Marvel Hosts “Iron Man 3” Costume Contest at Comic-Con

MARVEL HOSTS “IRON MAN 3” KIDS’ COSTUME EVENT AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2012 All Kids Dressed as Iron Man Treated to Group Photo and Robert Downey Jr.  Autographed Poster Burbank, CA (July 9, 2012) –Marvel Studios announced today that they will be hosting an “Iron Man 3” Kids’ Costume Event on Saturday, July 14, at 12:30 […]

Comic-Con Volunteer and Coronado Local Featured on Patch

After four years of literally running from the bowels of the San Diego Convention Center (#SDCC) to green rooms, holding areas, press lines, panels, and loading docks shepherding celebrities and their entourages to their designated spots at the world famous Comic-Con, my son, Alejandro Valle, tells the Coronado Patch what it’s like to be a volunteer and […]

The Hub Takes Over Broken Yolk Cafe for FREE Comic-Con Fan Event

The Hub is taking the Comic-Con experience outside the convention halls with “The Hub Headquarters at the Broken Yolk.” The network will take over the popular Gaslamp District eatery The Broken Yolk (355 6th Ave., San Diego, CA) Thursday, July 12 through Sunday, July 15, and provide conference-goers with a fully immersive experience. The restaurant […]

Shuttles, Strollers, and Weapons — Tips to Survive Hall H Line at Comic-Con and More

Navagating the Con is not easy. Over 130,000 people walking shoulder to shoulder down narrow  passage ways inside the convention center while lugging posters and loot bags twice the size of a small child, makes for uncomfortable personal-space invasions.  Little regard for a polite ‘excuse me’ or ‘pardon me’ will remind you of the worst day you’ve spent at Disneyland, […]

Nerdists Industries’ Course of The Force to Benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation at Comic-Con

In an origin tale that’s a little bit like Darth Vader’s but much funnier, Nerdist Industries, Octagon, Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic have teamed up to bring Star Wars fans throughout the galaxy an all-new short film to enlighten them on the Course of the Force narrative. Starring Chris Hardwick and written by Saturday […]