Comic Con

A comic con, sometimes known as a comic book convention is usually a procon featuring industry professionals from various mediums, although it may be a fancon. You may be looking for one of the following conventions colloquially called "comic con":
=== North American Comic Cons ===
==== US ====
*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")
==== Canada ====
* 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)
=== South American Comic Cons ===
*Argentina Comic Con (est 2013) (aka Fantabaires) in Beunos Aires, Argentina
*Bienal de Quadrinhos de Curitiba in Curitiba, Peru (est. 2011)
*Comic Con Experience (CCXP) in São Paulo, Brazil (est. 2014)
*Festival Internacional de Quadrinhos (FIQ) in Belo Horizonte, Brazil (est. 1999)
*PerifaCon (Favela Comic Con) in São Paulo, Brazil (est. 2019)
=== Asian Comic Cons ===
* IGN Convention in Manama, Bahrain (est. 2013)
* Dhaka Pop Culture Expo in Dhaka, Bangladesh (est. 2013)
* Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong in Wan Chai, Hong Kong (est. 2004)
* Comic Con India in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad, India (est. 2011)
* Comics Fest India in New Delhi, India (est. 2008)
* Comifuro in BSD City, Tangerang Regency, Indonesia (est. 2012)
* Indonesia Comic Con in Jakarta, Indonesia (est. 2015)
* Comiket in Tokyo, Japan (est. 1975)
* Comic Fiesta in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (est. 2002)
* Asia Pop Comic Convention in Metro Manila, Philippines (est. 2015)
* Komikon in Metro Manila, Philippines (est. 2005)
* Saudi Comic Con in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (est. 2017)
* Comic World in Seoul and Busan, South Korea (est. 1999)
* IGN Convention in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (est. 2013)
* Middle East Film and Comic Con in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (est. 2012)
=== European Comic Cons ===
* F.A.C.T.S. in Ghent, Belgium (est. 1993)
* Helsinki Comics Festival in Helsinki, Finland (est. 1979)
* 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)
* German Comic Con in Dortmund, Berlin, Munich, and Frankfurt (est. 2015)
* AthensCon in Athens, Greece (est. 2015)
* International Cartoonists Exhibition in Rapallo, Italy (est. 1972)
* Komikazen in Ravenna, Italy (est. 2005)
* Lucca Comics & Games in Lucca, Italy (est. 1965 in Bordighera as "Salone Internazionale del Comics")
* Mantua Comics & Games in Mantua, Italy (est. 2006)
* Romics in Rome, Italy (est. 2001)
* 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)
* Amadora BD in Amadora, Portugal (est. 1989)
* Comic Con Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal (est 2014)
* East European Comic Con in Bucharest, Romania (est. 2013)
* Comic-Con Russia, annual fan convention held in Moscow, Russia (est. 2014)
* Starcon, annual convention held in Saint Petersburg, Russia (est. 1999)
* International Comics Festival "Salon stripa" in Belgrade, Serbia (est. 2003)
* Comics Salon, Bratislava, Slovakia (est. 2004)
* Barcelona International Comic Fair, Barcelona, Spain (est. 1981)
* FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con, Basel, Switzerland (est. 2015)
* 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)
* Comic Con Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine (est. 2018)
=== Africa ===
==== Algeria ====
* Algiers International Comics Festival in Algiers, Algeria (est. 2008)
==== Egypt ====
* EgyCon in Cairo, Egypt (est. 2013)
* Cairo Comix Con in Cairo, Egypt (est. 2015)
=== Oceania ===
* 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)
* Armageddon (est. 1995). in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.
== Discontinued Comic Cons ==
=== Africa ===
==== Ivory Coast ====
* Coco Bulles (2001–2007)
=== Europe ===
==== Italy ====
* Komikazen in Ravenna (2005-2016)
* Treviso Comics in Treviso (1976-2003)
==== Portugal ====
* Amadora BD in Amadora, Portugal (1989-2019)
==== Sweden ====
* UppCon, Uppsala, Sweden (2002-2012)
==== United Kingdom ====
* British Comic Art Convention, England (1968–1981)
* CAPTION, England (1992–2017)
* Comic Expo (Bristol International Comic & Small Press Expo), Bristol, England (2004–2014) — successor to Comic Festival
* Comic Festival, Bristol, England (1999–2004) — began as "Comic 99"
* Comic Mart, London (1972–c. 1987)
* Comics 101, London (1976)
* Hi-Ex, Inverness, Scotland (2008–2012)
* Konvention of Alternative Komix, Birmingham (1976)
* United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC), London, England (1985–1998) — final convention took place in Manchester
=== North America ===
==== Canada ====
* Toronto Comic Con, Toronto (2003–2012) — acquired by Wizard Entertainment in 2009
==== United States ====
* Academy Con, New York City (1965–1967)
* Adventure Con, Knoxville, Tennessee (2002–2012)
* Atlanta Fantasy Fair, Atlanta (1975–1995)
* Boston Comic Con, Boston (2007–2017)
* Comic Art Convention, New York City (1968–1983) — also held in Philadelphia from 1977–1979
* Comix Fair, Houston (1983–c. 1996) — replaced the defunct Houstoncon
* ConGlomeration, Louisville (2001-2019)
* Creation Con, New York City (1971–1988) — variously named "Big Comicon Creation Convention," "Creation Comic Book & Pop Culture Convention," "Creation '78", etc.
* Dallas Fantasy Fair, Dallas (1982–1995)
* Detroit Triple Fan Fair, Detroit (1965–1978)
* FantaCon, Albany, New York (1979–1990; 2013)
* Houstoncon, Houston (1967–1982)
* Intervention, Washington, D.C. area (2010-2016)
* Magnum Opus Con, Georgia and South Carolina (1986–2001)
* Metro Con, Washington. D.C. (1970–1971) — produced by teenager Gary Groth; attendees included Phil Seuling, Bud Plant, and Dave Cockrum
* Multicon, Oklahoma City (1970–1982)
* New York International Sci-Fi and Fantasy Creators Convention, Madison Square Garden, New York City (1999–2000)
* OrlandoCon, Orlando (1974–1994)
* Ramapo Comic Con (1987–c. 1998), Ramapo High School, Spring Valley, New York — sponsored by the Ramapo High School Comic Book Club; known for its annual roster of high-profile comic creator guests
* Stumptown Comics Fest, Portland, Oregon (2004–2013)
* UnCommonCon, Dallas (2000–2001)
* Wildcat Comic Con, Williamsport, Pennsylvania (2012–2014)