Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) began in 1970 when a small group of comics, movie and science fiction fans from San Diego put on an event attended by just 300 people. Since then, Comic-Con has grown into a global phenomenon and is widely recognized as the largest and most significant popular arts convention in the world.
Over the past six decades, Comic-Con has produced a series of various publications for each year’s event, including the souvenir books. These publications, along with photographs, artwork, and memorabilia, give an annual glimpse into the history and transitions of this world-class event.
Featured are a veritable who’s who of comic art. From Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, Milton Caniff, and Neal Adams to Frank Miller, Bill Sienkiwicz, Jim Lee, and Alex Ross—with talent as diverse as Dave McKean, Moebius, Steranko, Babs Tarr, Michael Cho, and many more in between—Comic-Con’s six-decade history of celebrating comics is front and center on the covers of these publications.