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Sat, Feb 16 2013 10:49:15

The battle for 2013 Comic-Con badges

Fans try to nab admission to the always sold-out pop culture extravaganza in San Diego

  1. Up early to register for Comic Con. This will be my 16th year attending! #goodmorning #ComicCon #SanDiego instagr.am/p/VzLNzsky4I/
    AJ Lagar@AJLagar
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    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:08:29
  2. NerdOutburst
    Johnny@NerdOutburst
    is that an earthquake? no, it's a million nerds clicking there mouses to buy tix to #sdcc #comiccon!
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 08:57:17
  3. Scott Hendrickson
    Scott Hendrickson
    ComicCon ticket purchase site, please start working like you're supposed to...
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:06:32
  4. ProjectMelton
    Will@ProjectMelton
    Browser time out!! Nooooooooooooooo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s #ComicCon #SDCC
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:08:26
  5. Shindiggitydigg
    Shindiggity diggity@Shindiggitydigg
    @comiccon I'm glad your page was stress tested for the multiple run time errors people got trying to buy passes.
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:07:26
  6. redhaute
    redhaute@redhaute
    Like a million geeks cried out in horror… #comiccon register #fail
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:06:46
  7. joemagiv
    Joe Mag@joemagiv
    So... has anyone been able to get into the #comiccon waiting room?
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:07:01
  8. Vinu Leuong
    Vinu Leuong
    Back in the old days we didn’t have to walk up hill both ways in the middle of a snow storm to get ComicCon tickets. You just went onto the website whenever you pleased. Those were the days.
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:10:39
  9. Defeat, followed by grief...

  10. C'mon!! #SDCC #COMICCON #waiting
    thetiffers
    ·
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:11:06
  11. ...And possibly success.

  12. MsKTBartlett
    Katie@MsKTBartlett
    Was stuck on a white loading screen for several minutes then refreshed. It told me not to refresh again but put me in queue. #comiccon #sdcc
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:13:26
  13. Yes! I'm in #comiccon #waiting #room in #line #nervous instagr.am/p/VzMB5UsrWk/
    Roxann@roxy_estre
    ·
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:13:08
  14. Richieistruth
    Richard Guzman@Richieistruth
    Waited two hours for comic con badges. Just so the waiting room could crash. Epic fail #comiccon #fail #wow
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:13:16
  15. Loading...... #comiccon instagr.am/p/VzMAeFBQ_a/
    Riquel Shane@Riquelll
    ·
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:12:40
  16. madphenixrising
    Whitty Huton@madphenixrising
    It took 10 minutes for my screen to stop loading and I'm number 45373...all I can do is laugh, otherwise, I'll cry...#ComicCon
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:12:01
  17. A victorious fan...

  18. Ashley Garcia
    Ashley Garcia
    OMG I'm going to ComicCon!!!
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:18:05
  19. WesEdens
    Wes Edens@WesEdens
    I'm in the waiting room, but my # is not changing. The page isn't refreshing. Stuck at 27, 902. #comiccon
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:21:07
  20. @Comic_Con I've been locked in this limbo for 20 minutes, is it doing something or is it not? #comiccon #nerds http://pic.twitter.com/VVnQ6IbZ
    Hey Yo it's Mikey@HeyYo_itsMikey
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    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:21:06
  21. A happy Comic-Con customer...

  22. davprime
    Dave Prime@davprime
    Getting #comiccon badges turns out to be a lot easier than everybody made out. Got number #228 in line and badges bought within 5 mins.
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:20:11
  23. Ellen Ma
    Ellen Ma
    Might as well go to WonderCon in Anaheim, guys. That'll be the closest thing to ComicCon you will be able to touch this year.
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:21:15
  24. Sense of humor prevails

  25. iamgalactic
    Sir Galactic@iamgalactic
    Guessing #comiccon badges sold out so fast since its the first year with no twilight? #fail @Comic_Con
    Sat, Feb 16 2013 09:24:40

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