See You at San Diego

An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture

By: Mathew Klickstein

Narrated by: Hillary Huber, Lisa Flanagan, Tim Paige, Eric Jason Martin, Joe Hempel, Scott Shaw, Jim Meskimen, Simon Vance, Eunice Wong, Curt Bonnem, P. J. Ochlan, Dion Graham, Liam DiCosimo, Grover Gardner, Full Cast

A comprehensive chronicle of Comic-Con International and modern geekdom itself as told through countless intimate, hilarious, and often thought-provoking stories by nearly fifty of the most integral members of today’s convention and fandom community.

See You At San Diego is the comprehensive chronicle of Comic-Con International and modern geekdom itself as told through countless stories by nearly fifty of the most integral members of the Comic-Con and fandom scene. This full-fledged oral history—bursting with intimate reflections, hilarious observations, and at times, heartbreaking stories—is about how the geek at last inherited the earth and the story of the transformation of mainstream American pop culture into comic book culture over the past century.

Join some of the biggest names in fandom as they launch off at ludicrous speed into the spiraling galaxy of geek culture through the kaleidoscopic lens of the planet’s biggest pop culture gathering worldwide (clocked twice by Guinness!): the San Diego Comic-Con. With such special guests as: Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller, Kevin Smith, Bruce Campbell, Felicia Day, Scott Aukerman, Stan Sakai, Sergio Aragonés, Trina Robbins, the Russo Bros., Lloyd Kaufman, Tim Seeley, Kevin Eastman, and many others. The audiobook also features forewords by Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo) and Jeff Smith (Bone), plus an afterword by Wu-Tang Clan’s own uber-nerd mastermind RZA.

Full Cast: Hillary Huber, Lisa Flanagan, Tim Paige, Eric Jason Martin, Joe Hempel, Scott Shaw, Jim Meskimen, Simon Vance, Eunice Wong, Curt Bonnem, P. J. Ochlan, Dion Graham, Liam DiCosimo, Grover Gardner, James Anderson Foster New Narrators: Hillary Huber, Lisa Flanagan, Tim Paige, Eric Jason Martin, Joe Hempel, Scott Shaw, Jim Meskimen, Simon Vance, Eunice Wong, Curt Bonnem, P. J. Ochlan, Dion Graham, Liam DiCosimo, Grover Gardner, James Anderson Foster, Feodor Chin

©2022 by Fantagraphics Books, Inc. Oral history © Mathew Klickstein. Forewords © Stan Sakai and Jeff Smith. Aferword © RZA (P)2022 by Blackstone Publishing

the variety of opinions.

The history of comic con / San Diego Comic Con is something that involved so many people involved that there’s always been several different versions i’ve been told by those involved. this format or not even trying to streamline was a stoke of brilliance. it’s just a howl book of people’s quotes so there’s no attempt to get the story streamlined. thars the best and only way to handle the multi faceted story of how Comic Con came to be.