The three Carinellis set up Comikaze Entertainment Inc. After moving to Los Angeles, Regina Carpinelli decided that the city needed a large-scale comic book convention. Regina Carpinelli and her two younger brothers, fans of geek culture from Temecula, California, were regular attendees of San Diego Comic-Con International. The convention has drawn big names to match its big crowds, with celebrities like Elijah Wood, Ron Perlman, Gabriel Iglesias, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, and Gerard Way attending in years' past. The Con has grown in size every year, starting with 35,000 attendees in 2011 and expanding to over 123,000 attendees in 2019. The convention has grown since then to include a wider variety of entertainment and popular cultures including fantasy, horror, comic books, manga, western animation, toys, and video games. Originally founded as an event to showcase local Los Angeles talent, the first Comikaze Expo in 2011 primarily featured local artists, comic book publishers and dealers, and various celebrity appearances including horror icon Elvira. Comic Con is also known as 'LACC' and is often described as 'A convention created by fans, for fans.' The convention went through several rebrandings – first to 'Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo' and then 'Stan Lee's LA Comic Con'. The convention was founded as Comikaze Expo in 2011 by Regina Carpinelli and her two younger brothers, fans of geek culture from Temecula, California. Comic Con is one of the largest independent conventions in the United States and encompasses several categories, including comic, horror, sci-fi, anime, gaming, and pop culture, with a particular focus on the local Los Angeles community. Comic Con is a three-day multi-genre convention held annually in downtown Los Angeles, California.

November 5, 2011 10 years ago ( ) (as Comikaze Expo)

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