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Tucson Comic-Con

Overview

Tucson Comic-Con (tucsoncomic-con.com) is another fast growing pop culture convention. It was founded by Mike Olivares in 2008, when it was a single day event with a 500 attendance. By 2015 it had expanded to three days and had over 10,000 fans in attendance.

In 2015, Brian and Francesca Pulido of Lady Death fame bought into the convention and now have joint ownership with Mike and Teresita Olivares.

In 2022, after two years out because of COVID, Tucson Comic-Con announced a controversial change of dates. It had been held in early November since their beginning in 2008, but would now move onto the Labor Day weekend on which Saboten Con had happened since 2012 and CoKoCon (and its spiritual predecessor, CopperCon) had happened since 1981.

The artwork on all the program book covers I've seen thus far is by Travis Hanson, using a consistent character.

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Most Recent Program Book Covers

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Art by Chiara Bautista, Chiara Bautista and Travis Hanson.

History

Chronology of Arizona Conventions | Index of Program Books

# Date Location Chair Guests Book Web Notes
1 2008
8 Nov		 Four Points Sheraton
Tucson		 Mike Olivares
2 2009
7 Nov		 Hotel Arizona
Tucson		 Mike Olivares
3 2010
6 Nov		 Hotel Arizona
Tucson		 Mike Olivares
4 2011
5 Nov
6 Nov		 Bookmans Event Center
Tucson		 Mike Olivares
5 2012
3 Nov
4 Nov		 Tucson Convention Center
Tucson		 Mike Olivares
6 2013
2 Nov
3 Nov		 Tucson Convention Center
Tucson		 Mike Olivares
7 2014
8 Nov
9 Nov		 Tucson Convention Center
Tucson		 Mike Olivares
8 2015
6 Nov
8 Nov		 Tucson Convention Center
Tucson		 Mike Olivares
9 2016
4 Nov
6 Nov		 Tucson Convention Center
Tucson		 Mike & Teresita Olivares
Brian & Francesca Pulido
9 MB
10 2017
3 Nov
5 Nov		 Tucson Convention Center
Tucson		 Mike & Teresita Olivares
Brian & Francesca Pulido
7 MB
11 2018
2 Nov
4 Nov		 Tucson Convention Center
Tucson		 Mike & Teresita Olivares
Brian & Francesca Pulido
6 MB
12 2019
1 Nov
3 Nov		 Tucson Convention Center
Tucson		 Mike & Teresita Olivares
Brian & Francesca Pulido
7 MB
13 2022
2 Sep
4 Sep		 Tucson Convention Center
Tucson		 Mike & Teresita Olivares
Brian & Francesca Pulido
22 MB		 1
14 2023
1 Sep
3 Sep		 Tucson Convention Center
Tucson		 Mike & Teresita Olivares
Brian & Francesca Pulido
45 MB
15 2024
30 Aug
2 Sep		 Tucson Convention Center
Tucson		 Mike & Teresita Olivares
Brian & Francesca Pulido
16 2025
29 Aug
31 Aug		 Tucson Convention Center
Tucson		 Mike & Teresita Olivares
Brian & Francesca Pulido


Notes

  1. Tucson Comic-Con 13 hadn't actually announced dates for 2020 by the time COVID-19 arrived but was officially cancelled because of concerns over safety. It chose to skip 2021 entirely, eventually returning with controversial new dates in 2022.


Attendance

1 8
2008 2015
500 10,000+

Program Book Covers

Art by Travis Hanson (9-12), Chiara Bautista (13-14).


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Last update: 24th February, 2025