Krypto the Superdog has entered South Park during 2019 Comic-Con.
It’s Sunday, the final day of 2019 San Diego Comic-Con.
This morning I took a leisurely walk around downtown, the Gaslamp Quarter and the convention center.
No suffocating crowds, and more relaxed…but less cosplay.
I saw lots of families out enjoying a fun day!
It’s Sunday morning at Comic-Con, and pop culture fans are heading toward the San Diego Convention Center.As I walked up MLK Promenade, these nice Amazon Prime Video ladies handed me literature concerning upcoming shows.I got into the Amazon activation with ease, but then discovered the attractions within had waits of up to two hours!I watched a mock fight up on the colorful central structure.People could don fairy wings and take flight for a Carnival Row photo.This structure contains the Carnival Row attraction. In an earlier blog post I surmised it was for The Boys.A cool area at the Amazon offsite where people can relax. I enjoyed my free water and churros.As I walked back down MLK Promenade, however, I politely turned down these peculiar jelly-filled donuts.I saw Dumbledore last year, too. I guess rumors of his demise are exaggerated.Wonder Woman cosplayer strikes a heroic pose.Everyone was photographing Batgirl up on the Harbor Drive pedestrian bridge!What we do in the shadows…or on our phones.Sunday morning 2019 Comic-Con. Walking behind the San Diego Convention Center.The Hot Wheels truck!Awesome Wonder Woman and Hawkman cosplay!Taking photos in the Dragon Ball Z activation.I observed examples of cosplay on Sunday, but not nearly as much as Saturday.Joker gives me an evil look.Here come some snacks.They were doing some sort of filming in the FX Fearless Forum.A banana posed for a photo.A fanatic demonstrates their unquestioned FAITH IN GODZILLA.Jack Skellington cosplay, from The Nightmare Before Christmas.Does this mean I’m NOT supposed to believe The Twilight Zone?These guys at the 91X radio table in the Interactive Zone smiled for some strange guy taking pictures.I spied Popeye nearby.This guy was singing his heart out doing Carpool Karaoke.Is this knight from Game of Thrones?An artist had spray paint art creations on the grass by a walkway.Lots of criminals are lining up at Brooklyn Nine-Nine.This fellow collects dolls it would seem.New employees of the Superstore get photographed.This particular Darth Maul doesn’t look so tough. Just saying.A relatively tranquil Sunday morning outside Comic-Con. Another beautiful San Diego day!Basketballs were flying madly at the FOX Fan Fair.As I headed up Fifth Avenue for home, I was lucky to get this cool cosplay shot.And some Ghostbusters, too.And this Angry Bird!
Tomorrow it’s back to normal, everyday, ordinary life.
Now it’s time for a nap!
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I’m sure most people know the truth. Comic-Con is mostly about marketing. Movies, television shows, video games, toys, collectibles, even lunch–all swirl before the eyes of excited fans.
And yet–it’s all so much fun!
How does one draw the line between the calculated marketing and the unabashed fun?
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Amazing, fantastic, super creative cosplay everywhere!
The explanation? It must be another Saturday afternoon around San Diego Comic-Con!
Late this afternoon and into the evening, a few blocks of the Gaslamp Quarter were so jammed with cosplayers posing in their elaborate costumes and onlookers turning every which way with phones and cameras, a person could barely move!
I’m not even going to attempt to identify every one of these great cosplays. It’s just too much. (But I must confess I really like both Ron Burgundy and the Sand-witch.)
As you can tell by these photos, 2019 Comic-Con is just as crazy and as wonderful as ever!
One more day of Comic-Con to come!
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Charlie Brown welcomes visitors to the Peanuts Pop-Up Shop in San Diego during 2019 Comic-Con, on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Today is the 50th Anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon. Half a century ago, Neil Armstrong, one of three astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission, stepped down onto the lunar surface and proclaimed: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
That first step by a man might not have happened without the help of a beloved cartoon dog.
Visitors to the Peanuts Pop-Up shop in San Diego during 2019 Comic-Con have the opportunity to see fun displays that recall how Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts, one of the world’s most popular comic strips, helped NASA to safely complete their missions to the moon.
This very special Comic-Con exhibition is titled To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA. The exhibit, which includes humorous comic strips, is on loan from the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California.
If a couple of my photos appear unusual, that’s because I converted them into cartoons!
To read the signs, click those photos and they will enlarge.
Astronaut Snoopy graphic on the outside of Bubbles Boutique in the Gaslamp Quarter, where the Peanuts Pop-Up Shop is located during Comic-Con.A look inside the Peanuts Pop-Up Shop at two walls of the exhibit.One of two Peanuts comic strips on display. Snoopy won’t need dinner now that he’s heading to the moon.
Peanuts, NASA, and the 21st Century. NASA and Peanuts Worldwide have partnered to inspire generations of students to learn about space exploration.Snoopy to the Rescue. Snoopy became NASA’s safety mascot after the fire that killed three Apollo 1 astronauts.
50th Anniversary of Apollo 10. The Apollo 10 crew chose the call sign for the lunar module during their mission: Snoopy.
The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center has the world’s largest collection of original Peanuts comic strips.Charles M. Schulz, 1922-2000. Many of his popular characters were named after art instructors he met.
The second of two Peanuts comic strips on display. Snoopy beat the neighbor’s cat to the moon.Photos from the Apollo missions, and how Snoopy was an important part of that history.
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Look what I discovered walking along the Embarcadero this morning! The United States Postal Service has set up a special booth between Seaport Village and the USS Midway Museum in celebration of 2019 San Diego Comic-Con!
Not only do they have a very cool R2-D2 mailbox on display, but there are all sorts of awesome souvenirs for sale. I saw Marvel Comics postcards and collectible DC Comics prints, plus tote bags, pins, commemorative stamps (of course) and stationery with an assortment of pop culture characters including Snoopy. They even have Spider-Man dolls for the kids!
Should you walk along the Embarcadero during Comic-Con, make sure to check it out!
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A big lineup of cosplay superheroes in the Gaslamp Quarter during 2019 San Diego Comic-Con!
Galactus and three big celebrities, all spotted on Friday morning! Prepare to be stunned, stupefied and utterly amazed!
You never know who (or what) you’ll see while walking about San Diego Comic-Con!
Dude Vader cosplay.Dude Vader is a local cosplayer who has recently begun making his elaborate costumes with 3D printing.Silver Surfer is taking a moment to rest. I wonder if that means Galactus is coming…Lennie James, the actor who plays Morgan Jones in The Walking Dead, talks with VIPs at the DeadQuarters offsite during 2019 Comic-Con.Hogwarts students cosplay. The first guy denied he’s Cedric.Little Shop of Horrors cosplay. The most original cosplay I’ve seen so far during 2019 San Diego Comic-Con!Wonder Woman cosplay. She was in a hurry to vanquish a villain down the street.Super powered folk seem to be everywhere during Comic-Con!Yikes! Joker spotted me.Captain Marvel is arriving in the nick of time.Freddy Krueger cosplay.Freddy Krueger checks his phone.I was told with absolute sincerity that this puppet is a big YouTube celebrity! Now do you believe me? You thought I was joking?The Krusty Krab Funfair is that way.Doctor Strange and Loki cosplay.These guys informed me they’re the Brothers Burns.Another big celebrity sighting! Conan O’Brien lounges on a yacht during Comic-Con.Mexican Deadpool cosplay.Die, Bart, Die.Luigi cosplay.Thor, Scarlet Witch and Captain America cosplay.Venom cosplay.Take a ride on this Nerd Chariot.Hellboy cosplay.Scarlet Witch and Shazam cosplay.It’s the coming of Galactus! Told you so! Awesome Black Widow and Galactus cosplay!Unless that’s a celebrity secretly disguised under those big ears, I did manage to spot Galactus and one real honest-to-goodness celebrity this morning at 2019 Comic-Con. That’s the best I could do.
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Thanos with Infinity Gauntlet and Jean Grey as Phoenix cosplay.
Check out all these super cool cosplay photos that I took yesterday at 2019 San Diego Comic-Con!
Negan and “Macho Man” Randy Savage cosplay.Shazam cosplay.Ape Avengers cosplay!Spider-Man cosplay.Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn cosplay.Joker in mask from The Dark Knight cosplay.Cool dystopian character cosplay.Captain Hook, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell cosplay.Jedi cosplay.Cover Girl (G.I. Joe) and Firefly (Cobra) cosplay.It’s Sunny, mascot of the San Diego Sockers! Not sure if this is considered cosplay, but whatever.John Coffey of The Green Mile cosplay.Maleficent cosplay.Cool versions of Thor (or perhaps Steel) and Superman at Comic-Con.Marge Simpson cosplay times three!Fred Flintstone cosplay.Catwoman cosplay.Thor cosplay.Captain America cosplay.Drax the Destroyer and Gamora cosplay.Deadpool cosplay.Obi-Wan Kenobi cosplay.Riddler and Harley Quinn on motorcycles cosplay!Lots of very cool cosplay can be seen at 2019 San Diego Comic-Con!
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Today I checked out the Batman Experience at the Comic-Con Museum!
This fantastic exhibition is running during 2019 Comic-Con and is well worth the short trip from the San Diego Convention Center to Balboa Park. It’s free to the public–no badge required!
All three levels of the Comic-Con Museum have been taken over by Batman, as has a section of lawn outside the museum’s front entrance. That’s because Batman, celebrating his 80-year publishing history, is the very first inductee into the Comic-Con Museum Character Hall of Fame!
Walk through the looming gate of Arkham Asylum and feast your eyes on authentic, original items from the Warner Bros. Corporate Archive. You’ll see a couple of Batmobiles, iconic props from the major motion pictures, and costumes from the movies and the television series Gotham. There’s a Bat-Signal that projects Commissioner Gordon’s urgent call for assistance on the museum’s ceiling. In the lower level there’s a super cool Batcave Gaming Lounge, with current and old school video games featuring the Caped Crusader. You can also punch a villain. BAM! ARRGH! POW! Or play Batman pinball games. Or view the complete 100-piece series of collectible Batman Black and White statues.
After you do all this, you should step through a door and enjoy looking at the original Jim Lee artwork for the 2019 Comic-Con Souvenir Book. It’s on display in the museum’s ongoing exhibit Cover Story: The Art of Comic-Con 50.
Finally, if you’re feeling heroic, put on Batman’s cowl and try out the skydive simulator on the grass outside. The Dark Knight Dive allows brave crimefighters to simulate soaring over Gotham City!
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Around seven o’clock this morning, people were trickling in for the first day of 2019 San Diego Comic-Con. Lines were forming at the convention center and at various offsite activations, most of which open around ten o’clock.
Walking about I observed the early morning activity, and I encountered many fun examples of cosplay!
Raven cosplay.The Fairly OddParents cosplay.Early Thursday morning, guys are wading in the Childrens Park fountain putting up some cool Animation Domination balloons.WATCH OUT FOR FREAKSThe Handmaid’s Tale cosplay.This guy informed me his cosplay is a cross between The Comedian and Negan.Spider-Man cosplay.The Interactive Zone at Petco Park wasn’t open yet. I’ll check it out today or tomorrow!Fans are already waiting in line for NBC’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine activation.Rey is a popular cosplay this year.Star Trek cosplay with a Vulcan salute. Live long and prosper!Setting up for the Stan Lee’s Alliances offsite in the Gaslamp.Wolverine cosplay.
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