A Look Back at Comic-Con International 2012
July 16th, 2013 by chocko
Comic-Con 2013 is about to go down at San Diego. It is the biggest pop culture event in the universe…bar none. Here is a super duper late look at last year’s 4 day (5 if you count Preview Night) comic book, sci-fi, gaming, anime, blockbuster movie extravaganza. Hope to see you at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California from JULY 18-21, 2013!
R.I.P. to the legendary Jim Kelly star of Enter The Dragon, Black Belt Jones and a many other kung fu and blaxploitation movies. I ran into him outside of the convention center and totally geeked out. I met up with Mr. Kelly later in the Autograph Pavillion and we talked about his movies, how he turned down a role in a Tarantino movie and his future projects. Jim Kelly unfortunately passed away at the age of 67 on June 29, 2013.
Shaquille O’Neal surrounded by fans along with comedian Jamie Kennedy after their appearance at the always entertaining Black Panel.
This is your typical scene on the convention floor…wall to wall people shuffling along at a slow pace, stopping to grab con swag or to snap photos of Lego Batman. It gets pretty stressful after a while but you just have to go with the flow, stay focused, remain calm and stay hydrated.
Kirk Hammett (left) of METALLICA and Ron English (right) at the Toy Tokyo booth, a great place to buy collectible toys and get stuff signed.
Jackie Chan made his first appearance at Comic-Con to discuss his new movie Chinese Zodiac. Seeing Jackie at San Diego was a Con highlight.
Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Expendables 2 panel at Hall H. These guys were cracking jokes (mostly about their age) at each other a lot which made this event extremely fun to watch.
Kevin Smith (left) taking over Hall H is an annual tradition where he updates his fans with what’s up and takes questions from the audience. This event is a guaranteed good time and I always make sure to grab a seat. Rebecca Romijn (right) at the outdoors EXTRA stage. Yowza!
Playboy cartoonist Doug Sneyd surrounded by cosplaying Playboy Bunnies. Whatta lucky guy! I need to brush up on my drawing.
(l-r) Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal and Ron Perlman along with other members of the hit show about outlaw bikers Sons Of Anarchy sure know how to entertain. The actors from SOA hinted at the future season of the show while going in and out of character during the panel.
Biz Markie was goin’ off at the Yo Gabba Gabba! booth signing anything for his fans. I liked watching his Beat Of The Day segments on that show.
John Landis was seen on the exhibit floor signing his book Monsters In The Movies. He directed so many great movies – Animal House, Trading Places, American Werewolf In London and Coming To America.
Anthony Bourdain (left) was in the house to promote his graphic novel “Get Jiro” and RZA (right) of Wu-Tang Clan spoke about his directorial debut and homage to kung fu movies, The Man With The Iron Fists.
This Mars Attack figured called to me from its shelf at the Funko booth. Funko has one of my favorite booths to shop for SDCC exclusives.
Here are some photos of the out-of-control cosplay from the Comic-Con. More photos from a Planet Chocko transmission-post last year HERE!
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