ONE!!! ONE MORE WEEK UNTIL COMIC CON!!! Ah ha ha!!! Okay, okay, gotta get a grip. But how can I? Comic Con is next week! The very event my whole year revolves around is a mere seven days away! If only I had a bunch of old pictures from past Comic Cons to tie me over until then? What's that you say? I do?!? Well why are you only telling me this now?!? Let's get to it! We're heading back to 2022, a very different year in the history of SDCC, but one that got the ball rolling again. Mask up and cap those Baja Blasts because the CRAZY Comic Con Countdown is a go!
All City Champs bro!
Oddly enough, the mask actually works with this TRON cosplay.
Not a big year for offsites as many either didn't come back or scaled down considerably (Adult Swim in particular took very creative approach to this). Then there was the Dragonball Experience, which came back full blast and offered week's biggest fun!
Wild to think that Howard the Duck used to be considered a stain on Marvel's lineage!
Even in show mode, things don't always work out with the tech. It sucks when it has to be fixed in plain view of attendees, but as the old slogan goes: @$&% happens! Oddly enough, modern LED wall tiles are far more finicky than older, clunkier first and second generation models.
A greatly scaled back Petco Park Interactive Zone with an even more scaled back Nintendo Lounge. Not sure what happened with their longtime home at the Marriott, but a cramped tent probably wasn't much safer as far as social distancing went. Not surprisingly, this was the final hurrah for the once great Nintendo Lounge.
Shred Head's got the ooze dudes! He'll learn the secret!
Droids on parade...
Despite slowly coming out of the pandemic, the Fun was still Popping in the Gaslamp!
You know its a party when Ruby Rhod makes the scene!
It's Spinel! Evil Spinel at that! A truly sad thing about cons being canceled in 2020: We would've gotten a LOT of really cool Steven Universe cosplay.
Bandai's Tamashii Nations booth was a technological Marvel! This isn't the whole booth, but as you can see, even just a portion of it was jaw-dropping. Being in Hasbro's former Toy Shop space and directly across from Hasbro's main booth wasn't just coincidence by the way. There's history there, but that's a tale for another day...
The pic's a bit blurry, but it's not hard to see why this Spaceball wins the award for most creative way to turn a negative into a positive!
And lastly, this sinfully wicked Haunted Mansion cosplay of the Bride and the Hatbox Ghost! Next time Disney gets the urge to make another feature adaption, maybe they should just get cosplayers to pull it off because they seem to grasp the property better than actual filmmakers do!
And that was Comic Con 2022! A very unique year all things considered. Cautious reveling would be the best way to describe it. Everyone was thrilled to be back but we all knew we weren't completely out of the woods yet with the pandemic. Still, even with fewer offerings, the exhibitors, panelists and organizers put on the best show that they could pulled out a win!
And that's another week in the books! We'll be coming in a little earlier next week as we'll all be far too busy to check out a post on Preview Night. So drop in Monday for a HUGE Comic Con post with even MORE pics and some helpful hints and tips to make for a smoother experience on the floor! Until then, take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all later!
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