[quote name='allyourblood']you mean, the phenomenon itself? i get why it's popular, but it doesn't "do anything" for me, either. my wife loves it and this is her 3rd year going, but i just can't stand the crowds -- when i dropped her off today there were hundreds, maybe thousands, of people strolling the streets downtown and most of them had badges! on a similar note, i went to E3 for about 6 years before i just finally got fed up with the heat, the noise, the crowds and the drive, and stopped going. today i just relaxed playing video games by my lonesome. it was great. :lol:[/QUOTE]
I started going to Comic Con in 1987 when it was at Golden Hall and actually focused mostly on comics and comic artists. I stopped going in the mid-90s and started up again in 2000. I've gotta say that in the last four years, it has rapidly become something completely out of control and not in a good way. The convention center can't accommodate 125,000 people comfortably and frankly, between the exclusive action figures, weird costumes, and the panels that require lining up a day in advance, it's just not a fun event. I get that comics, movies, television, video games and everything else are technically popular arts, but really, there should have been some effort to limit the focus of Comic Con. As it stands now, it is very difficult to even find any comics on the floor. I think this will probably be my last year of attendance. By the way, E3 this year was very nice. The fact that they limited attendance really improved the experience. It was easy to walk around and actually try some games and grab some swag. I wish I could say the same about Comic Con, but sadly it keeps getting worse and worse.