Tip for first time attendees

Over the past several years Comic-Con has evolved in some very interesting ways.

Now, not only are there Comic-Con exclusive items, but in some cases you can pre-order them through a website for pick up at a booth at the convention - so now's the time to be haunting the websites of your favorite vendors and finding out what they have in mind for Comic-Con. {It can also help with budgeting, thinking early about what you might want to buy, instead of impulse buying everything in sight without your poor wallet having been given fair warning.}

Also take note during the convention - some vendors will have available on their websites AFTER con items that were designed to be released at con, and sold until this one-time-only production run sells out.