I just got back from
Comic-Con 2008 and, boy, is my hyperdrive tired! Anyway, it's good to be back in the land of deodorant and people who don't wear chain mail, but I still had a lot of fun at the convention, checking out the latest toys, movie premieres, celebrity panels and after-parties.
Here's my report from Saturday's events...
He-Man fans were soaking their furry shorts at the entrance to the Mattel booth, which was decked out like Castle Grayskull.
"Hulk smash! No, wait. Hulk spoon! Hulk spoon!"
Rainn Wilson moderating
The Office panel. The best part was when an audience member asked if they would do a musical episode, maybe in a dream sequence. Um, how do you do a dream sequence in a show that's supposed to be a documentary?
The Office writer/performers, BJ Novak and Mindy Kaling. We once ran into BJ leaving
Canter's Deli. He's short.
Upcoming Mighty Muggs for Indiana Jones and Marvel.
Unicorn photo opps for those who love
Harold and Kumar and/or Sarah McLachlan.
Poison Ivy anime figure.
Batman and Robin constructed out of LEGO blocks.
The cast of
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, including Summer Glau, Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker and Brian Austin Green, who's Public Enemy #1 with nerds nationwide since he was engaged to
Transformers hottie Megan Fox. As if speaking fluent Klingon would give you the edge over David frickin' Silver.
New McDonaldland figures that will probably outsell the McRib. Rumor has it these taste better, too.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The security at Comic-Con looked scary enough, but they couldn't hit the broadside of
Shipwreck's party boat.
Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof makes a surprise appearance at a Marvel panel to drop off the script for the next chapter of his
Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk comic. It's funny because the script has been infamously overdue for two years. It's even funnier because that much time passes before anything happens in
Lost.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force plushes, for those who like lint in their fries.
The Sci-Fi Channel gave out the funniest bags at the convention -- made specifically for the metrosexual Battlestar Galactica fan.
Patton Oswalt moderated the panel for
The Sarah Silverman Program, which returns in October. He also made
Ratatouille sex jokes about sitting on Brian Posehn's head while he pulled his hair to make him "do things."
Fellatio jokes! Here's a video clip of Sarah Silverman and the cast of
The Sarah Silverman Program telling a story that will touch you... down there.
The best part of the panel was that I overheard three different audience members asking other attendees if they thought that Jimmy Kimmel would make an appearance. Instead of replying, "Sarah and Jimmy just broke up," I overheard two of the three people reply, "Who's Jimmy Kimmel?"
I just got back from Comic-Con 2008 and, boy, is my hyperdrive tired! Anyway, it's good to be back in the land of deodorant and people who don't wear chain mail, but I still had a lot of fun at the convention, checking out the latest toys, movie premieres, celebrity panels and after-parties.
He-Man fans were soaking their furry shorts at the entrance to the Mattel booth, which was decked out like Castle Grayskull.
"Hulk smash! No, wait. Hulk spoon! Hulk spoon!"
Rainn Wilson moderating The Office panel. The best part was when an audience member asked if they would do a musical episode, maybe in a dream sequence. Um, how do you do a dream sequence in a show that's supposed to be a documentary?
The Office writer/performers, BJ Novak and Mindy Kaling. We once ran into BJ leaving Canter's Deli. He's short.
Upcoming Mighty Muggs for Indiana Jones and Marvel.
Unicorn photo opps for those who love Harold and Kumar and/or Sarah McLachlan.
Poison Ivy anime figure.
Batman and Robin constructed out of LEGO blocks.
The cast of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, including Summer Glau, Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker and Brian Austin Green, who's Public Enemy #1 with nerds nationwide since he was engaged to Transformers hottie Megan Fox. As if speaking fluent Klingon would give you the edge over David frickin' Silver.
New McDonaldland figures that will probably outsell the McRib. Rumor has it these taste better, too.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The security at Comic-Con looked scary enough, but they couldn't hit the broadside of Shipwreck's party boat.
Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof makes a surprise appearance at a Marvel panel to drop off the script for the next chapter of his Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk comic. It's funny because the script has been infamously overdue for two years. It's even funnier because that much time passes before anything happens in Lost.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force plushes, for those who like lint in their fries.
The Sci-Fi Channel gave out the funniest bags at the convention -- made specifically for the metrosexual Battlestar Galactica fan.
Patton Oswalt moderated the panel for The Sarah Silverman Program, which returns in October. He also made Ratatouille sex jokes about sitting on Brian Posehn's head while he pulled his hair to make him "do things."
Gangsta Babies! Quite possibly the best toy shown at Comic-Con. Let's just say some blood has been spilled in the Cabbage Patch, yo.
New Star Wars Galactic Heroes toys that are Christmas-themed!!! Seriously. I particularly like the gifts skewered on the lightsaber kabobs.
This Indiana Jones is made entirely out of LEGO blocks. Meanwhile, the latest Indiana Jones movie was made entirely out of crap.
It's like the toymakers are reading my mind!
Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro promoting their upcoming film, The Wolfman. I can't believe he showed up in costume. No, wait.
Samuel L. Jackson takes a stand. I'm not sure what his mic is doing down there, though. That's comic artist Frank Miller on the left, who's directing Sam in The Spirit, which opens this Christmas.
Sam Jackson and Jaime King promoting Will Eisner's The Spirit.
New G.I. Joe toys from Hasbro.
The new James Bond car from the upcoming 007 movie, Quantum of Solace. Yeah, I have no idea what that title means, either.
Not quite as cool as the 007 car, but the Nerd Herd from TV's Chuck would probably know what the "Quantum of Solace" means.
