Dog Eaters

Comicon, Day 1 (thursday, July 23)

Posted on 07.23.09 9:27AM under cosplay, San Diego Comicon 2009

The line for passes stretches all the way to the water, about 2 NYC avenue blocks. And it’s 8AM…

I believe that height of American civilization peaked 40 yrs ago. I base my premise on: Woodstock, the Apollo Moon landing, and the first Comicon…

comicon_catalog

And not because of military might, although those were also the days of Vietnam… But a gentle reminder of US firepower cruises out to sea early in the morning.

navy
Not sure what class of ship this is. Only one forward gun…

Breakfast was a wonderful place to catch up on the Comicon catalogs and event schedules, but this young man chose to read DOG EATERS, Issue #3.

isaac_reading
His comment: “So thin…” And yet this particular issue took 6 months. What the — ??!!

Our waiter from Ethiopia is now a proud Black Dog Clan member.
clan_392
For more images of clansmen, please visit the Clansmen page.

On our way to the Convention Center, it seemed to me that the cos-players were out early this year, rebounding from last year’s flat first day.
minimarios
Mini-Marios…

Saw these balloons in the sky. Last year, their booth was across the aisle from the Dabel Brothers.
ageofinsects

Saw these 3 lovelies as well…
dominitrix

What was a bit disturbing was that this cop was texting on the job. With all the accidents that have been happening with on-the-job texting, this cop just seemed stupid.
textingonjob
“You’re under arrest! Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law!”

Again the mesmerizing Side Show Collectibles…
ackbar

alienvspredator
Two Aliens vs. one Predator

conan
Pre-governor Arnie as Conan

evangelion_1300
Evangelion, $1300

Stay tuned, Day 1 still not anywhere near finished today’s entry… I’m fading out and it’s only 9:30 PM. Still got jetlag.

Okay, I’m back, it’s 4 AM and I have to finish this entry before the Con starts, today.

More Sideshow Collectibles.
predator
Makes a lovely pet…
grevious
The Force still lingers…
vader
And lingers… Will you never die?!
handgun1
Maybe if I use this…
hellboy2
And recruit my friends…
ironman
But enough about Sideshow Collectibles…
zudaandme
And more about me!
Actually, more about the very interesting people around me.
hero108girls
the girls working the booth next door: Hero 108
artistrow_gabriel
An owner-creator on artist row.
jason
A truly scary dude. This was his inner self coming out.
2inblack
“Come home, darling! I miss you!”
chestscreens
These girls wear their hearts on their sleeves, I mean their video screens over their chest. They actually play movie trailers and are available for rental. The girls come with the screens. Really!
kim3zero
Ran into Kim from 3-Zero. CWC has done a couple of projects with him: Kumanogollo and Runts with Tristan Eaton.
pikachu
Hovering ominously overhead…
pumpkinhead
Notice the air vents in the head?
redblackpirate
A man without his ship. Or his parrot…
rockband
making friends and influencing people — RockBand!
More Star Wars…
clonewars
whitebluestormtrooper
darth
Aren’t we getting tired of these guys, yet?
How about if their costumes are more homemade and they strike more intimidating poses?
trooper
troopers2
Okay, still want to do it? Well, then — how about being Padme?
760padme
It will cost you $760 for this costume.
1300obiwan
And almost twice that much — $1300 — to transform into Obi Wan.
Speaking of tranformation, the Hasbro booth and the Transformer display was packed like sardines.
hasbrobooth
hasbro2
transformers
If this robot, designed by James Cameron for “Avatar,” got into the octagon with Bumble Bee, what round is the knockout and by who?
coolrobot
But enough about violence, let’s move on to social issues.
adultswim
A meditation on Capitalism…
adultswim2
And communism!
gentlegiant
Like an anguished composer…

With Glenn Farrington…
glenn
Ex-NYC cop, ex-dot.com millionaire — currently… a screenwriter!

elephantman
Elephantman: Bladerunner meets Taxi Driver (but looks like an elephant) signing
3200kirby
Original comic art by Jack Kirby: $3200 — and that might be cheap…
Lou Ferrigno lurks in his customary spot. He’s only $25 a shot.
lou
lou2
But he’s still got the guns!
tankgirl
Tank Girl in the flesh.
tankgirl2
And in the vinyl.schoolgirlreaper
These Grim Reapers are kinda cute…
donothire
They warned us not to hire them — so we didn’t.inblack_glasses
We think she might do a better job. And you should see her with her gun!
trooperattack
These guys kept butting in, though…vampires
A coven of vampires. Surprisingly scarce after all the Twilight hype a few months ago.
vampireteethmaker
He’s the leader — and he makes the fang protheses with dental molds. Each one is individually crafted at $55/tooth. Check out his contact lenses.
vampireprothesis
Here’s what they look like. They fit into the roof of your mouth like a retainer.
This is a bit of what you’ll find in the figure area
anatomyfigure
You can study anatomy!
Or check out rotocast vinyl at Super7. Brian Flynn does this when he’s not doing graphic design for Nike.
super7
glitteroooze
Just a few of the limited edition pieces…

You cannot escape the Star Wars universal reality.
slaveleia
I have not seen a more lovely Slave Leia.
yellowblack
Not a Slave Leia, but she’s not bad, either.

There was a Zombie walk through San Diego. They had “professional zombie makeup artists” assisting anyone who wanted to get into character. Here are some of the results.
zombie4
zombie21
zombies3
zombie3
“Maggots, anyone?”
zombiemannequin
She’s just a mannequin who needs a new wardrobe — these are the same clothes she had last year.

Moving on…
gamecharacter
Namco booth
gamecharacter2
I will give you the power…
buttocks
Wait, what does she look like from the front?
buttocks2
That’s what he wanted to know!
What is the significance of these images? I don’t know…
bart
pris2
Do you recognize this girl? You’ve seen her before when she was incognito. Go to the Preview Night post and look at the girl standing next to Derek. It’s Priscilla!
pris
She looks good in costume!
whitedress2
Looks a little dangerous…redblackjestser
But can she tell a joke, make you laugh?
violeteyes
You might not demand that of this girl.
adamimages
I visited with Adam Hughes…
mal_adam1
I stealthily made him a BDC member…
couple2
But not these two… No particular reason I didn’t… Just didn’t.
batgirl
She wears the mask well…
redtwins
They must be twins.
mixedheroes
At the end of the day, they were tired, but Supergirl still had the freshest smile!

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