5 Reasons why Phoenix Comic Con is better than San Diego Comic Con

As the time this blog is posted the San Doego convention center is preparing for the rush of thousands of comic book and media lovers alike. But it was not always like this. It may be hard to believe but Comic Con was a small event. It was only when big movie companies starting holding press events that Comic Con grew into the populated monster it is today. But not to be outdone by California, Phoenix decided to held its own comic convention. From its early roots in 2002 Phoenix Comicon has grown to rival the charm of San Diego's. So here are 5 reasons why I think Phoenix Comicon is better than San Diego Comic Con.

5. Less media

Phoenix Comicon does not receive even half of the media attention than the other Comic Con does and it's for that reason that not a lot people go. Which leads into reason 9.

4. Less people

2015's Comicon drew in 75 thousand people. This is tiny compared to the 130 thousand plus people at San Diego. If you're like me, the less people the better.

3.The celebrities 

While San Diego has bigger names, only real comic fans will enjoy the celebrity line up in Phoenix. Just this year we had Summer Glau, Karl Urban and even Christopher Llloyd showed up. The celebrities, at least in my mind, seem to be more friendlier towards fans in Phoenix than those in San Diego

2. The panels

The panels here range from the intriguing to bizarre. There was a steampunk fashion show, Transformers vs GI Joe panel and even screen writing panels. There's a lot of variety there for anyone.

1. The people 

While I know there are some die hard fans that attend San Diego Comic Con, I feel that most people are there for the media. In Phoenix, I feel that the people that go to Phoenix Comicon have a real passion about their fandom. I waited over an hour with other Firefly fans just to meet Summer Glau. That takes fortitude. Fortitude that the attendees of Phoenix Comicon have in droves.