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WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and motion picture convention, held in the San Francisco Bay Area (1987–2011) then, under the name WonderCon Anaheim, in Anaheim, California (2012-2015), and most recently WonderCon Los Angeles starting in 2016.〔("WonderCon Moves To Anaheim With Costumed Avengers In Tow," ) CBS 2 San Francisco (March 17, 2012).〕 The convention was conceived by retailer John Barrett (a founder of the retail chain Comics and Comix) and originally held in the Oakland Convention Center. In 2003, it moved to San Francisco's Moscone Center. The show's original name was the Wonderful World of Comics Convention. The WonderCon logo was designed by Richard Bruning and Tim Zach. == History == Retailer Joe Field (of Flying Colors Comics and Other Cool Stuff) and his partner Mike Friedrich owned and operated the convention for fifteen years. In 2001, they brokered a deal with the management team that runs the San Diego Comic-Con International to make it part of the Comic-Con International convention family.〔Albert, Aaron. ("Wondercon Profile" ), About.com.〕 This gave the San Francisco show a wider audience and has made it a venue for previews and early screenings of major motion pictures, in particular ones based on comic books. These have included ''Spider-Man 2'' in 2004, ''Batman Begins'' and ''Fantastic Four'' in 2005, ''Superman Returns'' in 2006, ''300'' in 2007, ''Watchmen'' in 2009, and ''Kick-Ass'' in 2010. All of these events featured the stars of the films fielding questions from the audience. WonderCon had 34,000 attendees in 2009,〔Boucher, Geoff. ("WonderCon shows the comic convention circuit's power is growing" ). ''Los Angeles Times''. April 6, 2010〕 39,000 in 2010, and 49,500 in 2011.〔MacDonald, Heidi. ("WonderCon Brings Fans, Publishers, Excitement to San Francisco" ), ''Publishers Weekly''. April 4, 2011〕 The show moved to Anaheim in 2012 because the Moscone Center was being remodeled and was rebranded WonderCon Anaheim.〔 Originally Comic-Con International stated they would be returning to San Francisco after renovations were complete, however the convention ultimately stayed in Southern California with the Bay Area receiving a new convention in the form of Silicon Valley Comic Con in 2016.〔http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/17/steve-wozniak-and-stan-lee-are-bringing-silicon-valley-its-own-comic-con/〕 In 2016 WonderCon relocated from Anaheim to Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Convention Center.〔http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/wondercon-moving-los-angeles-2016-leaving-anaheim-1201466860/〕 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「WonderCon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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