I’ve taken a few days to recover from Comic-Con before writing this recap, because it was just so exhausting, both physically and emotionally. NerdBastards.com has a great article listing 5 reasons you should be happy you missed Comic-Con, and while I’m VERY glad I did go, they are spot on. Despite the stress, Comic-Con is actually the happiest place on earth. Not Disneyland.
My seventh consecutive year at SDCC was amazing, and I’m going to go through my experiences here in detail, like a good nerd. 🙂 I went back and forth over whether I should do a series of posts, one for each day, but in the end I decided to go with one truly epic post with lots of pics!
As detailed by io9, the hoops we nerds go through just to secure our SDCC badges, hotels, etc. is already one hell of a process, and ours was no different. Because we had attended last year, we were eligible for pre-registration and got our 4-day badges last November. Yes, they sell some badges almost a year in advance! We also found an affordable flight last November so we were all set on that (nonstop flights from NY to SD during Comic-Con dates can get REALLY expensive if you wait to book). Continue Reading…
