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A comprehensive chronicle of Comic-Con International and modern geekdom itself as told through countless intimate, hilarious, and often thought-provoking stories by nearly fifty of the most integral members of today's convention and fandom community. See You At San Diego is the comprehensive chronicle of Comic-Con International and modern geekdom itself as told through countless stories by nearly fifty of the most integral members of the Comic-Con and fandom scene. This full-fledged oral history--bursting with intimate reflections, hilarious observations, and at times, heartbreaking stories--is about how the geek at last inherited the earth and the story of the transformation of mainstream American pop culture into comic book culture over the past century. Join some of the biggest names in fandom as they launch off at ludicrous speed into the spiraling galaxy of geek culture through the kaleidoscopic lens of the planet's biggest pop culture gathering worldwide (clocked twice by Guinness!): the San Diego Comic-Con. With such special guests as: Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller, Kevin Smith, Bruce Campbell, Felicia Day, Scott Aukerman, Stan Sakai, Sergio Aragon�s, Trina Robbins, the Russo Bros., Lloyd Kaufman, Tim Seeley, Kevin Eastman, and many others. The audiobook also features forewords by Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo) and Jeff Smith (Bone), plus an afterword by Wu-Tang Clan's own uber-nerd mastermind RZA.

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Finally! An unexpurgated history of Comic-Con and fandom that comes directly from the horse's mouth--actually a whole herd of horses. The overall result is as pleasantly chaotic as the con itself. What a relief! -- Scott Shaw!, Comic-Con co-founder and cartoonist These wild and wooly origin stories of San Diego Comic-Con and fandom take us back to the thrilling days of yesteryear, before the crowds and lines, before hall h and Hollywood celebrities, before the endless summer of superhero box office blockbusters, to the halcyon days of the early 1970s when San Diego Comic-Con was the ramshackle creation of first-generation fans, teenagers, and stoners. All of this makes for a colorful oral history, especially from the mouths of the people who lived it firsthand. -- Rob Sakowitz author of Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture

Finally! An unexpurgated history of Comic-Con and fandom that comes directly from the horse's mouth-actually a whole herd of horses. The overall result is as pleasantly chaotic as the con itself. What a relief! -- Scott Shaw, Comic-Con co-founder and cartoonist These wild and wooly origin stories of San Diego Comic-Con and fandom take us back to the thrilling days of yesteryear, before the crowds and lines, before hall h and Hollywood celebrities, before the endless summer of superhero box office blockbusters, to the halcyon days of the early 1970s when San Diego Comic-Con was the ramshackle creation of first-generation fans, teenagers, and stoners. All of this makes for a colorful oral history, especially from the mouths of the people who lived it firsthand. -- Rob Sakowitz author of Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture

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Mathew Klickstein is the former editor in chief of Entertainment Today, and has written for numerous online and print magazines. He also worked in Hollywood, where he wrote Sony Pictures' Against the Dark for Steven Seagal. He has written four other books to date and currently lives in New York City. Jim Meskimen is a stage, film, and television actor who has appeared in many well-known movies and television shows. He acted in Apollo 13 and Frost/Nixon, both of which were nominated for Best Picture Oscars. He is the winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Tamra Meskimen. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Joe Hempel, a total eighties' kid, had a fascination with an eclectic array of shows that would later shape his performances in the audiobook world-shows like Alf, Night Court, Tales from the Crypt, and WWF Superstars. For over a decade Joe honed his acting skills as a referee in professional wrestling and inspired people as a NASM certified personal trainer and endurance coach. Combined with his animated personality and a love for reading, becoming an audiobook narrator was a natural step. Best known for his captivating, rich narrations and uncanny ability for pulling listeners into an immersive experience, Joe has entertained listeners with over 100 audiobooks ranging from horror and mystery to science fiction, romance, and personal development. Joe still lives in Cincinnati with his three amazing children, enjoys running marathons, and bringing words on a page to life. Simon Vance (a.k.a. Robert Whitfield) is an award-winning actor and narrator. He has earned more than fifty Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration thirteen times. He was named Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and has been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. He is also an actor who has appeared on both stage and television. Eunice Wong is a classically trained actor who works extensively in professional theatres across the United States and in New York City, as well as having appeared on HBO, NBC, ABC, Comedy Central, and in various independent films. Eunice is a graduate of the Juilliard School Drama Division Actor Training Program and has also studied piano and singing at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto. Most recently Eunice was the recipient of the 2006 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her performance as Jennifer Marcus in the Studio Theater (DC)'s production of The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow. Eunice has also appeared at New York City's Classic Stage Company, the Atlantic Theater Company, the Guthrie Theater, Target Margin Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Virginia Stage Company, the Berkshires Theatre Festival, Merrimack Repertory Theater, La MaMa ETC, the Pearl Theatre Company, the Working Theater, National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO), Blue Heron Arts Center, NYSF/Public Theater, Starfish Theatreworks, Inc., New Dramatists/Asia Society, the Ohio Theater, and Medicine Show, among others. Guest appearances on television include Law & Order (NBC), Sex and the City (HBO), Strangers with Candy (Comedy Central), The Job (ABC), and Deadline (NBC). Eunice is a member of the actors' unions Actors' Equity Association (AEA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG). A first-generation Chinese Canadian, born in Toronto to Eric and Eleanor Wong, who immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong, Eunice grew up with her brother Eugene in Toronto and thanks her family for their constant love and support. Stan Sakai is a Japanese-born American artist and comic book creator. He is a multiple Eisner Award-winning cartoonist and the recipient of numerous national awards including an American Library Association Award and a Cultural Ambassador Award from the Japanese American National Museum. In 2020, Sakai was inducted into the Eisner Award Hall of Fame. He lives in Pasadena, CA. Curt Bonnem is an award-winning, professionally trained multimedia talent. Performing in Shakespeare to musical theater, comedy juggling, and magic, to narrating audiobooks, he is especially adept at character voices and accents.

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