The Truth About Comic-con Leaving San Diego

Posted on | February 28, 2010 | 7 Comments

A candid interview with Comic-Con’s Director of Marketing & PR regarding the rumors about Comic-Con International’s possible change of venue

Barry Robb – www.uglycouchshow.com
February 28, 2010

Every summer for over 40 years, geeks of all walks of life have descended upon San Diego by the tens of thousands to attend Comic-Con International, a non-stop 5-day mega-convention celebrating comics, movies, pop culture and the visual arts. It’s almost a required coming-of-age pilgrimage for any fan of pop culture. And for 40 years, San Diego has proudly hosted Comic-Con and made welcome its 125,000+ visitors, but recent rumors and speculation about the host city of choice being subject to change have left long time convention attendees wondering where they will be going on their yearly vacation after 2012, when the convention’s contract with the San Diego Convention Center expires.

The San Diego Union Tribune reported that Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Anaheim have reached out to CCI in hopes of luring the convention away from San Diego with promises of more convention space, more hotel rooms, discounted rates for attendees and more. However, San diego area businesses are making their own efforts to keep the massive convention right where it is. Comic-Con organizers are expected to make a decision about the future of the con within a few months.

We asked David Glanzer, PR spokesman for Comic-Con International, to help shed some light on these rumors.

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CouchCast 40 – Los San Anaheim Comic-Con?

Posted on | February 24, 2010 | No Comments

Like a one legged monkey butler on a benzedrine high, it’s CouchCast 40. We’re talking about a Doc Savage movie, a Missile Command movie, the A-Team comic, James’ Cameron’s Avatar prequel story, Willow novels, the possibility of Comic-Con moving away from San Diego, Joss Whedon & Morgan Spurlock’s comic-con documentary, Dungeons and Dragons with Porn Stars, DC Entertainment, Shit My Dad Says starring William Shatner, Terra Nova, Doctor Superknives vs. Robot Dinosaurs, Wil Wright, iBoobs, Apple’s iPhone App store, porn on the las vegas strip, “me who can’t stop his right hand and childhood sister” (japanese masturbation video game), starcraft 2 beta keys for sale, civilization 5, the first games we ever bought for the pc, commodore 64 games, bill budge’s pinball construction set, pinmame, star trek: the next generation, gates mcfadden, the naked now, and the big list: more things we learned from playing video games.

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Comic-Con has wore us out

Posted on | July 28, 2009 | No Comments

This con has been brutal. Between press rooms, crazy crowds, awesome parties and walking miles every day carrying heavy gear, we’re just beat down.

Let’s save all the news for the comic-con wrap up episode, but go over a few highlights.

Robert Englund & Kane Hodder:

These guys were consummate professionals who really took pride in their craft. We would interview them again even if they were promoting burlap tampons. We especially liked how Kane slapped Torgo’s back so hard he almost fell over. I don’t think he’s washed his back since.

X-Sanguin:

The party to end all parties. Zombie awesomeness. No cameras, but pics of it will be available at their site soon. These guys have been putting on the best Comic-con parties for years. the first one we ever went to was held over at the Abbey (an old church rented out for parties), and it was gothtastic vampirific goodness. They really go all out, and you won’t regret the cost of tickets. But get them EARLY, because if you miss out you’re fucked. It’s a popular thing.

Hall H lines:

Oh, we have some footage of Hall H for you. It’s ridiculous. Thousands of people lined up outside in the sun to sit elbow to elbow in the hall to watch a preview of some big movies and see the stars of the movies from very far away. Not so much a highlight as it is thankfulness for not having to wait in that line because we skipped Hall H entirely this year.

Zack Snyder:

We interviewed Zack Snyder, director of Watchmen and 300! He was a cool guy, but I wish he had more time to talk on camera. his handlers were a bit rude, but he was gracious.

Sleep:

Yes. Tired. So tired. Boarding a plane now. Want to sleep for a year and not walk ever again. We’ll get the next episode up soon. Thanks to everyone who helped this year!