"See You in San Diego is the comprehensive oral history of Comic-Con International: San Diego, as told through countless intimate, hilarious - at times, heartbreaking, and often thought-provoking - stories by nearly fifty of the most integral members of the early Comic-Con scene, along with long-time attending comics creators such as Sergio Aragonés and Neil Gaiman. Why did Neil Gaiman need a horde of armed Klingons ("Well, not exactly armed," he punctiliously corrects) to help him through a particularly aggressive crowd of fans? What was it like for the Russo brothers to greet the massive audience in Hall H and announce their debut Marvel film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier? Why are edible costumes no longer allowed at conventions of any kind? How did Star Trek open the doors of fandom to women of all ages? Did Jack Kirby almost light the fuse of a bottle rocket with his cigar? And what does all of this have to do with Timothy Leary, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hunter S. Thompson, David Bowie, the Twilight phenomenon, and Frank Capra? Learn how, in this historical and sociological tour de force, it was the geek and not the meek who inherited the pop culture earth"--
