lundi 29 juillet 2013
lundi 22 juillet 2013
ComiCon: It's A wrap!
I know that a lot of you may have been crying in a dark corner because you weren't able to go to Comic-Con 2013. Well, you don't have to actually buy passes to attend. At the very least, you can just book a hotel room (good luck with that) and mingle outside The Con.
I took these pictures OUTSIDE The Con, and I also got free stuff. The Con has grown in size the last few years to the point that it has, literally, taken over downtown and the Gaslamp District. You do not, by any means, need to attend The Con itself in order to have a good time.
| The Assassin's Creed: Black Flag ship docked behind the Convention Center |
Nerd HQ took control of Petco Park this year. They held panels and had freeness galor. Free to the general public, too. There were also zombies...
Most of the surrounding hotels also have events for the general public, again, free of charge. The Marriott had the Nintendo Game Lounge, I heard that the Hilton had a Bestie Boys concert, Metallica was at the Lyceum. Everywhere you look, Comic-Con is there.
| Mordecai and Rigby from The Regular Show. Cartoon Network |
I didn't attend Comic-Con 2012, but I ended up walking around with a friend after we were off work. Dude, we ended up at the YouTube Fan Lounge and saw a panel with Stan "The Man" Lee and Mark Hamill. Not to mention the kickin' YouTube socks I got (YouTube tube socks, get it?).
All you have to do is a little research to see what's going on outside. And there's a LOT going on. You probably wouldn't be able to get to everything.
| SyFy usually takes over Maryjane's. This year, it was decked out for Defiance.] |
At the very least, you'll be in San Diego. Some would argue that that's reason enough.
You can click here for the rest of the pictures I took this year.
Buuuut, If you're still pining for all things Comic-Con, here are my pictures from 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Alfa Santos
Alfa Santos is a twenty-something year old that's spent the majority of her life in Southern California, and currently lives in San Diego. She enjoys most things nerdy (Sherlock, Marvel, Star Wars), traveling (been to 26 states), and going to concerts (underground / Indie hip-hop, rock, reggae).
mercredi 17 juillet 2013
Preview Night: Are your nerd senses tingling?
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| Everyone dresses up for Comic-Con! Gaslamp trolley stop. Taken outside the San Diego Convention Center during SDCC 2011. |
Seems as though every geeky nerd and their dog knows about San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) now; there is coverage everywhere by everyone. However, as I heard someone once say at Comic-Con, “It isn't something popular you do.” Meaning that The Con is still for people that read, write, draw, are techies, nerds, geeks, social outcasts, comic book enthusiasts, movie go-ers, gamers, the socially awkward, TV show addicts, and the non-mainstream.
If this sounds like you, you'll be happy to know that, on behalf of One Voice Radio, I will be covering San Diego Comic-Con 2013 from the outside, with knowledge of the inside. You may not realize that, yes a LOT goes on inside the Convention Center, (loads of free stuff, celebrities, panels, sneak peaks, did I mention the free stuff?), however, the event has outgrown the venue to the point that the whole of downtown San Diego is now involved.
For the exception of this and last year, I have been going to SDCC since 2003.
So I like to think that I know what to do when it comes to The Con. Since I wasn't able to get in this year, I ended up getting myself a job at the San Diego Convention Center Corporation as a Convention Staffing Service Representative; from my understanding, I'm handing attendees the infamous Comic-Con bags. I'm not sure, though... Today is my first day and I wrote this yesterday. Any who, over the next few days (Thursday through Sunday), I'll be taking pictures and doing a quick recap of what happened that day OUTSIDE the Convention Center. At the end of this mini series, I'll go ahead and give y'all a list of tips and tricks of what you can do to better enjoy yourself during SDCC, regardless of whether or not you actually have a pass to get in.
Alfa Santos
Alfa Santos is a twenty-something year old that's spent the majority of her life in Southern California, and currently lives in San Diego. She enjoys most things nerdy (Sherlock, Marvel, Star Wars), traveling (been to 26 states), and going to concerts (underground / Indie hip-hop, rock, reggae).
samedi 13 juillet 2013
vendredi 12 juillet 2013
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