I’m given a hearty greeting by the Mighty Thor. Last year this awesome guy cosplayed as Batman.
Here’s a bunch of fun photos showing activity outside the convention center during 2015 San Diego Comic-Con. There’s so much to see, to absorb, one could happily spend hours just walking around. Most of these pics are from this evening–Thursday. A few are from Wednesday.
Visitors to Horton Plaza are invited to become colorful superheroes during San Diego Comic-Con.Just inside door of Spreckels Theater Building where Conan O’Brien audience picks up tickets.Snoopy with granny glasses peers from Gaslamp shop window.Poster in Gaslamp advertises William Shatner’s Man O’ War.Entertainment Weekly had lots of people posing for photographs. Superheroes of San Diego!It does indeed look like Fear Begins Here.Video board promotes exciting NBC television programming in Gaslamp Square.Heroes Reborn venue had huge images of the powerful characters around the black structure.Their biggest mistake was betting against him. The Player. Thursdays this Fall on NBC.Photo of crowd crossing Harbor Drive and trolley tracks between San Diego Convention Center and Gaslamp Square.LEGO Bane is on the wall of the Hard Rock Hotel!The cosmic wrap and astronaut figure on the Hard Rock Hotel building advertises The Expanse, coming soon on Syfy.Ladies in Sharknado 3 shark heads hold signs indicating It’s Your Patriotic Duty to Embrace the ‘Nado!The downright silly new Colonel Sanders is shown as a unicorn standing by Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade.Awesome cosplay in downtown San Diego for 2015 Comic-Con. Three against one! I don’t have a chance!A large troop of Colony soldiers marches down Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade during Comic-Con.Schick offered free shaves near the Assassin’s Creed obstacle course. Schick has partnered with software developer Ubisoft.You, get in here! It seems everyone is trying to attract the attention of thousands of Comic-Con attendees.Webtoon. Long live comics!People dine at the Tin Fish, which is completely wrapped in NBC Blindspot graphics. A mind erased. A body of clues.It’s LEGO Homer Simpson! He’s equipped with some tough-looking Transformer-like armor, which includes Wonder Woman and Gollum on top!These suited bald guys with barcode tattoos on their necks are lined up to promote Hitman: Agent 47.It looks like Hulk shrank a bit!Obi-Wan Kenobi seemed to have the situation in hand. That’s a pretty big crowd passing by, however, and I’ve seen a number of nasty-looking villains!You scream, I scream, the Scream Queens serve ice cream!This huge super cool robot is called MegaBot. It arrived near Petco Park for Comic-Con on Wednesday.Dark Souls III has a cool backdrop at the Comic-Con Interactive Zone next to Petco Park. Can these guys remove the sword from the stone wall?Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is an upcoming movie, and a fun venue in the Interactive Zone.Darth Vader challenged me to a light saber duel. I declined. I like my limbs.Inflatable slides at the Comic-Con Interactive Zone were set up to promote The Peanuts Movie.Is that Snow White smiling at me? Don’t bite that apple!That is either a Spartan, a Trojan, or a guy who likes USC football.Batman has seen enough of this rabble. He’s looking grim and determined to do something.Stoop Kid’s afraid to leave his stoop. Or perhaps remove a Star Trek uniform.As the evening progresses and the FX Fearless Arena Experience closes for the day, Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll are abandoned.Archer graphic in the Hilton Bayfront Park.American Horror Story Hotel has closed for the day and a video photographer exits. Was it too scary for him?Model grabs at swirling dollar bills in window of American Horror Story Hotel while being filmed.Kid checks out vacant entrance to the Bastard Executioner venue. Escape the forest duel!I’m guessing this passage near the exit is where thrill-seekers escape the forest duel.Upside down Louie seems to wait in line for Hall H with thousands of Comic-Con fans. They’ll be sleeping outside all night on the grass or concrete. That’s dedication!Hunkering down for a long wait behind the San Diego Convention Center. These guys are near the Adult Swim carnival.Now that’s a lot of people waiting to see panels in Hall H tomorrow. And there are many more behind me!Folks riding a unicorn prepare to launch above the Omni Hotel into the cloudy blue sky, over a gigantic bubble resting on the grass!That bubble is actually a huge, working snow globe promoting Fargo. The Waffle Hut is inside!Oh, dear. More zombies on the loose.Time to head back across Harbor Drive as the day ends. Even a pair of Leias have to eat dinner.Looking down from Harbor Drive bridge at San Diego rail yard and a bus with Game of Thrones wrap turning about.Everybody had a great time. Day 1 of San Diego Comic-Con is coming to a close.A couple slowly walks along after a busy day. That’s one gigantic swag bag!
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11 thoughts on “Cool cosplay and fun outside San Diego Comic-Con.”
From all the pictures you’ve shown us – it seems to me the entire city gets involved in this, am I right? A lot more to it all than I ever imagined.
Most of downtown is involved. Hotels throughout the county are jammed at capacity. Comic-Con is the major focus on local news. The media coverage is massive around the world and shines a spotlight on San Diego, reaching billions of people. It has grown to be an enormous deal! And it keeps growing!
Wish I knew where to look for you! Great pics!! Thanks for the photo tour of the stuff we will try to check out tomorrow. The Thursday Hall H panels were fabulous, now we need to see the sights around town- we had to make the most of inside the Con since the Fox 5 passes we won were for a single day only. Thank you, Fox 5!
After we picked up our passes from Town and Country just after noon on Wednesday, we high-tailed it over to the Hall H line! I put up a couple blog posts about it- my daughter’s friend got in line about 5 am Wednesday morning, and I line sat for him and several others from around 2:00 until we received the wrist bands after 10:00 that night! The hard part was getting up at 4:30 Thursday morning to get back in line, ugh. It was a lot of fun, meeting people from around the world!
We had front row seats for the panels, hope you enjoy my photos! :oD Take it easy, it’s gotta be hard keeping up a blog and a job. It’s tough enough blogging as a mom/housewife!
From all the pictures you’ve shown us – it seems to me the entire city gets involved in this, am I right? A lot more to it all than I ever imagined.
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Most of downtown is involved. Hotels throughout the county are jammed at capacity. Comic-Con is the major focus on local news. The media coverage is massive around the world and shines a spotlight on San Diego, reaching billions of people. It has grown to be an enormous deal! And it keeps growing!
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I’ve seen it on the news here in Florida – you guys are famous this time of year!
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And the event is just plain fun!
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Wish I knew where to look for you! Great pics!! Thanks for the photo tour of the stuff we will try to check out tomorrow. The Thursday Hall H panels were fabulous, now we need to see the sights around town- we had to make the most of inside the Con since the Fox 5 passes we won were for a single day only. Thank you, Fox 5!
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Wow, you won passes! How long did you wait in the Hall H line?
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After we picked up our passes from Town and Country just after noon on Wednesday, we high-tailed it over to the Hall H line! I put up a couple blog posts about it- my daughter’s friend got in line about 5 am Wednesday morning, and I line sat for him and several others from around 2:00 until we received the wrist bands after 10:00 that night! The hard part was getting up at 4:30 Thursday morning to get back in line, ugh. It was a lot of fun, meeting people from around the world!
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I’ll check out your blog! I’ve been too busy between work and Comic-Con to do much reading lately! Sounds like you had loads of fun!
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We had front row seats for the panels, hope you enjoy my photos! :oD Take it easy, it’s gotta be hard keeping up a blog and a job. It’s tough enough blogging as a mom/housewife!
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