Thursday, July 22, 2004
Today is the official first day of this year's San Diego Comic Con. And, for the first time in a decade, I'm not there. I feel pangs of regret in deciding not to go and now that I'm actually gonna be there (Friday and Saturday) I'm excited about it, although I'm still bummed about missing the start of it.
I still remember my first time going to this thing. I think I was just out of high school. Some of my buddies had been there a couple years already but this would be my first visit. I recall walking into the convention hall and just being stunned by it all. It was like walking into a city-sized comic book store and all the people that made the comics were there to sell them to you. It's like the biggest moment of artistic inspiration in my entire life.
After that, I managed to get that same feeling every year, every time I entered the hall. The convention's completely different now. It's probably 3 times bigger than it was back then, and they've incorporate a lot of other mass media stuff (movies, video games, etc.) but it's still all about the comics for me, the medium that sparked my imagination when I was 10.
This year, I'll be heading down with Lindsey. And on Sunday, 8 months together. I'm hoping for a good weekend.
I still remember my first time going to this thing. I think I was just out of high school. Some of my buddies had been there a couple years already but this would be my first visit. I recall walking into the convention hall and just being stunned by it all. It was like walking into a city-sized comic book store and all the people that made the comics were there to sell them to you. It's like the biggest moment of artistic inspiration in my entire life.
After that, I managed to get that same feeling every year, every time I entered the hall. The convention's completely different now. It's probably 3 times bigger than it was back then, and they've incorporate a lot of other mass media stuff (movies, video games, etc.) but it's still all about the comics for me, the medium that sparked my imagination when I was 10.
This year, I'll be heading down with Lindsey. And on Sunday, 8 months together. I'm hoping for a good weekend.
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