While pre-registration ran smooth (and continues to run smoothly as I am told by ota who arrived yesterday), the Tour de Comic-Con started with a major fiasco yesterday as convention goers were made to go up and around in order to enter the main exhibition hall. The reason for this roundabout way into the con was reportedly because the convention organizers wanted to get people off the street level and opened the doors late (again). Fire marshalls were in attendance at all the larger panels, and comic con organizers hurriedly forced people into seats from standing positions. (Personally I think the only reason they stayed for the entire session in the larger sessions was because they wanted to watch too). Lines for panel sessions are long, and panel hopping is pretty much a thing of the past as most rooms these days are much too small to accomodate the number of people who want to sit in on it. The show floor seemed nearly as busy as preview night, dashing my hopes that it was likely because preview night corresponds with when people get off work that Wednesday night was so crowded. Thursday was long and it's hard to believe there are three more days remaining, and that Saturday is yet to come.
I managed to get sketches from Fred Gallagher, Scott Kurtz, and Gabe, as well as Steve Purcell, the creator of Sam and Max.
Flickr: San Diego Comic Con 2006: Thursday
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