Until this year, I haven’t seen any overt political messages at the San Diego Comic-Con. It’s usually about pop culture, which when it’s good transcends politics. So I was flabbergasted when I saw this t-shirt for sale at a vendor’s booth: Better writers than me have already commented the cult of personality type of imagery…
Author: cjbickford
Tasteless Promotion or Comic-Con Harbinger?
On Sunday morning, as I was running over to our hotel to get something for the booth, I saw this truck driving around the area near the convention center, clearly meant to promote the movie Joyride to the Comic-Con audience: This really gave me pause. It had a decapitated head and various disembodied body parts…
SDCC Meltdown Sunday
There is really only so much volume and stress any system, even one as well-managed as the San Diego Comic-Con can endure. After 4 days of activities staring at 7 am and running to 3 am; of crowds gathering as early as 4 am and filling every available space around the San Diego convention center;…
SDCC Saturday: Crash and Burn Day
As you might surmise from my earlier postings, the San Diego Comic-Con is kind of like geek Mardi Gras or Karneval. And as wonderful and amazing as any of those events are, I don’t find it as much fun as some of my fellow human beings to be part of a massively crowded event. But…
San Diego’s New Children’s Museum
San Diego’s children’s museum is only two blocks away from the convention center, and I took Kelly (and later Neil as well) there as an escape from the Comic-Con craziness. I’d been there many years before when Neil was a toddler, so it was a surprise to me that this incarnation of the museum was…
Super Kelly
It was a given that Kelly would bring her Superman costume (a hand-me-down from Neil) to the Comic-Con and wear it. In fact, this summer she’s wanted to put on the costume and be “Super Kelly” all the time. She wore the costume at the park; she wore it at the children’s museum; she wore…
I Was a Fan Girl
Peter miraculously had some time off from booth duty on Thursday afternoon, so we strolled off to explore the convention hall. Just steps from our booth, we discovered a freaking long line of people. I asked the person on the end what was the line for: people will stand in line for anyone, and I’m…
Rock Me Sexy Jesus (aka Steve Coogan Karma Continued)
I originally planned to leave the San Diego on Sunday morning and skip the last day of the show, but when I was looking over the program guide, I saw an ad for the Hamlet 2 panel on Sunday morning, which would include an appearance by Steve Coogan. As I’ve blogged earlier, I seem to…
San Diego Comic-Con: Putting the Fanatic Back into Fan
I skipped out on the last two years of the San Diego Comic-Con because it’s just to freakin’ huge for my comfort: in particular I loathe being caught in a huge crowd. But this year, Neil needed a ride to the show, and like his dad, he’d be heartbroken if he missed out on it….
How I Am Promoting English-Language Acquisition Amonst Latino Immigrants
Presidential candidate Barack Obama recently said “Instead of worrying about whether immigrants can learn English, you need to make sure your child can speak Spanish.” He’s been criticized for that comment, but I agree with him. As I’ve found, having to put up with gringo efforts at Spanish (like mine) encourages Latino immigrants to pull…