Wanna goto comic-con next year – HELP!

[T J]

Hi all. Ok, so I want to take the wife to comic-com next year. I figure it’s doable. I can drive to southern Cali so no big deal there. My sister lives in the area so we could stay with her. From what I understand the tickets are in the neighborhood of $100, again doable.

What I don’t know is anything else! The last time I went to a convention it was a Creation convention in Tucson when I was 15 … meh. I understand the tickets sell out fast I think. I guess I’ll need to register on the comic-con web site to buy the tickets.

It’s usually what, a 4 day event? There is a night called preview night where I’m guessing we get to see new stuff coming out. Then there are the guest panels, must I pick and choose or are they arranged so a person can see all they want? Is there a specific night or event that is the main event that we must be there for? I want to make this a great trip for my wife and want to get my hands on any info that could help.


Any help or hints would be very helpful. Thanks all!




edited to add: After looking at the site it looks like I can't get a 4 day pass with preview night even if I wanted to... what did they do, sell those tickets at the 2010 con?! So the best I can do is a 4 day pass with no preview night?

SO people who want to go to preview night need to buy the tickets a year in advance at the con itself in person...?

 

[Admiral_Young]

I'm pretty sure Comic Con 2011 is already sold out. I would suggest taking a look at the website but this thing sells out months in advance and is reportedly quite hard to get into unless you haven't reserved passes months in advance.

 

[T J]

Sold out already... DAMN! Then what about 2012? Does a regular guy like me stand a chance or is this something only for rich elite kinda people?

 

[kkozoriz1]

Mark Evanier knows all the ins, outs and hints for going to Comic-Con. Check out this link from Wednesday, 10 November.

http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2010_11_10.html#019740

 

[propita]

The 2011 ComicCom is NOT sold out, per their website. Only the 4 day + preview night. The 4 day tickets will be available online as on Nov 22.

Hubby and I went in 1991. It was great. We haven’t been able to go since. We’re seriously considering it. You’re really lucky to have a place to stay. The $105/ticket is not a problem; the cost of a hotel is.

 

[T J]

I was hoping more people here knew something about CC, this must be the wrong place, guess I'll try elsewhere.