Almost since their inception , comic book conventions have hosted comic awards . Two of the longest-running and most prestigious awards are the Eisner Award and the Harvey Award , both of which began in 1988 after the dissolution of the Kirby Awards . The Eisner Award has been presented at San Diego Comic-Con International since 1988 ; while the Harvey Awards , also inaugurated in 1988 and after being presented at many different venues for much of their life , have been presented at the Baltimore Comic-Con since 2006 . The following is a list of conventions and the award presentations they host ( or formerly hosted ) : '' ' Angoulême International Comics Festival ' '' ( France ) '' ' Baltimore Comic-Con ' '' ( U.S. ) – Harvey Award ( 2006 – present ) '' ' Barcelona International Comics Convention ' '' ( Spain ) – Gran Premi del Saló ( 1988 – present ) '' ' Chicago Comicon ' '' ( U.S. ) – Harvey Award ( 1988 ) '' ' Comics Fest India ' '' ( India ) – Kalpana Lok Awards ( 2010 – present ) '' ' Dallas Fantasy Fair ' '' ( U.S. ) – Harvey Award ( 1989 – 1995 ) '' ' East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention ' '' ( U.S. ) – Glyph Comics Awards ( 2006 – present ) '' ' Festival de la BD francophone de Québec ' '' ( Canada ) – Prix Bédéis Causa ( 1988 – present ) '' ' Forest City Comic Con ' '' ( Canada ) – Joe Shuster Awards ( 2015 ) '' ' Heroes Convention ' '' ( U.S. ) – Inkwell Awards ( 2011 – present ) '' ' International Comics Show of Erlangen ' '' ( Germany ) – Max & Moritz Prize ( 1984 – present ) '' ' Lucca Comics & Games ' '' ( Italy ) – Gran Guinigi Award ( 1967 – present ) '' ' MoCCA Festival ' '' ( U.S. ) '' ' Pittsburgh Comicon ' '' ( U.S. ) – Harvey Award ( 2000 – 2002 ) '' ' Salón Internacional del Cómic del Principado de Asturias ' '' ( Spain ) – Haxtur Award ( 1985 – present ) '' ' San Diego Comic-Con International ' '' ( U.S. ) '' ' Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo ' '' ( U.S. ) – Day Prize/SPACE Prize ( 2001 – present ) '' ' Small Press Expo ' '' ( U.S. ) – Ignatz Award ( 1997 – present ) '' ' Strip Turnhout ' '' ( Belgium ) – Bronzen Adhemar ( 1972 – present ) '' ' Supanova Pop Culture Expo ' '' ( Australia ) – Ledger Award ( 2005 – present ) '' ' Toronto Comic Arts Festival ' '' ( Canada ) – Doug Wright Award ( 2005 – present ) '' ' Toronto Comic Con ' '' ( Canada ) – Joe Shuster Awards ( 2005 ) '' ' WonderCon ' '' ( U.S. ) – Harvey Award ( 1997 – 1999 ) New York City has had a checkered history with comic book conventions . It was the first U.S. city to host a convention ( the 1964 " Tri-State Con " ) , but was poorly served for conventions from the late 1980s until the mid-to-late 1990s — despite both major mainstream comic publishers , DC Comics and Marvel Comics , being headquartered in New York during that time . Presently , New York is flush with comic book conventions , with at least five annual shows being produced . The following is a timeline of New York City comic book conventions
Angoulême International Comics Festival
Angoulême International Comics Festival
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