SAN DIEGO — Calling all superheroes, zombies, space aliens, comic-book lovers and kids of all ages: Comic-Con is here.
The pop-culture convention, which annually draws thousands of costumed fans to San Diego, begins Thursday, but the die-hards were getting a peek at the colorful convention floor on Wednesday night
The line for badges to access the festival was already wrapped around the San Diego Convention Center by Wednesday afternoon.
Upon receiving their passes, conventioneers perused a 192-page event guide and toted oversized loot bags emblazoned with “The Justice League” as they milled about the streets of downtown San Diego in anticipation of the festival’s opening.
Gigantic movie ads wrapped nearby hotels: the Hard Rock was covered with “Spider-Man” symbols and the Hilton touted “Cowboys & Aliens.”
Hundreds of exhibitors and more than 130,000 guests are expected to pack the Convention Center for the sold-out, four-day event.
“The people who go through those doors, most of them are film fans and fans of pop culture, be it video games or movies or television shows, T-shirts or comic books, it’s all part of this big cultural stew,” says filmmaker Jon Favreau, who will premiere his latest flick, “Cowboys & Aliens,” at Comic-Con. “
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