Comic-Con 08: 10 Kick-Ass Sights From the Show Floor, Day 3

Norman Chan — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:15:00 -0500

Here’s something I noticed today while snapping up photos hundreds of cosplayers: they each have a unique pose prepared when other attendees or photojournalists ask to take their picture. It’s actually quite entertaining to watch, really. A dressed-up costumer will just be walking by, casually chatting away with their friends, and then they’ll suddenly execute a unique pose and mug for the camera if they anticipate a shutter click. I’d like to imagine that these cosplayers practice modeling their poses in front of a mirror before stepping foot in public.

But on to the kick-ass sights I saw today. Warner Brothers held a large panel to promote the upcoming Watchmen movie; director Zack Snyder brought the entire starring cast to answer questions from fans and show off never-before-seen footage. The cast really looked and sounded like they loved the material and immersed themselves into their roles. Confirmed: Patrick Wilson’s Nite Owl will indeed be balding, fat, and impotent when he’s out of costume. Matthew Goode, who plays Ozymandias, also pointed out that he played the character with the idea that Veidt was the son of Nazis.

The aforementioned Watchmen panel. Billy Crudup (Dr. Manhattan) talks about how difficult it was to act with dozens of motion-capture balls glued to his face every day for five months.

This is actually the same Wolverine cosplayer we saw on Day 1 of Comic-Con, though he’s switched out his yellow spandex costume for military garb. He told us that he actually has several more Wolverine getups. That’s determination.

These TIE-fighter dudes were ridiculously awesome.

We're not exactly sure what's going on in this scene, but it's hot.

Nightcrawler kid had a few dozen poses ready for the camera. He wouldn't stop posing even after we took a few shots.

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Look who it is! Ex-PC Gamer magazine editors Greg Vederman and Billy Harms! Billy was at the Top Cow comics booth signing copies of his new comic series, Impaler.

Nick Fury and Spiderwoman welcome attendees to the main exhibit hall. Look out Fury, she's really just a Skrull!

It was probably a bad idea to not let the guy with the chainsaw into the main panel room once it filled up. We can definitely see some rage in those eyes. Maybe a little bit of sadness, too.

We found these three Star Wars cosplayers outside the main hall, swarmed by photographers and turning more than few heads.

Sure, we were impressed by Heath Ledger's Oscar-worthy portrayal of the Joker. But this guy probably has the "crazy" market cornered.

Keep an eye out for even more photos we'll be posting up this weekend!

Comic-Con 08: 10 Kick-Ass Sights From the Show Floor, Day 1

Norman Chan — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:45:15 -0500

So much geeking out to do, with so little time to do it. We’re just about to head back to the San Diego Convention Center to join the 100,000 pop culture fans who’re ready to storm into the show floor. But before we head out to attend today’s festivities (which include a Max Payne movie presentation and Science Fiction discussion panel), we wanted to share with you our favorite snapshots from yesterday’s Preview Night. Families in cosplay, movie props, toys, and geek babes – wish you were here to see it all!

Batman statues and busts at the DC booth. These high-priced collector's items are way out of our budget, but we dare to dream.

Authentic Star Wars replica uniforms. A company called Windlass Studios is selling replica wardrobe from all the Star Wars films. Dressing up as an Imperial Officer or Obi-Wan has never been so easy.

Dharma Initiative booth babes! The Lost alternate reality game makes an appearance at Comic-Con - these ladies seemed to have no problem signing geeks up for shady Dharma Initiative experiments.

Wolverine. He's got the hair, claws, jeans, and grimace. If only he did something about that gut.

Life-sized Iron Monger. We saw the Iron Man Mark I armor at last year's Comic-Con, but this towering Iron Monger prop is much more impressive.

Ah, geek love. As in, "we're in."

Nite Owl's ship from Watchmen. In case you didn't hear, we licked it yesterday.

Portal cosplayer. Never turn your back on the weighted companion cube.

Rorschach Watchmen figurine. It's not a doll, dammit!

X-men family strike a pose. So precious!

Check back for more kick-ass sights from the show floor!

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