Time spent on costume: months. Time spent plotting booth and panel flow within convention center: dozens and dozens of hours. Time spent trolling fan sites and social feeds, seeking out hints for surprises appearances and content drops: countless. Amount of harder left to go in prep for Comic Con? Absolutely zero.
Anyone who’s been to Comic Con knows that there is nowhere on earth where comic book and sci-fi aficionados go harder. In the past, just having been to Comic Con meant you were an alpha fan. We are living in a golden moment for fanboys, however, when people from all walks of life (including plenty of entertainment industry tastemakers) are going all-in at the world’s best genre convention.
While mainstream acceptance is definitely nice, the added attention on Comic Con has led to overcrowding and overpricing. There is a reason, however, why we still put up with the lines, the in-your-face brands, and the ridiculous cost. Many of us will never get a chance to meet our heroes. We’re not talking about caped crusaders—we’re talking about the people behind the art that has inspired us, touched us, and pushed us to fanboy harder in our own lives. At Comic Con, you have the chance to meet them all in one place.
For better or worse, there is no place like Comic Con. Here are 17 GIFs That Perfectly Capture Going to Comic Con.
When you finally get in the line for the line that gets you in line.
When you somehow get your hands on a badge.
When you realize the parking company is also going garder, and you just give in and pay.
When you find out that the panel you’re most looking forward to attending messes up your hall flow.
When you’re ready to take a life in the bathroom line.
When you run into the actor who played your favorite obscure Star Trek character.
When you get to tell Edward James Olmos “So say we all” to his face.
When you see a hottie cosplaying as your mythological soulmate.
When you have to walk by the Westboro Baptist Church protesting.
When the Con’s hardest trailer drops.
When someone’s deodorant game falls well short of hard.
When you go harder on someone who questioned your nerd cred.
When you’re in the presence of a God.
When you finally meet your childhood nerd hero.
When all the hotels are booked and your friend lets you crash.
When your friends try to tell you it wasn’t worth your time, money, and every ounce of your energy.
When you realize, “Yes it was all definitely worth it.”
