Comic-Con - visible at a distance on San Diego Skyline

For years as I have attempted to explain the San Diego Comic-Con to would be attendees I've used phrases like "over 100,000 people in one building at one time," or "the size of several football fields side by side, all under one roof" yet I could tell from their expressions the full weight of what I was trying to explain, the sheer size of San Diego Comic-Con, aka Comic-Con International, was not truly sinking in. Then again, if you have never experienced that large crowd of people, the huge displays for movies, tv show, and, of course, comic books, how can you truly grasp what is going on without someone telling/showing you?

This year we arrived early in San Diego and decided to visit a favorite old spot for viewing the San Diego skyline, Cabrillo National Monument. When I lived in San Diego it was a favorite place to taking visiting guests so they could see the harbor and skyline and get a grasp for how large and spread out a city San Diego is. While they day we chose was foggier than I would have liked for taking pictures, I almost immediately realized I had found a place that shows better that I can say, just how big Comic-Con, and its accompanying advertising is.

As the crow flies, Cabrillo National Monument, which sits out on the end of a peninsula at the edge of the San Diego harbor, and basically overlooks the mouth to the harbor and greets ships as they sail in, is (my best guess) 5 miles from the San Diego Convention Center where Comic-Con is held.

Look towards the far right of the photo (click on the photo to see it larger) and you can see the logo for the NBC tv show Revolution which is on a HUGE banner taking up most of the side of a hotel next to the convention center. (Looking for the sails on the roof of the San Diego convention center may help you find it faster.

In this second view we zoomed in closer, overlooking the harbor, Coronado Island is still in the foreground, but the photo is now dominated by the San Diego convention center to the left, and the Revolution banner from the NBC show on the hotel to your right.

As we drove down Harbor Blvd. checking out the convention center area, we of course saw other banners, and realized that when we looked closely at our photos we could make out the red one for INJUSTICE that hung on one end of the Marriot. But the one for Revolution, perhaps in part because it was a single very large and simple logo, was easy to make out in the distance from Cabrillo.

Looking Over Convention Center & Revolution

And, for good measure, we had the lucky opportunity to take the "opposite" photograph, with the San Diego Convention Center in the foreground, the Revolution logo now on our left on the Bayfront Hilton, with the Coronado Bay Bridge just barely visible behind the hotel, and Cabrillo National Monument, and it's peninsula, off in the distance beyond Coronado Island.

Ever wished those get glue stickers were REAL???

It may be the one little detail that could easily get lost in this press release, and yet could take this from being a fun scavenger hunt to an oh so cool bit of swag!  The Get Glue stickers that we are used to seeing digitally on our friends facebook pages *could* become real swag... if you play by the rules, have a lot of fun, and experience a lot of what the WB has to offer at Comic-Con.

Don't have a clue what we're talkin' about??  Take a look:

OBSERVERS, PHYSICISTS, ROGUE AGENTS AND MORE AWAIT FANS WHEN
THEY CHECK-IN TO GETGLUE AT COMIC-CON 2012

 Fans Checking-in on GetGlue to WBTV Series Panels at #WBSDCC Will
Unlock Unique Stickers and Can Get Bonus Stickers by Visiting the
“Extra at Comic-Con®” Stage and the Warner Bros. Booth

 Collect Stickers for 666 Park Avenue, Arrow, The Big Bang Theory, Cult, The Following,
Fringe, Nikita, Revolution, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries,
Childrens Hospital, DC Nation and MAD

 

Twitter Pitch: Unlock unique @getglue stickers @Comic_Con when checking-in at Warner Bros. TV series panels: http://bit.ly/NiYvoP #WBSDCC #SDCC

BURBANK, Calif. (July 5, 2012) — Comic-Con just got even cooler. This year, fans at Comic-Con International: San Diego — and even fans who are enjoying the action from afar — can check-in on entertainment social network GetGlue to unlock one-of-a-kind stickers for Warner Bros. Television series at their Comic-Con panel sessions.

• For a preview of the Fringe sticker, based upon the show’s Comic-Con 2012 poster designed by FOX, click here: http://bit.ly/NiYvoP

And if you forget to check-in at a panel because you got caught up in the excitement of seeing The Big Bang Theory cast in person or realized after seeing Nikita’s Maggie Q that looks really can kill, make like MAD’s Alfred E. Neuman and say, “What, me worry?” … because the special Comic-Con stickers will be available each day — for the duration of the day — during the Con on GetGlue, not simply for each individual event.

• Join Ryan Hardy (star Kevin Bacon) in the hunt for serial killer Joe Carroll (star James Purefoy) with a special sticker for highly anticipated new drama The Following, from executive producer Kevin Williamson

• See what stickers made it through the universal blackout with Revolution, from executive producer J.J. Abrams, Supernatural’s Eric Kripke and Iron Man’s Jon Favreau

• Find out what lurks between universes — yet exists on GetGlue — when you unlock the Fringesticker

• Check out comedy, music, video game demos and the Dark Knight’s ride at the Extra at Comic-Con stage located in Bayfront Park, and explore the custom surprises waiting when you check-in on GetGlue

• And much more!

To unlock these special stickers created especially for #WBSDCC, check-in to the following series panels during Comic-Con at the links below on the dates provided. And don’t forget to check-in when you visit the Extra at Comic-Con outdoor stage or the Warner Bros. Booth. And remember: users of GetGlue will get actual stickers mailed to them after unlocking 20 virtual ones. Now that’s something you can’t put in your swag bag!

 (the above emphasis was ours, just to make sure you found what we were talking about.)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11

• Preview Night Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings (6:00–9:45 p.m. Ballroom 20):
• 666 Park Avenue: http://getglue.com/tv_shows/666_park_avenue
• Arrow: http://getglue.com/tv_shows/arrow
• Cult: http://getglue.com/tv_shows/cult
• The Following: http://getglue.com/tv_shows/following
• Revolution: http://getglue.com/tv_shows/revolution

THURSDAY, JULY 12

• MAD (12:45–1:45 p.m. Room 6DE): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/mad
• Nikita (6:00–7:00 p.m. Room 6BCF): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/nikita

FRIDAY, JULY 13

• Cult (11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Room 6BCF): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/cult
• The Big Bang Theory (12:05–1:05 p.m. Hall H): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/big_bang_theory
• 666 Park Avenue (12:45–1:45 p.m. Room 6BCF): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/666_park_avenue
• Childrens Hospital (1:00–1:45 p.m. Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront):http://getglue.com/tv_shows/childrens_hospital
• Arrow (3:00–4:00 p.m. Ballroom 20): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/arrow

SATURDAY, JULY 14

• The Vampire Diaries (3:30–4:15 p.m. Ballroom 20): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/vampire_diaries
• The Following (4:00–5:00 p.m. Room 6BCF): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/following
• Person of Interest (5:15–6:00 p.m. Room 6BCF): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/person_of_interest
• Revolution (6:00–7:00 p.m. Room 6BCF): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/revolution

SUNDAY, JULY 15

• Fringe (10:00–11:00 a.m. Hall H): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/fringe
• Supernatural (11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Hall H): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/supernatural
• DC Nation (1:00–2:00 p.m. Room 6BCF):

• http://getglue.com/tv_shows/green_lantern_animated_series
• http://getglue.com/tv_shows/young_justice

For additional information about Warner Bros.’ activities at Comic-Con, follow us on Twitter@TheWBdotcom (hashtag #WBSDCC) and visit www.thewb.com/comiccon.

About GetGlue

GetGlue is a leading social network for entertainment, with over 2 million users, 350 million data points and a daily reach of 170 million through Facebook and Twitter. Users check-in and share what they are watching, listening to, and reading with their friends; get fresh recommendations and exclusive rewards from GetGlue.

GetGlue is based in New York City and is currently working with 75 major television networks and 10 movie studios to promote their shows and movies to fans. The company has received funding from Union Square Ventures, RRE Ventures, TimeWarner Investments, Rho Ventures, and a number of prominent angel investors.

For more information, visit http://getglue.com/about.

ALL SIX BATMOBILES!

On display in “The Batcave”: all six Batmobiles from television and film! For the first time ever, Comic-Con fans will have the opportunity to see all of Batman’s iconic onscreen vehicles live and in person, from Adam West’s 1955 Lincoln Futura to the Tumbler from The Dark Knight trilogy.

Adam West’s 1955 Lincoln Futura. Designed by George Barris, this original Batmobile was featured in the cult classic television series and 1966’s Batman, the Movie.

Michael Keaton’s Batmobile from 1989’s Batman and 1992’s Batman Returns. Sleek and powerful with a central turbine, the vehicles’ slightly retro design followed Tim Burton’s art deco look of the films.

Revamped for Joel Schumacher’s 1995 Batman Forever, with bat-lighting and extended fins, Val Kilmer’s hot rod had the ability to drive up walls.

Schumacher updated the Batmobile once again for George Clooney in 1997’s Batman & Robin. At 33 feet long and a top speed of 350 mph with afterburner thrust, this was the largest and fastest Batmobile on the road.

The Tumbler designed for Christopher Nolan’s 2005 Batman Begins and 2008’s The Dark Knight is the prototype military vehicle designed by the character Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman).

The unveiling of the replacement Camouflage Tumbler, to be seen in 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises, in theaters and IMAX July 20.

Talk about an exhibit that will have folks wishing they could take one out for a test drive!