furtech | San Diego ComiCon 2010

SDCC 2010 Complete Flickr Set

I was burning the midnight (and dawn and midday...) oil to finish a costume-prop, so I only had Sunday to run through the con...all several hundred-thousand square feet of it! The only major disappointment was that I missed seeing Tom Siddell (Gunnerkrigg Court artist-writer) at the con. He's a creative talent who I would have loved to talk with-- even for a few minutes-- because I would love to gain some insight as to how he puts his story-arcs together. -That- was a real let down...but the bits of the con I saw were fun. I started at the end where my favorite booths are located (far south end) and did get to chat with Stuart Ng and Allen Spiegel (the two dealers I love touching bases with-- great guys!). Fortunately, knowing that my time might be limited, Roz had been given some cash and told to grab anything I might think was cool (within this budget) and she made several sorties through the massive hall. When you enter the masquerade, that is your whole world until Sunday.

Outside the con the Dragon Age people were (unintentionally) beaning passersby with inflatable swords and ray guns. I got a couple for a friend who plays the game. The crowd control this year was incredible: plenty of officials directing people and cars such that there was no gridlock on Harbor and crowds moved very efficiently. Very nice.

Highlights: fewer strollers this year, thank ghod; a couple of unfortunate dogs with idiot owners (who brings their poor pooch to this riot of people???; *great* Harry Potter props and costumes on display; cool friends in fantastic costumes; rocks! (<--I know how to make these now!)

There was a ton of swag this year! All kinds of give-aways (and enough that everyone who wanted one could grab one), including a neat star-fish mask DC Comics gave away (the starfish has a single eye in the middle and is a mind-control creature that attaches to your face). Plus, huge bags galore. I'm of two thoughts over these: on the one hand, HUGE BAGS! On the other hand, they were bulky to carry and not at all strong (so they tore easily).

From what I saw, SDCC has finally gotten its act together and gotten the resources to handle the mega-crowds. I'm definitely going back next year and expecting to have a very good time. Highly recommend going to those of you who may have been turned off by the crowded chaos of recent years.

Oh, one last question!

Trueblood was the show being mega-pimped this year. One poster I saw a lot of I just did not get: it shows three animals, with "age 1 Sam", "age 2 Sam" and "age 3 Sam" on them (collie, fly, cow-- in that order). Can any TB fans explain this to me???