Comic Con
by morgan on Jul.16, 2009, under Robert J. Sawyer
If anyone here is heading out to Comic Con in San Diego, tune into the blog over the next couple of days and we’ll have an announcement to share about our very first Babel Clash live event.
Any tips for surviving and enjoying the Con from veteran convention-attendees? Is Comic Con the undisputed champ of fan conventions, or does another rival stand out? What does it take to be a really great show?
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July 17th, 2009 on 2:51 pm
I was a Special Guest at San Diego Comic-Con last year, and had a blast. But, man, is it crowded! They get 140,000 people. Literary stuff is a small part of what’s on offer — you get the same-size crowd at a SDCC literary event as you do at a Worldcon literary event (and Worldcon — the World Science Fiction Convention — draws only 5,000 people or so).
I love Comic-Con, and am sad I won’t be there this year (there will be a FlashForward panel, but I’m up in Saskatoon finishing off my residency at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron — also way, way cool).
Not many food choices in the convention center, and all are overpriced. Bring a water bottle and some power bars to munch on.