San Diego Comic-Con is expanding with an international spin-off that will be hosted this year in Malaga, Spain.
The event will run from September 25 to 28 and will be the first official San Diego Comic Convention licensed event outside the United States.
Plans for San Diego Comic-Con Malaga were announced this afternoon in Spain during an event that featured director and screenwriter Santiago Segura alongside a collection of local politicians, including Francisco de la Torre Prados, the Mayor of Málaga, and David Glanzer, Chief Communications & Strategy Officer of San Diego Comic Convention.
“We’re very excited to celebrate comics and the popular arts and share Comic-Con’s unique spirit, with audiences in Europe,” Glanzer said. “We couldn’t have found a more vibrant, welcoming, and creative city to begin this exciting new chapter for fans and creators.”
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San Diego Comic Convention began in 1970. The event has gone through several name changes from San Diego’s Golden State Comic-Con to San Diego’s West Coast Comic Convention in 1972. The show officially switched to its long-standing San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) name in 1973 with the fourth annual event. Last year’s Comic-Con featured presentations of Transformers One, Deadpool & Wolverine, Disney’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Malaga will be the first international San Diego Comic-Con branded event. There are, however, several Comic Con Experience events held across the globe, including Brazil, Germany, and Mexico.
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