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Comic con international, short for comic convention, is an international multigenre convention held every year in san diego, california, united states. In dollars, salary of comic con chief operating officer john rogers in 2014 the most recent reported year 2,980,000. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Our newest posts reedpop celebrates star wars on may the 4th. The san diego comic convention comiccon international is a california nonprofit public benefit corporation organized for charitable purposes and dedicated to creating the general publics awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms, including participation in and support of public presentations, conventions, exhibits, museums and other public outreach activities. These are available to license for books, magazines, merchandise, newsletters, presentations and websites. Local hotels, restaurants, bars and retailers take in the rest of the cash.
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