Comic Con is a pop culture mecca that attracts fans of comic books, anime, video games, television, movies and fantasy novels.

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Old-timers Lee Trevino and Chi-Chi Rodriguez pop into mind with their comic patter and dramatic flair (Rodriquez was famous for his routine of waving his putter at the hole after sinking a putt and then thrusting it into an imaginary scabbard on his hip).

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Over 126, 000 people will make the annual trek to the pop culture Mecca known as San Diego Comic-Con this week.

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Sir Paul's former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr, comic Bob Monkhouse, Liverpool pop legend Gerry Marsden and Liverpool Football Club also sent flowers.

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Studying word "clusters"helps determine whether a search term like "Blondie" means the comic strip or the punk-pop band from the 1980s.

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Pop culture provides an excellent lens on society, and comic books, in particular, tend to incorporate rich, complex storylines that reflect the times.

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By coincidence, photo retailer Photojojo featured a pointer on its Twitter feed today to the pop culture blog Accidental Mysteries, and a lovely spread on Camera Comics, a 1940s comic-book series glamorizing the work of historical photographers like Matthew Brady and fictional heroes like Jim Lane Insurance Investigator!

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