28. "aw cmon man" In response to In response to 25 Wed Jul-08-09 09:44 PM by buckshot defunct
I get that it used to be a certain thing, and now it's something different, and my heart goes out to the vets, it really does. I'm sure that had I been there back in the day, it would have been a tough transition to witness.
But what about just taking it for what it is?
There's still tons of comics there. There's still tons of amazing creators there. You don't have to stand in line for 2 hours to get a look at the Owlship if you don't want to, ya know? Nobody's forcing you at gunpoint into the Good Luck Chuck panel (Or maybe they were, I can't imagine why else one would attend)
Go talk to the Hernandez brothers if that's what you'd rather do. Check out what Ryan Kelly or Brian Hitch or Jim Mahfood is sketching. Cop that signed and numbered Darwyn Cooke sketchbook. Buy a print from Al Feldstein. Hit up the small press areas and see some rising talent you never even heard of before. Follow Rob Liefeld into the bathroom and... Well you get my point.
I go and I attend a grand total of 0 movie studio panels and stand in line for half as many movie studio booths. It's pretty much all art/comics when I'm there and there *still* aren't enough hours in the day to get everything in. Yes it takes some effort on my part to sift through all the junk and hype, but there's still a quality experience to be had in San Diego.
But maybe I just don't know what I'm missing? Rather than focus on all the bullshit that's been added, maybe you can fill me in on all the great stuff that's disappeared?