WE'RE BAAAAAAAAAAACK!!! That's right CRAZIES, it's a new week which means it's a new post that just so happens to coincide with the end of the month. Don't be sad that June is over. Be happy that COMIC CON is that much closer! I know we're all getting pretty excited here, so I'm just gonna jump right into the pics!
We've landed in the year 2018 thanks to the Wayback Machine and I am finishing up my adobada street tacos at Lolitas as I get ready to head to the convention center. Swab up your Old Spice CRAZIES, because the CRAZY COMIC CON COUNTDOWN is on!
My niece, Kristen, proudly sports her watermelon armor and sword as she poses with the Asgardians!
2018 was the debut year of the Dragonball Experience behind the Marriott Marquee! A lot of us were heartbroken that it didn't come back last year after five great cons. Due to certain policies, Toei, Bandai and Crunchy Roll couldn't afford to ship the props out, despite having had the space reserved for over a year. They did retain their deposit on the space, so there is hope for this year at least for a return. I guess we'll have to wait and see...
The Laika Experience at the old Dick's Last Resort building. It was a pretty cool experience that started well over a week before SDCC, so it was nice to get a head start on some offsite fun!
Catra and Hordak. They just don't make villains like them anymore!
The Petco Park Interactive Zone expanded into the Experience At Petco Park! And expand they did as nearly the entire lot was used and it even had nighttime programming for the first time! Sadly, they'd revert back to the old Zone the following year and have shrunk ever since.
These princesses know what a real hero looks like, and it ain't Prince Charming!
COBRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Ms. Frizzle was there and ready to lead her class on another unauthorized and potentially dangerous field trip with a group of minors!
Admittedly, I was never a fan of Courage The Cowardly Dog, but this is a great cosplay!
Before the Peanuts gang claimed this space as their annual popup museum, the boys from South Park were raising all sorts of hell in the building!
WOOOOOOOOO!!! Ol' Nature Boy's a little on the wild side these days, but in his prime he was the good kind of crazy!
Who wouldn't want Dot Matrix's mask from Spaceballs? I actually worked with Lorene Yarnell once at a show in Escondido, and she really was just the dearest, sweetest lady.
GO GO GADGET AIR CONDITIONING!!! It was too hot for a trench coat that weekend, but Inspector Gadget suffered anyway so that we could be entertained by his antics!
And lastly, we'll end things this month with a sight I hadn't seen in 25 years: The Rock-Afire Explosion performing in San Diego! Google them if you don't know, but back in the day, if you had a birthday at a joint that had a Rock-Afire band at it, your playground cred skyrocketed! Imagine my shock as I was setting up the Hasbro booth when I looked across the aisle and saw a Deadpool animatronic being set up with Fats Geronimo, Mitsy Mozzarella and Billy Bob?!?
And that was COMIC CON 2018! Had a blast at this show! Saw and did so much, with the real highlight being my niece proudly walking around in the watermelon armor I built for her. She even made it on the Jim Jeffries Show show on Comedy Central! Definitely a show for the ages!
And that's a wrap on the month of June, but don't worry. We got plenty more coming and will kickoff July the proper way as the CRAZY COMIC CON COUNTDOWN continues into the new month! Until next time, take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all later!
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