Is it already almost Easter weekend? I suppose it is, but while many devote and wonderful Christians will be in church or collecting eggs, the devote Geeks of Southern California will likely be in Anaheim, where WonderCon once more returns. Yes, it seems WonderCon liked Anaheim a bit too much and won’t be returning back to San Francisco’s Moscone Center anytime soon. While that seems like a bit of a pity, it is quite the good news to those who couldn’t grab a ticket for San Diego Comic Con this year and still want all the fun of a major comic and entertainment convention in Southern California. That said, tickets are already quickly selling out for the comic convention right across from Disneyland, but if you act now you can join us for a sunny Southern California con. Saturday is sold out and tickets will not be available at the door, but if you register online you can still buy a Friday or Sunday pass. So close to C2E2 and several other major comic conventions, we’re not expecting much in the way of big news from DC and the other publishers, but Marvel is making their return to the show with several panels and animation fans will want to check out the world premiere of The Son of Batman! So come join us, enjoy the comics, cosplay, creators, and more this weekend!

 

WonderCon IconCon Name: WonderCon

Location: Anaheim, Ca

Dates: April 18th-20th, 2014

Ticket Costs:

3-DAY BADGE:

$50.00 SOLD OUT

1-DAY BADGE:

Friday OR Saturday:

$25.00 (Saturday SOLD OUT)

Sunday:

$15.00

Website: www.comic-con.org/wca

History:

WonderCon began in 1987, the brain child of comic retailer John Barrett, and was run by Joe Field and Mike Friedrich for over 15 years. In 2001, WonderCon was taken into the Comic Con International family as the management group that runs San Diego Comic Con took control. While the convention had humble beginnings in the Oakland Convention Center, it now calls the Moscone Center in San Francisco California its home. The attendance of this convention may not be on the level of its San Diego sister convention, but with 40k attendees in San Francisco, the numbers look like they will continue to grow. Furthermore, this show brings out the comic companies and pays homage to the genre that spawned it like the San Diego Comic Con of the nineties. Added with its mid-spring timing, the show brings big Hollywood attention and has often hosted early and preview screenings of many major comic book films, such as Spider-man 2, Batman Begins, and Watchmen. This year will be the show’s third year taking place in Anaheim, California, since the Moscone Center underwent construction. 3-Day and Saturday tickets have already sold out, so despite taking place on Easter Weekend, expect the convention to be even more packed than last year!

 

Major Guests:

Marjorie Liu

Mark Waid

Kelly Sue DeConnick

James Robinson

Gail Simone

Jim Lee

Kiera Cass

Cliff Chiang

Katie Cook

Georges Jeanty

Cully Hammer

Zack Whedon

Tommy Lee Edwards

Tony Daniel

 

Major Exhibitors:

DC Entertainment

Dark Horse

IDW

Aspen MLT

Kotobukiya

Archaia

Graphitti Designs

Zenescope Entertainment

And More!