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{{Short description|Comic book convention in Washington State, USA}}
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{{Infobox Convention
|name       = Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC)
|image      = Emerald City Comic Con logo.png
|caption    = 
|status     = Active
|genre      = [[comic]]
|venue      = [[Seattle Convention Center]]
|location   = [[Seattle, Washington]]
|country    = USA
|first      = 2003
|last       = 
|organizer  = [[ReedPop]]
|filing     = 
|attendance = 98,000 in 2019
|website    = {{official|http://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/}}
}}

The '''Emerald City Comic Con''' '''(ECCC)''', formerly the '''Emerald City Comicon''', is an annual [[comic book]] convention taking place in [[Seattle, Washington]]. Originally taking place at the city's [[Qwest Field]] (first at West Field Plaza, then at the Event Center), the venue changed in 2008 to its current home at the [[Seattle Convention Center]]. The show expanded to a three-day event in 2011 and began using the entire convention center for the first time in 2013. In 2014, the Gaming portion of the show was moved to the third floor of the nearby Sheraton Seattle Hotel to make room for an expanded show floor.

==Programming==
The convention features a wide array of activities and programming including industry guests, various discussion panels, celebrity signings and photo opportunities, prize drawings, and costume contests. It features a large and lively Exhibitor's hall with comics retailers from across the entire [[Pacific Northwest]] bringing a large stock of modern and vintage comics, as well as other products such as statues, action figures, models, etc. [[Collectible Card Game|CCG]], [[Role-playing game|RPG]], and [[Tabletop game|tabletop]] gaming is supported in specific areas of the convention center.

==History==
[[File:Emerald City ComiCon 2008 1.jpg|thumb|right|Banner across the convention center's escalators leading to the event at the 2008 event]]

The event began as the Emerald City ComiCon, a one-day event at the [[Qwest Field|Qwest Field Events Center]] in 2003. It was founded by comics retailer and comic book creator [[Jim Demonakos]] of [[Mukilteo, Washington]], and broke even with an attendance of 3,000 people.<ref>{{cite news |last=McInnis |first=Andrea |date=March 29, 2007 |title=Look! Up in Seattle! It's a comics convention |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/look-up-in-seattle-its-a-comics-convention/ |work=[[The Everett Herald]] |access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref> The event was acquired by [[Reed Exhibitions]] in 2015, after it had grown into a multi-day event at the [[Washington State Convention Center]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Molly |date=January 13, 2015 |title=Emerald City Comicon sold to pop culture events chain ReedPop in 'classic superhero team-up' |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2015/emerald-city-comicon-sold-national-pop-culture-events-chain-reedpop-classic-superhero-team/ |work=[[GeekWire]] |access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref>

On March 6, 2020, ReedPop announced that the 2020 Emerald City Comic Con would be postponed from March 12–15 to August 21–23 because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], which had been spreading in the Seattle area for several weeks.<ref>{{cite news |last=Oxley |first=Dyer |date=March 6, 2020 |title=Emerald City Comic Con 2020 has been postponed |url=https://kuow.org/stories/emerald-city-comic-con-is-canceled-for-2020 |publisher=[[KUOW-FM|KUOW]] |access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Times-Rescheduled">{{cite news |last=Talbott |first=Chris |date=March 16, 2020 |title=Emerald City Comic Con organizers work to reschedule a number of shows as coronavirus outbreak spreads |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/events/emerald-city-comic-con-organizers-work-to-reschedule-a-number-of-shows-as-coronavirus-outbreak-spreads/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref> The rescheduled event was later cancelled in June and was replaced by a virtual event.<ref>{{cite news |last=Craighead |first=Callie |date=June 16, 2020 |title=Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con and PAX West canceled for 2020 amid COVID-19 pandemic |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/coronavirus/article/emerald-city-comic-con-pax-west-canceled-covid-19-15343971.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=June 17, 2020}}</ref>

In 2021, the convention resumed as an in-person event, scheduled for December 2-5, 2021.<ref name="2021 con">{{cite web |url=https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/en-us/about/a-statement-from-reedpop---organizers-of-emerald-city-comic-con.html |title=A Statement From Reedpop – Organizers Of Emerald City Comic Con |last= |first= |date= |website=ECCC website |publisher= |access-date=July 24, 2021 |quote=}}</ref>

According to their website, ECCC 2024 brought in over 90,000 attendees and hosted over 900 events and panels and over 950 exhibitors and creators.

==Locations and dates==

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! Dates !! Location !! Attendance
{{Convention list
| date       = February 9, 2003
| venue      = Qwest Field - West Field Plaza
| location   = [[Seattle, Washington]]
| attendance = 2,500
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = February 29, 2004
| venue      = Qwest Field - West Field Plaza
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 3,000
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = February 5–6, 2005
| venue      = Qwest Field Event Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance =
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = April 1–2, 2006
| venue      = Qwest Field Event Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance =
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = March 31–April 1, 2007
| venue      = Qwest Field Event Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 7,000
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = May 10–11, 2008
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 10,000
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = April 4–5, 2009
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 13,000
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = March 13–14, 2010
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 20,000
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = March 4–6, 2011
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 32,000
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = March 30–April 1, 2012
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 53,000
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = March 1–3, 2013
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 64,000 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://emeraldcitycomicon.tumblr.com/post/77101026790/just-out-of-curiosity-do-you-know-the-attendance |title=Emerald City Comicon • Just out of curiosity, do you know the attendance |access-date=2014-02-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302140224/http://emeraldcitycomicon.tumblr.com/post/77101026790/just-out-of-curiosity-do-you-know-the-attendance |archive-date=2015-03-02 }}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = March 28–30, 2014
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 70,000 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://emeraldcitycomicon.tumblr.com/post/85726727490/i-was-just-wondering-if-you-had-the-total-number-of |title=Emerald City Comicon • I was just wondering if you had the total number of attendees for 2014? |access-date=2014-05-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515134658/http://emeraldcitycomicon.tumblr.com/post/85726727490/i-was-just-wondering-if-you-had-the-total-number-of |archive-date=2014-05-15 }}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = March 27–29, 2015
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 80,000
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = April 7–10, 2016
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 88,000<ref>[http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/About/ECCC-Fan-FAQs/ "Fan FAQs"]. Emerald City Comicon. Retrieved May 12, 2017. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227132356/http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/About/ECCC-Fan-FAQs/ |date=December 27, 2016 }}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = March 2–5, 2017
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 91,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/About/ECCC-Fan-FAQs/|title=ECCC Fan FAQs|access-date=2019-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925135226/https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/About/ECCC-Fan-FAQs/|archive-date=2017-09-25}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = March 1–4, 2018
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 95,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/About/ECCC-Fan-FAQs/|title=ECCC Fan FAQs|access-date=2019-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501020347/https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/About/ECCC-Fan-FAQs/|archive-date=2018-05-01}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = March 14–17, 2019
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 98,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/About/ECCC-Fan-FAQs/|title=ECCC Fan FAQs|access-date=2019-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531030502/https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/About/ECCC-Fan-FAQs/|archive-date=2019-05-31}}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = August 21–23, 2020<ref name="Times-Rescheduled"/>
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = ''Cancelled''
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = December 2-5, 2021<ref name="2021 con"/>
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = August 18-21, 2022
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 75,000<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/en-us/about/faq-policies/frequently-asked-questions.html | title=Frequently Asked Questions }}</ref>
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = March 2-5, 2023
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = February 29- March 3, 2024
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 90,000+
}}
{{Convention list
| date       = March 6-9, 2025
| venue      = Washington State Convention Center
| location   = Seattle, Washington
| attendance = 
}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Emerald City ComiCon}}
* {{official|http://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/}}

{{Washington State Fandom Conventions}}
{{Multigenre conventions in North America}}
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[[Category:Seattle Area conventions]]
[[Category:Comics conventions in the United States]]
[[Category:Gaming conventions]]
[[Category:Culture of Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Festivals in Seattle]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 2003]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Conventions in Washington (state)]]