Here's something you might be interested in.
Thanks to Ed Cormier for the photography!
When Underachievers CosPlay part four - I mean, dude, that's a bathrobe!
Um, Dominatrix Girl?
I don't remember the Cap America VS Prophylactic Man issue.
Those socks deserve their own cartoon show.
My Dad can be so embarrassing!
Boys in Black VS Boy Commando?
Okay, that's pretty impressive! Indy Jones and his Dad - the Duo of Extraordinary Gentlemen!
Toilet Paper Man!
Can you imagine if these guys tried to hop a plane to San Diego looking like that?!
Muffin Top Pop Tarts!
First, there was Kiss Koffins - now checkout the Kryptonian Krypt!
Since when do hot chicks dress like one of Canada's Mckenzie Brothers?
From the Ghost Rider spinoff, Dust Rider.
C'mon, those are pieces from six different costumes!
That's either supposed to be Rorschac, or the winner of a blackberry pie eating contest.
And WHY were women on ships supposed to be bad luck???
Who's enslaving who?
She's lovely, but I can't take my eyes off the bizarre Bunny Ship.
Auditioning for that mouthwash commercial, are we?
When Fabio got dosed by Gamma rays...
Did someone say super-size my Skittles?
Look, it's Peter Criss' kid!
Lady ninjas need UV ray protection, too!
Wonder Senorita!
Got Drunk & Fell Into the Fishtank Man??
"Ebony and Ivory...."
"...live together in perfect har-mony..."
That's how this guy dresses every day!
Sarah Palin says "No moose is gonna f-k with me now!"
This is the first year the snackbar is making booth deliveries...
Craig Ferguson IS Han Solo!
It's a nice day for a white and green wedding.
When your mom goes all steampunk...
Well worth becoming a supervillian if THAT's who's gonna beat me!
That's some serious bug exterminators!
Leggo of my Fetto --
That's some hat trick!
You're Super, Girl!
Looks like she prefers a mini-vibrator to a Gentle Giant.
She's mad because they didn't have time to finish their costumes.
"Are you yankin' my chain?"
Nerd nirvana, alright!
"You think I'm funny? I look like a JOKE to you?!"
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain..."
Wotta Wonder Woman!
As long as there's cleavage or a bare belly, it's Manga!
Are we sure these are actually costumes?
Oh noooo, the Borg assimilated Larry "Bud" Melman!
Sly Stallone's worst nightmare.
Um, Manboob Man??
Either Men in Black, the Blues Brothers, or undercover cops looking for Trek bootlegs.
George Lucas' next project - Star Wars: The Musical!
The team up nobody asked for.
When Underachievers CosPlay Part Six.
What Comic-Con attendee hasn't wished for a gas mask?
Now THAT'S a Dark Knight!
And an even DARKER one!
DAY ONE PHOTO REPORT: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/out-about/2011/jul/21/comic-con-photo-report-day-one/
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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Thanks to Ed Cormier for the photography!
When Underachievers CosPlay part four - I mean, dude, that's a bathrobe!
Um, Dominatrix Girl?
I don't remember the Cap America VS Prophylactic Man issue.
Those socks deserve their own cartoon show.
My Dad can be so embarrassing!
Boys in Black VS Boy Commando?
Okay, that's pretty impressive! Indy Jones and his Dad - the Duo of Extraordinary Gentlemen!
Toilet Paper Man!
Can you imagine if these guys tried to hop a plane to San Diego looking like that?!
Muffin Top Pop Tarts!
First, there was Kiss Koffins - now checkout the Kryptonian Krypt!
Since when do hot chicks dress like one of Canada's Mckenzie Brothers?
From the Ghost Rider spinoff, Dust Rider.
C'mon, those are pieces from six different costumes!
That's either supposed to be Rorschac, or the winner of a blackberry pie eating contest.
And WHY were women on ships supposed to be bad luck???
Who's enslaving who?
She's lovely, but I can't take my eyes off the bizarre Bunny Ship.
Auditioning for that mouthwash commercial, are we?
When Fabio got dosed by Gamma rays...
Did someone say super-size my Skittles?
Look, it's Peter Criss' kid!
Lady ninjas need UV ray protection, too!
Wonder Senorita!
Got Drunk & Fell Into the Fishtank Man??
"Ebony and Ivory...."
"...live together in perfect har-mony..."
That's how this guy dresses every day!
Sarah Palin says "No moose is gonna f-k with me now!"
This is the first year the snackbar is making booth deliveries...
Craig Ferguson IS Han Solo!
It's a nice day for a white and green wedding.
When your mom goes all steampunk...
Well worth becoming a supervillian if THAT's who's gonna beat me!
That's some serious bug exterminators!
Leggo of my Fetto --
That's some hat trick!
You're Super, Girl!
Looks like she prefers a mini-vibrator to a Gentle Giant.
She's mad because they didn't have time to finish their costumes.
"Are you yankin' my chain?"
Nerd nirvana, alright!
"You think I'm funny? I look like a JOKE to you?!"
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain..."
Wotta Wonder Woman!
As long as there's cleavage or a bare belly, it's Manga!
Are we sure these are actually costumes?
Oh noooo, the Borg assimilated Larry "Bud" Melman!
Sly Stallone's worst nightmare.
Um, Manboob Man??
Either Men in Black, the Blues Brothers, or undercover cops looking for Trek bootlegs.
George Lucas' next project - Star Wars: The Musical!
The team up nobody asked for.
When Underachievers CosPlay Part Six.
What Comic-Con attendee hasn't wished for a gas mask?
Now THAT'S a Dark Knight!
And an even DARKER one!
DAY ONE PHOTO REPORT: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/out-about/2011/jul/21/comic-con-photo-report-day-one/
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/
RELATED ARTICLES
THE ROCKETEER AND OTHER FAMOUS '80S COMICS BEGAN RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO: Here's a detailed history of local Pacific Comics, who recruited comic superstars like Jack Kirby to create one of the first successful indie comic book lines. Pioneers in the fight for comic creators' rights and royalties, former employees and operators reveal how they did it, and what went so terribly wrong...
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/08/pacific-comics-the-inside-story-jay-allen-sanford
THE KOMPLETE KISS KOMIX KRONICLES: Comprehensive collection of stuff I’ve done about working with Kiss on a comic book series in San Diego, along with a bunch of never-before-seen artifacts from the Kiss Komix archives AND an article by Kiss comic author Spike Steffenhagen, offering his own very-different take, ala Rashomon, on the same events I describe in my essay...
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/12/komplete-kiss-komix-kronicles
ROCK 'N' ROLL COMICS: THE INSIDE STORY: In 1989, San Diego's Revolutionary Comics ("Unauthorized And Proud Of It") launched Rock 'N' Roll Comics, featuring unlicensed biographies of rock stars, most of which I wrote. Some performers, like Frank Zappa and Kiss, were supportive, while others like New Kids On The Block considered our comics akin to bootlegs and sued. In June 1992, publisher Todd Loren was found dead in his San Diego condo, brutally murdered...
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/12/rock-n-roll-comics-the-inside-story
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK VS REVOLUTIONARY COMICS: The inside story of how a hugely successful boy band tried to sue local-based Rock 'N' Roll Comics over an unauthorized biography of the group, sparking a court case that established, for the very first time, first amendment rights for comic books. Illustrated by comic superstar Stuart Immonen (Superman, etc.)...
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/13/new-kids-on-the-block-versus-revolutionary-comics
OVER A MILLION CARNAL COMICS ARE IN PRINT: Here's how and why we made some of the top-selling erotic comics of all time, right here in San Diego, including what Gene Simmons has to do with it all, backstage tales of porn stars, and more confessions of a comic pornographer...
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/08/carnal-comics-the-inside-story-jay-allen-sanfor
COMICS AND CENSORSHIP - DON'T BE AFRAID, IT'S ONLY A COMIC BOOK: A local-centric history of comic book censorship, and the fight for the rights of comic creators...
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/06/comics-and-censorship-a-local-centric-illustrated
TWILIGHT ZONE AND STAR TREK WRITER GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON PRESENTS: The inside story of a locally-published horror comic book series featuring Robert Bloch, author of Psycho, plus sci-fi king Larry Niven, Zap Comix co-founder Spain Rodriguez, Matthew Alice artist Rick Geary, Vampire Lestat painter Daerick Gross, yours truly JAS, and many more...
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/05/deepest-dimension-terror-anthology-twilight-zone
THE BIRTH OF IMAGE COMICS: INSIDE STORY OF A LOCAL PUBLISHING POWERHOUSE: Illustrated tale revealing how Spawn creator Todd McFarlane and local comic artist Jim Lee (the Punisher, etc.) conspired to create the ultimate creator-owned comic books...
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/03/the-birth-of-image-comics-an-illustrated-history