I'd start packing for this year's con but I'm not sure I ever unpacked from last year's con. Anyway, this would be a good time to check out the Programming Schedules for Friday and Saturday. Tomorrow, they'll have Sunday's schedule up and I'll be posting here the list of all the stuff I'm doing there.
In other news, I suppose it'll be announced more formally at the con but the San Diego Union Tribune is reporting that Comic-Con International has now signed an agreement that will keep the convention in their fair city through 2024. As you may know, there have been rumors from time to time that it would move to Los Angeles, to Anaheim, to Las Vegas and I believe there was even a time someone ran for Mayor of some mid-western city on a pledge of stealing Comic-Con away from San Diego. And as you know, I have been predicting that it will remain right where it is for a long, long time.
What could change is the size of the convention center. Next March, the voters of San Diego will cast ballots as to whether there should be an increase in the hotel tax which would pay for, among other things, making that building about 50% larger. I am not hearing about anything that might make 50% as many hotel rooms appear. We would however probably get 50% more people in Stormtrooper and Harley Quinn suits.
Anyway: The weather in San Diego for the last few weeks has consisted of daytime highs around 75°, nighttime lows around 67° and mostly clear skies. That's probably what it'll be when we're there. For those of you who have lobbying for the con to move to Las Vegas, it'll be around 110° there, which should be enough to make anyone in an Iron Man costume feel like they're cosplaying as an Instant Pot.