Brave New Comics World

So how big was this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego? It was big. It got so crowded, apparently, that registration was suspended for a period of time on Saturday afternoon and no new people were allowed in. It's too early for the official attendance reports, but I've heard estimates of between 120,000 and 125,000.

As for what actually happened, there was a lot of that, too. Even the real-world press covered it. I can't guarantee what you'll find when you click the link, but my Google News search came up with 486 articles on Comic-Con International. It was much larger than comics this time around, as a host of movie people came down to hype their upcoming (and sometimes even comics-related) films and TV shows. But if you're primarily interested in the comics media coverage, the various news sites have plenty. In fact, the comics newssites have so much that it's a bit too spread out for me. Comic Book Resources has a multitude of stories (I quit counting at fifty) about all facets of the con and the various publishers' announcements and panels, as do Newsarama and The Pulse. It's more than you want to know, trust me, but if you go browse the links, you may find a handful of things to capture your fancy. If you want more personal commentary, check out some of the comics blogs over on the right. I haven't really delved into it for more than just a surface scan so far, but I'll be checking it out over the next few days. If anybody sees anything you think I should know about, just mention it in the comments.