Comic-Con '09 Wrap-up

[wintergr3y]

Comic-Con was once again a blast this year. We took the whole week off, spending two days on a leisurly drive down replete with nice wine tasting in Paso Robles. Then we  spent a couple of days bumbing around San Diego. We hung out on the beach, I visited my sweet 3-year-old nephew, and I even re-connected with a college girlfriend whom I hadn't seen for probably a decade. Oh, and instead of a normal hotel room, this year we slept on a yacht. :-)

The con itself was overwhelming as always. We started out on preview night, where they open the doors to early attendees before the con truly begins. This year fresne , capricious_k  and I were joined by one of our co-workers who's been a closet geek for some time, and took the plunge into the grandaddy of all pools. :-) She was immediately shocked at the size and density of the dealer's room, and fell in love with some tribbles she found at one of the booths.

The next four days were a whirlwind of panels and shopping. One of the great highlights for me was the iGoogle Comics Themes launch, which I've already blogged about. Shortly after I posted that blog entry, I met up with several other members of the Comics Launch Team at the Marvel booth and we handed out free posters to the crowd. It was amazing being on the other side of the great schwag frenzy and was definitely one of the highlights of the con for me this year. You can find a photo of it here.

Other con highlights included Edward James Olmos at the Battlestar Galactica/Caprica panel (he's a really intense and funny guy!), seeing Alice on a horror panel, laughing at the gaggle of teenage girls trying to catch a glimps of the Twilight stars, and hearing Kevin Conroy moan in a highly suggestive manner to Andrea Romano. And of course, the amazing costumes and energy you get just from wandering the enormous dealer's room floor.

Needless to say, we've already purchased our tickets for next year.

Comments

[capnkjb.livejournal.com]

Kevin Conroy?! He did the voice of the animated Batman, the first cartoon I ever truly loved (in that way)(shutup). You are sooooooo lucky!

[wintergr3y.livejournal.com]

That's the guy. So now imagine Batman having an extended orgasm while crooning the voice director's name and you've got the basic picture.

Andrea Romano is the voice director who casts all the animated superhero stuff WB does, and she's basically the world's only rock star voice director. People stop her on the streets and ask her for autograph, actors know to always say yes when she calls them and asks them to read a part, and she's rightfully worshiped as a goddess at Comic-Con.

[capnkjb.livejournal.com]

Important distinction - Bruce Wayne, or Batman? There is a difference.

[wintergr3y.livejournal.com]

Batman. Definitely Batman.

[capnkjb.livejournal.com]

God, I hope someone recorded it, like they recorded drunk Jonathan Frakes singing at one of the hotels last year.

Oh maaaaaan.