The Countdown To SDCC 2026!

[Niko (protozoalord)]

Wow. That was a great post. I got a big ol' smile on my face from reading that. Thank you!

I predict you're going to really enjoy the New Gods. After you're done, read the Hunger Dogs graphic novel. 15 years after he started it, Kirby was able to put the finishing touches on his epic.

Enjoy!

Oh don't worry, it's planned! I keep saying New Gods when I just mean the full Fourth World saga, using the collected editions as a guide for reading orders.

 

[Chooch555]

Remember Space: Above and Beyond?

 

[SDcomics]

HEY!!!! Guess what came in the mail today!!! Go ahead, guess!! Bet ya can't guess!!!

How'd ya know?

So the cards are here and in six days I shall begin distributing them to Hasbro. Thank you, @hmmberto for everything! The packaging is beautiful and I'm sure the team will love them just like they loved the ones you gave them last year.

The madness begins on Wednesday. Less than a week away. But I'm not the least bit nervous or anxious. Nope, nope, nope. Not at all. My nerves are like steel.

We've got this. It's all under control.

 

[Chooch555]

Big thanks to @hmmberto for making the cards again.

 

[BasilElks]

Will we get to see what they look like, ahead of SDCC, or do we have to wait, too? Seeing the cards is a new favorite of mine. <3

 

[SDcomics]

So on previous Throwback Thursdays we looked at Comic Con in the 70's (here), the 80's (here) and the 90's (here). Now we're going to look at the 00's. We were still at the San Diego Convention Center but in 2001 it had expanded in a big way. It was just Halls A, B and C in the 90's but after the expansion the city added D, E, F, G and H. Yes, that Hall H. As it always did, the con's attendance numbers just grew and grew. In 2001 it was 53,000. By the end of the decade it was 130,000 and that's the number it's been capped at ever since. There's also about another 40,000 or 50,000 people who don't have badges who just hang around the Gaslamp Quarter and go to the off-site events.

So the 00's was when it got nuts. That's when movie and TV stars started showing up. When Hall H and Ballroom 20 became a thing. When lining up for a Hall H panel the day before and sleeping on the sidewalk became the norm. When publishers and toy companies started selling exclusives. When media from all over the country and the world started covering the show. Don't get me wrong. I still love Comic Con, it's still a lot of fun, but there's now the population of a small city that descends on San Diego every July. You can't get a hotel room or find a parking spot anywhere east of the Colorado River, never mind find a seat at a bar or restaurant. It's the West Coast version of Mardi Gras. There are a lot of people here and if you're the least bit claustrophobic it might be best to stay home.

So why do we do it? Why do we subject ourselves to such a maddening throng? Well, it comes down to one thing: Love. Love, plain and simple. Love of comics, movies, TV shows, cartoons, video games and toys. Love of Marvel, DC, Image, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, The Vampire Lestat, Star Wars, Star Trek and so much more. It's the community and connection you feel with people who love the same things you do and the friends you make. You can freely express your passions for fantasy and superheroes and no one will judge you. This is the one place on Earth I can truly feel like I'm home.

Some of my old random pics from 2000 through 2009:

Mike
(6 Days Until SDCC 2026!

 

[SDcomics]

Will we get to see what they look like, ahead of SDCC, or do we have to wait, too? Seeing the cards is a new favorite of mine. <3

Easy there, tiger. I haven't opened mine yet and they're sitting right here in my safe. I'm going to wait until I give @PantherCult his at the Hasbro Legends panel and then we'll open ours together. Hopefully @Beamish will be there this year, too. @hmmberto has said he'll post pictures the weekend of the show or shortly thereafter.

Soon, buddy, soon.

 

[Thor-El]

I'll echo the huge thanks to you @SDcomics , @Beamish , @hmmberto , and @PantherCult for all the effort and work you guys put into these and the time and effort it takes to get them to the team.

 

[hmmberto]

Woo! Can't wait to hear how it goes. I know the con is crazy busy, so I'm grateful to SDC to take the time to fight through the madness and deliver the cards to the team in person. Hopefully they're well received, and maybe even nudge them in the right direction on a few!

I'll post all the cards within the week after the con for everyone to see.

 

[PantherCult]

I can't claim any false valor.... Hmberto and Beamish get the credit for the card sets. I just get to be there when the Hasbro team get theirs.

 

[Beamish]

I take no credit. I just run the poll. The cards are all @hmmberto's genius and talent.

 

[Thor-El]

It's a team effort, from the poll that starts it all to the cards and their design, and the effort it takes getting them into the team's hands. You guys all do great work.

 

[hmmberto]

The cards as a whole are a show of appreciation to the whole AT community - the staff, the contributors, lurkers, hell, even the trolls who occasionally spice things up before they're kicked to the curb. I'm grateful most of us made our way here from our former home, and this is a fun way of sharing the love and spreading the word about the best forum on the internet.

 

[hmmberto]

Oh but also they're mainly a devious ruse to get what we want - how many years can you look at trading cards of poor Jack of Hearts before the guilt starts weighing heavily on your soul, Dwight??

 

[Beamish]

Oh but also they're mainly a devious ruse to get what we want - how many years can you look at trading cards of poor Jack of Hearts before the guilt starts weighing heavily on your soul, Dwight??

Exactly!