Meet Comics4Kids INC at COMIC- CON INTERNATIONAL & EISNER AWARDS
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Description
Comic-Con International: San Diego began in 1970 when a group of comics, movie, and science fiction fans -- including the late Shel Dorf, Ken Krueger, and Richard Alf -- banded together to put on the first comic book convention in southern California. Comic-Con started as a one-day “minicon,” called San Diego’s Golden State Comic-Minicon, on March 21, 1970 at the U.S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego. The purpose of this single-day event—which included two special guests, Forrest J Ackerman and Mike Royer, and drew about 100 attendees—was to raise funds and generate interest for a larger convention. The success of the minicon led to the first full-fledged, three-day San Diego Comic-Con (called San Diego’s Golden State Comic-Con), held August 1–3, 1970, at the U.S. Grant Hotel, with guests Ray Bradbury, Jack Kirby, and A. E. van Vogt. Over 300 attendees packed into the hotel’s basement for that groundbreaking event, which featured a dealers’ room, programs and panels, film screenings, and more: essentially, the model for every comic book convention to follow.
From the beginning, the founders of the show set out to include not only the comic books they loved, but also other aspects of the popular arts that they enjoyed and felt deserved wider recognition, including films and science fiction/fantasy literature. After one more name change (San Diego’s West Coast Comic Convention, in 1972), the show officially became the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) in 1973 with the fourth annual event. In 1995, the non-profit event changed its name to Comic-Con International: San Diego (CCI).
The show's main home in the 1970s was the fondly remembered El Cortez Hotel in downtown San Diego. In 1979, Comic-Con moved to the Convention and Performing Arts Center (CPAC), and stayed there until 1991, when the new San Diego Convention Center opened. Comic-Con has been at home in that facility for over two decades.
With attendance topping 130,000 in recent years—in a convention center facility that has maxed out in space—the event has grown to include satellite locations, including local hotels and outdoor parks. Programming events, games, anime, the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival, and the Eisner Awards all take place outside of the Convention Center, creating a campus-type feel for the convention in downtown San Diego.
Photo by Kevin Green
Over the years, Comic-Con has become the focal point for the world of comics conventions. The event continues to offer the complete convention experience: a giant Exhibit Hall (topping over 460,000 square feet in its current incarnation); a massive programming schedule (close to 700 separate events in 2014), featuring comics and all aspects of the popular arts, including hands-on workshops and educational and academic programming such as the Comics Arts Conference; anime and film screenings (including a separate film festival); games; the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the “Oscars” of the comics industry; a Masquerade costume competition with prizes and trophies; an Autograph Area; an Art Show; and Portfolio Reviews, bringing together aspiring artists with major companies.
Comic-Con has presented literally thousands of special guests at its conventions over the years, bringing comics creators, science fiction and fantasy authors, film and television directors, producers, and writers, and creators from all aspects of the popular arts together with their fans for a fun and often times candid discussion of various art forms. The event has seen an amazing array of comics and book publishers in its Exhibit Hall over the years. Over it’s four-and-a-half decade-plus history, Comic-Con International has continually presented comic books and comic art to a growing audience. That love of the comics medium continues to be its guiding factor as the event moves toward its second half-century as the premier comic book and popular arts style convention in the world.
Logo designed by Pakrat Press
Comics4Kids INC is a recipient of a 2018 Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award !! Congratulations to our fellow recipient FREDERICK JOSEPH of The BLACK PANTHER CHALLENGE!!
https://www.comic-con.org/awards/bob-clampett-humanitarian-award
Celebrating our 25th year, Comics4kids, Inc. will give out free comics to the kids and talk all things comics with parents, teachers, dealers, celebrities, and general do-gooders!
Meet Comics4Kids INC - President & Chairman of the Board, Dale Moore
First Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Heidi Spidey!
We will also grade and appraise comics, advise buyers and sellers, and accept donations!
WHILE WE ARE GONE PLEASE VISIT TOMMY IN TACOMA !!
SHOP Comics4Kids INC store located at: 743 Broadway Tacoma WA at the MIDDLE FLOOR MERCHANTS of Sandford & Son Antiques! Open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays noon-5pm!
Friday July 20, Saturday July 21, and Sunday July 22 come in to the store and buy comic book long boxes filled with T+ rated Marvel and DC Entertainment comics for $50.00 Each box! You can mix and match no problems!
Your purchases at the store will help us clear space for new inventory of 10,000 comic books! We will use the money to buy comics for the reading library and many more kid friendly comics to give away for free!! We are an all- volunteer staff!
Please be sure to visit Perry Plush on the web at Zanaducomics.com ! You'll be glad you did!
Comics4Kids INC is a Seattle-based comic book readingLibrary and National non-profit literacy organization that has IRS 501 (c) 3 tax exemption status. EIN 20-2882260
Comics4kids INC collects donated comic books and then screens them and distributes to children for free. This is part of our mission to improve literacy and encourage imagination through comics. This is made possible by fundraising and generous donations made by our supporters. All contributions are welcome and essential to advancing our efforts!
Assisted by Vice President Damien Moore, Sgt. At Arms Mason Knox, First Vice President & Chief Executive Officer Heidi Spidey, Volunteer Coordinator Extraordinaire Anne Myrick, and Vice President Jerry Sims, President & Chairman of the Board Dale Moore rounds out the literacy champions who are Overstreet's Comic Book Price Guide Advisors and industry luminaries with over 100 years’ cumulative experience in the field, having been readers, collectors, writers, artists, consultants to film (Ixtlan Entertainment),publishers (Green Pirate Press), store owners and everything in-between including two years as Grading Department's Quality Control Expert at Comics Guaranty LLC (CGC)
W E C A N ' T D O I T A L O N E !
