San Diego Travel Information » Comic Con http://sdtravel.info Enjoy your Southern California Vacation Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:25:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Comic-Con Sold Out Already? http://sdtravel.info/comic-con-sold-out-already/ http://sdtravel.info/comic-con-sold-out-already/#comments Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:06:42 +0000 admin http://www.sdtravel.info/comic-con-sold-out-already/ For the first time in its 38-year history, Comic-Con International has sold out. Kind of… Yesterday, the Con stopped selling four-day passes to its July 26-29 event. The official Web site contained this ominous warning: We’re NOT completely sold out yet ... but it COULD happen!

Although that’s possible, Con spokesman David Glanzer issued a less-alarming explanation.

Last year, the Con closed its box office during the event’s Saturday afternoon, when a crush of walk-up ticket buyers threatened to overcrowd the San Diego Convention Center. To avoid similar problems, this year the Con is encouraging online purchases in advance.

The strategy worked perhaps too well. We established artificial caps for the number of four-day passes we would sell, Glanzer said, and that artificial cap was reached yesterday.

Advance three-day memberships, good for the event on Thursday, Friday and Sunday, are still available online, as are one-day passes for each of the four days. Single-day passes will be sold at the convention center during the event.

]]> http://sdtravel.info/comic-con-sold-out-already/feed/ 0 Artists Alley for Comic-Con 2007 is Filled! http://sdtravel.info/artists-alley-for-comic-con-2007-is-filled/ http://sdtravel.info/artists-alley-for-comic-con-2007-is-filled/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:54:14 +0000 admin http://www.sdtravel.info//?p=20 The 2007 Artists’ Alley area for Comic-Con 2007 has reached capacity .They are no longer accepting applications at this time.

]]> http://sdtravel.info/artists-alley-for-comic-con-2007-is-filled/feed/ 0 Eisner Retailer Award Nominations open for 2007! http://sdtravel.info/eisner-retailer-award-nominations-open-for-2007/ http://sdtravel.info/eisner-retailer-award-nominations-open-for-2007/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:54:14 +0000 admin http://www.sdtravel.info//?p=21 The Will Eisner ‘Spirit of Comics’ Retailer Award is presented under the auspices of Comic-Con International: San Diego, and is given to an individual retailer who has done an outstanding job of supporting the comics art medium both in the community and within the industry at large. Congratulations to last year’s recipient, Zeus Comics, of Dallas, Texas. You can read an interview with the store’s owner, see a list of other previous award recipients, find out about the nomination and judging criterion, and even download a form to nominate your favorite store from our website today!

]]> http://sdtravel.info/eisner-retailer-award-nominations-open-for-2007/feed/ 0 Ray Bradbury and Darwyn Cooke join Comic-Con 2007 Special Guests! http://sdtravel.info/ray-bradbury-and-darwyn-cooke-join-comic-con-2007-special-guests/ http://sdtravel.info/ray-bradbury-and-darwyn-cooke-join-comic-con-2007-special-guests/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:54:14 +0000 admin http://www.sdtravel.info//?p=22 Science fiction and fantasy legend Ray Bradbury and animator, comics writer and artist, Darwyn Cooke, join our amazing list of Special Guests at Comic-Con 2007.

]]> http://sdtravel.info/ray-bradbury-and-darwyn-cooke-join-comic-con-2007-special-guests/feed/ 0 Lots of Updates for Comic-Con 2007! http://sdtravel.info/lots-of-updates-for-comic-con-2007/ http://sdtravel.info/lots-of-updates-for-comic-con-2007/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:54:14 +0000 admin http://www.sdtravel.info//?p=23 Many of the department pagesat the Comic-Con website have been updated to bring you the latest information as it becomes available for the 2007 show.

These include:

  • Programming
  • Masquerade
  • Art Show
  • Artists’ Alley
  • Autographs
  • Portfolio Review
  • Blood Drive