"A Week of Twilight": Twilighters go crazy at Comic-Con

Hey again everybody. As you probably know by now, I'm writing everything Twilight-related this week. Although I have recently become a fan of the vampire series, for a while I have been doubting just how popular this series really was. Sure, I'd heard the comparisons to the Harry Potter juggernaut, but that could all just be hype. And I really doubted just how hyped people were for the upcoming film. But after hearing about the reaction the film's panel recieved at Comic-Con last Thursday I cannot deny it anymore: Twilight really is shaping up to become a cult phenomenon of Potter proportions.
Simply put, the panel was packed with thousands of fans who treated the cast, director Catherine Hardwicke and author Stephenie Meyer as if they were the Second Coming. There was screaming, crying, and when Robert Pattinson, the relatively unknown actor chosen to play vampire heartthrob Edward took the stage, something akin to rioting. According to interviews the mostly unknowns were surprised and kind of freaked out by it. Indeed, many members of media outlets covering the event claimed the had never seen a reaction like that at any previous Comic-Con.
I guess I'm going to have to re-evaluate my predictions for the film's success now.