Went to SDCC from late '90's until about 2005 or 2006. Stopped going for 2 reasons: 1) hotel reservations don't mean crap. People started getting hotel rooms on Tuesday and Wednesday and then would simply not check out, despite that their reservation was over. I show up with my reservation on Friday and the hotel says "Sorry, we don't have a room to give you." And 2) what few comic book dealers were there actually stopped bringing their comic books! Still remember my shock when I approached the Mile High booth, and they had computers set up for you to buy the books off their website! "Uh, excuse me, but ... I could have done that from home!" Haven't been back since.
@jmourgos55
Ай бұрын
Mile High doesn't even go to San Diego anymore.
@J_Eusebio
Ай бұрын
To be fair Mile High Comics sucks all together, went there a couple years ago, what a waste of time, extremely over priced books with a bunch of dumb pops and crappy back issues. Still cant get passed how overpriced everything was!
@danieljackson4965
Ай бұрын
These types of videos are a joy to watch!
@ComicBookInvestments
Ай бұрын
Thanks
@stampscapes
Ай бұрын
Great idea for a vid. Very cool learning about the early hist. Friend of mine and his dad were collectors and they'd drive down from central CA to the show in the late 70's and my first show was around '84 at the old convention center. That stat about "1 woman" at one of those early shows sounds about right. All of the conventions, including San Diego, that I attended in the 80's-early 90's it was practically 100% guys. I wonder what the history of the SD Comic Con organizers was as I know my wife, who works at Qualcomm, used to work with the guy that bought the show -Steve Rogers (not Capt America). She said that he used to bring tickets to work (late 90's-early 2000's I'm guessing) and just lay them out in the break room for anyone to take. Used to attend the show on a whim up until the early 2000s when you could easily get tickets even at the door and park right at the convention center for a reasonable fee.
@dandelatorre1870
Ай бұрын
I’m going there next week for the first time ever. I’m 60 years old and was invited as a guest speaker on a panel because as a near 5pm year comic collector and they want to hear my experience. This is why I admire your Dad because he and I see comics differently than most. I’d love to meet your Dad, we’d obviously have a lot to talk about.
@GeeSly7
Ай бұрын
You're a book of knowledge David! Thanks for sharing! Keep up the amazing work!
@altonjohnson5223
Ай бұрын
Great video! The prices on those golden age books from 1979 are killing me! So cheap.
@ComicBookInvestments
Ай бұрын
I know. That’s why I included them. It’s fun to see prices like that
@robertbanning6393
Ай бұрын
Cool video, thanks for the history lesson
@Hectekk
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video.
@jmourgos55
Ай бұрын
I was last there in 2010 and it is so commercialized and nearly no comic booths, and the dealers don't negotiate because their tables are so expensive. And trying to get a badge is very difficult. I'll stick to local cons now. Thanks for the informative video
@JSSBrooklyn
Ай бұрын
Great, great video. What a history that is continuing to this day. Really appreciate this video. Thanks
@thundergodd6086
Ай бұрын
Very cool history lesson. Thanks for sharing.
@MIKEYC123
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the trip down history Lane that's insane what it has grown into probably will never go there but still good backstory
@ComicBookInvestments
Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@SequentialGeek
Ай бұрын
Excellent job, man! Thanks!
@jmourgos55
Ай бұрын
You have to get a badge in November for a July show. Yikes
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