Between the crazies in costumes, celebrities hawking sci-fi projects, and journalists covering both, someone will surely capture every awkward interaction at San Diego's Comic-Con, which kicked off yesterday.
Here are pictures from the first day and a half of the nerd fest. We're kind of glad we're not there since it looks hot, crowded, and weird. Also because our Wolverine costume is still at the cleaners.
Even in SD, the nerd girls look hotter.
The only local BiMonSciFiCon I ever attended taught me four things:
1) Personal Hygiene is good
2) Where I live, it's a sausage fest
3) Fools and their money are soon parted
4) Bill Shatner does not appreciate Bill Shatner impersonations especially with questions regarding his hair.
@ManchuCandidate: San Diego nerd girl here.
Not a sausage fest at all. And very mainstreamy. Everybody and their brother wants to be there now. Even the cast of "What's Happening!" (Dee and Roger look great, btw).
Yes, you and your money will part and that's the fun of it. Somehow my boyfriend manages to find the coolest crap to blow his money on. We're all into steampunk so I think he's picking up some goggles and a bustle for me *crossing fingers*. (He goes multiple days.)
Two years ago the best thing at Con was the Lynda Barry speaking engagement/book signing. She's a gem of a nerd. Brilliant and funny.
This year the highlight was the LARPs (live action role-players) in the courtyard. Chainmail, sword fights, and giant axes. Knocked the bloody hell out of each other. Girls too. All fun).
Shatner. Do tell.
My brother-in-law created Quailman.
Apparently even Comic Con is not immune to the delusional machinations of Fred Phelps and his "Westboro Baptist Church" (also known as his wife and their sad, abused children). Thankfully, all the fantastic and fabulous freaks at Comic Con came out to show Fred Phelps that he might be missing the point.
Check out all these amazing pictures, it will be the best thing you see all day:
