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The East Coast Comicon is an annual comic book fan convention that takes place in New Jersey. Founded by Cliff Galbraith, it began in 2012 as the Asbury Park Comicon, and took place in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Due to its expansion and the need for a larger venue, it was renamed the East Coast Comicon in 2015, and moved to the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. == History == The Asbury Park Comicon was founded by Cliff Galbraith and Popculturist Robert Bruce. The show was conceived when Galbraith attended a record fair and observed crowds of people looking through cardboard boxes filled with albums. Galbraith relates, "I said, 'Who else looks through white boxes?' And a light bulb went off." Comparing his convention to the enormous crowds of the much larger New York Comic-Con, which takes place in nearby Manhattan, Galbraith comments, "What we offer is a much more civilized, intimate setting. You can really spend time with the artist. You’re not hustled along."〔Schwartz, Art (April 12, 2015) ("Superheroes seize Secaucus: Convention will feature comic book creators, rock artists in April" ). ''The Hudson Reporter''.〕 Galbraith and Bruce wanted to create a convention that emphasized comics over the film and television promotions around which many of the conventions they had attended had become centered. The first show took place on May 2, 2012, at the Asbury Lanes live music and bowling venue in Asbury Park, New Jersey.〔La Gorce, Tammy (March 24, 2013). ("Comic Book Fundamentals" ). ''The New York Times''.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=37131 )〕 The event featured guests Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Stephanie Buscema, Jamal Igle, Steve Mannion, and Mike Zapcic and Ming Chen of the AMC TV show ''Comic Book Men''. The second Asbury Park Comicon took place on September 29, 2012, at the Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park.〔 The event featured artists Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Dean Haspiel, Reilly Brown, Mike Zapcic and Ming Chen of the AMC reality series ''Comic Book Men''. The third Asbury Park Comicon took place on March 30, 2013, at Asbury Park Convention Hall in Asbury Park. The event featured Al Jaffee, Michael E. Uslan, Herb Trimpe, Jamal Igle, Allen Bellman, Don McGregor, Jay Lynch, Rudy Nebres, John Holmstrom, Evan Dorkin, and Bob Camp. The third Asbury Park Comicon was attended by approximately 3,800 comic book fans. The fourth Asbury Park Comicon took place over the weekend of April 12 and 13, 2014, at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Guests included Jim Steranko, Chris Claremont, Ann Nocenti, J.H. Williams III, Cliff Chiang, Denis Kitchen, Mark Schultz, Box Brown, Andrew Aydin, Don McGregor, Jay Lynch, Jamal Igle, and Peter Bagge. Mike Zapcic, Ming Chen, and Bryan Johnson also appeared. By 2015, Galbraith realized that the Asbury Park location created too many limitations to the convention's expansion. The Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey would the organizers allow to increase the number of featured exhibitors to 300, provide a more convenient location to northern New Jersey and New York City, and free parking.〔Galbraith, Cliff (2015). ("About" ). East Coast Comicon. Retrieved April 14, 2015.〕 Guests included Neal Adams, Arthur Adams, Jim Steranko, Simon Bisley, Larry Hama, John Holmstrom, Bob Camp, Ann Nocenti, Whilce Portacio, Steve Rude, Don McGregor, and Rich Buckler. Among the panel discussions was one devoted to artist Wally Wood.〔 It was the last comics convention to feature Herb Trimpe before his death on Monday, April 13, 2015.〔Greenfield, Dan (April 14, 2015). ("Comics Creators Remember HERB TRIMPE" ). 13th Dimension.〕〔Ching, Albert (April 14, 2015). ("'Incredible Hulk,' 'G.I. Joe' Artist Herb Trimpe Passes Away at Age 75" ). Comic Book Resources.〕〔Johnston, Rich (April 14, 2015). ("Herb Trimpe Passes Away, Aged 75" ). Bleeding Cool.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「East Coast Comicon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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