Comic Con India

Comic Con India is India’s premier pop culture convention. Similar to Australia’s largest comic convention, Oz Comic-Con, it is held in several cities throughout the county each year. The main edition takes place in New Delhi, while smaller-scale conventions take place in a few other cities.

The first ever pop culture convention in India took place on February 19–20, 2011 in New Delhi. Dr. Bipin Chandra, the chairman of the National Book Trust, inaugurated the event, which was hosted by Twenty Onwards Media. The 2011 Delhi Comic Con featured 25 exhibitor stalls, primarily showcasing Indian publishing houses such as Diamond Comics, Amar Chitra Katha, Vimanika, Level 10, and Manta Ray.

The inaugural Comic Con program included a comic book exhibition, meetings and panels with comic book artists and writers, workshops, interactive sessions, and a cosplay competition. One of the show’s special guests was Uncle Pai, a renowned Indian educationalist and pioneer of Indian comics. The two-day event attracted approximately 5,000 visitors.

Over the years, the convention has expanded to other cities, including Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Pune. In 2014, the organizers of Comic Con India formed a partnership with ReedPOP, a division of Reed Exhibitions, a global leader in the exhibition industry known for organizing popular conventions such as BookCon, C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo), EGX, Emerald City Comic Con, MCM Comic Con, MagicCon, Florida Supercon, and New York Comic Con. This partnership helped Comic Con India grow even more.

As of 2026, the Comic Con India umbrella included nine pop culture conventions for Indian fans, though the exact number may vary by year:

• Delhi Comic Con
• Guwahati Comic Con
• Jaipur Comic Con
• Hyderabad Comic Con
• Chennai Comic Con
• Pune Comic Con
• Kolkata Comic Con
• Mumbai Comic Con
• Bengaluru Comic Con

Each of Comic Con India’s editions is a full-fledged multi-genre convention with its own program and special guests. Every year, the organizers invite famous comic book writers, artists and publishers, professional cosplayers, actors, filmmakers, and film producers from around the world. For example, the 2015 Comic Con Bangalore featured Natalia Tena (the Harry Potter film series, Game of Thrones) and Daniel Portman (Game of Thrones).