Journal MsGeek's Journal: Comic-Con wrapup
Interesting stuff: Teen Titans and Duck Dodgers panel...bad sign about Duck Dodgers, Tom Minton is the story editor. If you don't know, Tom Minton was also very instrumental in making the Animaniacs and Tiny Toon Adventures what they were. (this is not a good thing.) Teen Titans premiered on Saturday during Comic Con, but I didn't get to see it because the hotel cable was so retarded that it didn't have the Cartoon Network as part of the lineup.
Really cool stuff: the Megatokyo panel was so widely attended that only about a third to a quarter of the people who showed up for it actually got in. The booth on the vendor floor was also so packed with fans that the rent-a-cops were having conniptions. I hope that the Big Media boys who were afield at the con looking for the "Next Big Thing" paid some attention. Megatokyo deserves a wider audience than it has now.
More interesting stuff: The President of ADVFilms has all but admitted that there is at least one Major Motion Picture Studio already on board the live-action Neon Genesis Evangelion movie. Of course, no specifics could be mentioned. But at least the presence of a company that could theoretically bankroll a decent budget for an Eva movie was suggested. This might be OK after all. Another thing: the original Bannou Bunka Neko Musume Nuku Nuku manga is going to be released by ADV Publishing translated into English. Can't wait to see it.
Lameness: Comic-Con was PACKED, particularly on Saturday. The crowdedness spilled into the streets, where both car and foot traffic was so horribly congested that entering or leaving the convention floor, much less going out to eat, was a chore. Thank Goddess for the Tin Fish, a great little restaurant literally in the shadow of both the Convention Center and the new baseball stadium going up. Compared to a place like Pescado Mojado near me, the Tin Fish was expensive. But compared to San Diego tourist trap food, the Tin Fish was reasonably priced and reasonably healthy. To paraphrase the Comic Book Guy: "Best. Fish Taco. Ever."
Overall impression: Unlike other conventions I have attended recently, the Comic-Con is run by PROFESSIONALS. There were a few mistakes and screwups but all in all they were dealt with gracefully and satisfactorily. Comic-Con is and remains the absolute biggest fan convention in the world, and it also serves as the premier trade show for the comics industry. Nothing compares. Nothing.
