10 Things The Monitor Loved at Comic-Con
We're back from Comic-Con International, and we've got a story to tell. After four days of crowds, cosplay and coming attractions -- and comics, of course -- we have a loooong list of favorite things.
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Contributing editor Peter Rubin writes about pop culture, sports technology, and AR/VR for WIRED. His book Future Presence: How Virtual Reality Is Changing Human Connection, Intimacy, and the Limits of Ordinary Life was published in April 2018. ... Read More
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