Skelpin fiddler Patric Petrie dropping Pocket Venus May 31 @Balboa Park
Jay Allen Sanford 9:45 p.m., May 19
Thanks to Ed Cormier for the photography!
"I just saw a guy dressed as Captain Caveman."
"Uh, that was a homeless dude."
Girl Scouts in Spaaaaacccce!
"Is that a Batarang in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"
"I knew I loved him as soon as I saw the size of his feet!"
When underachievers CosPlay, part 1.
Can you guess which slave girl comes from the planet with no sun?
The upside-down kissing booth.
OMG, somebody scalped Marvin the Martian!
"Luke, I am your...bowling ball bag."
Do NOT touch, unless you want a laser blast up your maintenance corridor..."
All over the empire, the anorexia spread....
F Street Novelty Suits in ssspppaaaaacccce!
Alright, who let the same guy who designed Mork from Ork build the Cap America suit?!
Scary stuff at the Doc Johnson booth.
When underachiever CosPlay part two.
"These effin snackbar PRICES are the REAL Killing Joke..."
When underachiever CosPlay part three.
Baa-daa, daaa-daa, Daa-duh Daa-duh, Batmen!"
World's Most Expensive Back Scratcher.
Kick Ass 40 year reunion.
Who knew the Twin Peaks booth would have Cherry Stem Girl?
"WHAT costume??"
Pity they never made that Tron/Wonderland crossover.
Apparently, there are no testicle-shaped Legos.
Wait, NBC has a new show about polygamist twin cultists?!
Long after the rest of the band quit in disgust, iCarly was still playing requests for the Robotech Macross theme song....
Underoos sure have gotten fancy...
And you wonder why everyone else in the world wants to come to America???
DAY TWO PHOTO REPORT: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/out-about/2011/jul/22/comic-con-photo-report-day-two/
DAY THREE PHOTO REPORT: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/out-about/2011/jul/24/comic-con-photo-report-day-three/
Thanks to Ed Cormier for the photos! Check out Ed's tune "Famous Former Neighbors," based on the Reader's own comic strip - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/audioclips/94/
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