December in Photos

N8 | Moon and Jupiter


N8 | Griffith Observatory at night


N8 | Sunrise over Los Angeles


N8 | Scott Pilgrim marquee at the New Beverly Cinema


N8 | deadmau5 at the Hollywood Palladium


N8 | Penn Ward with the Doorknockers


N8 | Los Angeles Sister Cities


N8 | Christmas Tree in Little Tokyo


N8 | Battle Royale Cosplay at the Silent Movie Theater

Election Day

N8 | Edgar Wright Aubrey Plaza and Michael Cera at Doug Benson's podcast recording at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater in Hollywood

Comic Con 2010 Part Four - Saturday

For Saturday at Comic con 2010, I faced a dilemma. There were three killer panels I wanted to see that day. In Hall H was the Warner Bros panel featuring Green Lantern and Harry Potter. Over at the Ingido Ballroom, the Venture Brothers was going on. In Ballroom 20 was the Chuck panel followed up by FOX animation shows. Since Ballroom 20 had 3 straight hours of great programming, I got in line for it around 8:30 am.


N97 | Duffman waitin in line. He would be waiting more than 3 hours for the Simpsons panel

I was very surprised to find a long line when I got there. Lines have become an annoying part of Comic Con. Back in 2008, I was at a Barcamp here in Los Angeles and met a guy who had a ton of gadgets and assorted gear in his cargo pants. One piece included a small tripod chair. I found one on Amazon for $20. This thing has come in a lot of handy over the past 3 years. I combined it with a free carabiner I got the exhibit hall to attach to my backpack for when I walk around to keep my hands free.


N97 | Awesome water tank costume, possibly from SAW

The Chuck panel was a lot of fun. I was a bit dissapointed I didn't get a shirt. Only a few lucky people got them. Its a shame NBC or Warner Bros couldn't supply the whole audience. The folowing Family Guy panel was great. They showed footage from their Return of the Jedi parody. The Cleveland Show panel featured a reading from an upcoming episode about Comic Con. The Futurama panel also did a reading and will also be doing a Comic Con episode. The Simpsons panel had a lot of Q&A. This is the first year I can remember where there wasn't a question about Life in Hell.


N97 | I spotted this Homer on my way outside

Following my stay in Ballroom 20, I headed back to the Scott Pilgrim Experience. A guy from UC San Diego recognized me and we talked about how much the campus has changed while munching on more garlic bread. I scored a couple of Scott Pilgrim shirts, but they ran out of custom shirts right before I was about to get in. Dejected, I headed for the line for Hall H.


N97 | A Ramona Flowers posing with the Scott Pilgrim Garlic Bread truck


N97 | Dancing with a Na'vi

It was about 3:30 and the line for Hall H didn't seem very long. It was moving along pretty well and I was almost sure I would make it in for the 6PM Marvel movie panel. I bunked down and chatted with some people in line. I think it was around 4:30 that tweets were coming from inside that there was a stabbing. Apparently some guys were fighting over a seat and an eye got poked with a pen. The line hadn't moved much and a lot of confusion was going on with the line workers. Inside they paused all the programming and were showing trailers. By 6:30 they announced that we would not be able to get in the Marvel panel. All that time weasted...


N97 | Waiting in line with the Justice League

I called one of my roomates and we tried to find the zombie party. We ended up at a place called the Side Bar. We got there at happy hour, so I got loaded on little dime. I was quite giddy at this point and instead of finding the zombie party, we headed back for some night programming.


N97 | Drunk shot of Iron Man

I didn't do as much night programming this year compared to previous years. I missed out on Worst Cartoons Ever and two Spike and Mike panels. This year, I attended one of the best panels that made the whole cost of attendence worth it.


N97 | Tommy Wisaeu

Tommy Wisaeu was there to present his new project: The House That Drips Blood on Alex. It is a strange and funny short film that might get turned into a movie. After the amazing Q&A, I got him to sign a movie poster. Afterwards I watched a bit of the Masquerade and after party. They had a great werewolf themed drink that tasted mediciney. I also got to watch some fireworks outside.

I headed back to the hotel and ran into all my roomates at the bar. While we were there, Stan Lee walked by with a huge entourage. I ordered a Blue Hawaiian and they made it all weird and with a giant pineapple wedge. It was about 1:30AM when I finally got to sleep.

Comic Con 2010 Part Three - Friday

FRIDAY - DAY TWO

Friday at Comic Con kicked off with picking up breakfast from the hotel lobby. They had a station of ready sandwiches to go next to the Starbucks which was next to the quick exit that leads to the convention center.

I got in line for room 6A around 9am. Although I was in line for the Batman panel, there were plenty of Adventure Time fans getting there early for their panel. The Batman panel was great, they showed a new episode featuring the Bat-Mite and the Joker. They also showed a preview of the upcoming Young Justice series.

I shot some video of the Batman panel with my new Flip camera after charging it up last night.


E72 | 4 Finns and a Jake

The Adventure Time panel was great. Tom Kenny moderated the panel and was in a very goofy mood. After picking up a prize ticket, I ducked out early to go the Scott Pilgrim experience again to get another shirt.


Flip Mino HD | The Scott Pilgrim garlic Bread truck

I got in the line again and had some more garlic bread. At the base of the steps that lead up to the Scott Pilgrim Experience, there's a table that gives out movie shirts. I saw that people were getting a red stamp on their Comic Con badge after I had gotten a black stamp yesterday, so I got in line. I got denied. I planned I would have to switch badges with my roomate to get another shirt.


Flip Mino HD | The Scott Pilgrim Experience


N97 | I only saw one Ramona Flowers with green hair

Yesterday, I got an orange shirt with a black Sex Bob-Omb design on it. Today I got a black shirt with a Triple G design. While it looked good in theory, I didn't find out until a week later that the triangle wasn't properly alligned. :( After getting my shirt, I headed back to the convention center to get in line for the Adult Swim panel.


Flip Mino HD | The Scott Pilgrim Experience - custom t-shirts


N97 | This is Dr Rockzo. The Rock and Roll Clown. He does cocaine.

The line for the Adult Swim panel wasn't as bad as last year. This is perhaps due to the larger room. I got in for the preceding panel for the TV series Sparticus. The Adult Swim panel featured Brendon Small from Metalocalypse, Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick from The Venture Bros and Seth Green from Robot Chicken. They made for a very fun panel. Afterwards I hit the convention floor again to buy some Scott Pilgrim wristbands. Once the floor closed, I headed back to the hotel and found a great brother and sister KICK-ASS cosplayer combo.


N97 | Red Mist


N97 | Hit Girl

After dropping off my stuff, I hit the Gaslamp again. I found the Adult Swim ice cream truck across the street. They had this amazing fudge brownie ice cream bar. I wish I knew where to buy it.

I found the City of Heroes party at the Hard Rock Hotel. This hotel is really nice, I might stay there next year since so many stars were staying there. The party itself was hit and miss. The food was great, but the bar wasn't open. I was supposed to get into a super exclusive party at Flynn's Arcade, but my hook up failed to get me on the list. With that endeavor a bust, I headed back to the hotel. I got back in time to watch fireworks. The past two years I had always missed this show.


Flip Mino HD | Fireworks!

That ended my Friday at Comic Con. A comlete set of photos can be found here on flickr

Comic Con 2010 Video: The Scott Pilgrim vs The World movie panel

This is a complete set of videos from the Scott Pilgrim movie panel at Comic Con 2010.

Part One is an introduction of the cast and crew.



Parts Two and Three feature questions and answers from the crowd.





I didn't get a 1-UP pin :(

Comic Con 2010 Part Two - Thursday

On the Thursday morning of Comic Con, I was wandering the Gaslamp District. I picked up my lunch from Ralphs and hopped on a shuttle. I was the only person on the shuttle and talked to the driver about Comic Con.


N97 | Cartoon Network Pizzeria

I hopped off the shuttle after seeing the Cartoon Network Pizzeria. Pizza for breakfast, why not? I looked inside and saw it wasn't open yet. A crowd had gathered outside and I asked if they are waiting for it to open. They said they were waiting for CNN to show up. They said the first 25 people in line at 9:30 am would get a Flip Mino HD to use at Comic Con for CNN iReports. I was the 6th person there so I was stoked.


N97 | My new Flip Mino HD

After receiving my new Flip Mino, I headed for the convention center and sat down for the Danny Elfman panel. I then headed outside for the Scott Pilgrim experience. While waiting in line I was bombarded with weird swag and garlic bread from the Scott Pilgrim truck.


N97 | The Scott Pilgrim garlic bread truck


N97 | Bread makes you fat


N97 | Caffeinated Jerky?


N97 | Weird mullet hat

The line for the Scott Pilgrim Experience lasted about an hour. I was in line so long I got sunburn. Once inside, I got a red movie t-shirt, a custom shirt, a custom flip book and a poster signed by director Edgar Wright and creator Bryan Lee O'Malley.


N97 | Scott Pilgrim movie summary


N97 | I got the second to last signed poster signed by Edgar Wright and Bryan Lee O'Malley

I headed for Hall H and got to see the Expendables panel. Terry Crewes was the first one of the cast to come out. After being introduced, he jumped on the table, took off his shirt and flexed his pecs to the roar of the crowd. Sylvester Stallone was very entertaining in telling stories about making the movie. There was a surprise appearance from Bruce Willis. They showed two clips from the movie, which looks like a lot of fun.

Next up was the Scott Pilgrim panel. I managed to get a spot real close to the front for the panel. Thirteen members of the cast and crew were present. Even Edgar Wright's friends Simon Pegg and Nick Frost made quick appearances, even though they weren't in the movie. Lots of clips from the movie from the movie were shown. Pins were distributed. People with white pins were lucky enough to go see a screening of the movie with Edgar Wright and also a performance from the band Metric, who provided a song for the movie as the band The Clash at Demonhead.


N97 | At the Threadless party

Since I didn't get to go see the screening, I went to the Gaslamp to check out some parties. I had RSVP'd for a few parties in advance. This plan paid off well. By now it was about 7:30 and the first party was about to start. It was for the LA Time's Hero Complex blog. There was great food and an open Patron tequila bar. After getting some food there, I went to hit the Threadless party. This turned out to be a bad move, since Stan Lee showed up at the Hero Complex party after I had left. The Threadless party wasn't too bad. Tacos and beer were served and artists were on hand painting. I bought a shirt and headed back to the hotel to drop off everything.


E72 | Light Suit from Tron: Legacy

I came back to the gaslamp around 10pm for the Tron Legacy exhibit. One of my roomates had been running around the Gaslamp and scored passes to get in. After getting in, I walked into Flynn's Arcade. There were a bunch of video games in there, but there were all covered up. After a few minutes, a voice over played and then a door opened. It lead to a hallway with a couple of set pieces from the movie. After another voice over, there was another set with another voiceover. Finally, we were lead into a futuristic room. There were models in silver outfits serving Coke Zero and props from the movie along the walls. After a few minutes, the place would go dark and a trailer from the movie would play against the back wall. The lights in the room would sync with the trailer for a very cool added effect.


E72 | Tron:Legacy party

That ended my Thursday. The full gallery of my pics from Comic Con can be found on flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drtran/sets/72157624586809866/with/4831259110/