Hey folks, Harry here... Here's the first report we've received from Comic Con this year. Word has it, that Quint was arrested trying to run off with a train loaded with loot, he's currenting digging his way out of the Comic Con's Phantom Zone Detention Center. I expect a communique from him momentarily updating me with his progress. Meanwhile, check out Latino Review or SuperheroHype.com But as soon as Quint stops dropping the soap and exposing his Kraken for the world to access, we'll have some primo coverage. Till then, here's Scissorhands...
Hi Harry, Drew, et al
I noticed you hadn't posted anything about the Preview Night at the San Diego Comic Con last night. I thought I'd throw a few words together with some pics to give your readers an idea of how tremendously big this con is. I've been attending for over 20 years as a SD native and its great to see how much the Con has grown and evolved into a Multimedia show experience...they are expecting over 15,000 people on the exhibit floor with over 600 hours of panels, discussions, and 'events'. The preview night gave all of us a chance to get some early shopping in as well as get advanced looks at various booths. All major comic publishers and film distributors are represented, and impressively, with over 10,000 sq ft alone, the Star Wars section can be seen from any point on the floor. But I get ahead of myself...let me back up.
This is the 3rd year that the con let audiences in early and labeled it 'Preview Night', opening just the exhibitor floor from 5:30-8:30, it gives the more ardent fan a chance to scoop up some items and to identify the booths that some will live in within the next 4 days. I arrived promptly at 5:30 expecting to just pick up my industry badge and walk in...unfortunately, I had the same idea as what looked like 10,000 people. I queued up and waited...and waited for what seemed like an eternity until they swung open the doors at 5:48. Now, I can understand some last minute jiggering to make sure the staff is ready, but making thousands of rabid fans wait outside the gates of Nirvana for 18 minutes is pure torture. Once inside, your eyes are assaulted by all the giant posters and objects hanging from the ceiling...and by the rush of crazed fan boys running to their booths of choice for special deals on limited 'Con' only offerings. In fact, I was swept up by a bunch of people running to the star wars area for a chance at some really cool busts and marquettes from the original trilogy. Wandering around looking for anything Futurama, I stumbled upon some busts made for the Incredibles that looked really nice, I'm a big fan of the retro look of the characters and cannot wait to see this on the big screen! While I noticed many exhibitors like DC, Dark Horse, New Line Cinema, Activision, and others, after 2 hours I gave up looking for the Marvel booth...even though several banners were hanging throughout adorned with many of their superheroes...
Anyway, I want to make this short as I'm returning there this afternoon for a few panels. I'll report back again. In the meantime, I've attached some pictures to give you all an idea of how big the show is!
Call me Scissorhands!
