Sharing My Story

There are so many things I could write about concerning
going to the San Diego Con. In 1976 science fiction scribe
Ray Bradbury, who wrote the classic Martian Chronicles,
was absolutely beside himself because one of the Viking
landers actually touched down on Mars during the
Convention (July 20, 1976). Thirty years later he will
be in attendance at the convention as a special guest.
That same year a group of young Hollywood movie
makers came and spoke about the film they were making.
Many fans thought it was just another flash-in-the-pan
sci-fi movie. The following year a modest little film called
Star Wars came out and made motion picture history. This
year the Con with hosts a Star Wars Day and aStar Wars
Film Awards event. Over the years Hollywood has used this
convention to hype their latest efforts. With over 104,000
individual attendees last year its not hard to see why. The
convention even has it’s own film festival.
The folks I will be hanging with are fellow
Christian comics fans and pros. DinoDon will
even be on a panel on Sunday. Well I need to
finish packing. I’ll share my experiences next week.