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San Diego Comic-Con 2010

San Diego Comic-Con 2010

This past weekend I attended the San Diego Comic-Con. I’ve been wanting to attend this ever-growing geek mega-event since I was 11 or 12 years old. Back then I was a hardcore comic book fan, not only looking up to Batman, the X-Men and Iron Man, but also to their creators. Especially the artists. Back then guys like Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, J. Scott Campbell, and Rob Liefeld were both my inspiration and my heroes. Of course, I’d also read Wizard, a magazine that covers the ins-and-outs of the comic industry. Every year they’d have great photos and reports from Comic-Con. I’d read about the artists interacting with the fans, the super impressive booths, the thought provoking panels, the merchandise, and more. Every year I’d think “Man, I need to get to this.” For one reason or another, timing just never panned out. The fact that I lived on the east coast, 3,000 miles away from the convention probably didn’t help. Read Full Post »