Today should have been the first day of San Diego Comic Con 2020, the 51st installment of the crown jewel of nerd conventions, with over 100,000 fans from around the world converging on “America’s finest city” for a week of partying, movie and TV news, and yes, comics.
Unfortunately, Covid-19 had other plans.
Thanks to the pandemic that has killed more than 140,000 Americans and is still forcing shutdowns across the country, Sdcc 2020 has been replaced with a virtual edition called Comic-Con@Home. As a result, there will be no Marvel, DC Comics or for that matter any Hall H panels, no Artists Alley, no convention floor to walk around, and definitely no cosplayers (despite the uptick in masks we’re all seeing).
It’s not just fans, of course. The other side of the big events in Hall H and Ballroom 20 is that they are the place many studios, networks and...
Unfortunately, Covid-19 had other plans.
Thanks to the pandemic that has killed more than 140,000 Americans and is still forcing shutdowns across the country, Sdcc 2020 has been replaced with a virtual edition called Comic-Con@Home. As a result, there will be no Marvel, DC Comics or for that matter any Hall H panels, no Artists Alley, no convention floor to walk around, and definitely no cosplayers (despite the uptick in masks we’re all seeing).
It’s not just fans, of course. The other side of the big events in Hall H and Ballroom 20 is that they are the place many studios, networks and...
- 7/23/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
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