Speaking of which, the bathrooms at Comic Con are also infamous. The infamy comes from the horrific state they're often left at during conventions with hundreds of thousands of people, although San Diego's tend to be better tended to and more regularly cleaned than other cons manage. Be prepared to queue for the toilet almost as long as you will to get into the Age Of Ultron panel, however, especially at peak times - you know, around lunchtime - which isn't much help when you're properly bursting. Much better is to just keep an eye on the bathrooms as the day goes by, and to drop in whenever it looks quiet. Relieve yourself, wash your hands, do what you gotta do. An important extra note about the toilets at SDCC is etiquette. Not amongst your fellow fans, but on the off chance that one of your heroes turns up to drain the lizard at the same time as you. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DO YOU TALK TO THEM. It might be tempting, since you've finally gotten the object of your affection alone during a weekend where they're otherwise stuck behind a table and a long line of other obsessives. Normal toilet politeness applies. Do not lean over the urinals to tell Frank Miller what a big fan you are. This is a thing that actually happened. It was gross.
Tom Baker is the Comics Editor at WhatCulture! He's heard all the Doctor Who jokes, but not many about Randall and Hopkirk. He also blogs at http://communibearsilostate.wordpress.com/
