You can already see and even feel the buzz. Comic-Con is back after the villain called COVID-19 put it on hold for two years.
This year’s event will look a little different because everyone who attends will be wearing a face mask, not just the ones who dress up in their favorite character costumes. The evil virus is still around fighting to survive the battle against it.
But the 135,000 Comic-Con ticket holders will not be deterred and are ready to put their battle gear over their noses and mouths to see and meet their 'Superheroes'.
And tourism officials are cheering them on as they welcome back what has been San Diego’s biggest and best blockbuster show for many years.
The San Diego Convention Center folks estimate this year’s convention will bring in at least $164 million to the region, with at least $3.2 million in hotel and sales taxes for the city.
And of course, the restaurants, bars and clubs that have had a couple of zombie-like years, with some barely surviving, are expected to come back to life this week.
Comic-Con has played a starring role in the story of San Diego’s economy for decades now and this year’s delayed chapter could be a prequel to what’s ahead.
If the 2022 Comic-Con goes as well as everyone wants it to, it could give 'new hope' that it will 'live long and prosper' in San Diego for many years to come.
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