The Comic-Con International in San Diego has sold out for Thursday. Tickets for Friday and Saturday were gone weeks ago. Sunday passes will probably be gone before this month is out.
This is May. The convention isn't until July 23-26…two months from now. Amazing.
It may also interest many of you that a couple of terrific Guests of Honor have been added to an already-stellar list…the legendary comic genius Stan Freberg and his wonderful wife, Hunter. We are officially delighted.
I will be hosting my usual marathon of panels and events, including all your old faves — The Golden Age Panel, The Annual Jack Kirby Tribute Panel, Quick Draw!, a couple of Cartoon Voice Actor panels and many more. There'll be a special spotlight event for the First Lady of Cartoon Voices, June Foray, and one with the Frebergs, as well. The whole schedule won't be up until some time in July, I would imagine.
This will be the fortieth of these conventions and the fortieth I've attended. Matter of fact, some of the programming this year will be devoted to the history of the con, and we'll be recalling those days at the El Cortez Hotel when it was a big deal that there were three thousand people there. At this year's con, there'll be three thousand people ahead of you in line to buy a Diet Snapple. But it's still going to be great. At least, it has been the last thirty-nine times…