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Wonder-Con is the annual comic book/sci-fi convention that is held in the San Francisco Bay Area, with it beginning in 1987. The convention was originally conceived by Comics Retailer John Barrett and it was held in the Oakland Convention Center. It remained there until 2003, when it was moved to San Francisco's Moscone Center across the Bay. While the main attraction of the Wonder-Con has always been a wide of assortment of comic book dealers and retailers selling back issues of comic books and action figures, the exhibitorship has grown to include other comic book and sci-fi related items. There is also an "Artists Alley" aisle featuring comic book artists selling their original artwork, plus signing books brought to them for signature, and doing sketches for a commission. When I last attended they also had a 'Small Press' area, which featured several Bay Area Publishers. Additionally there are usually several mainstream celebrities signing autographed pictures, usually with a sci-fi or comic book movie role that they played on the big screen. In 2000, the convention's founders made the WonderCon part of the Comic-Con International organization of conventions. This merger has given the WonderCon a wider audience and has made it a venue for previews of major motion pictures, especially movies ones based on comic books. The movie previews have included Spider-Man 2 in 2004, Batman Begins and Fantastic Four, both in 2005 and Superman Returns in 2006. All of these programs featured stars of the films fielding questions from the audience. For those interested in comic books, we have several thousands in our eBay Featured Store and even more in our eBay Pro Store. We will not be attending this yer's con. Michael
|  NICK CARDY is a fan-favorite artist of the Golden and Silver Age. His career started with Will Eisner and Quality Comics. He also worked on the Tarzan comic strip before moving over to DC Comics in the late 1940s. His artwork included titles such as Mr. District Attorney, Daniel Boone and House of Mystery. During the 1960's super hero boom, Nick pencilled art on Teen Titans, Aquaman and even a Western hero, Bat Lash. In the 1970s, Nick illustrated hundreds of comic book covers for the company.  AL FELDSTEIN was one of the guiding forces behind EC Comics in the 1950's. Al served as editor, writer, and artist and helped bring to life one of the most highly regarded comics groups of all time. When the line was shut down in the mid-1950s, Al went on to replace Harvey Kurtzman as the editor of Mad magazine, a position he held for almost 30 years. Upon retiring, Al returned to his first love, painting, and is today a renowned painter working from his ranch in Wyoming. |
