Category: SDCC

more Comic-Con stuff

I heard back from the Comic-Con folks today about registration, and it turns out that they are just late in sending out the registration paperwork. They said they’re sending stuff out this week. That’s a bit of a relief, since I was starting to think I’d lost mine.
Meanwhile, I’ve been checking in with SignOnSanDiego.com every few days to keep an eye on the weather and local news. Let’s hope we don’t have a big quake while I’m out there!

San Diego Comic-Con

Only about a month until Comic-Con. I realized today that I haven’t received my little registration confirmation card yet. I registered back in March, so I’m not sure if this is a problem or not. They may just be late in sending them out. I guess if it doesn’t show up, I can maybe talk my way in with a copy of my cancelled check and a photo ID. Or I can sneak in the back door. Or I can just spend the week at the San Diego Zoo instead. Either way, I’m looking forward to the vacation.
Every year, it seems like I really start to get enthusiastic about the Con around this time. It just seems like I start to go stir-crazy in mid-June and really start wanting to get out of New Jersey, and get away from my job for a few days. This year’s probably a bit worse than usual, for a few reasons, mostly work-related.
And, regardless of any bureaucratic worries, I always wind up having a good time in San Diego, so I probably shouldn’t worry about anything this year either.

Eisner Awards

CBR has an article listing all the Eisner award nominees. Although I’m way behind in my reading, I have actually read a few of these books, and I’m planning on reading several more. I’ve never actually gone to the Eisner awards ceremony at the San Diego con; there’s always something else going on at the same time that I’m more interested in. Maybe this year I’ll go.

San Diego hotel stuff

Well, I decided to take a chance and book a hotel for San Diego through Hotwire. I got a room at the Sheraton Suites San Diego for less than the con rate, so that’s good. It’s farther away from the convention center than I’ve ever been though, so that’s not so good. It’s on the con shuttle route, and it looks like it should still be OK walking distance (ten blocks), though a bit too far if I just wanted to make a quick trip back during the day to drop stuff off.
Hotwire doesn’t tell you which hotel you’re in until you’ve paid for the room, and their “downtown” area extends all the way out to the far end of Harbor Island, so I could have wound up quite far away.

Important comic convention dates

  • Wondercon: Feb 10-12, San Francisco
  • Comic-Con San Diego hotel reservations open: Feb 15
  • New York Comic-Con: Feb 24-26

    I’m definitely going to Wondercon, likely going to San Diego, and maybe going to the New York con, if I’m not all con-ed out from Wondercon.

    • random con articles

    San Diego con articles from The Hollywood Reporter, Sign On San Diego, and The Leaky Cauldron.

    Speaking of the Leaky Cauldron, I bought my copy of the new Harry Potter book yesterday, from the B. Dalton’s in Horton Plaza. I’ll start reading it on the plane tomorrow. Or maybe I’ll start tonight, if I can’t sleep.

    I just did most of my packing, so I’ll be ready to head off to the airport early tomorrow. I have a fairly full duffel bag of con stuff, both freebies and stuff I bought. (I made up for buying nothing Friday or Saturday by buying a bunch of stuff today.)

    San Diego stuff

    Here are links to a few sites with notes and pics from the con:
    Mike Manley’s blog
    Heidi MacDonald’s blog
    Newsarama

    My only news is that my feet hurt. I’m staying in a hotel that’s a bit further away from the convention center than usual, so that’s a factor. Also, I’m not as young and spry as I used to be. But I haven’t actually collapsed yet, so that’s good.

    Strangely, I didn’t buy anything at the convention on Friday or Saturday. (I did pick up a few things on Thursday, and on Wednesday night.) Today’s the last day, so if I’m going to go on any kind of buying spree, it’ll have to be today. Also, strangely, I haven’t bought a single (traditional) comic book. I picked up some trade paperbacks, but no standard 32-page comics. The fact that I have about 200 comics in my “to be read” pile at home is probably a factor here.