San Diego Comic Con Recap – Day 00
Written by Landen
Posted on July 27, 2009
Filed Under Reviews | 1 Comment
To paraphrase the great Dr. Venkman, “I came, I saw, I kicked its ass!”
Comic Con: four days of complete and utter overstimulation for the geeky and geeky at heart. What follows is a day-by-day recap of my first hand account of the beast known as Comic Con. Enjoy.
On the evening of July 22 (Wednesday, for those of you keeping track), thousands of sweaty geeks, pop culture aficionados, and film buffs packed the San Diego Convention Center to catch the first glimpse of what promised to be an event filled weekend at Comic Con. Armed with a backpack, a lukewarm Lunchable, and a can of Red Bull, I set out among the masses to learn their ways.
I was able to register, pickup my access badge, and receive my bag of freebies (which included the weekend’s program guide and various event schedules) in record time and was left with little to do. The doors to the exhibit hall weren’t set to open until 6:00pm, which meant I had about three hours to kill. After finding a suitable place to sit down away from all of the commotion, I forced myself to eat the Lunchable and guzzled the Red Bull. In retrospect, it was a mistake, but hey, live and learn.
Energized from the room temperature deli meats and crackers, I took a walk around the lobby and eventually found myself in the line to enter the exhibit hall. For the next three hours, I sat and spoke to those around me, waiting for the doors to open.
The time passed quicker than I thought it would, and before I knew it, we were inside. My brain instantly went into a catatonic state. There was far too much going on here. Comics, movies, TV shows, Japanese animation, steampunk weaponry, toys, t-shirts, and video games, all at once!
Like a bathtub filling with water, so was the exhibit hall filling with people. The floor disappeared under the thousands of pairs of feet that were trampling it. Personal space was nonexistent. The air was thick and moist. This was chaos. This was home.
Amidst the pushing and shoving, there were those who hastily made their way to the toy stands to purchase rare and exclusive items. Others found themselves staring up at the numerous life-sized statues of their favorite fictional characters. And then there were those fueled by the lust of everything “free” that filled their bags with postcards, posters, and other promotional goodies. Oh the goodies… more on those later.
The fanatical rush of adrenaline and excitement continued for another three hours, until “preview night” officially ended. Then, it was back to the hotel to unload, rest up, and prepare for one heck of weekend.
Comic Con hadn’t even started yet.
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Man this writer is KFA! Great story dude!