With its first event taking place in San Diego back in 1970, San Diego Comic Con has grown and grown and grown to become the western worlds biggest comic con, hitting headlines across the panet as the reveals from Hall H bring news from every corner of the entertainment world. Now, for the first time, Comic Con goes international with the announcement today of San Diego Comic-Con Malaga, which will take place on 25th – 28th September.
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.”
