Tag: SDCC
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 209 – San Diego Comic-Con swag
A lot of people have been asking to see the swag we picked up at the San Diego Comic-Con so here’s a sampling. Everything on this table was free. I’ll be posting a more thorough look at all of this, plus a bunch of posters, plus a bunch of stuff that we bought soon.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 204 – Costume at Comic-Con
I can now say I have worn a costume to the San Diego Comic-Con. I was Mario as a Ghostbuster, fighting a Boo. I already owned a Ghostbusters “costume” T-shirt so I wore that along with tan pants, a Mario hat and mustache I picked up at Party City recently, and a Ghostbusters proton pack backpack with detachable proton gun pouch. To finish it off, I used an old green light saber as the proton stream and stuck the cardboard Boo I made earlier this week onto the end. I think it turned out pretty well, considering the time and money I spent on it.
But I do have more respect for convention goers who wear elaborate costumes all day. The mustache and hat were annoying me after only a few minutes of wearing them and I got sick of carrying around the proton gun setup very quickly. Though I only walked around the convention hall for maybe 15-20 minutes wearing the costume, I’m still happy that I did it. It’s one of those things that I can check off my life “to do” list. And a couple people laughed at the costume idea as well, which was great.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 203 – Hall H
Hall H at the San Diego Convention Center has become somewhat of a second home in the last couple days. I spent many hours in there yesterday and this morning attended a fantastic panel featuring Steven Spielberg and surprise guest Peter Jackson (with a double-surprise appearance by Andy Serkis). But none of the remaining Hall H panels interest me enough to wait hours in line again, so this was my last trip inside that huge room and I had to get a photo on the way out.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 202 – Gaslamp District
After a long, long day at the San Diego Comic-Con, I had a great dinner in the nearby Gaslamp District across the street from the convention center, in downtown San Diego. This area of downtown is wonderful, full of life, clean, and with plenty of culture and sights to see. And it comes even more alive during Comic-Con.
I ate at a place called Toscana, which served some tasty Italian food.
Marvel at Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland from the 2009 San Diego Comic Con
Disney had a big presence at the San Diego Comic-Con this year and it seems they spared no expense. For one of their movie panels, director Tim Burton was on-hand to talk about his upcoming Alice in Wonderland film. Here’s the teaser/trailer they released:
The big surprise at the panel happened at the end when Burton brought Johnny Depp out for a quick hello. Actually, he didn’t much. He simply walked on stage for a moment and then left with Burton:
This image was from the official Disney D23 twitpic account
Separately, Disney carefully constructed a museum of sorts featuring sets, costumes, and props from Alice in Wonderland. Here’s a peek inside:
You can see many more photos from this special Alice in Wonderland exhibit at aintitcool.com
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