One of the events I'm looking forward to at WonderCon this weekend is a panel I'll be moderating on the history of that fine convention. On Saturday at 11:30 in room 220/224, I'll be interviewing convention founders Joe Field, Mike Friedrich and Bryan Uhlenbrock along with David Glanzer, who's one of the main folks behind the Comic-Con International. Comic-Con acquired WonderCon in 2001 (I think it was) and now operates the annual event.
WonderCon started off in Oakland as a gathering called The Wonderful World of Comics. Prior to the 1989 show, a video was prepared…and that's Joe Field you'll see acting as host. It shows you a little about the earlier conventions and promotes the upcoming show, plus there are brief interviews of Stan Lee, Will Eisner and other early guests. Have a look…