Downtown San Diego is packed foe
return of Comic Con, and we breakdown
what you can expect this year.
Good evening and thanks so much
for joining us. I'm Marcella Le.
This Comic Con will look a lot
different compared to previous
years with the ongoing Hollywood
actors and writers strikes.
CBS8's Kirsten Holmes spent the
day downtown where she spotted
some interesting exhibits and
met a familiar face. Kirsten.
OK, so we are just walking into Comic Con.
I haven't even picked up my press badges.
Talk to someone that I talked to
from last year when I first came
out to Comic Con. Tell us your ,
Tony. How you doing? Kristen. T,
Remember Me from last year? I d.
It was just happenstance that we followed
each other into the Convention Center.
So tell me you've been to comic. On a bunch.
How is this different from last year?
We've been here coming like the
past 11 years, minus the pandem.
The energy is way off.
You know a lot of the major
studios aren't here this year,
and you can a lot of people.
But the energy is different
now that I am inside the Convention Center.
Got my press badge, did my hair,
This is Comic Con 2023.
And take a look at my childhood.
Remember Blockbuster?
Let's talk about Brick Buster Vo
and Lego's Brick Buster Video?
This is just one of the things that you
can find this year at Comic Con 2023.
My favorite part about this plae
is that it looks just like the
Blockbuster from my childhood,
except they've upgraded it
with Lego's newest toys.
So we got to tell you about thi.
Marvel Studios is actually bowig
out of presenting a panel or anf
their usual Hall H fanfare this year.
Marvel's panels are usually
the most anticipated,
but when you have stuff like
this Brick Buster video,
you can definitely find some fun either way.
Now, there won't be any big Warr
Brothers or DC Studios Hall H
presentations this year either.
A lot of people are bummed out about that,
but Universal Pictures, Lucasfi,
Sony Pictures, and Netflix.
They're also following suit and opting
out of this year's San Diego Comic Con,
Ultimately,
the lack of big panels,
parties and celebrities running
around San Diego's Gaslamp Quar.
May come as a bit of a relief for the
loyalists who will face maybe less crowds,
shorter lines and more access to limited
edition items that are found ine
halls of the sprawling exhibit .
There are a lot of non celebrity
related panels and workshops
to jump into throughout the
weekend as well and as always,
the incredible star of the show
is the cosplay that's the real
star of the show this weekend.
People worked on these costumesl
year long and they can finally w
them off and just like all thin.
Comic Con We started on my child
ending on my childhood at Blockbuster
with Conko Kirsten Holmes
CBS8 Having fun at Comic Con?
Kirsten you always find the fun.
Thanks so much.
Comic Con is happening in the
middle of this heat wave we're
experiencing but that's not stog
many of the more than 100,000 fs
expected to attend from getting
into character at Comic Con.
We sent our Shannon Handy to the
gas lamp to see how some of the
dealing with these hot temperat.
Especially those in costumes.
Disco Barbie reporting
from Comic Con, here I am burnig
up just by wearing this wig.
So imagine how people in full
cosplay feel being in this heat.
Comic Con has been an annual tradition
in San Diego for more than 50 y.
It's where characters come to l.
Wearing costumes is a tradition here.
When people plan for months, well before
knowing what the forecast will be. How
hot are you? I'm pretty
sweaty. Very hot. Very,
very, very, very, very hot.
Outside the Convention Center,
we saw plenty of people trying to cool
off with whatever they could fi.
Others saw shade and water.
I caught up with Daniel Partrid,
who was running back to
his hotel room to change.
I'm just trying to get back to my room,
get out of this and change it to
something lighter. It's that ho.
I could just put my head in the,
even though it's cooler inside.
Convention Center Because of thr
conditioning with this many peo,
it still feels warm,
almost like being outside.
It's quite warm under this mask.
I see this way insanely hot.
Don't ever do it but do it,
a Comic Con employee told me.
Due to the ongoing Hollywood st,
some of the panels scheduled
in these 6500 person capacity
Hall H have been canceled.
That's route more people
to the convention floor,
making it even hotter.
I part of military, this is
where you put that mentality
in of just go with the flow.
Get it done. Stay hydrated. Menl
strength helps some people cope.
Others, like this Stormtrooper,
upgraded his costume.
How are you doing in that costu?
I've got fans in here so I'm doing great.
Fortunately, while we were ther,
we didn't spot any heat related emergencies,
so there are a number of vendors
selling water just in case.
In fact, most people took the heat in stride.
Including my personal
favorites, a collection of Barb,
Malibu, Barbie.
Presidential Barbie, Toy Story.
Barbie. Fashionista Barbie.
Nutcracker Barbie. Barbie.
Swan Lake. Pop Star. Barbie.
Pageants Barbie. I'm Raquel.
And I'm Disco Reporter Barbie,
reporting from Comic Con.
Back to you.