>>9463207It's easier getting a press pass than professional and SDCC became very stringent at least 7 years ago. So in order to get a professional pass you either need to work in the industry (toys, comics, books, art, cartoons, movies, films, etc like me) or you need to be a friend with a professional (read: know an insider). Professionals can only get in if they produced work for the year they apply.
I still get a normal pass every year though, because in order to increase the chance to get into SDCC, you had to have gone last year and professionals don't get that if they stopped doing sdcc-related work or can't get credited work (freelancers working for VGs get fucked a lot of times).
SDCC is my favorite comic con, so i don't like to chance it, especially since acquaintances don't always go. Other conventions don't have as many toys and have also been pretty lenient on credentials too.
>>9463318Other guy already said it, but under Quesada we got more mature/developed stories. Daredevil, Ultimate Spiderman, JMS Spiderman, Ennis Punisher, Morrison XMen, Annihilation, etc etc etc. A lot of development and a new spin on things. Quesadilla also did a lot of dumb shit, but i think it was worth it for the great stuff that happened during the 00s.
>>9463320Brah, i was already in college and finished it in the 00s. Considering how hard it is to get a real job out of college.... Most people cherish their teen years the most, which is why there's so many movies about HSers. Still living with their parents, getting free money, free car, living in a mcmansion etc, it's no wonder John Hughes movies are so well known and popular.
So to look fondly at Quesadilla's era, it means something. But i guess you wouldn't know anything about that since you dont read comics, are underaged and/or a moviecasual.