directly of the Marvel Age of Dawn, Part 2. For Iron Man 3, Robert from the lab to the Comics, with art by Downey Jr. made a grand entrance Breaking Bad panel. John Romita Jr., Klaus JEFF LEMIRE Janson, and Dean from the back of Hall H, dancing THIS PAGE, BELOW White. Canadian comic book through the cheering crowd to the LEFT: The bird re- stage. More TV series made the turned as Comic-Con LEFT: Batman’s writer-artist, Essex County jump to Hall H on Friday, with The introduced an all-new coming at ya on the official T-shirt with art Big Bang Theory, The Walking Dead, website, featuring a by David Finch. and Game of Thrones moving to the new “Toucan” blog. NATE POWELL bigger venue. Matt Groening was RIGHT: Tony Daniel Comic book writer-artist, the Icon Award recipient. Comic-Con gave one lucky at- relaunched its website on 12/12/12 tendee the Batman Swallow Me Whole, Any Empire with a whole new look and the re- piece he drew during turn of Rick Geary’s Toucan as the a DC Comics panel. namesake of the official blog. Blog- gers included Maggie Thompson, SCOTT SNYDER Steve Lieber, Marc Bernardin, and Comic book writer, Katie Cook, who provided new American Vampire, Batman weekly content, along with all the latest information on the company’s three shows at the time: WonderCon, the Alternative Press Expo (APE), and MICHAEL USLAN Comic-Con. Co-founder Richard Alf Movie producer, passed away. Batman films COMIC-CON 50 Characters TM & © 2019 MARVEL • Batman TM & © DC Comics COMIC-CON 50 6 2019 Souvenir Book www.comic-con.org 7 OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP ROW: One of the massive cosplay meet-ups that gather on the steps in the back of the San Diego Convention Center each year. This one featured DC Com- 2013 ics characters. 2013 COMIC-CON 44 SECOND ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Comic book COMIC-CON 44 artist Chris Samnee; Nightwing cosplay; and comics legend Neal Adams. THIRD ROW, LEFT: Scott McCloud (Under- NOTABLE JULY 18–21 standing Comics) and Jeff Smith (Bone) on the “Will Eisner and the Graphic Novel” panel. GUESTS San Diego RIGHT: X-Men assemble! Hugh Jackman, Convention Patrick Stewart, and Sir Ian McKellen on stage in Hall H. Center BOTTOM: Loki (Tom Hiddleston) held Hall H GERRY CONWAY in his thrall for an hour. Attendance: Comic book writer-editor, 130,000 THIS PAGE TOP AND MIDDLE: Amazing Spider-Man, JLA Dave McKean’s compelling and spooky Sand- man painting was both the Souvenir Book cover and one of the official T-shirts; the other ELLEN FORNEY Comic-Con added the Lyceum The- was for Superman’s 75th, featuring art by Tony atre in Horton Plaza on Friday and Daniel.