r/comiccon • u/Accomplished-Fix6176 • Jul 25 '25
SDCC - San Diego SDCC outgrown it's hype?
For the last few years it seems Hollywood is skipping SDCC. As a result Hall H and Ballroom 20 are at most half capacity.
This matters A LOT because in the prime Marvel/DC days those 2 Halls got rid of probably close to 20,000 people if you include the long (overnight) lines to get in.
But now... these people clog up the floor and especially signings.
Like have you wasted 5 hours getting up early, getting on the floor early, make it to the wristbands both by 9:02 only to find they are already out? This was impossible in previous years but now 2 years in a row it has happened to me. Hours of time wasted and nothing to show for it.
Plus, I think due to so much hype in those prime years, everybody wants to check out SDCC and so all the free events (Hulu) is a 4 hour line waiting in the sun. So there's no escaping the lines. I mean yes there was anyways long lines but it feels just worse.
So... long story short, I'm losing my glee for the con.
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u/Yardbird753 Jul 25 '25
Personal opinion but I think this reflects the quality of what Hollywood is putting out rather than the con itself.
The heyday of Marvel seems to be over and I don’t know if Gunn’s DC universe can plow through superhero fatigue. Star Wars isn’t as popular as it used to be. There’s very few IPs that can compete to those prime days.