If you're going to San Francisco... be sure to go there when Wondercon is in town. :) It's not as big as San Diego's Comic-Con, but it's a lot more relaxed which makes it easier to enjoy all the pop culture, comics, sci-fi and whatnot. Special guests and creators are more friendly to talk to. You can see they are not as stressed out as in San Diego. Although there's lots of people there, it's not as crowded as the Comicon.
By the way, Wondercon 2007 is coming very soon. It's next weekend (March 2-4).
The convention's located at the Moscone Center, which is very near downtown San Francisco, right next to Yerba Buena Gardens. In the area, you'll find SFMOMA - San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art at one side of the gardens, and the Sony Metreon at the other side, an entertainment centre with great Restaurants, 16 movie theatres and a few stores, including a nice Comic Books one called Things From Another World.
Things From Another World
Inside Metreon(at Howard St & Minna St)
There's not much I can say about TFAW that you can't find visiting their website. If you arrive in town before the comics convention, you'll probably be able to buy your Wondercon tickets at this store, in advance.
A couple of blocks away from Yerba Buena's, at the emblematic Market Street, you'll find another comics store, this one also filled with action figures, toys and merchandising, properly called Jeffrey's Toys.
Jeffrey's Toys
A funny thing I remember about this store, is that they sell their comics already packed in a bag with backing board included, for a few cents more. Back at the shelves, you can still take a look at the comics, since the're not inside bags.
These stores are my kind of stores. Lots of mainstream comics, merchandise, action figures, games and stuff like that. If mainstream is not your cup of tea, you'll probably feel more confortable in the next store.
Comix Experience
This is more like the stereotypical comic book shop, dedicated to comics only. Like they say on their website: "Not toys, not games, not fucking-Pokemon-cards. Comics". There's a wide variety of comics here, both mainstream and independent ones. Multiple-time winner of the San Francisco Bay Guardian's "Best of the Bay" award, this store opened to the public in 1989, by 21 years old Brian Hibbs. And 18 years later, he's still going strong with his love for comics. The staff will definitely know more about the comics they're selling than the guys and girls from the previous stores. Just try not to be scared of the tall guy that works there, with long dark hair, strong voice like a singer of an hard metal band, and he'll help you find any comic you're looking for.
All the comic stores I mentioned here are open every day, including Sundays. And people wonder why I left my heart in San Francisco... Well, it wasn't just that, of course. The City by the Bay has plenty of places to visit and fall in love with. The Golden Gate park, Ghirardelli Square, Union Square and Chinatown, the Palace of Fine Arts, Pier 39, Yerba Buena and so many more.
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