{"id":18442,"date":"2013-07-16T19:47:52","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T23:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetchocko.com\/?p=18442"},"modified":"2013-07-16T21:24:56","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T01:24:56","slug":"a-look-back-at-comic-con-international-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetchocko.com\/?p=18442","title":{"rendered":"A Look Back at Comic-Con International 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nComic-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!<\/p>\n

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\nR.I.P. to the legendary Jim Kelly<\/strong> 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. <\/p>\n

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\nShaquille O’Neal<\/strong> surrounded by fans along with comedian Jamie Kennedy<\/strong> after their appearance at the always entertaining Black Panel. <\/p>\n

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\nThis 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. <\/p>\n

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\nKirk Hammett<\/strong> (left) of METALLICA and Ron English<\/strong> (right) at the Toy Tokyo booth, a great place to buy collectible toys and get stuff signed.<\/p>\n

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\nJackie Chan<\/strong> made his first appearance at Comic-Con to discuss his new movie Chinese Zodiac. Seeing Jackie at San Diego was a Con highlight.<\/p>\n

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\nSylvester Stallone<\/strong> and Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/strong> at the Expendables 2<\/strong> 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. <\/p>\n

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\nKevin Smith<\/strong> (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<\/strong> (right) at the outdoors EXTRA stage. Yowza!<\/p>\n

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\nPlayboy cartoonist Doug Sneyd<\/strong> surrounded by cosplaying Playboy Bunnies. Whatta lucky guy! I need to brush up on my drawing.<\/p>\n

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\n(l-r) Charlie Hunnam<\/strong>, Katey Sagal<\/strong> and Ron Perlman<\/strong> along with other members of the hit show about outlaw bikers Sons Of Anarchy<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n

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\nBiz Markie<\/strong> was goin’ off at the Yo Gabba Gabba! booth signing anything for his fans. I liked watching his Beat Of The Day<\/a> segments on that show. <\/p>\n

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\nJohn Landis<\/strong> was seen on the exhibit floor signing his book Monsters In The Movies<\/strong>. He directed so many great movies – Animal House, Trading Places, American Werewolf In London and Coming To America.<\/p>\n

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\nAnthony Bourdain<\/strong> (left) was in the house to promote his graphic novel “Get Jiro” and RZA<\/strong> (right) of Wu-Tang Clan spoke about his directorial debut and homage to kung fu movies, The Man With The Iron Fists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\nThis 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. <\/p>\n

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\nHere are some photos of the out-of-control cosplay from the Comic-Con. More photos from a Planet Chocko transmission-post last year HERE<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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