Thursday morning, a couple hours before Comic-Con 2024 would open at the San Diego Convention Center, downtown was already buzzing with activity.
Fans were patiently waiting in lines for their favorite outdoor activation to open later in the morning. (One of the major offsite activations was just beginning to set up.) Plus, cosplay could be seen around the convention center, the Gaslamp Quarter, and elsewhere in the city!
Enjoy these photos from my Thursday morning walk outside Comic-Con…
An early Thursday morning line for Paramount+ offsite The Lodge.The Star Trek and Dr. Who offsite Friendship is Universal still has work to do.Unknown 9 Awakening statue appeared overnight, seemingly.Unknown 9 Awakening video game graphics at Lou and Mickey’s.Gobbling some breakfast near a vampire and a witch.BoxLunch Collective setting up a canopy on MLK Promenade.I wonder what’s in this box?I hope the Bathroom Battlestation doesn’t roll away!The Mr. Beast Labs toxic waste truck has finally arrived. I got a photo over the high fence.Why aren’t these guys wearing hazmat suits?Demon Slayer cosplay by the Hot Wheels truck!Dragon Ball cosplay.Waiting in line to board the Voodoo Ranger. Kinda early for beer, isn’t it?IMDb Boat decked out for San Diego Comic-Con 2024.I turned around for this quick photo.Star Wars cosplay on the Harbor Drive pedestrian bridge.Lots of fans were arriving from the hotel buses.Walking along near the Gotham Ice truck.Fans heading toward the San Diego Convention Center on early Thursday morning for Comic-Con 2024.Star Wars cosplay. Very cool!Donut Bar pop culture treats outside the Provisional on Fifth Avenue.Star Trek cosplay.Loki cosplay.More cool Star Wars cosplay!
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Going to Comic-Con 2024 in San Diego? Would you like to sink your teeth into Batman? Or Deadpool? Or Yoda? Or even Superman?
You’ll have that sweet opportunity should you walk down Fifth Avenue in front of the Pendry hotel’s Provisional restaurant! These superhero and pop culture donuts will be there and waiting for hungry fans during Comic-Con 2024!
I swung by the Donut Bar in downtown San Diego this morning and saw my smiling friends who work there. They already have some demo Comic-Con donuts, which they held up for me to photograph! Freshly made donuts like these will be available at their pop-up in the Gaslamp Quarter.
Super yum!
I’m not sure sinking my teeth into R2-D2 would gain the approval of my dentist. Too bad!
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Did you know a cool mural painted five years ago in downtown San Diego for Comic-Con can still be viewed today? Yes!
Back in 2019, I took these photographs of celebrated comic artist Rob Prior painting the above mural halfway up the grand staircase at the Theatre Box movie theater. Today the building at 717 Fifth Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter is home to Mr. Tempo Sports Bar.
Because of several popular movies, the characters depicted in this pop culture mural were in the limelight five years ago. Climb the stairs today and you can still find Darth Vader and a stormtrooper from Star Wars, Thanos, Black Panther and Deadpool from Marvel Comics, and Wonder Woman from DC Comics.
Comic-Con 2024 will be here before we know it! As I walk around and discover related developments, Cool San Diego Sights will gradually be entering Comic-Con mode! I haven’t seen any Comic-Con trolleys yet, but they should be appearing soon!
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Star Wars fans rejoice! It’s May the Fourth! And today the Force is extremely powerful in Chula Vista!
As I walked through the big San Diego FC Chrome Ball Tour event in downtown Chula Vista early this afternoon, I noticed the 18th Battalion was attracting a lot of attention. They are a big supporter of San Diego FC.
Not only did the 18th Battalion SDFC Outpost have a table laden with a prize wheel, mini R2-D2, Star Wars helmets and other cool stuff, but I noticed they have a presence at the Vogue Tavern a few blocks up Third Avenue, where I spotted Darth Vader, Star Destroyers and the menacing Death Star looming above the sidewalk! Hopefully Luke Skywalker is nearby!
May the Force be with you!
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The building at 2905 Commercial Street in San Diego was recently spray painted with a huge, very cool mural by graffiti artist Qvo (@qvo_one). The graphics depict various space ships and Yoda from Star Wars using The Force!
Check it out! Do you see the upside down Darth Vader helmet?
The proximity of cars parked by the narrow sidewalk made photography awkward, resulting in some odd angles. I took the photos into the sun, which explains the less than ideal lighting. Contrast was increased for most of the photos to bring out the colors.
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Enjoy these photographs of cosplay spotted outside Comic-Con 2023 on Thursday!
Every year San Diego’s epic Comic-Con has some of the best costume play to be found anywhere. I’m sure I’ll see many, many examples the next several days…
Davy Jones cosplay.Star Wars dark side cosplay.Victorian era Starfleet officer cosplay.Peter Parker and Miles Morales cosplay.Batwoman cosplay.Dragon Ball cosplay.Marge Simpson cosplay.Cobra cosplay.My tired brain is drawing a blank. Leave a comment!Roronoa Zoro cosplay.Harry Potter cosplay.
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A super cool San Diego Comic-Con tradition will continue in 2023! San Diego’s world-famous Donut Bar will be offering unique (and tasty) donuts that have to be seen to be believed!
The collection of donuts to be offered this year was previewed today. Joining Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman donuts are new edible creations that represent Captain America and Spider-Man. And there are Yoda and R2-D2 donuts to represent Star Wars. And, given the popularity of the recent Super Mario Bros. Movie, there are donuts for fans of Mario, too!
There are gold token donuts that work kind of like Willy Wonka’s Golden Tickets. Turn a token over, discover an image of Mario, and you win a trip to Universal Studios! There’s also a cool donut that features a replica of the most valuable Pokémon collectible card! And many more!
You’ll be able to grab some of these awesome donuts during Comic-Con, from Thursday to Sunday, at the Donut Bar downtown location (631 B Street), and in the heart of the Gaslamp at a pop-up shop inside the Pendry Hotel (550 J Street)!
Chef Santiago of the Donut Bar is smiling as usual.Spidey is clinging to a yummy donut!8-bit Mario for fans of old school video games.Wonder Woman.Yoda.
Look who welcomed yours truly to the Donut Bar. Princess Peach!
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Fangaea Con 2023 is underway in San Diego! Every imaginable pop culture fandom has gathered together to enjoy, share and celebrate their passion for creativity!
It was exciting to see that a really good crowd had already gathered before noontime at the Scottish Rite Event Center in Mission Valley. I wandered through several large rooms jam-packed with artists, vendors selling art and collectibles, autograph-signing celebrities, local fan groups, and a whole lot of great cosplay!
I learned this is the fourth Fangaea Con event–the first in a couple of years unencumbered by difficulties brought on by COVID.
It seems manga and anime might be the most popular fandoms at this event, but I also noticed a love for traditional superheroes, science fiction (yes, Star Wars in particular), fantasy, and every type of gaming. What intrigued me most were the many original characters and stories brought to life by talented creators.
Diverse activities at Fangaea Con include a cosplay workshop, a Pochita plush sew along, and how to create a supervillain!
If you read this blog in time, you’ll be glad to know Fangaea Con continues through 10 pm tonight! Head on down!
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It wouldn’t be Comic-Con without tons of awesome cosplay all over the place!
Today, Friday, it was easy to spot cosplay every which way while walking near the San Diego Convention Center.
When the opportunity arose, and action poses were struck, my camera was clicking away!
This is one of those things that makes walking outside Comic-Con such an adventure every year. The experience is exhilarating, surprising, and you don’t want it to ever end!
Sho’Nuff of The Last Dragon.Plastic Man.Captain America.Hawkeye. (She told me she’d beat Green Arrow, no contest.)The Mandalorian cosplay.Old school Daredevil.Watch out Wonder Women. Joker is sneaking up.Daredevil and Spider-Man combine forces. Villains can’t escape detection given both Spidey sense and Daredevil’s multiple super senses.Imperial Clone Shock Trooper.Look at all the Mario characters!Mysterio is casting an illusion as he stands beside a mesmerized Spider-Man Noir.Why is Mysterio’s helmet opaque? That darned fish bowl fogs up.SCP MTF cosplay.Gandalf and Saruman.Cosplay inspired by The Haunted Mansion, and the Celestial Knight!
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You might want to swing by the Pendry San Diego hotel to sink your teeth into some Comic-Con inspired donuts!
When I went this morning, I saw a bunch of freshly made superhero donuts and Star Wars donuts. All were created by the folks at the world-famous Donut Bar, so you know they’re tasty good!
Look for the following sign on Fifth Avenue at J Street, and head into the hotel!
If you’d like to view my coverage of Comic-Con so far, which includes hundreds of cool photographs, click here!
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I live in downtown San Diego and love to walk around with my camera! You can follow Cool San Diego Sights via Facebook or Twitter!
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