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ComicFest Day 3 Photo Report: Russ Heath, Batton Lash, more

Mission Valley pop culture party wraps it up

The second annual ComicFest wrapped up on October 6 at the Town and Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center.

This year’s 3-day event featured sci-fi author Larry Niven, whose storied career is celebrated at an on-site coffeshop and snack bar, Draco Tavern, “Earth’s first multi-species coffee bar,” patterned after the watering hole from his same-named novel and designed by special FX whiz Wendy All.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/05/54356/

Sunday’s guests featured local comic artist Billy Martinez doing live art demonstrations, and also local artist Mike Miller, best known for DC’s Injustice: Gods Among Us (#1 selling digital comic in the world) and the cover artist for the graphic novel edition of A Game of Thrones.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/05/54373/

Another famed local at the show was special effects artist Phil Tippett, best known for his work on the Star Wars franchise.

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She's not much of a looker, but she does it for a nickel!

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This dealer doesn't look like he wants to share his toys.

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If only we could all be kept in our original mint boxes.

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Somebody didn't pay attention when their mom taught the kids to put away their toys.

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"I'll kill myself if I hear one more person say 'My mom threw mine away!'"

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Your grandfather's reading material is worth more than most grandfathers now!

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54400/

Silver age comic artist Russ Heath.

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Hardcover heroes on sale.

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Local comic book artist Batton Lash (above) and publisher Jackie Estrada (below).

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Famous former neighbor Scott Shaw!, the Flintstones artist who probably designed every box of Fruity Pebbles you ever emptied out to get at the toy.

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Panel featuring Star Trek legend Bjo Trimble.

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It's never easy to tell a pretty girl there's a shark eating her brain.

Photos above courtesy Jamie Gardner: https://www.facebook.com/jamie.gardner.3348/media_set?set=a.587798484616099.1073741834.100001578582966&type=1



Photos below courtesy Ed Cormier: https://www.facebook.com/Cormier.Ed/media_set?set=a.4888992522695.1073741842.1834183120&type=3

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54410/

This panel paying tribute to Famous Monsters of Filmland creator Forrest J. Ackerman featured Phil Tippett, publisher Don Glut, local sci-fi author Greg Bear, writer Paul M. Sammon, and moderator Pete Von Sholly.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54415/

Panel showcasing sci-fi authors Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54411/

Local comic artist Billy Martinez doing live art demonstrations.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54412/

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54413/

The Cadillac of wolfshead canes, just imagine how hard Barnabas Collins could whack his Willie with THAT thing!

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54414/

Build-your-own-Trekkie kits!

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54409/

Autographed event program.

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Roger Roadkill says "See ya next year!"



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COMICFEST 2012 PHOTO PHUNNIES, DAY 3 - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/out-about/2012/oct/21/comic-fest-on-hotel-circle-day-three-photo-report/



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The second annual ComicFest wrapped up on October 6 at the Town and Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center.

This year’s 3-day event featured sci-fi author Larry Niven, whose storied career is celebrated at an on-site coffeshop and snack bar, Draco Tavern, “Earth’s first multi-species coffee bar,” patterned after the watering hole from his same-named novel and designed by special FX whiz Wendy All.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/05/54356/

Sunday’s guests featured local comic artist Billy Martinez doing live art demonstrations, and also local artist Mike Miller, best known for DC’s Injustice: Gods Among Us (#1 selling digital comic in the world) and the cover artist for the graphic novel edition of A Game of Thrones.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/05/54373/

Another famed local at the show was special effects artist Phil Tippett, best known for his work on the Star Wars franchise.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/05/54357/

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/05/54342/



http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54405/

She's not much of a looker, but she does it for a nickel!

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54395/

This dealer doesn't look like he wants to share his toys.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54396/

If only we could all be kept in our original mint boxes.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54397/

Somebody didn't pay attention when their mom taught the kids to put away their toys.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54398/

"I'll kill myself if I hear one more person say 'My mom threw mine away!'"

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54399/

Your grandfather's reading material is worth more than most grandfathers now!

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54400/

Silver age comic artist Russ Heath.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54401/

Hardcover heroes on sale.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54402/

Local comic book artist Batton Lash (above) and publisher Jackie Estrada (below).

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54406/

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54403/

Famous former neighbor Scott Shaw!, the Flintstones artist who probably designed every box of Fruity Pebbles you ever emptied out to get at the toy.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54404/

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54407/

Panel featuring Star Trek legend Bjo Trimble.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54408/

It's never easy to tell a pretty girl there's a shark eating her brain.

Photos above courtesy Jamie Gardner: https://www.facebook.com/jamie.gardner.3348/media_set?set=a.587798484616099.1073741834.100001578582966&type=1



Photos below courtesy Ed Cormier: https://www.facebook.com/Cormier.Ed/media_set?set=a.4888992522695.1073741842.1834183120&type=3

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54410/

This panel paying tribute to Famous Monsters of Filmland creator Forrest J. Ackerman featured Phil Tippett, publisher Don Glut, local sci-fi author Greg Bear, writer Paul M. Sammon, and moderator Pete Von Sholly.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54415/

Panel showcasing sci-fi authors Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54411/

Local comic artist Billy Martinez doing live art demonstrations.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54412/

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54413/

The Cadillac of wolfshead canes, just imagine how hard Barnabas Collins could whack his Willie with THAT thing!

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54414/

Build-your-own-Trekkie kits!

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54409/

Autographed event program.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/07/54416/

Roger Roadkill says "See ya next year!"



COMICFEST 2013, DAY 1 - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/jam-session/2013/oct/04/comicfest-day-1-photo-report-local-lights-men-in-t/

COMICFEST 2013, DAY 2 - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/jam-session/2013/oct/05/comicfest-day-1-photo-report/



COMICFEST 2012 PHOTO PHUNNIES, DAY 1 - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/out-about/2012/oct/19/comic-fest-on-hotel-circle-day-one-photo-report/

COMICFEST 2012 PHOTO PHUNNIES, DAY 2 - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/out-about/2012/oct/21/comic-fest-on-hotel-circle-day-two-photo-report/

COMICFEST 2012 PHOTO PHUNNIES, DAY 3 - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/out-about/2012/oct/21/comic-fest-on-hotel-circle-day-three-photo-report/



COMIC-CON 2013 PHOTO PHUNNIES, DAY 1 - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/jam-session/2013/jul/17/comic-con-photo-phunnies-day-1-preview-night/

COMIC-CON 2013 PHOTO PHUNNIES, DAY 2 - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/jam-session/2013/jul/18/comic-con-photo-phunnies-day-2-thursday/

COMIC-CON 2013 PHOTO PHUNNIES, DAY 3 - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/jam-session/2013/jul/19/comic-con-photo-phunnies-day-3-friday/

COMIC-CON 2013 PHOTO PHUNNIES, DAY 4 - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/jam-session/2013/jul/20/comic-con-photo-phunnies-day-4-saturday/

COMIC-CON 2013 PHOTO PHUNNIES, DAY 5 - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/jam-session/2013/jul/21/comic-con-photo-phunnies-day-5-sunday/


COMIC-CON 2012 PHOTO PHUNNIES, DAY 1 - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/out-about/2012/jul/12/comic-con-photo-report-day-one/

COMIC-CON 2012 PHOTO PHUNNIES, DAY 2 - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/out-about/2011/jul/13/comic-con-photo-report-day-two/

COMIC-CON 2012 PHOTO PHUNNIES, DAY 3 - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/out-about/2012/jul/14/comic-con-photo-report-day-three/

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