For the first time since 2019, the San Diego Convention Center welcomed Comic-Con International back to its halls Thursday. KUSI's Dan Plante was out in the Gaslamp Quarter visiting with all the cosplayers in the streets! Full Video:
SAN DIEGO – For the first time since 2019, the San Diego Convention Center welcomed Comic-Con International back to its halls Thursday, with Mayor Todd Gloria helping to kick off the event.
The event came from humble origins, just a few hundred fans in 1970. Since, it has attracted millions of comic book and pop culture fans from around the world; In 2019 alone, Comic-Con welcomed more than 135,000 attendees and generated $3.2 million in hotel and sales tax revenue for San Diego. In addition to the San Diego Convention Center, several venues feature more than 2,000 hours of comics, anime, movies, gaming, TV programs, workshops and events.
Since its inception more than 50 decades ago, the convention has been housed in a variety of different venues including the U.S. Grant Hotel, El Cortez Hotel, San Diego’s Convention and Performing Arts Center and the San Diego Convention Center.
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