Not that it comes as a surprise to anyone, but Comic-Con International has officially announced that due to COVID-19, WonderCon 2021 will not be held in person. Instead, it will again be held virtually as another edition of WonderCon@Home.
You may recall that WonderCon 2020, which had been previously been scheduled to take place April 10-12, 2020, was also canceled because of COVID-19. In its place, CCI had some activities in the form of a virtual event entitled WonderCon@Home and uploaded some panel videos from WonderCon 2019, then over the next several weeks or so uploaded additional pre-recorded videos of panels that would have taken place had the in-person event been held. By the time San Diego Comic-Con 2020 rolled around, CCI was already prepared to make it into a virtual Comic-Con@Home event, including a schedule of panel releases over the 4 days the in person event would have taken place.
Although WonderCon is usually a 3-day event, CCI is making this year’s WonderCon@Home into a 2-day event which will take place Friday and Saturday, March 26-27, 2021.
You can read CCI’s entire WonderCon@Home announcement below, which it posted to its website and social media on February 11, 2021.
“2020 was a difficult year all around. For the first time in the history of our organization, we were unable to have in-person events for WonderCon or Comic-Con. We have hoped that by now, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic might have subsided enough that we could once again come together in person for a traditional WonderCon event. Sadly, as we continue to monitor the latest information from healthcare officials, we have determined the interest of public safety will prevent this spring’s WonderCon from moving forward as an in-person convention.
Our commitment to the community of fans who enjoy WonderCon and the celebration of comics and related popular art remains an important part of who we are. It is because of that dedication that we are happy to announce that WonderCon will again be held as the virtual WonderCon@Home. The challenges of this past year and the postponement of our two largest events have left us with limited financial resources, therefore WonderCon@Home will be a two-day celebration instead of the usual three days as we continue to marshal our resources for Comic-Con this summer.
While we may be limited in days, we will not be limited in scope. We are currently in the process of lining up great programming, amazing exhibitors, terrific gaming, and all of the many aspects that make WonderCon a fan-favorite event. We sincerely hope that you will join us for the WonderCon@Home celebration on Friday and Saturday, March 26 and 27, 2021.
We would like to thank everyone for your continued support as we anxiously look forward to a time when we can once again meet in person to celebrate comics, popular art, and spend time with our dedicated community of fans.
—San Diego Comic Convention”
