I'm here again to drop a few nuggets of knowledge as my anticipation for the con is making it difficult for me to sleep. I could be getting more work done before my 5 day vacation to nerd camp but I figure let's write this out. It actually helps me for my packing and prep.
- Have a pen and some paper handy at all times. Whenever a program change occurs, such as a panel changing rooms or signings changing times, it's good to write it down. It also helps to retain information about specific booth freebies and contests. Now I know many of you, me included, manage pretty much everything on our smartphones but I prefer to conserve the power for more important things such as twitter updates, text messaging, and contacting my group of friends.
- The pen also helps to manage raffle tickets you may get from booths. Contests and raffles are happening all around the clock and if booths use the same color or type of ticket it can get rather confusing. Write down the booth number and time of raffle on these tickets.
- Do the Masquerade ball. Before Hollywood and the pop media invaded the comic con, it was about the comics and costumes. Most, if not all, of the costumes are home made and can be pretty amazing how detailed they become. I haven't gone in the past 3 years (hey I've been doing comic con for over 15 years now) but I believe they are given out the morning of the Masquerade ball (Saturday). Reserve your tickets early as it does fill up quickly. There is an overflow room, but you wanna be where the action is.
- Panel or Person. This is a question I am always faced each year. Do I attend the panel and get the first scoop on the next season of my favorite show or see new fresh trailers for blockbuster movies or wait in line to meet the person for maybe 5 seconds. This is tough because if I didn't attend a panel I would have missed the awesome performance of Jeffster and the awesomeness of Andrew Garfield in spiderman PJs. But meeting stars in person is awesome in itself. It is amazing how beautiful some people are when you are less than 5 feet from them, such as Alison Brie and Yvonne Strahovski. Most signings tend to happen immediately after the panels, at which point a line has already formed. Raffles may make it different, but you never know.
- Always get the daily newsletter. It is the first thing I always look at each morning before the con. There are paper copies right when you get off that first escalator in the morning, but you can also access this at the comic con website. Always look at these as it will inform you of last second stars arriving that day. It also has a list of the artists and where they will be.
That is all for now. I need to sleep as much as I can because I know that I will be getting less sleep at comic con than I would at Vegas, no kidding! Anyway hope you enjoy reading. I will be posting messages sporadically throughout the con giving away freebies and collectables I have obtained throughout my many comic cons. All I will do is tweet my location and the first one to find me will get it. Just post on your twitter a picture with the item. Thanks.
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