It’s nerd ground-zero in San Diego, bu not everyone is loving Comic-Con and the super-hero short pants thingy.
The New York Times for one suggests that comic-book films have hit their inevitable overkill apogee moment, and even the Comics-movie blog The Beat suggested the event has jumped the shark now that people like Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashia were in attendance hawking their various wares. The Hollywood Reporter also says the chicness of the event might be fading and may have reached its tipping point. That would be bad news for the vested nerds.
Last year, Comic-Con was a huge launching pad for “Iron Man,” and “The Dark Knight,” and building “The Incredible Hulk” buzz. It’s probably a little too early to tell what’s going to be the the big picture from Nerd Prom, but it’s probably going to be “Twilight” even though it’s basically for melodramatic tweens that can get enough of the unrequited Romeo & Juliet vampire story even though they’ve barely even gone to second base.