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L.A. Comic Con is a three-day multi-genre convention [2] held annually in downtown Los Angeles, California. L.A. Comic Con is one of the largest independent conventions in the United States [3] and encompasses several categories, including comic, horror, sci-fi, anime, gaming, and pop culture, with a particular focus on the local Los Angeles community.
Fan Expo Denver in Denver, Colorado (formerly Denver Comic Con and Denver Pop Culture Con) (est. 2012) 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)
Comic Arts Los Angeles (abbreviated as CALA or Comic Arts LA) is a comic book festival held annually in Los Angeles, California. Inaugurated in 2014 at Think Tank Gallery, the festival showcases graphic novels , comic books , and zines created by independent artists and publishers. [ 1 ]
Oceanwide Plaza is an unfinished residential and retail complex composed of three towers in downtown Los Angeles, California, across the street from Crypto.com Arena and the Los Angeles Convention Center. [2]
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 area in front of the convention center is known as the Gilbert Lindsay Plaza, named for the late councilman who represented the Downtown area of Los Angeles for several years. A 10-foot (3.0 m)-high monument honoring "The Emperor of the Great 9th District" was unveiled in 1995. [ 6 ]
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Notable events hosted at the convention center include San Diego Comic-Con, TwitchCon, and the Society for Neuroscience. [6] Television game show Wheel of Fortune filmed live tapings of shows at the convention center, featuring contestants from the San Diego area; the episodes aired nationally in May 1997, 2003, and 2007. [7]