The Comic Art Convention was an American comic book fan convention held annually New York City, New York, over Independence Day weekend from 1968 through 1983, except for 1977, when it was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and 1978 to 1979, when editions of the convention were held in both New York and Philadelphia. The first large-scale comics convention, and one of the largest gatherings of its kind until the Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, it grew into a major trade and fan convention. It was founded by Phil Seuling, a Brooklyn, New York City, teacher, who later developed the concept of comic-book direct marketing, which led to the rise to the modern comic book store. The New York Comic Art Convention's growth in popularity coincided with the increasing media attention on comics that had been building since the mid-1960s, feeding off the then novel notions of comics being a subject worthy of serious critical study and collectibility. (en)
La Comic Art Convention est un festival de bande dessinée américain organisé à New York (et parfois Philadelphie) de 1968 à 1983 par Phil Seuling au début du mois de juillet, durant le week-end du Jour de l'Indépendance. Premier grand festival américain de bande dessinée, il a été graduellement supplanté par le Comic-Con de San Diego, créé deux ans plus tard. (fr)
La Comic Art Convention est un festival de bande dessinée américain organisé à New York (et parfois Philadelphie) de 1968 à 1983 par Phil Seuling au début du mois de juillet, durant le week-end du Jour de l'Indépendance. Premier grand festival américain de bande dessinée, il a été graduellement supplanté par le Comic-Con de San Diego, créé deux ans plus tard. (fr)
The Comic Art Convention was an American comic book fan convention held annually New York City, New York, over Independence Day weekend from 1968 through 1983, except for 1977, when it was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and 1978 to 1979, when editions of the convention were held in both New York and Philadelphia. The first large-scale comics convention, and one of the largest gatherings of its kind until the Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, it grew into a major trade and fan convention. It was founded by Phil Seuling, a Brooklyn, New York City, teacher, who later developed the concept of comic-book direct marketing, which led to the rise to the modern comic book store. (en)