Shannon's first time at Comic Con

 
     I've been going to Comic Con for almost six years.  I already got used to waiting in lines, standing for several hours, skipping meals, and being broke for a month.  After all of that, I still enjoy making new friends, seeing amazing costumes, checking out booths and panels, and last but not the least having a great time.

    Comic Con is a 5 day celebration of Comics, Art, and Pop Culture.  But not everybody is into those things. Yes, one of them is my fiancee, Shannon.  She does understand that this is a big thing for me.  From the toys I brought home, to the pictures and selfies I post on social media,  Shannon has been supportive and very understanding about it. I had a surprise for her.

     Shannon has not been to Comic Con at all. She doesn't like dealing with large crowds, long lines, and the hot weather.  This year , Comic Con 2015,  I got her a pass for Saturday and Sunday.  Below are some highlights of her first Comic Con.

     She was excited when we picked up her official Comic Con badge.  She does describe the feeling as being "exclusive".  The official Comic Con badge was the hottest and most exclusive thing that week.  Not everybody gets to have a Comic Con badge. A Comic Con badge gets you inside the San Diego Convention Center, into exclusive Comic Con events, and hotels, stores and participating establishments.
   
      She was excited seeing people wearing costumes.   From Spider Man,  to Superman,  soldiers marching with fake guns,  Wolverine and other video game characters,  anime characters with fake weapons, Shannon described it as "visual overload".  I asked her to take couple of pictures with them.






     Her very first official picture with a cosplayer was with Ursula from the Little Mermaid.

     

 

The famous Comic Con sign on the escalator.  It does have an awesome circular view.  The best part is seeing the massive crowd outside the convention center.






 





    She heard about the show "Walking Dead".
 Sadly she doesn't watch with me  since its too "bloody, scary, and violent".  I tried to explain to her that the story is not just zombies eating people, its also about survival, personality, and leadership.  So at the AMC booth, Shannon was scared but with some encouragement,  she had the courage to get close to a "real" zombie (and snaped a picture).











      I was really surprised when she mentioned that she knew somebody who had a booth at Comic Con.  Yes she knows Cutter Hays who is an author, artist, and an amazing sketcher.  Check him out at http://www.cutterhays.com/.

Our sketches done by Cutter.

         All in all she had an awesome time.  She  ran into couple of people she knew, took more pictures, and experienced my world.   Below are some more pictures we took.

   After that whole day, I asked her if we can come back and do it again next year.  She said yes!