Comic con 2008 PICKUPS

One can't go to comic con without snagging some jawesome freebies and some not-so-freebies.

Here's my loot for 2008:



The initial madness of all my bags dumped out on the bed.



The absolute best free swag from the con is the Red Dress Cylon Six minimate From the Sci-Fi booth. Even though I'm more of a Kubrick fan, I can't hate on a free Battlestar minimate. Also, Eureka mints on the right.


Sci-fi also had the coolest bag of the show with their take on the famous Bloomingdale's bag


Bionic bionic six..oo wee ooh. The premise of this 80s cartoon was the Six-Million Dollar man and the Bionic Woman have a multi-cultural family with super powers (Asian karate kid, Caucasian Jock kid, African-American nerd kid, Valley girl with walkman, and a robot gorilla thrown in for good measure). As hokey as it sounds, the cartoon was pretty rad and had better than usual animation for an American show. Guy at the booth gave me a good deal on these.


Seeing as how my old school Transformers toys are rotting away in a landfill somewhere, the Transformers Encore line is the closest I'll get to the real deal. Of the ones available at the booth, Starscream was the best. This will go well with my Masterpiece Starscream. I was *this* close to buying the Soundwave mp3 player but realized I don't need anymore soundwaves or mp3 players.


We also managed to pick up some actual graphic novels this time around. These are from Yoshihiro Tatsumi, who is credited for starting the alternative comics movement in Japan in the 1950s. They are being translated now by Drawn and Quarterly.


Got this for my dad and bro who watch the show. I gotta get on that.

Random stuff:

Comic-con 2008

Once again, we made the trek all the way down to San Diego (which of course in German means a "Whale's Vagina") for the sweetest (non-erotic) convention, Comic-con. We saw a lot of things, smelled a bunch of rankness, and grabbed a crapload free stuff. Here are da pics:



Starscream from the new Animated Transformers series. I think it was a girl in that costume...



Spider-man + helicopter = MIND BLOWN



Special Edition Optimus Prime. This ish is coming out in December and it will be mine, oh yes it will be mine.





The stormtroopers were out in full effect.



Keeping up the tradition, we took a break and ate some grub at Dick's.



Cardboard Optimus is back!



The WB booth was always crowded for some reason. It also smelled like cheese and eggs (not in a good way) around that booth.



Megaman and Naruto, finally together. I told that kid to do that Rasengan, but that fool didn't know what I was talking about...weak

Next time: Free swag and pick ups!

In the Summer Time, When the Weather is Hot

Summer is officially here. The kids are on break. The freeways are less crowded in the morning. People will consume at least 2 pounds of hot dogs and hamburgers this weekend. Hollywood Bowl concerts are in full effect. Comic-con is soon approaching. And this, dear readers, is how I greet the season with open arms (er, an open mouth, perhaps):


A strawberry donut from the Donut Man.
You're missing out on life if you haven't had one.

Donut Man
915 E Route 66
Glendora, CA 91740