Comic-Brouhaha

2012 Comic Con is in the books and it was EPIC!!! Another great year (and my 26th Year, 18th as a Professional) which no matter HOW MANY times you go, you find out news surprises and can be excited by many different things.

I will say I feel like I have it down to a science of planning and organizing weeks before, including getting parking passes (offered at a set price this year) and finding out where all the parties were at (and getting on lists ahead of time).

It all started Wednesday night (Preview Night) with Jimmy in tow. Again, having the familiarity of going to the Con with your friends and planning things to see and do allow you to purchase and gain things that others might not have planned for. This allowed me to get the ONE THING I really wanted from Comic-Con – A replica necklace made with ears, worn by Darryl Dixon on the Walking Dead. I did end up getting one and wore it the whole weekend of the Con. We ended up staying until they were forcibly kicking people out of the Convention Center.

Thursday was a day for seeing friends, wandering the Hall and getting into trouble. Zack was my partner in crime and had a blast with me! I ran into a photographer friend, Daniel, that got me into a couple of panels because he is one of 20 staff photogs for Comic-Con. He even got me into Hall H for the Expendables 2 panel (that was PACKED!!!). He is supposed to help get a meeting to possibly become a photographer for next years Con (which would be AWESOME!!).

Tasia was coming with me Friday, which started VERY early (earlier than a normal work day). We knew it would be crazy because of the panels we wanted to see at Hall H, including Big Bang Theory, The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones. My Jaw dropped when I saw the line…. YIKES!!! It was soooo F@#KING long! We ended up braving the line for some 4 hours not knowing for sure if we were getting in but in the end we did and it was incredible! Lots of great stuff & insight into three of my favorite shows.

I saw more and got to meet more stars this year, including Tom Morello, Kumail Nanjiani (Pinder on Franklin &; Bash and on G4), Robert Kirkman (Creator of the Walking Dead), Sara Underwood, Jim Lee, Lucy Lu, The cast of Battlestar Galactica, Bruce Timm (Batman Animated Series), Mirina Sirtis (Deanna Troy) and Brent Spiner (Data) from ST:TNG, Marilyn Ghigliotti (Veronica /Dante’s GF in Clerks), The cast of the Expendables 2 (Stalone, Swartzanegger, Etc.), David Boreanaz (Angel), Emily Deschanel (Bones), Shirley Barris (Custom Cars), The cast of Breaking Bad (Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Etc), Bai Ling, Dave McKean, Walter Goggins 
(Boyd from Justified) and Don Cheadle.

My friend Dion (from Custom Logos) went with me Saturday and he was like a kid in a candy story and very excited to see everything! I took LOTS of pictures this year (which took a looooong time to go through) and also broke my favorite lens for my camera. Now it needs to be replaced of fixed.

Had a really a fun time this year and excited to see if I will be a staff photographer next year or just an attendee, which I am completely okay with. No matter what, I will be there.

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