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The Pittsburgh Comicon is a comic book convention held in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1994〔 by Michael and Renee George. It is traditionally a three-day event (Friday through Sunday) and features a fan-friendly experience that allows the fans to interact with comic professionals at all levels. Though it primarily focuses on comic books, the convention features a large range of pop culture elements, such as professional wrestling, science fiction/fantasy, film/television, animation, anime, manga, toys, collectible card games, video games, webcomics, and fantasy novels. Given Pittsburgh's connection to George A. Romero's zombie apocalypse films (with Romero's ''Dawn of the Dead'' being filmed in the Monroeville Mall),〔 horror fans are also welcomed at the convention to meet and greet with the film's actors that regularly attend. The show also makes a concerted effort to promote local-area talent and publishers. The show raises money for various charities; over the years the show has supported local literacy organizations, the Comic book Legal Defense Fund, local Food Banks, and has raised more than $250,000 for the Pittsburgh chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.〔Levin, Steve. "Charity Bombarded With E-Mails Over Fund-Raiser," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' (09 May 2003), p. B-21.〕〔Machosky, Michael. "Pittsburgh Comicon brings fans, heroes together," ''Pittsburgh Tribune'' (24 Apr 2008).〕 == History == Windber, Pennsylvania-based comics retailers Michael and Renée George (proprietors of Comics World) staged the first Pittsburgh Comicon in April 1994〔Contino, Jennifer. ("Conventioneers," ) Sequential Tart (June 2000).〕 at the Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh ExpoMart in Monroeville. It was the first major show staged in Pittsburgh for the comic community since the 70's. From the beginning, a major focus for the show has been giving to charity, the Make-A-Wish Foundation in particular, which is the primary beneficiary of the Annual Comicon Auction. The Pittsburgh Comicon hosted the Harvey Award ceremonies from 2000–2002,〔Mervis, Scott. "Heroic comeback," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' (27 Apr 2001), p. 22.〕 with Evan Dorkin serving as master of ceremonies.〔 Jeff Smith was the keynote speaker of the 2000 awards.〔 Superstar creator Frank Miller gave the keynote speech at the 2001 award ceremony in which he vilified the comic book speculating industry, in particular ''Wizard'' magazine. He ended his speech by tearing up a copy of ''Wizard''.〔Silvie, Matt. "Wizard Ripped as Pittsburgh Comicon Gains Prominence," ''The Comics Journal'' #234 (June 2001), pp. 16-17.〕〔Brady, Matt. ("Baltimore Comic Con '08: 2008 Harvey Awards Announced," ) Newsarama (Sept. 27, 2008).〕 Tony Millionaire gave the keynote speech at the 2002 awards ceremony.〔 In 2003, due to a cancellation from scheduled keynote speaker Neil Gaiman, funding shortages forced a cancellation of that year's Harvey Awards ceremony and banquet (which had also been scheduled for the Pittsburgh Comicon), although award-winners were still named.〔Press release. ("2003 Harvey Awards Banquet Cancelled, Awards Unaffected ), Comic Book Resources (Jan. 24, 2003).〕 The 2000 edition of the show raised $26,000 for the Pittsburgh chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.〔 The 2003 show raised $27,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.〔Levin, Steve. "Charity Bombarded With E-Mails Over Fund-Raiser," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' (09 May 2003), p. B-21.〕 The 2007 show raised $30,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and $5,000 for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.〔Gold, Mike. ("Michael George and the Pittsburgh Comicon," ) ComicMix (Mar. 18, 2008).〕 In 2006, Comic Geek Speak was named the Official Comics Podcast for the Pittsburgh Comicon and has held that title ever since.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Official Comics Podcast )〕 In 2009, the show moved from the defunct Pittsburgh ExpoMart to the new Monroeville Convention Center, welcoming Stan Lee as their guest of honor to inaugurate their first show in the new venue. In 2015, Pittsburgh Comicon was acquired by Wizard World, becoming Wizard World Comic Con Pittsburgh. In addition, the convention will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh for 2015.〔http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2015/01/20/Pittsburgh-Comicon-to-get-a-new-look/stories/201501200024〕 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「Pittsburgh Comicon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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