Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
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The coronavirus pandemic has affected individuals and businesses across the globe. In the U.S., which was the epicenter of the infection for much of the late spring and early summer, businesses from bars and restaurants to sporting events and concerts were forced to close. Pop culture conventions were similarly affected, making 2020 a year largely … Continue reading The Year Without Comic-Cons: 2020
SDCC 2019 Recap and Photo Highlights This year Comic-Con International: San Diego celebrated the pop culture convention's 50th anniversary. What began as a modest assembly of roughly 300 comic book and science fiction fans in the U.S. Grant Hotel in 1970 has now become a major media event attracting over 135,000 fans that fill the … Continue reading San Diego Comic-Con: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Real-world science at SDCC 2019 revels in the past and inspires the future While Comic-Con International: San Diego primarily focuses on the realms of fantasy and science fiction, real-world science also plays a role in the annual fan fest. [See Knowledge@Wharton, "Science — No Longer Just Fiction — at Comic-Con."] In addition to examining the … Continue reading Lunar Past, Lunar Future at Comic-Con
Shortly following the badge sale for next year's Comic-Con International: San Diego, the festival's organizers announced on Twitter the passing of John Rogers, Comic-Con International's president since 1986. Longtime Comic-Con president John Rogers. I didn't know Rogers well, but each year Comic-Con would conclude for me with him leading the closing Talk Back session. I … Continue reading Remembering Comic-Con President John Rogers
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