Comic Con and Me

Well, I love Kate, but I also LOVE Comic Con. If you have never been it is a little hard to explain. Sure, sure it is a convention, yet it not like any other convention that you have attended in your life. I will try to explain, but take time to do some searching and find out what Comic Con is like for others.

First, if you are attending Comic Con you must be ready for lines. The "Con" is held at the San Diego Convention Center conveniently located on the outskirts of the Gas Lamp district. Aside from the quick geography lesson I do have more details to share.

The history... Comic Con started roughly 40 years ago in a small banquet hall at a local San Diego hotel dubbed The El Cortez. As popularity in comics grew (think pre-every movie or summer blockbuster being a comic story) the vendors and artists packed up and moved finally ending up at the SD convention center. Today, the Con grabs and holds onto the attention of people worldwide.

It has transformed from only comics into panels filled with hollywood stars and attractions formed by the top marketing agencies around the world. I am currently sitting in my hotel room about to head over and embark on what is my day one of Comic Con. It actually started with a preview night on Wednesday, but I couldn't get that much time off work. And, not Bill Gates is not handing out money on the corner. All of these peoples spend hundred and hundred (possibly thousands) to attend, stay in SD, and buy everything Comic Con they can.

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