So San Deigo Comic-Con 2008 is done and over with. I am sorry that I could not bring the updates as they came along but bringing a laptop everywhere became impossible and the hotel internet wasn’t really working. I saw a plethora of celebrities, costumed attendees, zombies, and got sneak peeks of upcoming new episodes of shows like American Dad, Family Guy and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia as well as sneak peeks of games.
Our first night there we attended a a night club party put on by Sony Online Entertainment. They will be releasing some new online games including an online only Star Wars trading card game. Think Magic The Gathering but for Star Wars. While there I saw G4’s very own Adam Sessler.
One really noteworthy panel I attended was Mystery Science Theatre 3000’s 30th anniversary. Look out for new DVD releases from them including video of the Comic-Con panel. If you are aching to hear them rip into more current films be sure to head over to rifftrax.com and download audio commentray to play in sync with movies such as Saw, The Sixth Sense, Cloverfield, I Am Legend and many many more. Also, they still apologize for the movie Manos, The Hands of Fate.
On Thursday we got a look at the new Stargate movie, Stargate Continuum. It was a star studded red carpet premiere aboard an aircraft carrier in the bay. I am not a big follower of the whole Stargate universe but even as an outsider looking in, the movie was entertaining and left the crowd feeling overjoyed.
The Con was also filled with plenty of zombie related fun with appearances and signings by Max Brooks and other zombie related authors and comic creators. If you were around downtown Saturday evening, then you may have caught the horde of zombies wreaking havok, including my owner.
That pretty much sums up my time at Comic-Con. As for upcoming events, I plan to see Mindless Self Indulgence at the Grove of Anaheim on October 1st. I will keep you posted on anything else
