WE ARE BACK CRAZIES!!! We are just a little over a month away from that glorious weekend that is Comic Con! Of course, that's still a ways away, but never fear! The whole reason you're here is to relive past SDCC fun, and I am fully prepared to deliver! So sit back, put down your Sailer Moon figurines and hold on tight as we head back to 2015 and the wackiness that is the CRAZY COMIC CON COUNTDOWN!!! Enjoy...
Do you think he's ready to rock?!?
After years of taking up a back corner at the Petco Park Interactive Zone, Adult Swim decided to go all-in and created their own offsite on the lawn behind the Convention Center! It truly is a lot of fun and among the few offsites that do nighttime programming!
Lydia Deitz has been ready for a Beetlejuice sequel for awhile now!
Woodstock and Snoopy enjoy some downtime at the Petco Park Interactive Zone where you can sort of make out part of the giant inflatable doghouse set up to promote The Peanuts Movie. They also had beagles up for adoption!
Pretty much since I've been going to SDCC (Over 20 years now!), this guy has been there, leaning against a pillar, pretending to be Silent Bob. He never leaves, he never breaks character. I admire his commitment to the bit, but that's just a waste of a badge!
2015, the year of Mario Maker! No shortage of irony that the Wii U took off just as it was ending its service life with games like Splatoon, Smash Bros U and the aforementioned Mario Maker being monster hits. Talk about a late bloomer?!?
The beloved Xbox Lounge, enjoying what turned out to be its final year. It was an otherworldly experience that was completely immersive. The next year they partnered up with NerdHQ to sponsor their gaming areas, but it just wasn't the same. Then NerdHQ got evicted! The life of an offsite is a fickle one.
Zombies. They are still a threat to unsuspecting con goers!
The FX Experience at the Hilton Park! Not always the most ideal location, due to the sun, but FX always delivers big with their offsite. It's also one off the few offsites you are usually guaranteed to get into at some point during the week!
Johnny Depp seems to really have a knack for playing characters who wield sharp objects!
So back in 2015, Kentucky Fried Chicken set up several statues of Colonel Sanders cosplaying as various things. They ranged in theme from the weird, like the alien above, to the downright disturbing, like the one they had dressed up like a Sailor Scout! Needless to say, KFC hasn't been back since. I'm sure the millions of pics of attendees doing inappropriate things with the statues that surfaced during and after the con didn't help!
The finale of the big Star Wars concert that those lucky enough to get into the Hall H panel were able to attend afterwards for a night of music and fireworks! I just watched it all from the steps behind the convention center!
This was obviously promoting something. I just don't remember what?!?
And finally, we'll end things this week with Sexy Skeletor because... Why not?
And that was SDCC 2015! Another fun year that saw my brother's kids run me ragged that week! You'd like to think I'd be a pro at this by now, but if there's one thing I've learned about comic conventions, it's that having a plan is almost pointless because you're likely not going to be able to stick to it. If nothing else, they're more like guidelines!
Another week down as we head towards our June finale, but never fear! There's plenty of the CRAZY COMIC CON COUNTDOWN left to get to, so be sure to come back next week and check it out! Until then, take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all later!
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