San Diego Comic Con 2009

Had a blast at Comic Con this year. Went with the roommates Matt and Cindy and took my 16 year old cousin Matt for his first comic con ever. We had a ton of fun. Took a lot of pictures. Our day started at Perry's Cafe in Old Town for breakfast. We then hopped on the trolley and felt like tourists in our own city. Very novel. Toured the show floor for about two hours and then headed upstairs for hours and hours of panels. Great way to save money, kill time, sit, enjoy A/C, and see a lot of cool stuff. We walked in on the Spartacus panel which is a new show on Starz starting in January. Lucy Lawless was there. Very cool. Stayed for the Marvel Cup O Joe Panel. Very cool to see Marvel's EIC and some of the writers and operators and have them answer questions about why comic book prices have risen. No real announcements from that panel. Only negative thing is that 3 times I saw Joe Q and yelled out praise or hello or encouragement from like 3 feet away and not once did he acknowledge my presence. Ouch. Thanks Joe.

We left that hall but came back in for the Eureka panel, which had some really great actors having a good time hamming it up at comic con. And we saw the announcement that they are being picked up for 22 more episodes and a 4th season and the genuine reaction of the actors. That was cool. Stayed for the Marvel Animation Panel and saw the new animation for The Black Panther, Wolverine Anime, Iron Man Anime, Planet Hulk, Iron Man Adventures, Wolverine and the X-Men, Thor Tales of Asgard and more. That panel was just jam packed with announcements and great writers and people. Even Warren Ellis and Madhouse animation studios made an appearance. Last was the DC Animation Panel, and while I was geeked out for Green Lantern First Flight, Superman/Batman, Bruce Timm, Andrea Romano, Clancy Brown, Kevin Conroy, and Juliet Landau, I was underwhelmed by the announcements compared to the Marvel panel. Just one of those years I guess. Then we went home. Long, fun day.

You can see photos at the bottom of the page. Enjoy.

Comic Con and Thank You!

Tomorrow kicks off Comic-Con in San Diego. I cannot wait. I think I am going on Friday. Which should be fun. Friday and Saturday are always monster days as far as panels go, and I just heard there is an Adult Swim party at 4th and B Friday night. I may just go if only to meet the creators of the Venture Bros.

Back on the job front I got GREAT news this morning. An old friend of mine called me out of nowhere to tell me about a job opening that she thinks I would be great for. I was so thrilled I could shot milk out of my nose. Of course I have not had milk in over two weeks so that would be impossible. But the sheer thought of someone else thinking of me just made me feel like a good person. So I sent my resume over and am following up with a phone call as soon as I get the job's phone number. There is already a good word put in, and sometimes that is all you need in business and in life. So even if nothing comes of this, the fact that someone thought of me, called me, and said nice things about me for a great job has got me giddy and sitting on Cloud 9 of positivity today. Smiles. OH! And I am hosting Musicpalooza Singers (winners) at Anthology tonight. Should be a great show. :)