Big? You Don't Know from Big

For those who take as gospel Comic-Con International: San Diego's reputation (in American media, at least) as the world's biggest comic convention, I say, "Hah!" A mere 120,000 attendees? Try Comic Market (aka "Comiket") in Japan, which is held two times a year. The latest such extravaganza attracted a total of 550,000 attendees -- most of whom bought, sold or traded self-published Doujinshi.