Flesh-head And Tellura Go To Geek Heaven '05: Day Two

As stated in yesterday's post, today was Selfish Day at the San Diego Comic-con, but, officially, it was Star Wars Day. So many Stormtroopers and Jedi... Within five minutes of being on the floor, we saw three different sets of Stormtroopers. Three! One of them was walking right in front of us and smelled like he didn't follow my advice. I can understand. Those suits are hot.

Each day, it gets busier, making it harder to get around. The Current Wife and I said "excuse me" and "I'm sorry" every other step. Whoo boy. Saturday is going to be slow going. Everyone was still very friendly, though. It must be something they pump into the a/c. We would be looking at Lego sets, for example, and other fans would suggest a cheaper, better set, albeit from inside a TIE fighter pilot helmet.

One of the best things about Comic-Con, especially as it gets closer to the annual Masquerade contest, are all the fans in costume. I never make fun of these people. They have more balls than me. And the amount of planning that goes into them! We saw one guy dressed spot-on as General Grievous. The picture I got was real quick and from the side but, dollars to donuts, he'll be there tomorrow and so will my camera.

Nothing beats the Caveman Robot costume for the comic of the same name. I love robots and a caveman robot... Don't get much better than that. When my wife stepped up to get a pic, he grunted "wo-man" and we were sold. I bought a couple of tester comics and a nifty-cool Caveman Robot paper doll! I haven't read them yet but the art is similar to Kirby monster books. I'll have a complete review in my wrap-up column. In fact, I'll have reviews of everything we bought, including the gift stuff. I can't wait to see the look on The Wolfman's face when he sees his...

Besides being Star Wars day, it felt like Celebrity Day at the convention. We walked onto the floor and landed at the pro wrestler Kane's signing. He was running late and wasn't at the Lion's Gate booth. Glenn Danzig was at his fine art company's booth. Yesterday, the wife and I renewed our Comic Book Legal Defense Fund membership (seven years and running!). Today, I popped in to see what I could buy to give more support and Jim Lee was signing away on copies of the new Batman & Robin comic, Hush trade paperbacks, and Superman: For Tomorrow hardcovers, one of which I bought. He wasn't signing anything else and was in a hurry but I got a good picture and said hello. Towards the end of the day, we saw David Borneaz flanked by security cruising the floor. I even got to small-talk Holly Golightly from Tarot comics about Starbucks!

The Current Wife and I finally made it to a panel. Adult Swim, baby! This is the only panel I have never missed, stretching all the way back to when it was just 500 of us sitting in the Space Ghost: Coast To Coast panel. I remember when they showed small clips of the new Adult Swim block and had us vote on them. Harvey Birdman won hands down. Aqua Teen Hunger Force confused the entire room. This year, it was standing room only in the big hall. We had Keith Croffard moderating the creators of Aqua Teen, Tom Goes To The Mayor, and the mighty Robot Chicken. Seth Green is one bad ass mofo. Quick with a joke and comfortable in front of a crowd. The biggest announcements:
-Robot Chicken dvd next year
-Venture Brothers dvd next year! (no Doc Hammer or Jackson publick there.)
-NEW Venture Brothers series next June!!!
-New shows this fall
-And best of all, AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE FEATURE FILM!

I am not a big Tom Goes fan, so no news from me.

OK That's it for today. The next post will be Sunday night as our paid wireless ends in an hour. We ain't made of money people. So Sunday will be the day three post with the big-ass wrap-up on Monday. See ya then!