- John Green
Title: Comic-Con. Episode IV, A fan's hope
Author: Morgan Spurlock
I have never been to San Diego's Comic-Con. This probably doesn't shock anyone who knows what Comic-Con is about. I mean, it's that hard to get tickets. Just to give you an idea of how truly hard it is, I remember reading a while back that 2012's Comic-Con tickets sold out in the time it took for a Doctor Who episode to air. That's roughly 40 minutes. (I know, right? One geeky reference smooshed right up alongside another. It's a little bit meta). That blew my mind. And made it hit home just that little bit more how next-to-impossible it's going to be for me to get there. For 2013's event, it took 96 minutes for tickets to sell out. Now, you might think I would give up. I mean, as Nerdy Girl problems go, this is right up near the top of my "Ruh Roh List." You'd be wrong. I'm going to do other cons (conventions) in other places - NZ - I'm attending the Wellington one this year, Australia, other parts of the US, hopefully even the UK - while I bide my time waiting for that perfect moment where I score a Comic-Con ticket. Or something close to it. (Like maybe I'll have to write my own little piece of pop culture heaven that everybody wants a piece of and then I'll be appearing on a panel. Which could be disastrous because I don't act, draw OR write and, even if it did happen, I'd be too busy being on panels and not able to do much else. And then how could I meet Tyler Hoechlin? (Assuming he's there next year). First world problems. I haz them). Until then, I've got books like THIS to keep me company. (And Tumblr, awesome friends, The MarySue, and a whole host of other websites and people). And, as if the book isn't enough, there's also the documentary by Spurlock (YES! Morgan Spurlock). Oh! And I can always do another Supernatural con like I did in Toronto last year. (Psst: I met Jensen Ackles. And Jared Padalecki. And Misha Collins. Jealous, much?). So, sure, I won't be there this year. But I'm not giving up, either. And while I bide my time, I'm reading this. Sshh, do not disturb...
(An aside: I've never wanted to visit London because...I dunno, I just never wanted to. However, next year I'm going. AND I'm going to do Comic-Con because OMG how could I not? Plus, it gives me a reason to really go. That and visiting 221B Baker Street, because OBVIOUSLY, right?).
