Dinosaurs have suddenly appeared in San Diego! They’ve emerged from the fountain in front of the Marriott Marquis, which is rumored to have an opening that leads to the center of the Earth!
By sheer coincidence, the dinosaurs have made their appearance during Comic-Con!
Oh my gosh! It looks like they’re awfully fierce!
Fierce for an inflatable dino, that is.
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Ignition Press, the Los Angeles based publisher of comic books and graphic novels, has returned to San Diego Comic-Con with their Ignition Pavilion! You can find the two-story pavilion on MLK Promenade among many other activations.
As the Ignition Press website explains: The creator-driven company exclusively publishes original series including Murder Podcast, Voyeur, Roots of Madness, Deluge, NO Place, Arcadia, and Bloodland. Current film and television adaptations of Ignition Press series include The Beauty (FX/Hulu) and Extraction (Netflix).
Comic-Con goers don’t want to miss this. In addition to buying a wide range of comics and graphic novels, fans have the opportunity to speak at length with writers and artists, all of whom are very friendly and eager to discuss their work. (You might purchase something, too!)
I noticed that downstairs you can watch the “Revenge Of” podcast. Not familiar to me.
Upstairs, there is a coffee bar (you get one free), and eBay Live which you can watch in action.
The very best part of being upstairs, however, were the awesome creators behind tables with their books.
Here are Jim McCann and Joe Eisma. They’ve created individually and in collaboration with each other. Jim McCann has written for Marvel, including the series Hawkeye & Mockingbird. You can see their cool stuff at their table inside the coffee bar.
This is Ande Parks. He has created Bad Thoughts, a dark psychological thriller. As an artist he is best known for his work on Green Arrow. The art on his table immediately reminded me of work by Mike Grell. He liked my Neal Adams Superman t-shirt!
Lots of great creators to meet!
Dave Wielgosz is another cool creator I met. He wrote 2021’s Man-Bat and contributed stories to comic book anthologies including Batman: The Brave & The Bold and Superman: Man of Tomorrow. His first creator-owned project is Showdown..
Walking over to check out the eBay Live lounge area…
Pretty cool, huh?
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It was widely understood that Johnny Depp would step again out of the Ebenezer activation at Comic-Con 2026. In costume as Scrooge, he’d briefly address the large gathered crowd. He had done so earlier in the afternoon.
We waited. A clock tolled the hour. It snowed. The snow fringed office of Scrooge and Marley appeared haunted at times. Shutters suddenly flapped open and shut. A spooky raven perched nearby moved. The hands of the clock suddenly turned wildly. Curtains moved as if Scrooge was peeking out at the surplus population at his doorstep.
A loud ghostly voice came suddenly from somewhere, with a warning to Scrooge.
Nothing then happened.
We expected the front door to open at any time. It didn’t.
Actors in Victorian garb kept the crowd entertained and expectant. They sang Christmas carols. Never getting out of character, they interacted with the audience.
We waited for the appearance of Ebenezer Scrooge.
The curtains moved.
The burly bodyguards joined forces shoulder to shoulder near the door and had us move forward for the encounter. We were ready after such a long, long wait!
A couple minutes later, we were informed Scrooge wouldn’t come out.
Fans who’d waited well over an hour were very disappointed.
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