Wade had a couple of theses signed for him.  I hope one of them is for me!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

you know one is!!!

That's cool. I wish I knew people that could get me cool stuff at Comicon. Well, I do, buit they didn't go this year. Next year, I'm going with THEM!

Yay! Wade did a good job, he had fun but got some stuff for Dad!!

Tick, you and Lindy need to make a video to get into the Evil League of Evil!!!

I love the Dr. Horrible pics!! They are good!! Thanks for sharing all great pics!!

*is still smiling at the picture of NPH*

a funny take on COMICON costumes....

Number 10 is so true, never ever stop or stand still, besides being used as a billboard you will be trampled for sure....

 

SDCC Double Feature! The 10 Cosplayers Who Just Barely Gave a Sh*t,

The San Diego Comic Con might be done for everyone else in the country, but not for Topless Robot! We're happy to present this double feature of Daily Lists featuring some the finest (as well as some of the laziest) cosplayers SDCC had to offer. Just think of it as our way of celebrating both the con and those who dared to dress up for it. You know, instead of belatedly throwing together a few Daily Lists because Bricken stayed up too late playing Soul Calibur IV to post the one that was supposed to go on. Look, there are pictures of hot girls dressed as Slave Leia—just hit the damn jump already.

The 10 SDCC Cosplayers Who Just Barely Give a Shit

San Diego—hell, most geek conventions—rejoice in their members dressing up for one another. And usually, that means intricate and creative costuming—the sort of stuff that tends to amaze. But some people just want to play dress-up...and hardly that, in some cases. Which is cool and all—tip of the cowl to anyone who chooses to do it at all, really, and besides, some of the costumes in this list are actually pretty genius, if you can get past the artistic quality (or lack thereof).

10) This isn't so much a costume, really, so much as what happens to you if you stand still too long at SDCC.

9) "You bored?" "Yeah, I'm bored, you bored?" "Yeah, I'm bored." "I sure hope El Santo shows up soon so we can get to the Secret Invasion panel."

8) Okay, these two Monarch Henchman from The Venture Bros are actually pretty good. So what's the problem? Because we can see every contour of the guy on the right's little henchman in the costume, and he clearly doesn't care. It's an evil the Monarch can only dream of achieving.

7) Seriously, the fact that you look vaguely like Rick Astley and own a black trenchcoat? Does not a costume make. The cardboard sign it took you ten minutes to scrawl out the lyrics to "Never Gonna Give You Up"? It doesn't exactly earn you an "E" for effort, either.

6) Someone didn't quite finish their IG-88 costume. I'd put it at about an IG-4 or IG-5, frankly.

5) Looking at this pair of Hydra agents makes me wonder just how "super" that Super Soldier Serum really is. Or at least what their policy on "acceptable facial hair" is.

4) When I asked this fella what he was dressed as, he answered "Darth Something." And really, I can't argue with that.

3) I know this is guitarist Buckethead (a.k.a. Brian Carroll), but sometimes a guy with a KFC bucket on his head is just a guy with a KFC bucket on his head.

2) Two TIE fighters. They were very lame until they mentioned "We're in formation," when I was taking the picture. Which made them sort of awesome, since they totally were.

1) A box. Not even a box from home—this is a toy box from one of the dealer floor toy retailers. It's genius in its simplicity, really, so long as by "genius" we mean "inexplicable" and "sort of meaningless."

on caption 7 I found them all except for the fanboy NOT taking a picture...laughs

 

 

San Diego Comic-Con is a magical place.  Spending four days there can be an entirely surreal experience, and you can't come back home without a handful of stories to tell.  If I hadn't had to cover the event for BuddyTV, it would have been easy to enjoy myself by simply walking around and people watching.  You have the obsessive comic book fans, the costumes, the spectrum of celebrities and quasi-celebrities in attendance, as well as the sheer spectacle of the massive event.  Below, you will find my five biggest memories from Comic-Con that have nothing to do with the actual panels or events I attended.  Even if you don't like comic books, the San Diego Comic-Con is something that everyone should try and attend, if only once.  Believe me, it's worth it. 

#1 �?A Delightful Celebrity Sighting

Celebrity sightings are always one of the highlights of an event like Comic-Con.  After doing a fair number of these events, I've become somewhat immune to these sightings.  After a while, the feeling of being star struck kind of passes.  But, this is generally only the case when I expect to see someone.  However, the random sightings are still exhilarating, especially when they're really random.  If you're at Comic-Con for four days, like I was, you're going to have your share of encounters.  On Day 2, I was walking hurriedly to a panel, when I looked to my right in the big upstairs autograph signing hall, and was delighted to see Guy Ritchie, Ludacris, Jeremy Piven, Gerard Butler and Idris Elba signing autographs in support of the upcoming film Rockinrolla.  Like twenty feet away. That was a nice surprise.

But, my favorite sighting of the weekend came outside of the expansive San Diego Convention Center.  I had just eaten a little breakfast and was walking from inside the Gaslamp District towards the Con.  Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a familiar face eating breakfast all by his lonesome.  It was Maurice Cheeks, former NBA point guard and current coach of the upstart Philadelphia 76ers.  I love this guy, and I couldn't help myself:

Me: “Maurice Cheeks!�?BR>
Maurice looks up, perhaps a bit startled.  He goes back to his food.

Me: “Maurice �?great work with the Sixers.  Damn, you guys were exciting this year.�?BR>
Maurice smiles faintly, “Thanks...thanks, man.�?nbsp;

I freeze, searching for something to say, then awkwardly walk away.  I have no idea why Mo was there (maybe he likes comic books), but I bet I was one of the few conventioneers who recognized him

 

 

 

I sat through over a dozen panels during my time at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, and though they were all a lot of fun, certain moments will stick in my mind forever.  Attending the convention is like getting a chance to sit in a room and chat with all of your favorite celebrities.  On one level you can't believe you're so close to people you've only seen on screen, and on another level it all seems perfectly natural.  No matter how much you worship a particular actor or creator, Comic-Con helps to remind you that they're all just regular people.  It's oddly comforting, and it makes even the biggest of stars seem more relatable.

After thinking back over the many panels I attended, I chose five of my favorite moments from the convention.  It wasn't easy to narrow down, but these are the things that I'll definitely never forget.

5.  Costumed Crusaders Appear at the Smallville Panel

In my article about the Smallville panel, I wrote about how hilarious it was to have Batman stand up to ask the final question during the Q&A.  Even before the Dark Knight arrived, an audience member dressed in a surprisingly spot-on Green Arrow outfit wowed star Justin Hartley.  Hartley was so impressed with the guy's costume, and the bow he had to go along with it, that he called him up to the stage so he could see if it was made of real leather.  The costumes at Comic-Con are always memorable, but it's rare to see a "real" superhero be amazed by a fan.

4.  First Hour of the Heroes Season 3 Premiere Revealed

I wasn't a big fan of Heroes season 2, but there's no denying that series creator Tim Kring created big buzz by unveiling a brand new episode at the convention.  Most TV panels consisted of trailers or a few minutes of footage, but Kring screened an entire episode and encouraged fans to get out there and talk about what they saw.  For the record, it was much better than season 2. 

3.  Legendary Comic Book Creators Discuss Their Work

Before TV shows and blockbuster movies started bringing big Hollywood stars to Comic-Con, the convention was mainly about one thing: comic books.  I only had a small amount of free time at the Con, but I was lucky enough to catch Entertainment Weekly's panel featuring visionary comic book creators.  The group consisted of Grant Morrison, Robert Kirkman, Mike Mignola, Jim Lee, John Cassady, Matt Fraction and Colleen Doran, all of whom gathered together to discuss their work and the state of the industry in general.  These may not be big names to the average individual, but to a comic book geek such as myself it was like witnessing some sort of holy alliance.  No one should be allowed to visit Comic-Con without paying tribute to the comic creators that the convention was originally centered around.

2.  Eric Kripke Shows First Five Minutes of Supernatural Season 4

The Supernatural panel was the final thing on my schedule for this year's Comic-Con, and I can't think of a better way to cap off the entire experience.  Instead of showing a trailer for the upcoming episodes, creator Eric Kripke unveiled the first five minutes of the season 4 premiere.  What I saw was spooky, unsettling, funny and unforgettable. 

1.  Joss Whedon Appears with the Cast of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Joss Whedon is my favorite television writer of all time, so it's possible I'm a tad biased on this one.  Even if I didn't think of Whedon as a writing god, this would still be the funniest, most entertaining panel I saw in San Diego.  Whedon was hilarious, but it was the banter between stars Nathan Fillion, Neil Patrick Harris and Felicia Day that really brought the house down.  Some of the funniest moments included the mockery Day received after she revealed that she was "Twittering" under the table, Fillion's numerous penis jokes, Harris pulling Fillion's chair out from under him, and the How I Met Your Mother star dropping f-bomb after f-bomb while discussing the frustration he felt while learning one of the songs.  This group has serious chemistry together, and we can only hope that they reunite for another Dr. Horrible act.

 

 

3)  Prepare to Be Disappointed

Only Jamie Madrox could go to Comic-Con and see everything there is to see.  Panels are often scheduled in different rooms at the same time, meaning that you'll have to choose between the things you love.  Sure, I could have attended the Watchmen panel, but I probably would have missed seeing Joss Whedon afterwards.  I wish I could have gone to the Dollhouse presentation, but I would have missed seeing the creators of Lost.  Comic-Con makes you wish you could be in 18 places at once.

In addition, make sure to get in line extremely early for the things you really want to see.  The rooms do fill up to capacity, and you'll be turned away at the door if you don't time things right.

4)  Bring Your Own Food or Prepare to Starve

After attending Comic-Con, I truly wish that I had packed an extra suitcase with nothing but sandwich supplies.  I would have killed to have access to my own food while wandering the halls of the convention center.  You'd think that a venue that packs in over 100,000 people would have plenty of food options.  There should at least be something similar to a mall food court, right?  Wrong.  There are a few stands scattered around that sell soft pretzels, cardboard pizza, $8 sandwiches and salads, and Mrs. Fields cookies.  That's it.  There's also one fully functioning Starbucks, but you'll be waiting in line at least an hour if you dare to go near it.

If you don't want to pack a suitcase full of meat and cheese and also don't want to blow money on expensive restaurants around San Diego, my best advice is to stop by a convenience store each morning before the convention.  It's not the best food ever, but you can stock up for an entire day and save a lot of money.

5)  Prepare to See Things Like This:



Don't say I didn't warn you.