The story of Comic-con from San Diego to Kiev No. 2

The festival grew steadily from year to year, and its fame spread. In 1985, an incredible thing happened - Alan Moore, the author of "Guardians," "V means Ve," "Killer Jokes," "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," and many other equally famous comics, came to comic-Con. The fact is that my grandfather (not yet) doesn't like to leave England, leave the house, and generally doesn't like people very much. Therefore, the appearance of a figure of this magnitude caused an incredible heat among the fans.

Three years later, in 1988, Comic-Con began awarding the most significant award in the comics industry, the Eisner Award. At that time, the festival was already a huge cauldron of pop culture - everything from board games to Hollywood movies could be found at the stands. The only ones who didn't take Comic-con seriously were the "moviegoers," but they also changed their minds.

It happened in 2000, when the first "X-Men" were brought to the festival. The film received strong support that Hollywood immediately rushed to queue up at the stands. In addition, it was in the early 2000s that studios began filming comic films en masse, which contributed to the "warming" of relations between cinema and the comic space.

Forward into the unknown

The popularity of the festival, which in 1995 changed its name to the modern "Comic-Con International: San Diego", could not be limited to one city. Conventions began to appear all over the states. The famous eye logo (which appeared in 1995) is not associated with San Diego, although fastival in this city is still considered the main one. Every year there is talk of moving him to a "more adaptable place" like Los Angeles or Las Vegas, but so far all this is just a rumor. San Diego is coping with huge flows of fans (in 2015 there were 150,000) and receives super profits from tourists.

However, if you decide that this is the most popular comic book festival in the world, we will disappoint you - comic-con lags behind the French International Comic Book Festival in Angouleme (who said that comics are not popular in Europe?) and Japanese Comics, where more than half a million manga and anime fans gather every year.

What do we have?

The first Ukrainian popular culture festival Kyiv Comic Con took place on June 6-7, 2015 and became a huge event for Ukrainian entertainment. For the first time, thousands of people learned about Ukrainian pop culture, and it, in turn, saw a large number of fans who are ready to support it.

After three years of the Kiev comic-con's existence, it is possible to sum up certain results. If the popularity of the first festival could be attributed to the "novelty" and the desire of people to touch the event they read about on the Internet, then the continued stability of the festival proves that there is a demand for pop culture in Ukraine. Daily special 200% bonus up to $200 on selected slot using 1x bet promo code Max bet $5 during bonus play. Winnings capped at 20x bonus. Changes daily at 00:01 GMT. Includes popular titles from top providers. Check promotions page for today's featured game and maximize your winning potential at 1xBet.