A Guide to Comic-Con
Every year during the last week of July, more than 100,000 comic book, movie and TV fanatics flock to San Diego for Comic-Con. While Comic-Con may sound like the name of a retarded comedian, it is actually the biggest pop-culture entertainment convention in the world.
This summer, Arts & Entertainment Editor Julian Rhodes and I traveled down to San Diego to “live blog” the big event.
For the first couple of days, we primarily stayed in the infamous Hall H and covered panels dealing with upcoming films. Some highlights included seeing Mark Wahlberg promote the new Max Payne movie and Hugh Jackman, who brought with him the first trailer for the new X-Men movie coming out next May.
The other days we split up in order to cover more events. While Julian went to more comic book and video game oriented panels, I stayed and continued to cover the movie scene. All in all we had a great time and got some great photos of our experience. For our entire coverage of Comic-Con 2008, visit Comiccon2008.nevadasagebrush.com
For those of you considering going to the Con, I have put together a Comic-Con Survival Guide that should help you through the great geek escape.
Plan AheadBuy your tickets before summer begins. The quicker you buy them the better chance you have of getting passes to all-four days and you will even get a discount. Determine where you are staying at least six months in advance. If possible, stay with a relative or friend because hotels fill up fast and are extremely expensive. Figure out your mode of transportation for the week’s adventure. If staying in a hotel near the Convention Center, almost everything you need is within walking distance. If you are staying outside of the main city area, a vehicle comes in very handy. Make a list and schedule of all the things you want to do while there. Comic-Con events are just like a great brothel experience. The selection is always fantastic, but there are only so many you can get through before you get tired or before the day is over.
What to Bring
BRING LOTS OF MONEY! While the tickets may not be extremely expensive, almost everything at the Comic-Con (except 99 cent comic books) is outrageously priced. Bring a packed lunch and lots of liquids. If you don’t like eating $10 mini pizzas that taste like ass, you should probably hit the grocery store before starting the Con. Bring a digital camera. As sad as it may be, it is highly doubtful that you will get close enough to a celebrity to get a picture taken with them. The good news is, there are plenty of fat men dressed up in tight Spiderman spandex costumes just dying to get their picture taken!
What to do While There?
Roam the floor. The convention floor is what Comic-Con is all about. It is split between the comic book section, film/TV section and the artist/craftsman section. While the film/TV section gives out the most free stuff, that also makes it the most crowded and violent part of the floor. Go to a panel in Hall H. This is where all the big stars gather and showcase their upcoming films. If you want to get close enough to get a decent picture of the stars, you should begin to stand in line at least 24 hours before the panel starts. Realistically though, showing up about two or three hours beforehand will assure you seat selection in front of one of the five big screens showing the panel. Get an autograph. Each day, dozens of random forgotten TV stars and B-movie actors gather to give their John Hancock to any fan willing to pay a price. Yearly highlights include the Mistress of the Dark, Elvira, and the man and the voice behind Chewbacca.
For a photo slideshow and all Julian’s and Jay’s blog posts go to Comiccon2008.nevadasagebrush.com
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