Comic-Con hits 50: from hotel basement to Hollywood hangoutSome 135,000 comic book fans will invade San Diego for the 50th edition of Comic-Con -- the world's largest celebration of pop cultureLOS ANGELES - From Peter Parker's run-in with a radioactive spider to Superman fleeing an exploding Krypton: comic book fans love a good origin story. So when 135,000 geeks and nerds invade San Diego next week for the 50th edition of Comic-Con -- the world's largest celebration of pop culture -- the event's humble beginnings will be a hot topic of discussion. We never thought we'd be around in 50 years' time," David Glanzer, Comic-Con's marketing chief, told AFP. This year San Diego will host a series of retrospective panels celebrating Comic-Con's storied past. "Yeah we do get a lot of Hollywood people, but entertainment now is very different to how it was in 1970," said Glanzer.

Source: Bangkok Post July 15, 2019 01:41 UTC