Category Archives: San Diego Comic Con
Nerd Prom 2011: Hostage Situation
The San Diego Comic-Con is an exhausting endeavor – four and a half days of non-stop events, panels, celebrity sightings, freak photography, and waiting endlessly on line for the things that a normal American takes for granted as simple sustenance, … Continue reading
Nerd Prom 2010 Post-Mortem, Part 3: Secret Identity
If you’re looking for an AUTHENTIC, old school comic convention celebrity meetup, Gil Gerard and Erin Gray are signing in the general autograph area for the cost of a Big Mac, and might blow you for the cost of a rare cheeseburger and an Arrogant Bastard Ale. [read more at link] Continue reading
Nerd Prom 2010 Post-Mortem, Part 2: Fear in Disneyland, Loathing in Las Vegas
The only reason I know that I haven’t yet been frozen out of my first-choice hotel is because they haven’t put Comic-Con 2011 dates up for reservation yet… and yes, I have called every day since I got back (Martha on the reservation desk either has caller ID or she answers all callers with a hearty “Fuck off, Reuter!”). [read more at link] Continue reading
Nerd Prom 2010 Post-Mortem, Part 1: The Ugly Truth
“Don’t worry about it. After everything you’ve described, I’m thinking about taking the kids out there for next year’s Comic-Con.”
I goggled at him. “Sorry, you can’t. That’s a stupid idea. And you’re stupid for having it.” [read more at link] Continue reading
Comic-Con 2010: Infinite Crisis
Before you ask: I don’t go to any of the Hall H programming anymore, so I don’t know anything about the stabbing. And you can tell I’m telling the truth because this sentence isn’t “And I’m not answering any more questions without my lawyer here.” [read more at link] Continue reading