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Comic book characters promote Webtoon (a digital comics platform) in the Gaslamp during 2015 San Diego Comic-Con.
Yeah. San Diego Comic-Con has changed. What years ago was a small convention for dedicated comic book lovers has turned into a big insane Hollywood hype machine. Diehard fans and awestruck consumers geek out over every conceivable new entertainment, and promoters try to get Comic-Con goers to post photos on social media under a hundred different hashtags. It’s all about hyping an upcoming movie, a television show, a video game, a celebrity, a brand. It’s more than a bit ridiculous. It’s silly. It’s loud. It’s often superficial. And, if you don’t mind massive crowds, it can be exciting, wonderful, eye-opening and lots of fun!
So here’s one last blog post concerning huge glorious 2015 Comic-Con.
These photos mostly show riotous doings in downtown San Diego outside of the convention center. And all this fantastic contrived drama is concluded with a bit of actual nail-biting reality. Oh, my!
A huge crowd of Comic-Con enthusiasts has assembled at the entrance to San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter.Comic-Con goers lined up to experience rampaging zombies at Walking Dead offsite venue at Hilton Gaslamp.Cosplay ninja takes a flying plunge from the top of the clock tower at Assassin’s Creed obstacle course.Syfy guerrilla marketing promotion of Childhood’s End uses a mob of people holding signs to beware Karellen!Hired street actors perform creepy chants to promote upcoming television series Damien. The Beast Rises! And so does the hype!Red-bereted soldiers from Colony television show march in file up Fifth Avenue through San Diego’s Gaslamp.The Colony troop files past shark head-wearing Sharknado 3 girls and an Outlander bagpiper! It’s complete mayhem.Uncle Sams on stilts with sharks through their chests add to the absurdity of the already ridiculous scene.Deliciously insane. You have to be here to believe it.I asked this lady about her cosplay. She said it was nothing in particular.A cool Dragon Ball Z poster in window of a Gaslamp eatery.Numerous zany Colonel Sanders sculptures placed about San Diego transmitted free Wi-Fi for Comic-Con visitors. KFC seems to have adopted an attention-getting marketing strategy.Cool Star Wars cosplay. A couple of scout troopers in the crowd.Guys in kilts, bagpipes, rowdy damsels, all promoting Outlander.Another photo of the crowd near Webtoon and Heroes Reborn.I believe the face-painted cosplay that looks kind of like the rock band Kiss is a character from Korean comics.There’s so much crazy fun going on my head was on a rapid swivel.Colorful fun over at the LEGO Homer Simpson near entrance to the Hard Rock Hotel.One can ride pedicabs with various Muppet characters!Long lines were all over the place, especially near Petco Park. These people want to Experience the Realm.Another cheerful Poison Ivy. Hi!These brave people who are lined up near Petco Park’s scary The Walking Dead Escape will experience zombies in virtual reality!Looking through Petco Park stadium fence at part of The Walking Dead Escape layout.Guy places a dummy corpse by a bloody, crashed car.Lots of lines, food, games and cosplay at the Comic-Con Interactive Zone in the Lexus Lot next to Petco Park.Kids check out video games at the Alienware exhibit in the Interactive Zone.Family sports Charlie Brown baseball caps after visiting the nearby Peanuts Movie fun site.Hanging out looking at a long video screen behind the San Diego Convention Center. The FX Fearless Arena Experience was super popular during 2015 Comic-Con.Someone prepares to fly a drone above the crowd to take video of the stupendous international event.People everywhere. Just a lot of fun. I enjoyed a hamburger, but continued to scour the place for freebies to eat.It’s Homer Simpson at the Kwik-E-Mart!Fargo fans stand in a glitter-filled huge snow globe for a photograph!People scream right on cue at the Scream Queens drop amusement ride.Hundreds of thousands jam downtown San Diego for 2015 Comic-Con. It’s just plain nuts.Indeed, it appears there’s No Escape!Folks dining at a Gaslamp restaurant have front row seats to the drama.Free rides, courtesy of Another Period, The Original Ballers.But wait! All the fabricated hype and escapist fantasy is rudely interrupted by real sirens and flashing red lights!A kitchen grease fire broke out in a restaurant during Comic-Con on Saturday. The fire was on the 900 block of Fourth Avenue. Reality intervenes!Firefighters, dealing with a potentially serious crisis, provide unexpected nail-biting entertainment for one and all.
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Supergirl crosses the Harbor Drive bridge with a cool companion. Is that some sort of Star Wars stormtrooper?
Here’s batch number two of super awesome cosplay photos taken at 2015 San Diego Comic-Con!
Okay, I admit I don’t know half these characters. But who cares? It was a lot of fun just seeing them all! Comic-Con is all about human imagination. These cool costumes are living representations of the unlimited creative power that each of us possesses!
(For those of you following this blog who’d like to see something other than Comic-Con, have no fear! The big annual event is drawing to a close, and I’m sure we’ll have oodles and oodles of brand new cool San Diego sights ahead!)
It’s another Snow White! This one seemed exceptionally nice, even for a Disney character.The Walking Dead took over Petco Park today. That must be why I spotted the King County Sheriff with the ghost-busting Geek Outlaw.Who on Earth is that crazy guy with a big-eared helmet? Don’t ask me!Perhaps this nicely-dressed couple came from Scotland. Or maybe they’re promoting Outlander.Guys walk along reading books while wearing question mark masks. Makes me feel better that I don’t recognize who the heck they are.What big claws you have Wolverine! Let me take a picture!Not sure who these folks are dressed up to be. One’s got a big bloody axe.I’m guessing this is the nice Deadpool family.Somebody help me with this one. These characters seem familiar but my brain has stopped working.Lots of fun cosplay action behind the San Diego Convention Center during 2015 Comic-Con.The alluring tattooed Blindspot lady has been joined by sneaky Catwoman! Watch out guys!The Black Mage of Final Fantasy is joined by frolicking super heroines including another Supergirl.Should I be concerned that the evil, nefarious Poison Ivy is smiling at me?Okay, I do know that these awesome people are cosplaying Mad Max movie characters. Because they told me!Henchman 21 of The Venture Brothers is Hench 4 Life!This bright yellow sunny cosplay is Dayman. That sunshine is perfect here in San Diego!It’s the vile Lord Hater of animated show Wander Over Yonder!Uh, oh. Better call the Caped Crusader. Because I’ve spotted Scarecrow. You don’t scare me!Captain America is walking among happy citizens, protecting all those who are visiting downtown San Diego for Comic-Con.Boba Fett costumes are always cool. This is no exception.Spidey is always a big favorite when it comes time for kids to pose at San Diego Comic-Con.The smiling CEO of Jack in the Box just happened to be walking about the Gaslamp among a bunch of cosplayers.Clark Kent opens up his shirt to reveal the Superman emblem! Another cool sight at 2015 San Diego Comic-Con!
Harley Quinn and Deathstroke make a cute cosplay villain couple at 2015 San Diego Comic-Con.
Here’s the first batch of photos of cosplay outside the convention center during 2015 San Diego Comic-Con. I walked with my camera all over downtown: along Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade, around the Gaslamp, near Petco Park, and all around the San Diego Convention Center. Costumed characters were everywhere! Much of the cosplay was incredibly elaborate, and just super awesomely cool. You can tell fans spent a lot of time and effort preparing for Comic-Con!
I apologize for not recognizing all of the characters. If a caption is inaccurate or needs better information, leave a comment!
Superman and Wonder Woman are just hanging out like best buddy heroes in the Gaslamp during Comic-Con.Ant-Man is ready for action, and I’m ready for his movie!Awesome, amazingly elaborate cosplay can be seen all over downtown San Diego during Comic-Con, especially near the convention center.I believe these are all Mad Max characters, but don’t quote me on that.Another fun Harley Quinn with another big hammer.Cosplay of Satsuki Kiryūin, from popular anime television series Kill la Kill.Here comes the Joker. Why so serious?Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade is a prime spot to spot the coolest cosplay during San Diego Comic-Con.Adora Belle Dearheart (Golem Inspector) and Moist von Lipwig from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld.Aquaman seems to be out of his element during the Southern California drought.I think that’s Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter. Who’s the guy with her? He looks familiar.A hooded lady assassin gives me a calculating stare from the Ubisoft Assassin’s Creed obstacle course.Dr. Who’s brilliant strategy altered history during the Trojan War. I guess Ulysses wasn’t as smart as they say.Baymax of Big Hero 6 is walking through the crowd on a beautiful San Diego weekend.A colorfully dressed cosplayer has checked out a funny, high tech portable toilet prop from Insurgent.A simple Iron Man armor costume, but effective.Darth Maul made a rush at me, invoking the Dark Force, but somehow I evaded his double lightsaber. I’d like to think I did an amazing back flip.Super cool outfit! Must be awfully warm, though.I recognize Black Widow and Captain America, two of Marvel’s Avengers.Immortan Joe cosplay from Mad Max: Fury Road.It’s a walking TARDIS from Dr. Who at Comic-Con!Lady Star Lord and Thor pose for my camera near Petco Park during 2015 Comic-Con.Sexy tattooed character from television show Blindspot walks about during 2015 San Diego Comic-Con.Old man Deadpool has a long white beard!
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!
Stunning white face stares from Petco Park across Harbor Drive. Nobody attending 2015 San Diego Comic-Con could possibly miss this advertisement!
Now just a bit over two days to go until 2015 San Diego Comic-Con officially opens!
I walked early and late yesterday around the convention center and Gaslamp. Workers were busy all over the place getting stuff ready.
For your enjoyment, I present another batch of photos showing all sorts of cool sights!
Once Upon a Time building wrap on Petco Park. Evil isn’t born. It’s made.A local television reporter stands near entrance to the Gaslamp, previewing 2015 Comic-Con on camera for the evening news.Is that legendary cartoonist and animator Chuck Jones? No. But it’s his namesake gallery on Fifth Avenue, open and ready for fans of classic pop culture and cool art.Analog in the Gaslamp Quarter has a 20 percent discount on food for Comic-Con attendees with badge.More Analog fun . . . Cosplay Super Karaoke! I didn’t know Han, Luke and Leia had formed a musical trio.Half of a large wrap applied to Hard Rock Hotel building. Resembles the Ascension graphics from last year.Other half of the cosmic, purple wrap. I see an asteroid field and spaceship.I see Lego Dimensions characters Superman, Batman and Gandalf in this graphic on the Hard Rock Hotel.More Lego Dimensions images on the south side of the Hard Rock Hotel. You’re gonna need a bigger imagination.The wrap on the west wall of Petco Park is finished. It promotes Vikings on the History Channel. May the Norse be with you!The Ubisoft Assassin’s Creed obstacle course is half-completed. The configuration appears slightly different from last year.Looks realistic. Or is it real, and those workers have super strength?Hannibal. Savor the Hunt. Creepy banners hung at the Gaslamp trolley station.The complex and interesting Heroes Reborn venue was being erected throughout the day Monday.As evening approached, guys were attaching some kind of black canopy to the steel structure.Banners at Gaslamp trolley station promote Heroes Reborn, on NBC.For 2015 the Tin Fish restaurant is decked out with NBC Blindspot graphics.Behind the San Diego Convention Center, workers prepare a scary looking building, part of the FX Fearless Arena Experience.A second, larger building is also rising, across the grass at Hilton Bayfront Park.The Strain building wrap on the Hilton is nearing completion, a couple days before Comic-Con begins.Another long structure is being set up nearby, and it appears there are many prop trees that go with it.These smiling folks were heading along the bay walkway with a sign containing Comic-Con shuttle information.Lastly, Adult Swim is hosting a huge play area behind the convention center.Here’s a bunch of colorful stuff that must be unpacked and set up before 2015 San Diego Comic-Con begins on Thursday.Looks like a life-size version of Rick and Morty’s flying saucer!
Kids wave at Star Wars stormtrooper and TIE fighter pilot at the Coronado Independence Day parade!
I spent the morning in Coronado. I’ve always wanted to see their huge Independence Day parade, reputed to be one of the very best in America. (And I believe it! I’ll be posting a bunch of pics later–I’ve got a lot of photos to go through!)
One of the biggest sensations of the parade was created when a bunch of San Diego Star Wars Society members passed down the length of Orange Avenue, engaging in elaborate cosplay. Talk about cool! It’s like Comic-Con started early!
San Diego Stars Wars Society members engaged in elaborate cosplay for Coronado’s Fourth of July parade!Imperial stormtrooper rides a Segway, an advanced land vehicle from the early 21st century.A biker scout trooper clears a path for the San Diego Star Wars Society with a flag-festooned, red, white and blue patriotic motorcycle!The Dark Force seems to have a big following. But don’t be alarmed. Some fearless Jedi Knights have arrived!An army of white-armored clones marches down a very crowded Orange Avenue in Coronado. The parade featured a fantastic variety of cool sights.Kids have a whole lot of fun as costumed Star Wars enthusiasts participate in the Coronado Independence Day parade.
House of England tent featured British food in San Diego, a distant corner of America.
As you might have read in my last post, lots of folks converged upon Balboa Park today in a variety of historical costumes. They were celebrating the beautiful park’s one hundred year anniversary.
Most of these participants headed to the International Cottages area in the early afternoon, where a costume parade, chivalry event, dramatic performance from Shakespeare, and other activities took place. The House of England held an English Village Fete on the lawn.
I missed most events but did capture some fun pics…
Buckingham Palace Queen’s Guard in front of the House of England cottage.British bobby on patrol talks to a gentleman at unique Balboa Park event.Attire from different periods of history were seen at the English Village Fete.Lots of Union Jacks and gifts celebrating England were for sale.This nice lady in a bonnet was selling honey produced in San Diego.There was even a model train display on the lawn during the fun event.England is a member of the House of Pacific Relations International Cottages.Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom inside the House of England cottage.People in period costumes enjoy some treats inside the small cottage.Beatles display on a wall inside the House of England cottage.A cool Alice in Wonderland exhibit features the Mad Hatter.Some guys are re-positioning the Union Jack at cottage door.Sherlock Holmes tries to unravel a mystery. Who’s that scruffy, suspicious-looking guy walking around taking pictures?Local Shakespeare expert talks about the Bard and his contributions to literature and our everyday language.Event attendees listen intently to a talk about the Elizabethan era.Many penny-farthing bicycles could be spied around Balboa Park today.Join us for a nice cup of tea!
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San Diego Costume Guild members help Balboa Park celebrate its centennial.
Today a really cool event was held in San Diego called the Balboa Park Centennial Informal Gathering. A bunch of history lovers, park supporters, assorted clubs and organizations (including the San Diego Costume Guild) gathered together in Balboa Park and everyone wore period attire. The idea was to recreate what Balboa Park might have looked like one hundred years ago, when the 1915 Panama-California Exposition opened.
During my walk through the park, I saw folks everywhere wearing fancy dresses and hats . . . carrying parasols . . . sporting old-fashioned police and military uniforms . . . wearing suffragette sashes or steampunk goggles . . . riding high-wheeled penny-farthing bicycles . . . and lots of puzzled tourists looking about in complete astonishment. It was great!
Balboa Park Centennial Celebration marks the 100 year anniversary of an amazing place.Folks in old-fashioned dresses and nostalgic garb were walking up and down El Prado.This 19th century fashion predates 1915, the year of the Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park,Two elegant ladies paused to smile for my camera in the park’s big central plaza.Some people dressed for the occasion were enjoying the warm San Diego sunshine.Lots of very fancy hats could be seen everywhere I turned.Later in the afternoon, folks wearing historical costumes would reenact a political march supporting Votes For Women.Two suffragettes with Votes For Women sashes follow a guy dressed in World War I era military uniform.Back in 1915, the right for women to vote was an important issue and movement.A display in the Balboa Park Club building included Women’s Rights memorabilia from a hundred years ago.A few people sported steampunk goggles. Event participants converged on the International Cottages lawn area.Visitors from Balboa Park’s past seem to come to life before my very eyes.A bustle of Victorian activity in front of the House of England cottage.
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Huge Resurrection ad on Petco Park baseball stadium.
Early this morning, shortly after sunrise, I headed down toward the Gaslamp to see what was going on at 2014 San Diego Comic-Con. Thousands of people had gravitated around the convention center and were waiting in long lines to be the first inside and attend popular panels.
I walked from the east side of Petco Park, over the Harbor Drive pedestrian bridge, and past the Hilton Hotel to the back of the convention center. I then walked back around to the front and across the street to the Gaslamp trolley station. Here is what I saw:
Sleepy Hollow covered bridge recreated in Petco Park parking lot.This big Once Upon a Time banner is falling off Petco Park!
I walked a bit northwest along Tony Gwynn Drive to get this picture.
Workers push huge Homer Simpson eyeball into a big yellow head.
Now I’m across Harbor Drive directly in front of the Hilton.
Homer’s Dome area opened on Friday behind the convention center.One of the fun Simpsons games set up on the grass by the Hilton hotel.Gotham skyline contains Riddler’s and Penguin’s not-so-secret lairs.
This is between Homer’s Dome and the San Diego bay.
A long zip line lets daring Comic-Con guests fly past Gotham City!Comic-Con fans wait in long lines for popular panels.Vehicle from Into the Storm, a new movie about storm chasers.Fan sitting by the bay behind San Diego Convention Center looks wicked.Looks like a huge Godzilla is on the rampage in San Diego!The fearsome monster rises darkly into the sky and now I’m worried.Smiling Wonder Girl is here to handle the dire situation!Someone inside this costume will keep us all safe, thank goodness.News reporter talks with very elegantly dressed Star Wars characters.Cool cosplayers were in front of the convention center before it opened.Batman zoomed by. I used Gimp cartoon filter to improve blurry pic!Captain America and others head across Harbor Drive to the Gaslamp.
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