Comic-Con 2009: More Highlights
Posted on July 27, 2009 at 8:35 pm
The 40th anniversary Comic-Con hosted some of the biggest Hollywood stars (Denzel Washington for “The Book of Eli” and Robert Downey, Jr. for “Sherlock Holmes” and “Iron Man 2”) and first peeks at some of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters (James Cameron for “Avatar”). But the heart of Comic-Con is still the passionate fans, irreverent without being snarky. I loved taking pictures on the exhibition hall floor and attending some of the special interest panels like the one on “Christian Comics” (which met Sunday morning and began with hymns and a sermon) and the one on monsters (where the moderator noted with spirit that “there’s no reason the monster has to be the bad guy.” I overheard one attendee asking another, “Are you going to the Klingon wedding?” Attendees could have a zombie makeover or sit in a replica of an electric chair to watch clips from a new horror movie.
I heard comic strip legend Leonard Starr talk about Mary Perkins On Stage
And I got a sneak peek at the brilliant second episode of Glee with stars Cory Monteith, Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, and Dianna Agron. 
Every week I review movies on the Jeff and Jer Show and one of the best parts of visiting San Diego is the chance to visit them in the studio. Many thanks to Jeff (and hope Jer is feeling better!), Laura, Delana, and of course my special pal Tommy for a wonderful visit and a sensational dinner at Trattoria Fantastica.
Two more posts coming — with some of my favorite costumes and my interviews with Eric McCormick of the delightful “Alien Trespass” and Clifton Collins, Jr. and Julie Benz of the upcoming vengeance action drama “Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day.”
Man comic-con just gets bigger and bigger each year. The day of, it got the most searches in a single day on Yahoo.
You are making my pang for going to ComicCon all the more intense! But I wish you had provided captions for the photos you included. The Mickey Mouse one especially needs some explanation. I would be very amused andinterested in officiating at a Klingon wedding – though it might take a while to explain this to our Borad of Deacons.
As I looked through the workshop and panel offerings on the ComicCon website I was dran (pun intended) to the Christian Comics discussion. I would like to know more of your thoughts on this one. My experience has been that most of the Christian “comics” have been derrivative and not incredibly original. Is there hope for something better?
I look forward to each one of your ComicCon missives!