The Calm Before The Storm

Each year, San Diego somehow manages to take hold of the mass of pop-culture fans who descend for the annual Comic Con.  It is an amazing sight to behold, Tuesday the streets are calm -- there are large expanses of empty space, and somehow, Wednesday afternoon, the space just seems to absorb the many who come in search of that something they can find no where else.

Photo By Rich Schmelter

One day there's open, empty park space....

The next?

The people, and the hollywood props, begin to arrive.  (And yes, I do believe those folks are IN A LINE for something Comic Con related.)