My first Comic-Con

Posted on: July 27, 2010
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I went to my first Comic-Con this year and it was nothing short of amazing. If Comic-Con happened more often in San Diego, I would love it here. In fact, I vote for there to be mini Comic-Cons here every month. For anyone who hasn’t heard of the biggest show in San Diego, it is the mother of all comic conventions that has exploded beyond comics to all things pop culture. Super-fans show up in costume of the comic, movie or sci-fi character that they adore. You’ll see some of that in my slideshow. You’ll also see pictures of many friends. Lots of people were in town which is probably why I loved this weekend so much. It was great to meet several tweeters in real life for the first time and also see friends from out of town.

My Comic-Con started on Friday night with the Tweethouse party on the USS Midway Museum. Spending the evening on a giant aircraft carrier, with DJ, fireworks and more is a great way to kick off the weekend. Saturday I was able to attend a panel called Celebrate the Web thanks to my friend Rob Gokee. Rob and I have been friends on Twitter for ages but this was the first time we met in real life. Rob has written a book called In the Belly of the Fail Whale: How Twitter Changed My Life in One Year. (I love that title)

Sunday was my only day at the convention center to see the real show and I was lucky to be right next to the area where the cast of Glee came through to sign autographs! Yes, I’m a fangirl of the show and although the area was totally crowded, I got a few pictures of some of the cast. The Sony booth was next door so of course spent some time there. If you see the photos of me posing in front of the green screen I was getting a 3D Resident Evil photo made of me next to Milla Jovovich with our guns drawn.


By the way the photographs in my Flickr album were taken with the Sony NEX-3. I borrowed it for a few days and am having a blast with it. If you want to know more about the camera check out the YouTube video I did with the product team.

  • http://uselessnerd.com disposablepal

    glad you had a good time! you'll have an even better one next year cause i'll be there! i'll help guide you through the awesome/crazyness of Comic Con :)

  • http://robgokee.com Rob Gokee

    It was great to finally meet you in person, it was LONG overdue:) I loved talking with you, can't wait to do it again soon on the book tour!

  • http://twitter.com/sukhjit sukhjit

    Eric! I'm gonna hold you to it! Better get your tickets as soon as you can! :)

  • http://twitter.com/sukhjit sukhjit

    Rob! Ditto. Absolutely wonderful to meet you in real life finally. Yes, let's try and catch up again soon. Now that I'm in So Cal, we're a short drive away. I want to know more about all the cool things going on in your life!

  • http://uselessnerd.com disposablepal

    as soon as they open online registration i'll be signing up. if i register i know i wont bail like i did this year :)