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With the annual San Diego Comic-Con closed for the first time in its 51-year history due to the current coronavirus pandemic, some fans have erected a sanctuary near the site of the canceled convention.
Comic-Con @ home Commissioner Chris Morrow shared photos of the sanctuary, located across from the Tin Fish restaurant across the street from the San Diego Convention Center, on his Twitter account on Tuesday. In any other year, the streets would fill with convention attendees.
San Diego street photo
The #SanDiegoLovesComicCon tribute at the Gaslamp Trolley is growing! #ComicConAtHome pic.twitter.com/qaA0wxBT4Y
– Chris Morrow #ComicConAtHome Curator (@morrowchris) July 19, 2020
As of Tuesday morning, the shrine has grown and now has a tribute to the Will Eisner Hall of Fame. Eisner was one of the pioneers in comic book illustrations.
The sanctuary also includes illustrations of heroes like Wonder Woman and Ant-Man, as well as a San Diego Comic-Con Loot Bag, used to transport all merchandise accumulated during the event by local vendors, publishers, and retailers.
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San Diego Love @Comic_Con photos from the morning. Is growing! I love the @WillEisner Hall of Fame tribute !! #ComicConAtHome # SDCC2020 pic.twitter.com/DZMRgZ5EXN
– Chris Morrow #ComicConAtHome Curator (@morrowchris) July 21, 2020
The San Diego Convention Center even tweeted this positive message of encouragement.
A message to the @Comic_Con community, with love pic.twitter.com/3otI5LmKYr
– San Diego Convention Center (@SDConventionCtr) July 21, 2020
This year’s Comic-Con was originally scheduled to take place between July 23-26. The event will return to the San Diego Convention Center from July 22 to 25, 2021.
“For the first time in its 50-year history, the San Diego Comic Convention (SDCC), the organizers behind the annual celebration of pop culture, announced today with deep regret that there will be no Comic-Con in 2020,” they said. the organizers in A statement to TheWrap.
The cancellation will have a serious economic impact on the city of San Diego. In 2019, more than 135,000 people attended the event, a figure that does not include participants in numerous unofficial unofficial events that did not earn badges for the royal convention. According to the San Diego tourism board, the weeklong event generates around $ 90 million annually for the city and $ 150 million regionally.
In lieu of a physical convention, Comic-Con at Home, a virtual event, will take place this week.
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