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The San Diego Comic-Con 2018 ended Sunday as workers stripped the mark of buildings, windows, buses, elevators, escalators and all other open spaces in the neighborhood from Gaslamp. Tired participants tightened in one last thing before going home with sacks of goods, sore feet, some sunburns and less money in their bank accounts.
The four-day cartoon convention annually draws 130,000 souls to evenings, exclusives, stars and the crazy experience of being with fanatics of pop culture alike, and often costumed. It has the potential to be the epicenter of geek culture – and for brands and studios, a litmus test for what might explode and what could flourish in the years to come.
Here are some of this year's greatest dishes
The #MeToo Factor
After other major gatherings like the Sundance Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival, openings were made to explicitly address harassment issues and detailed procedures for reporting, Comic-Con, which has been criticized on the issue in the past, has chosen to rely on its ongoing Code of Conduct and partnerships with local law enforcement and private security companies. Programming Director Eddie Ibrahim has not used his platform to present almost all the topics in Hall H.
For many women, harassment at conventions is not new, but some noted an improvement in the atmosphere. "I saw a difference," said Paige Campbell, 22, a Chicago native. "I've been doing cosplay for seven years, it's better, but we still have a long way to go."
Also, after Chris Hardwick resigned from the moderating panels following charges of misconduct (which he denied), he was replaced in many cases by women, like Yvette Nicole Brown and Terri Schwartz of IGN
Gunn shooting backstage Comic-Con [19659002] There was news of Comic-Con – first super transgender hero of television will appear on "Supergirl" CW at Nia Nal (played by Nicole Maines), the animated Star Wars series "Clone Wars" returns for another season, Andrew Lincoln has confirmed his departure from "The Walking Dead" and a Walter White's cameo was teased for "Be Call Saul" – but certainly not as much as years gone by. That did not help this year that almost everything was overshadowed by James Gunn, who was fired from writing and directing the third "Guardians of the Galaxy" by Walt Disney Co. after some Controversial tweets from ten years ago have resurfaced. He dominated the out-of-stage conversation of participants and creators
"It's a hard one, you know," said James Wan, the director of Aquaman. "You must be aware. It's just this thin line of freedom On the one hand, and on the other hand, you have to be aware of the things that are coming in. I do not know where are we sitting today, in culture and in in space – are we going too far in one direction or are we going too far in the other direction? "
Warner Brothers steals the show
Warner Bros. has had some ups and downs with his DC Universe films, but with a clear track to be the biggest show of the convention with the absence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars or "Game of Thrones", the studio is came to Comic -Con ready to fight with "Aquaman", "Shazam!" and some first images of "Wonder Woman 1984", which are only three and a half weeks in his shoot.
This was easy The best-received presentation of the convention and generated interest for his slate of superheroes with a particularly light-hearted tone, in stark contrast to the darkness of DC that has become a cliché (and a food for a meta-joke "Deadpool 2").
The studio also launched for the second year its New Line horror films, ScareDiego, held at a post-dinner hour more appropriate for previewing movies like "It: Chapter Two", which also began to film, and "The Nun."
A larger party scene [19659002PendantdesannéeslasoiréeétoiléedeEntertainmentWeeklyétaitlaseulefêtedelavillemaistoutlemondeparticipeaupartypartydeVarietyàNerdistquiattirelesparticipantsavecdespromessesd'observationdesétoilesdeboissonsgratuitesdesitesamusantsetdephotomaton19659002] The WIRED Cafe was a shattering scene e Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse of "Riverdale", National Geographic released astronauts on stilts and Neil deGrasse Tyson, while Doug Liman held a hearing at Variety and YouTube.
The EW party on the roof of the Hard Rock was once again packed with celebrities of all kinds, from Jason Momoa of "Aquaman" to Tara Reid of "Sharknado". We saw the stars of "The Good Place" dancing on Nicki Minaj, while Ezra Miller tested the big brand float in the middle of the pool and the new star of "Doctor Who", Jodie Whittaker, rebounded. around the party with a
Lines everywhere, especially in town
Comic-Con is infamous for its epic lines in Hall H, the 6500-seat hall that hosts the largest stars and studios, but for many, it was not a problem to sneak into the legendary hall. Of course, some were still sleeping overnight to ensure the best seat possible, but many said it was not a problem.
Instead, the larger lines often had to go into rotten tomatoes. Live shows and for different facilities and brand experiences like the "Jack Ryan" escape room (three hours of waiting), the Laika show with a signature of Neil Gaiman (waiting for five hours) or a "Ready Player One" facility (which also had its own escape room and accommodated nearly 2,000 people a day)
Ryan Pearson and Nicole Evatt, reporters from the United States. AP, have contributed since San Diego.
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