San Diego Comic-Con's Official Site
2004 marks the 35th annual San Diego Comic Book Convention or Comic-Con. This is a grand 4 day event that is part shopping expedition, part trade show, part cinema showcase-ALL Playful Fantasy. A time where all genres merge (but hopefully don't collide) and
a chance to indulge one's inner child for a brief yet incredible, jam-packed moment. How else to describe a weekend where you get to hear Ray Bradbury reflect on his life yet witness the appearance of the next great talent, compare assets with Superman and Pikachu, get a hug from Snoopy as well as Vampirella,
buy the coolest action figure, be the coolest action figure, be on the lookout for stars or battle amongst them. That's a pretty good way to spend 3 days. Hey I even managed a little sightseeing.
The previous description and all these wonderful images are brought to you by Frank Hui. Because of his devotion, I have nothing to add. --Robyn Sotherby
For information regarding this faire, check out: San Diego Comic-Con's Official Site
As Always... click on the image for a larger view...
 Goodies from the convention |
 A view of the convention center from Coronado Island |
 Thursday evening at the... |
 DC Comics booth |
 It's 1 of the more elaborate setups |
 Another great area is Side Show Collectibles. They have some amazing 12 inch figures |
 Like these from the different eras of James Bond. The details are incredible |
 Part of the New Line Cinema display |
 Here's a familiar face |
 An amusing variant by these fans |
 The Bionicle booth, 1 of several studios represented here |
 It threw me that Heavy Metal Magazine was celebrating its 25th year |
 Here is series of booths comprised of the San Diego and Orange County Star Wars Society and The Inland Empire Strikes Back news group |
 I was surprised to see Austin Leather Works. They were 1 of the few booths selling garb |
 I can't help but love the title of this character, Bob the Angry Flower |
 I like this photo booth promontional for the movie |
 Marvel Comics had teamed up with Activision for this display |
 Konami had an elaborate booth for gaming including Yu-Gi-Oh |
 Another major gaming company was Upper Deck Games |
 1 of the banners for Matel and WB animation |
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