{"id":10213,"date":"2025-08-02T16:20:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T23:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/?p=10213"},"modified":"2025-08-02T16:20:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T23:20:05","slug":"san-diego-comic-con-2025-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/san-diego-comic-con-2025-2\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Comic-Con 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photos & musings on last week\u2019s mission to SDCC 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been about 5 days since my return from San Diego Comic-Con 2025. This whole mission was a study in adaptability and liberation from attachments. Despite confining my press credentials early a trip to SDCC2025 spent equal time being an unlikely endeavor as it was a possibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions of room affordability and availability continued to arise even as a hotel reservation was offered. The chance to stay with long-time friends opened other possibilities but would involve a 60 minute train ride each way. It was not a terrible way to book-end my mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what my trip looked like\u2014<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Thursday<\/strong>: took an afternoon flight which had me arriving in San Diego around 4:20pm that day. A short bus ride & 2 block walk got me to the Hampton Inn where I would spend Friday & Saturday night. They generously let me check my bag so that I could take the conveniently located right-around-the-corner trolly. I was able to get into the convention floor just in time to visit one booth before closing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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L-R: Ryan Claytor & Yours Truly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Friday<\/strong>: mostly spent visiting with the hosts of my crash pad. But I was able to make it out to the Comics Experience mixer that evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday<\/strong>: I targeted a few specific panels. One of them will be featured in KungFuMagazine. I also got to spend a bit of time in the convention floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday<\/strong>: turned out to be \u201cmy best day.\u201d A chance to connect with some friends I see only rarely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rhode Montijo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nate Lovett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eric Jacobus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Watch for my write-up featuring Martial Artist, stuntman and video game body double – Eric Jacobus. <\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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