WELCOME BACK CRAZIES!!! TWO!!! TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM COMIC CON!!! AH HA HA!!! Alright, alright, we all gotta settle down here. We are officially into crunch time as announcements are getting more frequent! Some big names and panels have already been announced as have some of the offsites! It's all so exciting, isn't it? But, we still got a wait ahead of us, so why not enjoy some past Comic Con fun to tie us over until the big day comes?
We're heading back to the year 2022, a real crossroads for SDCC as the world was only just starting to return to normal after the horrible pandemic. It was the first time since 2019 that the con had been held and people were eager to hit the aisles again! So, cap up those Code Red Mountain Dews and hold on tight because the CRAZY COMIC CON COUNTDOWN is coming fast! Enjoy..
This Vulture cosplayer found a unique way to follow the Convention Center's mask policy that weekend: Work the mask into his costume!
Hey hey! It's Uncle Murph cosplay! A whole generation of kids grew up with this guy on XETV Channel 6, then the local FOX affiliate in San Diego. From 1990-1998, he was a fixture of local TV and when we heard that famous battle cry "CHANEL SIX-A-ROONIE!!!', we all knew it was time for cartoons and Power Rangers to start!
Offsites weren't a very big part of Comic Con in 2022. Though outbreaks had slowed significantly and were practically nonexistent by the holidays, Covid was still very much a threat during the summer, so many of the producers of the popular offsite activations either scaled down or skipped the show altogether. However, that just meant an uptick in building advertisements! Many of which I've come to learn are illegally placed but the buildings put them up anyway due to the fines being mere pocket change to them considering the publicity they're getting!
The Fox/Disney booth! My new home away from home during Comic Con load-in! For many years, I had a pretty solid gig doing lights and monitors for the Hasbro booths, but they've cut down a LOT since Comic Con returned. Luckily, in 2019 I made such a good impression on the dudes at the Fox booth that they inquired if I had survived the pandemic! When my boss alerted them that I had, they brought me back! And it's been happy times ever since setting up their video walls! For three years now, they've claimed the booth is gonna get redesigned. We'll see in a couple of weeks if they make good on that promise this year!
It just wouldn't be Comic Con without the Trolleys getting wrapped up!
Does this show even come on still?
One of the biggest shockers going into SDCC 2022 was the rather sudden announcement that the legendary Sideshow Collectibles booth wasn't coming back. A true staple of the con, many fans were heartbroken over the news. Boom Studios, who always bordered Sideshow, expanded their booth, but were hardly a replacement. It's gonna be very interesting in a couple of weeks when Sideshow returns after a seven year hiatus! Will they have their old spot back? Is Boom getting shafted? We'll find out in a couple of weeks!
As I said earlier, the offsites were not a big part of the show in 2022, but some still did happen, albeit on a much smaller scale, like the Petco Park Interactive Zone. Sadly, the Zone has continued shrinking every year since.
Sorry Angelica. I don't think that Cynthia doll is mint condition.
I have no clue what this was for, but it had a long line and folks seemed to enjoy it. One of the few offsites that seemed to throw caution to the wind that year, along with the awesome Dungeons & Dragons tavern!
FX was all too happy to return and give folks nightmares with their giant advertisement for American Horror Story! And if you think that sign is creepy, you should've seen the maze they set up!
So thankful that America's Ass was out on patrol that weekend!
Nintendo spared no expense building a giant Lego statue of Bowser for their booth!
Lastly, we'll end this week's post with this insanely movie-accurate cosplay of the Penguin from Batman Returns! This poor soul could not have been comfortable in that San Diego heat, but he totally crushed it as Oswald!
And that was Comic Con 2022. As I stated earlier, a very unique year in the show's history. Having already been sold out since 2019, it was actually not heavily attended. People were still very wary about the pandemic, despite things having improved drastically. It didn't help that Hollywood was having issues of its own at the time that would come to a head a year later, but that's a story for another time, particularly next week. Despite the unease, it was still nice to get out and cruise the aisles again. What made it all even better was that my nephew Lucas hung out with me for a couple of days, getting some quality bonding time in with my ride bud while he was still young enough to think I was cool!
Well, that's all for now, but as you well know, the CRAZY COMIC CON COUNTDOWN goes until we got pics from 2026 to post, and that's still a few weeks out! So be sure to come back next week as we explore what Comic Con 2023 had to offer! Until then, take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all later!
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