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Comic-Con Begins takes listeners back to the thrilling days of yesteryear, before the crowds and lines, before Hall H and Hollywood celebrities, before the endless summer of superhero box office blockbusters, to the halcyon days of the early 1970s when San Diego Comic-Con was the ramshackle creation of first-generation fans, teenagers and stoners.

The story of Comic-Con is the story of underdogs who would not let the fact that they had no idea what they were doing stop them from doing something amazing. ...

SiriusXM is dramatically expanding its podcast content offerings, launching a new destination for original, exclusive and popular podcasts ...

Those curious about the early days of Comic-Con and its cultural significance will find local pop culture historian Mathew Klickstein’s latest project especially interesting. ...

The podcast unfolds like an audio documentary, the voices of Klickstein’s subjects edited together to capture the stories and the memories of those early days were like, and how Comic-Con filled gaps in the culture of the day.

Mathew Klickstein and Roger Freedman disucuss the creation of this iconic festival that not even covid could stop

Starting in the 1930s, San Diego Comic Con had a humble beginning in the convention space of a small hotel. To imagine then, that it would become what it is, would be impossible.

Radio and podcast broadcaster SiriusXM have announced their latest podcast series, Comic-Con Begins: Origin Stories of the San Diego Comic-Con and the Rise of Modern Fandom ...

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Weaving together personal stories and outrageous anecdotes from key players in the early days of the convention, the podcast traces the event’s evolution from a disorganized gathering of comic book and sci-fi geeks to an international cultural pillar where top studios, networks, and creators showcase the latest developments in sci-fi, comics, and fantasy.

Mathew joins the show and talks about his myriad of projects that include Steven Seagal’s only horror film, Restaurant: Impossible, and Mr. Skin before getting into his latest project Comic-Con Begins ...

Comic-Con Begins: Origin Stories of the San Diego Comic-Con and the Rise of Modern Fandom will serve as an oral history of the event and will combine personal stories and wild anecdotes from both organizers and longtime supporters, dating back to the disorganized days of the first-ever gathering ...

If you’re a comic book fan, you know the origin story of every hero and villain. But you may not know about the genesis of Comic-Con, the iconic annual comic book convention featuring a rich and compelling history that will be chronicled in a new SiriusXM original podcast series ...

Simpson's showrunner Al Jean and documentarian Mathew Klickstein talk about the new documentary podcast, Comic-Con begins ...

To be sure, San Diego Comic-Con, or Comic-Con International, has grown to become a sprawling, wonderous event. It will be fantastic when things ‘get back to normal’ for this annual celebration. So… while we’re waiting for that, maybe now is the perfect time to learn a little about the origins of this event?

Christopher Tyler and San Diego Comic-Con co-founder Barry Alfonso talk about the new 6-part SiriusXM original podcast audio documentary about the San Diego Comic-Con and how it was founded.

On this episode the guys welcome back Mathew Klickstein and a very special guest, The Legendary Cartoonist and one of the founders of SDCC Scott Shaw! They are here to discuss the brand new podcast Comic-Con Begins.

Weaving together personal stories and outrageous anecdotes from key players in the early days of the convention, the podcast traces the event’s evolution from a disorganized gathering of comic book and sci-fi geeks to an international cultural pillar ...

Mathew Klickstein and Christopher Tyler are self-described geeks who have loved Comic-Con from afar. Klickstein attended one Comic-Con with a documentary crew and Tyler, who hails from Australia, was never able to go. ...

SiriusXM’s new podcast series, Comic-Con Begins: Origin Stories of the San Diego Comic-Con and the Rise of Modern Fandom, promises to be the final word on the history of a beloved pop-culture juggernaut.

San Diego Comicon has always been about more than comics! That’s the contention of producer and journalist Mathew Klickstein, who joins Tim this week to tell us all about his audio documentary ...

Sirius XM is launching a new original podcast called Comic-Con Begins, detailing the origins of the massive pop culture convention ...