5 of Comic-Con's greatest takeaways 2018

Jodie Whittaker, left, and Regina King speak at the EW panel: Women Who Kick Ass on the third day of Comic-Con International, Saturday, July 21, 2018, in San Diego. Image: Chris Pizzello / Invision / AP

LOS ANGELES – The 2018 San Diego Comic-Con ended Sunday as workers stripped buildings, windows, buses, elevators, escalators and all other open spaces of the Gaslamp District. 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 pop culture fanatics 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 have made some openings 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 left the moderator panels following charges of misconduct (qu & # 39, he denied), he was often replaced by women, like Yvette Nicole Brown and Terri Schwartz of IGN

Gunn igniting the Comic-Con

There were news from Comic-Con – the first transgender super-hero of television will appear on CW's "Supergirl" at Nia Nal (played by Nicole Maines), the animated series of Star Wars "Clone Wars" returns for another season, Andrew Lincoln has confirmed his departure from "The Walking Dead" and a Walter White cameo was teased for "Better Call Saul" – but certainly not as much as it did in the past years, which has not helped this year been overshadowed by James Gunn, who was fired from writing and directing from the third "Guardians of the Galaxy" by Walt Disney Co. after controversial tweets from ten years ago resurfaced. He dominated the off-stage conversation of participants and creators.

"It's a tough one, you know," said the director of "Aquaman" James Wan. "You have to be aware – it's just that fine line of freedom of speech 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 space – are we going too far in one direction or are we going too far in the other direction? "

Warner Bros. 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 in the convention with the absence of the Marvel, Star Wars or "Game of Thrones" cinematic universe , the studio came to Comic-Con ready to fight with "Aquaman", "Shazam!" and some first images of "Wonder Woman 1984", which is only three and a half weeks in her shooting. This was the most welcomed presentation of the convention and aroused interest for his superhero with a particularly light tone, in stark contrast to the darkness that DC has become a cliché (and a fiddder for a meta-joke "Deadpool 2"). The studio also organized for the second year its New Line horror films in a second event, ScareDiego, which was held at a more appropriate after-dinner to preview movies like "It: Chapter Two ", which has just begun to turn. The Nun. "

A larger party scene

For years, Entertainment Weekly's starry night was the only party in town, but everyone started to party this year. Observations of stars, free drinks, fun sites and photo booths.The WIRED Cafe was an everyday scene with DJ tunes waiting for people like Joe Manganiello and "Riverdale" Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse, National Geographic have released astronauts on stilts and Neil deGrasse Tyson, while Doug Liman held a short at a Variety event and YouTube.The EW party on the roof of the Hard Rock was once again filled 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 sta r of "Doctor Who", Jodie Whittaker, bounced around the party with a

Lines, lines everywhere, especially in town

Comic-Con is infamous for its epic lines to get into Hall H, the 6500-seat hall that hosts the most prominent 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 possible place, but many said it was not a problem. Instead, the biggest lines were often in live shows "Your opinion sucks! for different facilities and brand experiences like the "Jack Ryan" Escape Room (3 hours of waiting), the Laika show with a signature of Neil Gaiman (5 hours of waiting), or a "Ready Player One" installation (which also has its own breakout room and accommodated nearly 2,000 people a day). MKH

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