Tag: Nerd Town

Revenge of the nerds: 130,000 fans expected at Comic-Con

by Frankie TAGGART LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — From Pokemon onesies to Disney frocks, comic and film fans from across the world will don costumes this week and descend on California to spend four days geeking out. Every July, San Diego transforms into Nerd Town USA, as tens of thousands of monsters, aliens, manga characters and caped crusaders throng the streets for Comic-Con International. Since its humble beginnings in 1970 as a convention of […]