Comic-Con Thursday was staggeringly packed with crowds and events. The exhibit floor (all 12 acres of it) -- especially in the "media area" -- could hardly be moved through at times, and booths were busy.

Some of the news I picked up was not yet for public release; there's IDW news, for example, which is dear to my heart -- but it's embargoed for a bit. I did learn that the yet-to-air-in-the-U.S. Torchwood BBC series is shooting a second season. And I got a tremendous interview with participants in the Torchwood panel I'll be transcribing when I get back.

Speaking of IDW, it should be noted that what its purchase by the IDT Corp. Primarily means is that the company now has a huge infusion of cash. Which is something of a vote of confidence. Overheard in the conversation of a long-time con volunteer: "The job of Floor Manager is thankless. You walk the entire floor for 4 days telling exhibitors, 'You're breaking the rules.'"