comic-con Tag

Editorial

Jul 26, 2016

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It's true that Comic-Con is way more commercial than it used to be and it's almost impossible to get passes. It doesn't seem right for nerd culture to have been taken over by the popular kids, exclusive toys to be more coveted than comics, and models to be wearing cosplay. But if you manage to...

Editorial

Jul 14, 2015

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I went to San Diego Comic Con and didn't step into Hall H even once. No Walking Dead panel, no Deadpool preview, no Star Wars sightings. But I had a great time, saw a ton of old friends and amazing artists, and sat in on a number of panels without having to wait in a...

Editorial

Dec 09, 2014

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[caption id="attachment_12167" align="alignnone" width="790"] Point Lobos, California (July 1, 2014)[/caption] 2014 is about to end and not a moment too soon. We'll probably look back at it as an uneasy year riddled with tension between races and distrust of The Man from all sides. But there's some brightness to be found if you make an effort....

Editorial

Jul 01, 2014

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Who says Southern California doesn't have seasons? Summer is here and I'm pretty stoked. While it's true that we have great weather all year long, there are some things I look forward to from June through September this year and every year...

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Apr 22, 2014

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I have to admit that I used to scoff at WonderCon. It always seemed like a low-budget version of the San Diego Comic-Con, which I began attending as a comic-collecting little kid way back in 1979 and began attending as a Giant Robot booth guy in the mid-1990s. When I first attended WonderCon in Oakland...