The glorious spectacle that is the San Diego Comic Con 2008 ran from July 23rd through the 27th. The sheer volume of attendees was every bit as dense as the sold-out 2007 event. This year's show arrived immediately after Celebration Japan, which made for an exhausting week. Had breakfast at the Nogarita, Japan airport and lunch in San Diego (and considered dinner in Mexico for the tri-country hat trick, but we were entirely too exhausted to deal with a joint like Tijuana).

Highlights:

  • Our buddy Philip constructed a pretty incredible multi-purpose crate for the OPX booth, that included minifridge, work station, photo studio with lights, storage lockers, etc. A marvel of woodworking.
  • Designed the official Star Wars Fan Club Breakfast ticket and t-shirt.
  • Lucasfilm/Gentle Giant/Dark Horse/Weta party on Friday night included the likes of Rick Baker, Bruce Campbell, and Ted Raimi. Or so I was told, as I apparently hung out at the wrong end of that shindig.
  • Shared an intimate moment with Hayden Panettiere (the cheerleader from Heroes) after she cut her finger and came into the our little back office for a band-aid. Somehow successfully resisted impressing her with a "invincible cheerleaders shouldn't need a band-aid" comment.
  • Discovered all the "half-off graphic novel" booths hack their prices down to $5/ea around noon on Sunday. Spent $70 in the space of an hour.
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