Comic Con is over :(

And I am sad, and taking the day to go over loot, sleep in and spend time with kitties (who think they have been abandoned). You know it's been a good con when the day following you ache all over and want to spend the day sleeping.

More reports and pictures to follow. Here's the first thing I saw when arriving at the con on thur morning. One of many Dalek's that I saw over the con.

Comic Con 2011- Thur

Comic Con 2011 day 1 - Thur

I got there early to attempt to get registration for next year for my sister and nephew. Let's just say I failed really, really badly, and was in a horrendous line for 2 1/2 hours and it was sold out before I even got in sight of the front of the line. Here I thought 7 am on the 1st day was an early time. HA! :( I really don't think much of this new way of doing the registration. It sucks. They want to hold memberships back for the 'general public', but what about those of us that go? Instead they make it harder to get for those fans who ARE attending.

After that line failure, I headed up to see if the autograph lottery was still going on for Jim Butcher and Patricia Briggs and to stand in more lines. Here I lucked out, as the lottery had been delayed, and I was successful in pulling autograph tickets.

A little time in the dealers room, back up for autograph lines. Made two book panels - 'Magic & Monsters' and 'No Damels in Distress here'. I wasn't too impressed by the Magic & Monsters one - not only bad sound, but not a very interesting talk. However the No Damels one was a lot of fun with talkative and interesting authors. I went to the signing for the No Damels panel - as I wanted to catch one author, and ended up with a free book from an author who I thought was interesting in the panel (her book will be out in Nov). By now, my shoulder was killing me from carrying around all those books (and buying more!) for the day. ugh.

Final dealers room crawl before it closed, then dinner and home.

Swag - wed night: 5 book samplers, button, handful of various postcards, 2 foam swords, X-men t-shirt (got when pre-ordering the DVD), bookmarks, SW fan

Swag - Thur: 2 books, 6 lanyards (w/sharpies), NCIS:LA phone skin, 3 bags, SW fan, comic, 3 coin purses, 1 temp tattoo, 5 buttons, 3 book samplers, various postcards and bookmarks

Conan booth babes!! They were handing out posters and such - there were several of them. Jason you've done well! :) I asked her to pose with the screen. I missed Jason's panels and autographing but I wish him super success and plan to see Conan.


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Comic Con 2011- Friday

We had planned for Friday to be our big panel day with Big Bang Theory, Bones, Eureka & Warehouse 13 in one room. However that plan was blown when Bones was cancelled :( Timing just didn't work out then - and it would mean a lot of panel sitting for the kid in our group when what she wanted to see was cancelled. Instead we ended up doing the Sid & Marty Kroftt panel and then hitting the dealers room and wandering around for the day. We had thought about going back up and trying to get in later for Eureka & W13 - but the line was long since after W13 it was True Blood... so needless to say - no chance.

After the dealers room closed, we got a quick Subway dinner and headed for the Syfy screening of Eureka & Haven. Before the Syfy screening was the 'Klingon Lifestyles' panel - which is pretty strange fan done skit that we've been calling 'Klingon Situational Comedy', but it made the room easy to get into and they keep the skit short - so win/win.

Swag - Fri: 1 t-shirt (Dresden !!), 1 book, 3 bags, 2 lanyards, 1 patch, 1 comic, 2 Kre-o's (transformer lego), 2 air-fresheners, 4 dogtags, 18 buttons, 4 book samplers, 3 posters, 5 magazines, 1 flashing lightblub, (coolest toy ever!), 1 poster tube, large handful of postcards, flyers, cards & bookmarks

Marvel's booth this year – Big Avengers promo (last year it was Odin's throne). Here's some fans posing.


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Comic Con 2011- Saturday

Saturday I had already planned to be a big book signing day - so I spent most of the day going back and forth and lines at the Mysterious Galaxy booth and others. I got a free book at some of the signings, and brought some from home. Another day in which my shoulder was killing me (and my feet!).

We had no luck in chasing down the Cowboys & Aliens 'gold boxes', so no premier movie for us. I had still wanted to go over and check out the crazyness at the Civic center..... but none of my pals were interested. So, instead we had dinner at Cafe Diem and then went to the Masquerade - which was a lot smaller (and the room didn't fill), so I think the Sat parties - and the premier - pulled a lot of people away.

Swag - Sat: 1 flashing Lightblub (same style/different place), 2 air-freshners, 1 book sampler, 1 cd book sampler, 2 newsprint papers, 1 catalog, 3 bags (super nice ones), 1 Big Bang Theory game, 5 rubber bracelets (ST), 3 lanyards (2 w/ sharpies), 1 pen, 6 buttons, 1 coin purse, 9 books, 1 t-shirt (chuck), 1 water bottle (vampire diaries)



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Comic Con 2011- Sunday

Big panel day for me. I got down there early, though not as early I was was attempting (stupid trolley). However, it was early enough to squeak into the end of the line for Hall H before they split it off across the street.

I had Glee first - then Supernatural, and I stayed for the Dr. Who panel, which was amusing. Most of those in line with me where huge Dr. Who fans (one girl dressed as Amy - and really looked like her! Another as a Dalek) attempting to get in before their panel. I was really far back in the room - and at an angle to the screens, so no pics. But I enjoyed the panels - well .. except for the Glee 3-D thing - which is about Glee fans gushing about how much they love/live like the characters - IN 3-D?!? uhg. No.

After the Dr. Who panel the entire room emptied- and wow - what a huge jam of people! Then I hit the dealers room for last minute swag gathering - like the publishing booths - which give away their 'display' books on the last day (I managed a few). I also attempted to get the Supernatural swag - and that took me hours - but I FINALLY got one - just as the dealers room closed.

Then I was STARVING, so off to Cafe Diem for lunch/dinner and trolley home. Another con over *sniff*

Swag - Sun: 1 rubber bracelet, 1 lanyard w/sharpie, 5 buttons, 5 books, 1 comic, handful of NCIS LA postcards, BBT rocks, Supernatural salt shaker

I was, unfortunately, a little too close here to get the whole effect.


My photo taking kind of dropped off on the last day - so not too many.
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