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What does a first time comic con cosplay participant need to know? I live in a small town well away from most comic cons, but now it looks like my town has one. This weekend. I have questions... [more inside]
posted by Kronur on May 16, 2013 - 11 answers

Gillian Anderson will be coming to a local comic con in a month. Which t-shirt should I wear? [more inside]
posted by lucia_engel on Apr 7, 2013 - 16 answers

Can you identify the character in this Comic Con 2012 cosplay photo? [more inside]
posted by starbaby on Jul 14, 2012 - 19 answers

What events would you take a five-year-old to at San Diego Comic-Con this year? [more inside]
posted by Mo Nickels on Jul 1, 2012 - 9 answers

I moved recently to San Diego. I enjoy the occasional comic book, video game or scifi movie, but I'm not fanatical about it. Comic-Con is coming in a few weeks. Are there any activities for someone who's kind of interested in the whole thing but not really committed, or should I stay away unless I am donning my Darth Vader outfit? I've heard tickets are ridiculously hard to come by, but is there somewhere open to the public I can go, do some people watching and maybe buy some wares?
posted by falameufilho on Jun 21, 2012 - 4 answers

My wife bought me an all-expense-paid trip to Comic-Con for my 30th birthday, and while I've been to plenty of smaller cons (Wizard World, C2E2, Otakon, etc), this is my first time going to the big show. Extended nerdery inside: [more inside]
posted by Oktober on Jul 18, 2011 - 11 answers

Help, experienced travelers and San Diegans: where can I find lodgings during Comic Con? [more inside]
posted by eeby on Jul 6, 2011 - 13 answers

What awesome conferences/conventions/hugehumanhangouts are there in the United States? [more inside]
posted by DeltaForce on Dec 31, 2009 - 15 answers

What can I do now to never get "con foot" ever, ever again? [more inside]
posted by arniec on Jul 27, 2009 - 17 answers

I want to get passes for my husband to go to Comic-Con next year for THIS year's Christmas. The pass price is very favorable right now ($75.00), and I can wait to get plane tickets if I need to, but I'm completely clueless about the hotel. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 22, 2008 - 5 answers

Advice for San Diego accommodations for Comic-Con? [more inside]
posted by pzarquon on May 26, 2008 - 16 answers

Creative Ideas Filter: I need ideas of Famous and Memorable Photographs or Paintingsor famous and memorable scenes from History, Movies, or Television that can be Reenacted on the spot without planning by 3-6 people for me to photograph for a final project for school. [more inside]
posted by Del Far on Apr 14, 2008 - 18 answers

My last superheroes comic I bought for less than a buck ages ago. I kid you not. So I broke down and purchased the condensed version of "Civil War" from Amazon. And ever since, my head's been a maze of confusion. [more inside]
posted by Gordion Knott on Oct 3, 2007 - 18 answers

So I'm going to San Diego because I'm a big ol' geek and I'm finally going to San Diego Comic Con this year, about which I'm super excited. While in San Diego, what food should I eat/buy? [more inside]
posted by Samantha on Jun 26, 2007 - 28 answers