2006-ComicConWeb

TERRY MOORE

San Diego Comic Con International - July19-23, 2006. A celebration of Pop Culture. Terry Moore's depiction above describes it better than all my photos and words. I had fun this year in spite of lots and lots of people. It gets more crowded and bigger every year. But as long as you plan and don't allow it to make you crazy... you can still have a good time.

Below are a few of the photos I took. I didn't notice until I was putting this page together that most of my pictures of booths were looking up and not the inside of booths. Probably, because all the pictures would be of crowds and not the contents of the booths. I also snapped pictures of attendees in costume. A co-worker was surprised when I told her not everyone dresses up and in fact only a very small percentage of the 100,000+ throng. It's just that they get the most attention. What was new: More Television studios attended - following the movie studios lead. With more media participation, the movie/TV/Celebrity panels were spread over two days rather than one day. There wasn't a particularly new or exciting booth on the exhibit floor this year. No new Narnia or Potter or LOTR type movie to hype. Enjoy.

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Diane mapping out her strategy.

Robin at the SiP Booth

Robin & Terry Moore @ Strangers in Paradise. www.strangersinparadise.com

Donato! Great artist, great guy! http://www.donatoart.com/

Donato's Red Sonja. The original art that is now MINE!

DC Booth

ooooh. Batgirl. Gotta get this when it's released next year.

More fine art at the Con.

SciFi Channel "booth". Very organic.

Changes colors and patterns. Kewl looking, but it's on it's third year. It will be hard to top.

Hot Wheels!

Go Speed Racer, Go!

Wheee. Never did check to see what this is promoting.

Booth-12 Snakes on the Plane. Movie was definitely the talk of the Con. Fans are expecting a

Snakes on the Plane. Movie was definitely the talk of the Con. Fans are expecting a "sooo bad it's good" type movie?

Booth-13 WB booth. Great marketing. Had lots of merchandise to buy for many of WB's TV & movies. Plus fun

WB booth. Great marketing. Had lots of merchandise to buy for many of WB's TV & movies. Plus fun "Swag" was given out after their panels.

Bruce Lee dolls. $$$. They were very well done.

Even Robbie attended.

Joker. One of Alex Ross' best images.

Ross' booth.

T-Shirts to the ceiling.

Cards.

Batman in Legos.

Where else could you see Medusa with a Stormtrooper?

And believe it or not - they still have comics.

Stacks of comics

And $$$$$ comics. Many in the hundreds to thousands of dollars. Each.

Debbie's brother, Steve. A con virgin on his way up to get his badge. He doesn't know what he's in for!

Celeb01 Waiting for panels to start in Hall H. Stephen, Debbie, Debbie's cousin, Steve and Melanie. NOTE: Most of the celebrity panel photos were off the large screens.

Waiting for panels to start in Hall H. Stephen, Debbie, Debbie's cousin, Steve and Melanie. NOTE: Most of the celebrity panel photos were off the large screens.

Celeb01a Hillary Swank talking about her new movie

Hillary Swank talking about her new movie "The Reaping". Plagues attack a small town.

"The Reaping" Swag. I got a "Special Red Ticket". I thought the producer was kidding when he said the red tickets got locusts. Everyone else got t-shirts.

Richard Donner & Bryan Singer - Director of the Superman I and Superman Returns, talk Superman.

Panel - Superman through the Ages. Noel Neill (Lois Lane), Sam Huntington (Jimmy, Superman Returns) and Marc McClure (Jimmy, Superman I)

Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) signs autographs.

Lucy Lawless on the Battlestar Galactical Panel

Celeb07 Gerard Butler and David Wenham (Faramir) promoting

Gerard Butler and David Wenham (Faramir) promoting "300" based on Frank Miller's graphic novel. Very graphic, much like Sin City. Images are very similar to the book.

Celeb08 Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Rent, Clerks 2 etc.) Kevin Smith was stuck in traffic and missed his panel. Good news for me because hall H emptied when it was announced Smith would be later in the day... I was able to get inside for the next panels I wanted to see.

Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Rent, Clerks 2 etc.) Kevin Smith was stuck in traffic and missed his panel. Good news for me because hall H emptied when it was announced Smith would be later in the day... I was able to get inside for the next panels I wanted to see.

Celeb09 Rosario on mutiple screens in Hall H. She filled in for Kevin Smith... answering questions, talking to fans and even sang a son. She is also a comic geek. Currently she is writing a comic book, which she was promoting at the Con.

Rosario on mutiple screens in Hall H. She is also a comic geek. Currently she is writing a comic book, which she was promoting at the Con.

Nicolas Cage promoting "Ghost Rider". A comic collector. He sold his million dollar collection a few years ago.

Eva Mendes from Ghost Rider.

They showed an exciting trailer. Hopefully, the movie will be too. Nice effects.

Most of the entire cast of Spider-man 3! Here's Toby Maguire.

Topher Grace "Venom"

Bryce Dallas Howard (Gwen Stacy). Also Ron Howard's daughter.

Kirsten Dunst. (Mary Jane Watson)

Thomas Haden Church (Sandman).

Director Sam Raimi. Raimi showed a pre-pre trailer. Many of the effects were not finished, still the film looks like it will be good.

Celeb20 Ashley Scott (Birds of Prey) at the

Ashley Scott (Birds of Prey) at the "Jericho" panel. A new CBS TV series. I missed the premiere screening of the pilot, but friends who saw it said it was very good.

Gail Simone author of one my favorite comic books, Birds of Prey answering questions but giving no spoilers at her panel.

At your post office today. The first day cancellation was at the Convention.

Thursday morning. Mel and I are in that crowd somewhere, in line to buy the DC Stamps and prints.

I bought Superman.

and Wonder Woman.

Costumes, Costumes, Costumes. Lots of good ones this year. And not so good. Here's a good one. Boba Fett.

Costume02 I wish I got a better picture of

I wish I got a better picture of "Anakin". A good double, yellow eyes and all. I thought this was funny, as he wipes a smudge off of Darth Vadar.

What's a comic con with out "Stormtrooper Elvis"?

Great backpack!

Who ya going to call?

Elastigirl from The Incredibles

Wonka

Don't know who she's supposed to be but the guys liked her. Don't know why. ;-)

This guy was interviewing everybody (and everything).

One of the better Robins.

Avatar, from the Nickolodeon cartoon. This chick actually shaved her head.

V for Vendetta. I'm guessing these were girls.

oops. I caught him, just as he stopped flexing.

Best makeup. She had great eyes (her own).

Tall girl too. With Mel.

Mel attacked Snoopy for a picture.

No comment.

Costume19 When I first saw this group walk by I thought -

When I first saw this group walk by I thought - "Wow, she's tall. Oh, but not very pretty." I asked the guy next to me... "Guy or Girl?" "I was hopeful for a split second... but it's a guy."

View of San Diego Bay from Diane and Liv's hotel room.

Crowds!

Wall to Wall.

Everyone heading out to the Gaslamp for dinner. That's the Hard Rock Hotel being built.

Long day.

Long day for all ages.