Salt Lake Comic Con Shatters Records And Hailed As "The Greatest Comic Con In The World"

Salt Lake Comic Con Shatters Records And Hailed As "The Greatest Comic Con In The World"

The final numbers are in from last week's Salt Lake Comic Con and it shattered its previous attendance record, solidifying itself as the third largest con in the United States. Find out which celebrity called it "the greatest comic con in the world" after the jump!

By NateBest - Sep 09, 2014 11:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Convention News
Salt Lake Comic Con Attendance Breaks Records


The Salt Lake Comic Con, which was held last week, September 4th - 6th, sold out by noon on Saturday, shattering its previous attendance record with more than 120,000 attendees, which included 15,000 tickets given away to charities, military personel, first responders and sponsored schools.

With VIP passes and vendor booths selling out weeks before the start of the con, opening day saw more than 60,000 fans showed up to register and the final day, Saturday, September 6th, saw more than 90,000 fans attend the convention, which was held at the Salt Palace, Gateway film festival events and gaming tournements at nearby hotels.

“The response we got from fans was tremendous,” said Dan Farr, Salt Lake Comic Con Founder and Show Producer.  “I’ve said it before and I mean it, we have the greatest fans in the world. Our fans’ overwhelming support allowed us to give back over 15,000 tickets into the community, and for that, we are extremely proud.  CW’s Arrow star Stephen Amell posted on his Facebook page on Saturday saying, ‘I don't know if there are enough superlatives in my vocabulary to describe the people of Salt Lake City. What a fantastic collection of friends I got to meet today.’ Word is spreading amongst the celebrities about how great our fans are and it’s making Salt Lake Comic Con a ‘can’t miss show’ for celebrities.”


“We want to thank our fans for helping us build Salt Lake Comic Con into one of the premier comic con’s in the country in just one year,” said Bryan Brandenburg, Salt Lake Comic Con Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer.  “During his panel, Stan Lee, the King of comicbooks, called Salt Lake Comic Con ‘the greatest comic con in the world’.  We know we owe that all to our fans and are committed to continuing to build upon this success to give our fans the best show possible moving forward. This year we had over 120,000 people attend our convention over three days. It’s important to have this kind of attendance to attract the high caliber guests that we want to bring for future events. Success breeds more success. ”


The Salt Lake Comic Con returns to the Salt Palace Convention Center September 2015. For more information on the Salt Lake Comic Con including future event announcements, celebrity guest appearances, cosplay workshops and holiday discounts and various ticket specials visit the Salt Lake Comic Con website at http://saltlakecomiccon.com/.

I know there was at least one CBM fan at the convention because she visited me after the Guardians of the Galaxy panel I participated in Friday evening (she scored some SWEET GOTG and CBM swag!)... Was anyone else able to attend? What did you guys think?  SOUND OFF BELOW!

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yossarian
yossarian - 9/9/2014, 11:19 AM
Interesting. Gusto's orgies are known as "The Greatest Comical Con In The World."
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 9/9/2014, 11:20 AM
Nerds are taking over the world.
cipher
cipher - 9/9/2014, 11:21 AM
DID STAN LEE COSPLAY AS GAMORA? NO?

THEN HOW CAN IT BE THE BEST, I CAN'T EVEN..
cipher
cipher - 9/9/2014, 11:23 AM
That's awesome, Nomi. Grell's great.
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 9/9/2014, 11:24 AM
best time to be a comic book fan, at my work I even hear moms actually saying captain america and thor, instead of those super hero people :') , although I've noticed a lot of non comic book people jumping on the super hero bang wagon just because its ''in'' , it annoys me
yossarian
yossarian - 9/9/2014, 11:28 AM
Wasn't Marvel supposed to have a big announcement today?
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 9/9/2014, 11:29 AM
@nomis

Very cool. I met Erik Larsen at Wondercon a couple of years ago. I was giddy like little girl.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 9/9/2014, 11:30 AM
@yoss
Still waiting on that DD costume. Marvel might hold out til the trailer to release it.
cipher
cipher - 9/9/2014, 11:30 AM
I always liked the way Grell did Bond. He even got the scar described in the novels down.

yossarian
yossarian - 9/9/2014, 11:36 AM
yossarian
yossarian - 9/9/2014, 11:37 AM
I know skee. We are all waiting. Gusto can shut it up.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 9/9/2014, 11:37 AM
#fan girling
DoctorSquishy
DoctorSquishy - 9/9/2014, 11:47 AM
I was there as an exhibitor and press, which helped the experience because I was able to avoid the long lines waiting to get in. I was amazed at how many people showed up. I've been to big conventions in Boston and NYC and this surpassed both of them both in floor space and attendance. The show had major problems on Thursday getting fans in the door. I talked to some people who reported waiting 3-4 hours to get in on Thursday. Friday and Saturday were much better with far shorter lines. I think the organizers were overwhelmed by how many people showed for the first day. The booths were nicely organized and the celebrity signings were also well setup. I was especially amazed at the turnout because the guest list wasn't anything special, especially when compared to last years SL Comic Con or this past Spring's Fan-X. I think the San Diego lawsuit may have scared some of the celebrities away this year. However, the fans certainly showed up in force which has me excited about the future of this show.
cipher
cipher - 9/9/2014, 11:51 AM
Nice! I've got most of the Fleming novels, but I've only got a few of the comics.. but of all the ones I've seen, Grell does the best Bond.

cipher
cipher - 9/9/2014, 11:53 AM
Well, I had..

Most of my stuff gets lost, ha.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 9/9/2014, 12:02 PM
False. Everyone knows that Bronycon is the best convention.

cipher
cipher - 9/9/2014, 12:06 PM
Nomi, yep. I feel like most of my stuff's going to be spread across the continents by the time I die.

I hope whoever found it isn't so old and glaucoma-ridden that it's a total waste.
cipher
cipher - 9/9/2014, 12:06 PM
Oh, hi, Gus.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 9/9/2014, 12:16 PM
@Yoss

You mean…


Im more on this one… <- Moron, lol.
yossarian
yossarian - 9/9/2014, 12:22 PM
@slick - hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. I love the Dennis system.

@Yafis - AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Watch out world. Yoss is coming!
cipher
cipher - 9/9/2014, 12:24 PM
I'm a chimp!! A drunk little chimp!!!

OMIGAWD THIS IS TEH BEST DAY E-VAR!!
cipher
cipher - 9/9/2014, 12:30 PM
yoss and I make a good team. Like Paul Newman and Redford or some shit.

Prepare your anus, Hollywood.
JorL5150
JorL5150 - 9/9/2014, 12:45 PM
The college is called "Brigham young"

But gusto thought it said "bring em young" so he signed up
JorL5150
JorL5150 - 9/9/2014, 12:47 PM
Yoss and cipher - the new glory hole queens !
ManThing
ManThing - 9/9/2014, 1:09 PM
The greatest con ever was the time Gusto painted his pedo van yellow and went around to school bus stops.
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