Comic Con

Comic-Con is one of San Diego’s biggest events of the year and impacts many hotels, restaurants and other local businesses. There are also hundreds of other conventions held in the county each year, but now many of them are moving online because of the coronvirus pandemic.

The Helen Woodward Animal Center Fundraiser, a summertime staple in San Diego, is inviting anyone, regardless of location, to participate.

In the absence of Comic-Con, The San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog has created an Online Artists Alley to support the stars that actually inspired Comic-Con — the artists themselves.

The comic book shop has long been a wall-to-wall repository for tales of world-threatening cataclysms and doomsday dystopias but it has never before been drawn into a fight for survival like the coronavirus pandemic.

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While San Diego Comic-Con International is canceled this summer, a virtual version of the beloved pop culture expo is in the works.

San Diego Comic-Con International 2020 is officially canceled due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

They’re still “lining up,” wandering the convention floor and shopping the merch but they’re not actually at the San Diego Convention Center. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford shares how three SDCC-goers are making the most of this year’s Comic-Con@Home.

San Diego Comic-Con is trying its best to make the experience a positive one, and for now, it seems like they are succeeding. In addition, theme parks are starting to slowly reopen, which pretty much guarantees that Comic-Con, along with the other canceled conventions will be back in action in time for next summer. Hopefully everything runs smooth ...

The cancellation of Comic-Con will have a huge impact on San Diego’s economy.  The event pumps $149.9 million into the regional economy, according to the San Diego Tourism Authority.  Some of the businesses that will be affected the most are the bars and restaurants within walking distance of the San Diego Convention Center. “In my mind, ...