DeCONpression

I have made my yearly pilgrimage to nerd-vana... and it is good!

Comic Con is such an awesome event that I just HAVE to share it with all of you guys! Besides, I know a lot of you have asked me questions or commented that you couldn't make the trek so, allow me to bring a little piece of the con back here for you guys. It might smell a little funny since it's been sitting in my suitcase all this time but I assure you it's just as tasty and delicious!

So, sit back, relax and let's all enjoy a tale told through pictures...

Here's where it all begins, the San Diego Convention Center! For 4 1/2 days days over 150,000 nerds people will descend upon this town to partake in THE biggest, most organized gathering of freaks and geeks ever assembled! My nose is gushing rivers of blood from the raw fury and might!


An ocean of humanity literally crashes on the doors of the convention center and fill every nook and cranny of the building. As evidenced in the pictures above, people from all shapes, sizes, color, race (both terrestrial, alien and "other") come to enjoy all that the con has to offer.

As I mentioned from my previous blog, our good friends the Ghostbots were there in full force!



They were there promoting their new property, Little Lost Ghost! Check out those kick-ass pins and prints!

Half way across the floor (quite a trek away, actually!) is fellow co-creator Rhode Montijo (right) and good friend James (Jamie) Baker's (left) booth!

I know they look crazy but they're really just from the future. Yes, the future is filled with tin foil and poorly constructed robots, apparently. Who would have guessed? Anyway, Rhode left the show years ago to pursue his life-long dreams of crime fighting in the grimy streets of Oakland (and New York) and occasionally working on his line of childrens books...

... as well as gardening.


I also met up with some really amazing people like Chris!

Chris, obviously a big HTF fan, hung out with us rocking his custom Petunia t-shirt, complete with air freshener accessory. Extra style points for that! We shared stories and delicious frozen yogurt all while watching the "Twlilight" line across from us ebb and flow. Those "Twihards" are crazy!

Another awesome person that stopped by to say "hi" was Wendi!

Wendi shared with me some great ideas she had for characters and did a live audition by screaming in the hall! Luckily, security didn't come and kick us out because Wendi's voice just cut right through the crowd's noise like it was made of rice paper! Truly, HTF material!

Finally, our buddies from across the galaxy hunted me down to say "hello."

Ok, these guys aren't really my buddies. In fact, they pretty much ignored my Facebook pleas of friendship... sigh... but they were awesome!

Speaking of which, one of my favorite things about Comic Con are the costumes!!! The good, the bad, the ugly, the funny, the sad, the cute, the weird, the creepy, the great and everything in between. I LOVE them all!













Did I mention I love the costumes? I did? Good 'cause there's more!





There was also a few exceptional costumes that looked EXACTLY like the people that they were dressed up as like George Lucas walking his At-At!

Classic Spock! Points off for not having the pointy ears and uniform.

Admiral Adama! He may have a hard time finding Earth but he didn't have any problems finding his favorite Subway sandwich.

And Castle Greyskull! Still looking good after all these years!

This is all just the tip... a tiny lick off the proverbial iceberg popsicle that is Comic Con!

Hopefully, I've inspired some of you guys out there to someday make the journey to one of the most amazing and wonderful places on Earth! Then when you're sick of that place, come on by to Comic Con where the fun never ends (until the last day, at least) and the nerd-juices flow like a never ending waterfall that all may partake from. Sniff... sniff... I'm getting all choked up just thinking about it...

See you there next year!!!