San Diego 2008

Rubiks-Q-Bert · Post by **Rubiks-Q-Bert** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:35 pm

I was shooting for this year but does not look like that is happening. Maybe next year.

DRE · Post by **DRE** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:41 pm

Zero wrote:
Rufusharley wrote:I'm going to try to make it.
Ditto for me if the wifey doesn't strangle me for mentioning it.

Doesn't sound like your asking me to go too?? Does that mean I get my own vacation???

Rubiks-Q-Bert · Post by **Rubiks-Q-Bert** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:43 pm

DRE wrote:
Zero wrote:
Rufusharley wrote:I'm going to try to make it.
Ditto for me if the wifey doesn't strangle me for mentioning it.
Doesn't sound like your asking me to go too?? Does that mean I get my own vacation???

Sounds fair.

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:11 pm

My self and a few friends are going this year.

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:58 pm

Looks like I will not be going this year after all.

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:04 am

x-omatic wrote:Looks like I will not be going this year after all.

That sucks....

-Brian

Rubiks-Q-Bert · Post by **Rubiks-Q-Bert** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:12 am

Still up in the air this year but not likely. Saving for a decent car.

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:17 am

Been gone from the boards for a while but if you didn't jump on this getting something close is allready pretty much gone.

The servers for the planning companey used to book the hotels were down pretty much right at the start...the closest I could get is three miles away...

-Brian

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:00 pm

San Diego Bound

I just made my reservation at the Town and Country using Comi-Con's website.

http://towncountry2-px.trvlclick.com/

One second there were rooms for all the nights I wanted to stay except one, but the next second it opened up and I took it.

I also ordered my badge. Now I just have to get the plane ticket.

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:18 am

Hotel reservation has been confirmed through Travel Planners

Next, airplane ticket.

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:10 am

Not going to happen again for me this year . . . but going to the SDCC is a goal I will achieve one day . . .

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:19 am

Lightning Strike wrote:
betterthanezra wrote:Hotel reservations Open on Feb 6th...

VERY important to jump on this early sold out after one day last year...

-Brian
Is there a list of creators that will be there?

From last year

http://www.comic-con.org/cci2007/cci_pros.shtml#S

I like the fourth name on that list, heh.

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:23 am

ManofTheAtom wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
betterthanezra wrote:Hotel reservations Open on Feb 6th...

VERY important to jump on this early sold out after one day last year...

-Brian
Is there a list of creators that will be there?
From last year

http://www.comic-con.org/cci2007/cci_pros.shtml#S

I like the fourth name on that list, heh.

What are the prerequisite's for being an "Attending Professional" ?? That's a pretty big list . . .

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:24 am

siren3-4 wrote:
ManofTheAtom wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
betterthanezra wrote:Hotel reservations Open on Feb 6th...

VERY important to jump on this early sold out after one day last year...

-Brian
Is there a list of creators that will be there?
From last year

http://www.comic-con.org/cci2007/cci_pros.shtml#S

I like the fourth name on that list, heh.
What are the prerequisite's for being an "Attending Professional" ?? That's a pretty big list . . .

Last year I got my badge through Platinum Studios, to whom I sold a concept for a graphic novel a few years ago (the project has since been terminated at Platinum and set up elsewhere).

This year, unless they contact me again, I'm going as a regular.

It's possible, from the Con's website, however, that anyone can sign up as a professional from what I've seen. I don't know if they ask for anything to back it up, though.

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:26 am

ManofTheAtom wrote:
siren3-4 wrote:
ManofTheAtom wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
betterthanezra wrote:Hotel reservations Open on Feb 6th...

VERY important to jump on this early sold out after one day last year...

-Brian
Is there a list of creators that will be there?
From last year

http://www.comic-con.org/cci2007/cci_pros.shtml#S

I like the fourth name on that list, heh.
What are the prerequisite's for being an "Attending Professional" ?? That's a pretty big list . . .
Last year I got my badge through Platinum Studios, to whom I sold a concept for a graphic novel a few years ago (the project has since been terminated at Platinum and set up elsewhere).

This year, unless they contact me again, I'm going as a regular.

It's possible, from the Con's website, however, that anyone can sign up as a professional from what I've seen. I don't know if they ask for anything to back it up, though.

Did you have to show proof ?? and did it give you any perks ??

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:35 am

siren3-4 wrote:
ManofTheAtom wrote:
siren3-4 wrote:
ManofTheAtom wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
betterthanezra wrote:Hotel reservations Open on Feb 6th...

VERY important to jump on this early sold out after one day last year...

-Brian
Is there a list of creators that will be there?
From last year

http://www.comic-con.org/cci2007/cci_pros.shtml#S

I like the fourth name on that list, heh.
What are the prerequisite's for being an "Attending Professional" ?? That's a pretty big list . . .
Last year I got my badge through Platinum Studios, to whom I sold a concept for a graphic novel a few years ago (the project has since been terminated at Platinum and set up elsewhere).

This year, unless they contact me again, I'm going as a regular.

It's possible, from the Con's website, however, that anyone can sign up as a professional from what I've seen. I don't know if they ask for anything to back it up, though.
Did you have to show proof ?? and did it give you any perks ??

They didn't ask me for any.

As for the perks... it was a really confusing thing.

First day I got in line like everyone else, when then one of the volunteers came up to me, saw the badge and told me "you don't need to be in line, you can go right in".

After confirming what this one volunteer told me with others, I got approval to go inside from one of the people that work at the center (an old man in a navy uniform), so I went inside.

I was inside the exhibit hall for two hours before the convention opened, during which I helped out a retailer to open his stand in exchange for three free comics (one of which was Rai #0).

Shortly before the doors opened, I was asked to leave by the volunteers, threatened to have my badge revoked if I didn't go (that was weird, btw), so I left and followed the people as they came inside up to the second floor to get in line for the exhibit hall... but soon as I reached the second floor I broke off and got in line for a panel.

Throughout the con, the only real perk was being able to access a rest area for professionals only.

The second day I asked someone what line I should get into, the general line or another one they had set up that claimed to be for professionals only. They told me to get in the second, so I got in the second and stayed there for an hr or so when, sudddenly, someone told me that I was in the wrong line and I had to get in the general line.

I was like "that's what I wanted, but they told me to get in this one, so now if I get in the other one I won't be in the place I would have been an hr ago". Sometime later one of the people in charge of the volunteers let me get in the other line at the front of the line to make up for the volunteer's mistake.

The third day I was determined to just get into the general line and avoid any of the previous day's hassles. While walking toward the end of the line I ran across a guy with a VALIANT t-shirt, a member of this board (comikxguy@sbcglobal.net) and got in line with him (thanks btw, if you're watching!).

The fourth day I got in the general line, which was pretty dead by then.

So, the perks turned out to be more hassle then they were worth, lol

The first day I got two hrs alone in the exhibit hall but risked loosing my badge (just for the simple fact of being there after I was told that I could go inside), and the second day I lost an hr or more in the wrong line, again, because someone told me to be there.

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:40 am

That's insane . . .

I wonder if they post the "rules" so you could know one way or the other . . It would be nice to get like a "Press pass" . . .

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:44 am

siren3-4 wrote:That's insane . . .

I wonder if they post the "rules" so you could know one way or the other . . It would be nice to get like a "Press pass" . . .

Press passes are more powerful than the professional pass... while exhibitor passes are even more powerful.

I call dibs on representing VALIANTFans.com at the VALIANT panel in San Diego to report what happens so I can get a press pass

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:55 am

ManofTheAtom wrote:
siren3-4 wrote:That's insane . . .

I wonder if they post the "rules" so you could know one way or the other . . It would be nice to get like a "Press pass" . . .
Press passes are more powerful than the professional pass... while exhibitor passes are even more powerful.

I call dibs on representing VALIANTFans.com at the VALIANT panel in San Diego to report what happens so I can get a press pass

Hey . . How many press passes can be given out for a single entity ???

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:57 am

siren3-4 wrote:
ManofTheAtom wrote:
siren3-4 wrote:That's insane . . .

I wonder if they post the "rules" so you could know one way or the other . . It would be nice to get like a "Press pass" . . .
Press passes are more powerful than the professional pass... while exhibitor passes are even more powerful.

I call dibs on representing VALIANTFans.com at the VALIANT panel in San Diego to report what happens so I can get a press pass

Hey . . How many press passes can be given out for a single entity ???

I have no idea, heh.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:08 am

I plan on being there.

MOTA I'm glad you will be there, I am looking forward to meeting you.

Rufus are you going to make it to SD this year. If you come the Tommy's burger is one me.

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:21 am

Elveen wrote:I plan on being there.

MOTA I'm glad you will be there, I am looking forward to meeting you.

Rufus are you going to make it to SD this year. If you come the Tommy's burger is one me.

You should really get your own burger and leave Tommy's alone . . .

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:26 am

Elveen wrote:I plan on being there.

MOTA I'm glad you will be there, I am looking forward to meeting you.

Rufus are you going to make it to SD this year. If you come the Tommy's burger is one me.

The VALIANTFans.com mafia should be there with press passes issued through the site heh

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:49 pm

Will there be an X-O t-shirt this year, like last year's Harbinger t-shirt?

Rubiks-Q-Bert · Post by **Rubiks-Q-Bert** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:37 pm

Well I can say that I won't be there this year for sure. I am saving for a car. I really doubt I will make it next year as well. I will be saving for another big purchase. So anyways, hopefully in 2010 I can make it. One of these years.