In
Line for Hall H (thought we had no hope as the line snaked through the
tents (as seen above), across the street, down the street, around the
lawn and wayyy back to where we were along the waterfront almost near
the Hilton (little did we know that we hadn't seen ANYTHING yet).
Luckily, we did get in and even met some friends along the way!
Tim Burton
Sam Raimi
Jackie Chan (sooo
many people didn't know that he was there! Sorry for the crappy
pictures but he wouldn't stand still. We were SO excited to see him. We
even overheard Matt Groening say the next day, "JACKIE CHAN WAS THERE?")
STALLONE!
Love BBC's Sherlock series (was so happy to see Martin Freeman on Saturday!)
Frankenweenie
prop sets (these were AMAZING. I hope that they come out with a line of
toys for it with tiny sets. Check out the bottles of paint and Elmer's
glue in the back cabinet!)
The
Biggest Goddamn Line That I Have EVER Stood In. Seriously. We think
that the line may have been over a mile long and I'm not kidding. It's
to get into Hall H.
More of Hall H line (see how far we are?!) We really learned WHY it should definitely be called HELL HALL.
The People in Line Behind Us (the line snaked into this area.)
SUCCESS!
We didn't think that we were going to get in. We were some of the last
few who made it into the Hall before the panels started. We stayed in
these seats from 11:30 a.m. until after 7 p.m. (except to stand in
another line to go to the bathroom and to check out the line for the
food. Think food prices in the convention center are nuts? Try Hall H as
they know that you are TRAPPED and unless you bring food, be prepared
to shell out big bucks.) We moved closer to the front after Iron Man to see Kevin Smith.
Quentin Tarantino!
The Great Guillermo Del Toro (Visiting
Bleak House is High On My Wish List of Things That Will Probably Never
Happen But After The Line From Hell, I Won't Give Up Hope.) I can't wait to see Pacific Rim!
Zack Snyder!
Peter Jackson! (Love this Man!)
Edgar Wright Teased Us With Test Footage from Ant-Man
Jon Favreau (Never Gets Old Seeing Him!)
Robert Downey, Jr for Iron Man 3 made one HELL of an entrance (check it out here!) We were at the panel for the first Iron Man so it was super awesome to be there for the latest film!
Kevin Smith Takes Over Hall H
Last Day of SDCC 2012! In Line to Get Into the Exhibit Hall
Seeing This NEVER Gets Old Either!
The Many "Faces" of Iron Man in Movies
Art Baltazar and Franco
at the DC Booth. We stopped by their booth earlier and not only are
they both extremely talented but they are super nice. Run, don't walk,
and pick up their books!
Standing in line next to several big name creators as they had their favorite artists sign or sketch in their books.
Seeing several new books to put on my wish list (like this one.)
Discovering
what's on the other side of the convention center (a little park!)
(It's a positive way of looking at the Line From Hell on Saturday! My
feet didn't like it but I was so happy that the sun stayed away for
quite a while so we didn't get burned.)
Dinner at night on the patio of the Fox Grill. The food was eh but the view was cool!
Walking around the Gaslamp district early in the morning when it's quiet (I don't like the craziness of the crowds at night.)
Running into Kevin Smith at the Batman car exhibit (Jay was there, too!)
Robert Downey, Jr's entrance into Hall H.
The surprise panel for The Campaign. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.
Taking my shoes off at the end of the day and being able to put my feet up!
My own bed after a few days of lumpy mattress hell!
My Boy's excitement and happiness to be there.
A
small reprieve from an extremely sad month. There were several times
that I went to call my Dad to tell him what had happened or let him know
how we were doing and my heart broke when I remembered that he's gone
and that I couldn't make the call (he called every day and his daily
phone calls are missed by quite a few of us.) I had a little meltdown in
the car on Friday afternoon but David has been so sweet and loving that
after a look in the mirror and seeing a puffy red nose, I decided me
sobbing in the car wasn't fair to him as time at Con is short and sweet
so I wiped away the tears, took his hand and walked back into the
convention center. It was nice to have a very happy five days that kept
me busy and constantly on the go. I can't wait until SDCC 2013! For now, I'm resting my feet, my back and I'll be trekking weekly to my local comic shops until then. UPDATE: JULY 18, 2012: David's version of SDCC 2012 is here complete with SDCC experienced through his eyes and different photos!
Comments
Loved reading this and keeping tabs on you while you were there. I wanna go, I wanna go!
Catherine
Best,
Steven