See You at San Diego
An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture

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“Epic.” Los Angeles Magazine

“A loving oral history.” Chicago Tribune

“A fantastic, exhaustive look at the rise of geek fandom and culture over the past century through the lens of San Diego Comic-Con.” Boing Boing

“An essential and defining resource of the forces that have transformed popular culture over the course of the past century.”  Fangoria

“Put this on your bookshelf to thumb through to remind yourself of where fandom has been and where it could go from here.”  Multiversity Comics

"The multitude of perspectives arguably gives you a much better overall feel for what it was really like than just plain cold hard facts could ever have done.” Forces of Geek

“Finally! An unexpurgated history of Comic-Con and fandom that comes directly from the horse’s mouth…as pleasantly chaotic as the con itself.” Scott Shaw!, Comic-Con cofounder and cartoonist

“This amazing book about the secret origins of the Comic-Con is a fascinating deep-dive into the first generation of pop cultural fandom! (Full disclosure: I’m in it too.)” Kevin Smith, filmmaker, actor, comedian, and comic-book writer

“These wild and wooly origin stories of San Diego Comic-Con and fandom take us back to the thrilling days of yesteryear…when San Diego Comic-Con was the ramshackle creation of first-generation fans, teenagers, and stoners. All of this makes for a colorful oral history, especially from the mouths of the people who lived it firsthand.” Rob Sakowitz author of Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture