https://www.cnet.com/news/comic-con-2018-24-hours-5-lines-1-plea-for-mercy/

Here at San Diego Comic-Con International, fandom expresses itself in more ways than you can count. One of those ways is standing in line. For hours. Sometimes, folks camp out overnight to snag an audience spot for a panel.

Panels promise anything from never-before-seen footage to behind-the-scenes trivia to trailer drops. This year, as a Comic-Con newbie, I got my first taste of the line-waiting madness, where con attendees assemble collapsible furniture, talk superheroes and Star Wars (lots of Star Wars), and sometimes just stare into the middle distance to pass the time.