Having spent all of Preview Night on the convention hall floor I was faced with the very real fact that not only is San Diego Comic Con a lot bigger than it once was, but the crowds that preview night now draws rivals the crowds a busy Saturday drew 5 years ago.
And that was with a portion of the crowd (6,500 people) being in Hall H for either of two screenings of Fringe!
I can't help but wonder just how incredibly large the crowd would have seemed had there been no diversions.
As for the goodies being handed out at booths... a part of me thinks they've gone to extremes, smaller easier to hand out pins/buttons, stickers and temporary tatoos, and HUGE, massive, impressive, colorful, bags... and by huge I mean so large a child could fit in them! Last year children were being towed around in some of these bags.
But, so far (ie 1 day in) I'm seeing fewer flashlights with a compas on them, and more character pins, where the ever diligent fans can try and get as many of the characters from Atlantis (for example) as possible.
I am curious to see what tomorrow brings... today I've heard Hugh Jackman made a surprise appearance, and for those of us for whom the Greatest American Hero was also the coolest teacher to ever live, William Katt was in the house!
