FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 11, 2015

Press Contact:
David Glanzer
619-414-1020
pr@comic-con.org
SIGNATURE GATHERING WILL NOT KEEP COMIC-CON IN SAN DIEGO
Reported Claims By Signature Gatherers Perplexing to Comic-Con Organization
SAN DIEGO Some signature gatherers have claimed that signing in favor of a proposed ballot
initiative will help keep Comic-Con in San Diego. This news comes as a surprise to the
organizers of the 46-year San Diego event.
Weve received emails and phone calls regarding this issue asking if it was true that signing the
form would keep Comic-Con in San Diego, said Comic-Con spokesperson David Glanzer. We
had no knowledge of this effort and as you might imagine, this came as a total surprise to us.
Comic-Con is not a party to the initiative and its passing will have no effect on the organizations
decision to remain in San Diego. Comic-Con has stated in the past, and continues to believe, a
contiguous, expanded convention center is one that will benefit the city best. It appears this
ballot initiative does not favor that scenario.
We were born in San Diego and our hope is to remain here for a long time, continued Glanzer.
However there are always challenges to face. Hotel room rates and meeting space are just some
of them. Rarely is one issue the determining factor in our plans for the future.
About Comic-Con International
Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) is a nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to
creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular artforms, primarily
through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing
contribution of comics to art and culture. In addition to its San Diego convention each summer,
CCI organizes WonderCon to be held in Los Angeles this spring. On the web: Comic-Con.org,
Facebook.com/comiccon, Twitter.com/comic_con.
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