Tag: comic-con
#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...
SDCC’16: Tips from a Local – Getting Gear Ready for the Convention
By: Nicholas Eskey
Attending conventions can be the highlight of anyone’s year. They allow fans to share their fandom with other likeminded individuals, purchase rare and exotic collectibles, explore new destinations, get the latest news...
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...
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...
WonderCon’16: Friday Morning Preview and visit from Mayor Eric Garcetti
By Nicholas Eskey
During the tail end of last year’s Wonder Con, it was announced that the convention which had spent the last three years in Anaheim would instead next be hosted by the city...
Podcorn Podcast 03/02/16 — Attack on Artist Alley!
The future of artist alley is uncertain. What will cons of the future look like?
SDCC ’15 Interview: Marguerite Bennett talks DC Comics’ “Bombshells”
By Nick Eskey
DC Collectible’s popular Bombshells figures have recently been green lighted for its own comic, written by Margurite Bennett with art by Margurite Sauvage and set in an alternate reality of WWII where...
SDCC ’15 Interview: Mariko Tamaki talks about “This One Summer”
By Nick Eskey
Mariko Tamaki is a Canadian born artist of mixed Japanese and Jewish descent. In school she studied literature and writing, later on publishing the book “Cover Me,” as well as graphic novels...
SDCC ’15: Drawing with Jim Lee – “Do You Know the Difference between Law...
By Nick Eskey
One of the happy-highlights of San Diego Comic-Con is when DC Comics co-publisher, writer, and artist Jim Lee just sits down and draws. Well he doesn’t just draw. The talented artist also...
SDCC ’15: Talk Back Panel – Continuous Hall H and ADA Line Issues
By Nick Eskey
San Diego Comic-Con has come and gone. As in every year, to officially close convention, we are gathered before John Rogers, Comic-Con International President, for the ever so important “Talk Back” panel....
SDCC’15: Aspen Comics Practice Santeria for Comic-Con
Aspen Comics shows off new art at SDCC 2015