Two days, and counting. So Hotelpocalypse is coming, and on March 24, 2015 it’s the final trial by fire that all SDCC attendants must wrestle with, hotel reservations. If you were around for the registration day last month, you know the good stuff gets sold out fast and getting the places you want […]
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 2015 Announces Lottery System for Ace Parking Permit
Ace Parking is taking a new approach to parking for San Diego Comic Con this year. Following the badge sale lottery and the hotel lottery, fans now get to compete in the parking permit lottery. Anyone interested in a parking permit for SDCC 2015 will have to send an email […]
SDCC Ticket Lottery: How Did You Do?
Let’s all take a collective breath to decompress what was another year of buying San Diego Comic Con tickets. It’s done, it’s over, and we can all relax… right up until Hotelpocalypse is upon us. This year, the first snafu occurred as everyone rushed to log into their Member ID […]
The Last-Minute Guide to San Diego Comic Con Ticket Lottery!
It is little less than five hours from the ticket sales for San Diego Comic Con 2015, and here is our final check-list before the moment of truth. If you’re reading this, you’ve probably gotten things like the price, the dates, and the number of people you are buying tickets […]
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 […]
Six Years and Counting: Lessons from San Diego Comic-Con
2014 is coming to a swift end and 2015 will be here before we know it. As the new year rolls in, plans for the annual convention, San Diego Comic Con International, will begin in earnest. In recent years, because of SDCC’s growing popularity, those wishing to attend must begin preparing […]
SDCC 2014: Ode to the Hilton Bayfront
For the past two years I have been fortunate enough to stay at the Hilton Bayfront during San Diego Comic Con. Anyone who knows the hell that is the SDCC hotel lottery knows that is quite a feat. There may someday be a year where we aren’t lucky enough to […]
The Last Ship Interviews at SDCC 2014: Talks Season 1 and 2
We caught up with the cast and producers of TNT’s The Last Ship last week at San Diego Comic Con, and got to talk with Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra, Adam Baldwin, Charles Parnell, and Travis Van Winkle as well as the executive producers Hank Steinberg and Steven Kane about the fate of the […]