Comic Con 2006

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My brother says he's going to Comic Con. My BROTHER is going to fucking Comic Con! I've never been to Comic Con! Why does HE get to go to Comic Con?! He's not a comics fan! Or an anime fan, or any kind of fan at all! He's only halfway a video game fan.

What could he POSSIBLY do at Comic Con that I wouldn't enjoy like 50 times more, being as I am the fandom-obsessed person in our family?!

::checks website::

Okay, so Comic Con is July 20-23rd. I'll be out of school by then, which means I am so fucking going to Comic Con with him. No way does my brother get to go to a con without me. He doesn't even know the essentials of convention behavior! Rules of con-going learned through harsh experience and many lost hours of sleep....

....oh my god. He *doesn't* does he? He's never been to a con like this before. If their anime room has a yaoi showing... I could scar him for life!

BWAHAHA!

Oh this will be fun. Anyone wanna meet there and hang out?

EDIT: And when I ask if you want to hang out, I mean you have to be at least 16, or possibly a quixotically brilliant 15 & 3/4. I don't hang out with anyone younger than high school age. Actually 17+ would be even better. Less chance of me totally corrupting your brain, and more chance of me being able to buy alcohol with you if the idea should arise (I do *not*, btw, provide alcohol to people under 21. Not because I think it's wrong, but because cops scare me.)

Comments

SQUEE

[dozie-kitty.livejournal.com]

I WANNA GO!!! XDD I'm with you!

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I don't really know you, sorry. We've never even spoken on LJ before. But I hope you get to go and have fun while you're there. :)

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[dozie-kitty.livejournal.com]

well, I know we've talked before, but it was a really long time ago. anyway I've not been on LJ in a long time, but I know we've spoken. we dont know each other that well, though. so anyway, I hope you can go!

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Ahhh. Musta been a while; I didn't recognize your name.

[slacker-97.livejournal.com]

I meet your 'hanging out' requirements. Well other than we don't talk much online. But that's what hanging out at cons are for. Mind if I ask a couple questions first? Like, how much is comic con and how much would you suggest should be in pocket?(Not including vasts amount of money for alcohol)

Or if you don't want to meet up, I'm still curious about my questions, and figure you'd know.

[penbeetreewood]

Comic con price varies depending on how many days you go and if you order in advance. See Comic-con.org for details. As for in pocket...that depends on the person. ^_^

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I'd totally hang out with you. And you could bring pepperlandgirl, which would make for even more fun.

The link she provided below is what I just checked this morning. They have registration prices for full-weekend packages, but no information on door price for single-day registration (which at the moment is $50 pre-registering). I'll be going with my brother since he lives in San Diego, so that means I won't be there overnight and I won't be driving-- parking could cost regular hotel parking or convention center costs, I'd imagine, which might vary from 5 to 20 bucks per day. The nearest hotels probably have special pricing for convention-go-ers, seeing how huge CC is. I'd order a room now, several months in advance, if you want to stay overnight. And unless you live within 50 miles of San Diego, I'd recommend staying overnight.

As for pocket money... that's a loaded question. Most stuff at a convention you won't need to pay for once you get in (video viewing rooms, guest lectures, etc are part of the cover price), but if you plan on buying any merchandise, then bring your checkbook. And/or cash. Merchandise will be set up at booths, so I don't think you'll be able to do much with credit cards except buy food.

I've spent anywhere from 15 dollars to 200 dollars buying merchandise. Anything you possibly want in the form of media goodies is there-- posters, t-shirts, music, DVDs, old videos at a discount, toys, toys, toys, gadgety toys, artist-signed paraphernalia, and all kinds of random junk.

If you have a Ray Bradbury book, bring it. He speaks every year (one of the reasons my brother wants to go), and I'm going to bring a book for him to sign (I'm not sure if he signs, but he might!). You should check out the guest list at the website and see if there's anyone else you might want to listen to and get a sig from-- plan to go the day they're there.

[penbeetreewood]

There's never been any real yaoi (some shonen ai, I think) that I've seen there, but it'd probably be at night (Saturday is the good night for everything, especially since it hosts the cosplay masquerade). And they do a fair job of warning you if the video room is inappropriate for certain ages, so far as I recall. So you can steer your brother away from...scarring material. Though if you're like a certain fictional sister, you might like to see your brother scarred (by yaoi, I mean). ^_~

Comic Con, while it does have a lot of anime showing and a great deal of anime-related whatnot on the downstairs floor for sale, isn't an anime con. There's a lot of fabulous cartoon related stuff, presentations on voice acting, film previews, animation exhibits, etc. Anyone who is or wants to be in the business of film/TV or comics should go. Lots of freebies (egads, yes). Viz, Tokyopop, SciFi Channel, Marvel, DC, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network are always there. It's a lot of fun. If your brother likes film or TV, he'll find something to enjoy there, I assure you. My Mom used to come with my sister and I and, aside from the tiring walking, she loved it.

I'd hang out with you, but I'm 20 and my sister will only be 18 when the con starts, so we'd be no fun on the drinking business. Lol. I do hope you have lots of fun here though.

You haven't heard if we get any Avatar: The last Airbender previews or presentations at Comic Con, have you? I haven't been checking these things and none of the LJ comms have mentioned anything.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I was joking about the drinking thing. ::laugh:: I don't actually get drunk very often, though I do like to get a drink if I go out in the evening. I went from my 21st birthday last March to St. Patricks Day (a few weeks before my 22nd birthday) this year without getting really drunk. This would be my first convention being of-drinking age, seeing as I didn't go to any last year. Even so, I doubt I'll be drinking much of anything. I'll be too busy wasting my money on paraphernalia.

I know it's not an anime con; I could proabably never get my brother to an anime con. I'm actually looking forward to going to a more general convention (unfortunately, I've never been to a sci fi convention), though I doubt that it's terribly different, seeing as the same sort of mentality that drives anime conventions appears in tv and movie and comic fans (comic fans especially.) Probably just less costuming.

I'd enjoy hanging out with you when I go. I don't know yet how many days I'll be going, but I'll almost certainly go whichever day Ray Bradbury goes, since that's what my brother wants to see. Whether he wants to go more days or not I can't say, or whether I'll go without him (ugh, parking!).

Do you know how much the door price is per day? I couldn't find that on the site.

I don't know if Avatar stuff will be released there or not. That'd be cool to see.

[penbeetreewood]

Lol ^_^ Never can tell. I've known a fair share of party-people.

I've never been to an anime con myself, but there's certainly less costuming at Comic Con than most anime cons I've heard tell of. Still, there are some good cosplayers if you're there the right days (saw an excellent Jack Sparrow one year and a cute Alphonse Elric in 05). Plenty to do and see.

I don't know when I'll go myself. Still trying to survive to the end of school. I used to go mainly on Sunday because it's cheaper and it was my mom's day off, but since I'm confident with the trolley system now, it's just a matter of money. I'll know by July what day I'll go, then we can see if we'll be there the same day.

Prices changed last year, I think, and I'm always forgetting the exact price. Usually around $20-25 on the weekdays or Saturday, and Sunday is a half-day (and "kid's day") so it's around $15. If you want to go more than one day, pre-order; it's probably cheaper even if you can only for a three of days.

Last year, apparently, there was some sort of presentation on ATLA, but all my sister and I did was get the buttons they were offering and the poster. We weren't there the right day for the creators :(

[http://users.livejournal.com/_rednovember/]

I wouldn't ever be able to go, nor do I know the basics of Con Behavior, but have fun and flash your brother some yaoi for me, okay?

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I'll try my best.