Things To Do In San Diego: July 13-15, 2012

It's Friday night and I'm sitting in the Movies On Demand lounge before all the madness kicks off tonight. I'm gonna go find some food, because after last night's bender, it was a critical error not to lay a solid base. It has been a great day so far. Pyles and I hung out at the Wired Cafe for a while, ran through The Walking Dead Escape, hung out with Ders and Adam at the Workaholics happy hour, and went back to the Wired Cafe for last call of the daytime party. There are a ton of free parties and events related to Comic-Con tonight, but there's also really great shows all over town. Call Taxi Rob and have a great night! (The only update to tonight's list is Jesse LaMonaca at Urban Bar & Grill. Drop by and give him a hug. He give the best hugs ever.) Archives are after the jump.

Comic-Con 2012 General Guides & Links

It's my 7th year attending Comic-Con so I guess I'd say I'm a veteran now. If you're from San Diego, there are plenty of things going on to get into the fun and if you're a visitor, welcome to our beautiful city. I will be updating as frequently as possible to keep you up to date. (Note that this site will automatically load to a mobile version on your smart phone, but all of the information is there, including the pull down tabs that will take you to the Music Venue information and other pages.)

Here's a roundup of links for 2012:


Official Comic-Con Site


Tracking Board Event & Party Grid


The Hollywood Reporter Full Guide To Parties


Unofficial Comic-Con Blog


My Comic-Con Survival Guide (from 2010)


Gaslamp.org Comic-con Events & Specials


Gaslamp.org General Comic-Con Maps, Guides, Restaurants & Bars


Speed-Force Con Tips


FirstShowing.net 2012 Programming Guide - Movie Listings 


Examiner: IGN Events


Entertainment Weekly PopWatch Blog/Comic-Con Posts


Crazy For Comic-Con Fan Blog (I love their PACK THIS list)


The Agency's 3rd Annual Comic-Con Bingo


Here's a Twitter List I made a couple years ago. I haven't updated it much, so tweet at me if there are accounts that should be added to it.


Recommended eats/drinks in Downtown:


The Lincoln Room (901 4th Avenue/$5 Happy Hour food menu 3-7pm Daily)
Hodad's Burgers (945 Broadway)
Chee-Chee Club (929 Broadway)
The Propagandist (835 Fifth Avenue)
El Dorado (1030 Broadway)
Analog (801 Fifth Avenue)
Ciro's Pizza (536 Market)
City Pizzeria (675 B Street)
Vin De Syrah (901 5th Avenue)


Did I miss a link? A party guide? Let me know!!  I can be reached on Twitter, through my Facebook profile, my Facebook page, or you can leave a comment on this site.

Comic-Con 2012: The Walking Dead Escape- Live The Apocalypse

Comic-Con International 2012 is just around the corner and every year seems to top the previous with large-scale events. This year is no exception as Petco Park turns into a live zombie apocalypse. You don't have to have a Comic-Con badge, but you do have to buy a ticket which will be $75 for "Survivors" who actually run the course or $15 for spectators who just want to watch the action as it plays out. I've heard that tickets for Thursday are going fast (if not sold out already), so you can expect this to be the talk of the Con. For more information and to buy tickets, CLICK HERE.

This is a separate event from the San Diego Zombie Walk which will take place on Friday, July 13 and is open to everyone who wants to participate. As usual, zombies will meet at 4th & Broadway between 5 and 5:20pm to begin their downtown takeover.