Tag: San Diego
Does San Diego need both San Diego Comic-Con and San Diego Comic Fest?
Once upon a time, there wasn’t a San Diego Comic-Con.
Some would mark this period as “The Dark Ages of Conventions” (those being myself). It was in this “long-long ago” (1970) that a collection of...
San Diego Comic Fest’s Matt Dunford on the Convention, Jack Kirby’s 100th Birthday, and...
2017 will bring us yet another new year of comic conventions. When one thinks of San Diego and comics, it’s not difficult to summon images of San Diego Comic-Con, one of the largest celebrations...
#SDCC ’16 Talk Back Panel: CCI President John Rogers Talks ADA, Security, and Expensive...
By: Nicholas Eskey
As per every year, almost like tradition, one of the last panels of the day for San Diego Comic-Con is the Talk Back Panel. And always seated front and center is the...
#SDCC ’16 Special Guest Ben Hatke Talks About His Work, His Eisner Nomination, and...
By: Nicholas Eskey
During this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, writer and artist Ben Hatke is spending time with publisher First Second to help commemorate their 20th anniversary.
Fortunately for me, I got a chance to sit...
#SDCC ’16 Dave McKean Talks Art and WWI in his Latest Graphic Novel “Black...
By: Nicholas Eskey
Artist Dave McKean is in every aspect a Renaissance Man. He expresses himself in illustration, art installations, music, theatre, writing, graphic design, and more. Notable for his work with author Neil Gaiman...
#sdcc SDCC’16: Tips From a Local – “Where to Go to Decompress”
By: Nicholas Eskey
Much of San Diego Comic-Con will be a tiring blur once you reach Sunday. Technically the last day of the convention, many of people are already tired of the crowds, greasy foods,...
#sdcc SDCC’16: Tips From a Local – “Avoiding the Con Cruds”
By: Nicholas Eskey
One of the hardships that comes with travel is catching an illness. It happens. New surroundings, a climate unlike that of your home town, different air quality, and even stress of travel...
Downtown San Diego: Is it ready for Comic-Con 2016?
By: Nicholas Eskey
Typically, around this time each year downtown San Diego is well underway in a temporary face lift for our very own Comic-Con International. As one of the largest comic and popular media...
Downtown San Diego’s expansion of the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina; Impact on Comic-Con...
By Nicholas Eskey
As the world’s largest comic convention, one that celebrates all forms of popular culture in film, television, video games and of course print, San Diego Comic-Con is also well known also for...
And Now They’re Talking About a Comic-Con museum in Balboa Park
While there are thousands of comic-cons around the world, there is still only one Comic-Con, and that's the one in San Diego. Comic-Con International, the non-profit organization that runs the big show has been...
Wondercon’16: Talk Back Panel with President John Rogers Discusses LA and Move Back to...
By Nicholas Eskey
Taking his regular seat in front of the all too familiar line consisting of convention goers, Comic-Con International’s President John Rogers readies himself for the inevitable. The “Talk Back Panel” always signifies...
Convention Center Scorecard: Political Footballs in San Diego and Los Angeles
In Geek News: The St. Louis Rams football team will be moving back to Los Angeles.
(Yes, sports fans are geeks... they possess esoteric knowledge, wear and collect items denoting their fandoms, engage in tabletop...
