The very first official organization of comic book fans was the Academy of Comic-Book Fans and Collectors (ACBFC) by Jerry Bails. Bails was often described as the “father of comics fandom.” ...

But before the convention’s first sellout year in 2007, there were four decades where the nation’s most popular comic book convention was just that: A comic book convention. Artist Brianna ...

SAN DIEGO — Comic-Con International, the comic book and pop culture extravaganza, is kicking off in San Diego. The convention, which draws over 130,000 fans annually, opens for a preview night ...