As a frequent attendee of San Diego Comic Con, it’s hard not to admit that one of the biggest pitfalls of the convention as a newbie is swag. If you aren’t familiar with it, swag or “stuff we all get,” is a term for all of the free things that you can […]
SDCC Sundays: Your Comic Con Team
This post is an update on our original post, “How To Build Your Comic Con Team,” and our SDCC Sundays 2014 post, “SDCC Sundays: Your Comic Con Team.” We’re 58 days from San Diego Comic Con 2015 and – hopefully – you’ve got your plans more or less figured out […]
Alternatives to Parking at SDCC? Look No Further!
Oh San Diego Comic Con, as the years have gone by you have evolved from the city comic convention into a horse of the entirely different color. For those rare few people who haven’t had to worry about parking or travel to and from the con during the four days, […]
Not making it to SDCC? Here are Some Great Cons for the East Coast
San Diego Comic Con is the master of all conventions. It is definitely the biggest, and the only convention of its kind where badges sell out in their entirety in less than an hour. Getting a badge isn’t easy, especially since they instituted the randomized queue. I didn’t get a […]
SDCC Open Registration Will Be Held February 21st – Mark Your Calendars!
Comic-Con International Open Online Registration will take place on February 21, 2015. #ToucanBlog #SDCC http://t.co/NHJ1bFktGF — San Diego Comic-Con (@Comic_Con) February 13, 2015 DON’T PANIC! Okay, feel free to panic. That’s a rational reaction to Comic-Con International finally revealing the date for open registration. Clear your calendars and cancel your […]
The Man Behind the Con: An Interview with NW Comic Fest’s Casey Ocupe
I recently had the chance to sit down with Casey Ocupe, the man behind Northwest Comic Fest. We discussed part of his vision for the con and I got a chance to see his studio. After meeting with him, I knew I just had to know more about the convention […]
How to Rock the Con on a Day Pass
If there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s scheduling my time to get everything I want to do done in a short amount of time. Only have a day at Disneyland? Boom- figured it out so we can get Fast Passes for all our rides and enjoy the day. Only […]
Getting the Perfect Shot With Your Smartphone at Comic Con
Written by Travis McKnight Imagine this scenario: You’re trying to find the best angle for snapping an exquisite photo of somebody cosplaying as Mikasa Akerman from Attack on Titan, and then some oaf in a visibly-impairing bear costume accidentally shoves you from behind, knocking you off balance. During the all-too-fast […]
The Little Con that Could: Cherry City Comic Con
My hometown is a little place called Salem, OR. It is the capitol but you wouldn’t know it from looking at it, unless you happen to be downtown staring directly at the capitol building. Salem is, quite honestly, a pretty boring town. It is full of state workers, old people, […]
SDCC Sundays: Your Comic Con Team
This post is an update on our original post, “How To Build Your Comic Con Team,” and kicks off our series of SDCC Sundays informational posts as we get closer to San Diego Comic Con 2014. In the same way Pokemon masters rely on their team to defeat the Elite […]
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