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Subheader Overline The 35th Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards The awards ceremony will be on Friday night at the Hilton Bayfront. The 35th annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards ceremony will be held Friday night, July 21 in the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront, just a short walk south from the Convention Center. The doors […]

Comic-Con Deaf and Disabled Services at San Diego Convention Center TUESDAY: ADA EARLY BADGE PICK-UP WILL BE IN LOBBY A ON TUESDAY, JULY 18, ADA ATTENDEES PICKING UP BADGES ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO ENTERTHE CONVENTION CENTER FROM 1ST STREET AND HARBOR DRIVE  YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS LOBBY A FROM ANY OTHER DIRECTION ON […]

Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival Since 2005, the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (CCI-IFF) has been a juried event. The 4-day festival screens some of the very best in genre-related short and long films as part of Comic-Con International: San Diego. Its categories include action/adventure, animation, comics-related, documentary (pop culture related), horror/suspense, humor, and science fiction/fantasy. The […]

“Will Eisner” is a name that will always epitomize the best of the comics medium, both as a creator and as a person. Eisner’s career spanned eight decades, during which he pioneered not only in the comic book industry but also in the creation of graphic novels. When Eisner first came to Comic-Con as a guest […]

Don Glut, Sheldon Mayer to Receive 2025 Bill Finger Award Don Glut and Sheldon Mayer have been selected to receive the 2025 Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing. The selection, made by a blue-ribbon committee chaired by writer-historian Mark Evanier, was once again unanimous. “As usual, the judges considered a long list […]

The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards: A Brief History The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, considered the “Oscars” of the comic book industry, are handed out each year in a gala ceremony at Comic-Con International: San Diego. Named for renowned cartoonist Will Eisner (creator of “The Spirit” and pioneer of the graphic novels), the Awards are given out […]

2025 Clampett Humanitarian Award Goes to “L.A. Strong” Fundraiser Comic-Con is proud to announce that the recipient for the 2025 Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award is L.A. Strong Charity Comic, a fundraiser to aid those in the comics industry affected by the L.A. wildfires, organized by Mad Cave Studios.  “The comic book industry pulled together to […]

Comic-Con Announces 2025 Manning Award Nominees Comic-Con is pleased to announce this year’s nominees for the Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award (commonly referred to as The Manning Award): Richard Blake, writer/artist of Hexagon Bridge (Image) Pierre-Alexandre Comtois, writer/artist of Sunder, vol. 1 (Mad Cave) Adrian Gutiérrez, artist of Batman/Superman: World’s Finest and Blue Beetle (DC) […]

San Diego Comic Convention (SDCC), organizer of the annual Comic-Con International and WonderCon events, is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for our visitors. Website Accessibility Features Our website, www.comic-con.org, is designed with accessibility in mind. We meet or exceed the Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which are the technical requirements that […]

Comic-Con Past Events Explore previous events, including our complete program schedule, the special guests list, and who exhibited at the show. Photo by Rudy Manahan ©2013 SDCC Take a Look Back Comic-Con 2023 We are very grateful for all those who made Comic-Con 2023 such a huge success—the attendees, exhibitors, program participants, staff, and, of […]