Comic-Con 2009 Wrap Up
I’ve made mention of this in previous articles, but politeness in public is inversely proportional to the number of people and the amount of available space. Children seem to be the only humans here who apologize for stepping on your feet or bumping into you. I’m lucky my camera is still in once piece, having had it slammed into so often by the masses rushing by in the lobby or herding through the main exhibit hall. I won’t dwell on it, because it makes me sound like a crotchety old man, but c’mon, have some manners people! Your Batman costume doesn’t give you carte blanche to be a jerk.
Does Press Mean Nothing?
I’m here partly as a pop-culture fan, but I’m also here to do a job. At most other expos and conventions, having a media badge grants you head of the line privileges and photo opps not afforded by the general public. Here though, security and con-organizers shoo us away from the line entries and celebrity guests as if we were 12 year old fan boys and not professional journalists. It’s frustrating to say the least and those who can’t attend suffer for it. Whatever I can’t get into, you can’t read about.
It’s Not Just Nerds
In my intro, I mentioned the growth of the Con. Attendees represent every nation, age, lifestyle and certainly isn’t inclusive to just the male of the species. Women are a major component to these proceedings and they seem to outnumber their male counterparts when it comes to Cos-players.So, I’ve been sitting down, half listening to this Fables panel, waiting for my intended show. I wouldn’t have come into it on my own, but there’s something intriguing about the twist these guys have on classic fairy tales. Snow White, the Pied Piper, Jack Frost, the Big Bad Wolf, even Aladdin take on completely different roles after being forced to live in the real world. I might have to give this a look. That’s the beauty about Comic-Con. There is so much here that you’re bound to find something new and unexpected.
Wrapping Up
Venture Bros. is about to start, so my focus is going to shift here. It’s really the one thing I’m doing for myself, not specifically for a story on Media Geeks. You see, I’m still a fan. I get giggly seeing the creators and voices of this show and others, typical of most individuals here. It’s been exhausting trying to take in everything, and missing most of it, but it’s worth it. I’m a geek and these are my people.
