The San Diego Comic Con 2012 Report- Thursday!
Hey Gang,
So onward to Day 2 of SDCC - Thursday. I got up early and like the previous years, drove the Victory of the Daleks Toy Parcels out to the nearby post office behind hotel circle behind the Fashion Mall. this was painless only having half the load of previous cons. I hear most of these have no arrived in their new homes across the Atlantic in the UK or Australia.
With that chore done, I got back to find Teri getting ready in her Blue Science officer Star Trek Dress and 60's wig. Vickie had managed too get CJ his Spock gear the night before so the group was ready to go as a five-some. Scott and I would be sitting out the Trek Crew again (CJ was in fact wearing my Dr. McCoy boots and trousers so I'd have shown up underdressed if I had) to don other heroics colors. As fast as you can say Shazam, I quickly suited up as the DC Captain Marvel and we were ready to roll.
More pics
THURSDAY
Upon seeing the crazy line for the con shuttle we checked with Scott and Vickie who had a parking space at the convention center all week and it turned out we were pretty much on the same schedule. Vickie had Trekked up herself in a Lt. Red Dress and Scott was rocking Captain Action today, primarily for the panel happening later on. We loaded up some extra snacks/water and change of clothes and met them down at the front.
We drove down too the center, parked painlessly and got some more use out of the 'Pop-Up Changer Tent' which we placed under one of the garage lights to give a lot of good visibility inside. Scott planned to go it in civvies to take pics for a bit while Vickie suited up while the rest of us did last minute check or wolfed down a protein bar or banana. Because you know bananas are good.
Scott and Vickie's Trusty Pop Up Changer
Upon entering the con center we ran into a great Wally West Flash that we took pics with mainly to show the world why the character I play is NOT the Flash- note the differences in our red/yellow costumes! Although Could the Flash BEAT Captain marvel with the Speed of mercury? YOU DECIDE!
Captain Marvel (Shazam) Meets the Flash- note the differences people
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
The Tricorder doesn't know what to make of the magic of Shazam.
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
Trek Girls Just wanna have fun
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
We wandered the floor briefly and it was cool to meet more Captain Marvel fans and the Trek fans while we winded our way towards Dan's booth where we planned to meet Dan as well as CJ and Lauren in their Trek Gear. We did make a stop by the Roddenberry booth during the only time we found the Captain's Chair open for photo ops so we took advantage. It's probably my fav Captain Marvel shot of this con!
New 1st Officer has the Bridge
(photo by Scott Sebring)
New Captain Kicks the 2009 Kirk to the Curb
(photo by Scott Serbring)
The Captain's Chair? No, the ROCK OF ETERNITY
(photo by Scott Sebring)
Shazam! Mega Man Crossover
(photo by Scott Sebring)
After crossing paths with Mega Man, we ended up at Dan's booth and waited for a bit since CJ and Lauren were running late. It was fun to pose with fans and see Dan get into the swing of things.
Dan and Vickie Trekkin with the fans
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
Recreating the "Presenting the Trek Fragrances" Pose
(photo by Scott Sebring)
Captain Marvel, the Photographer
(photo by Scott Sebring)
Captain Marvel makes 1st Contact with the Trek Crew
(photo By Scott Sebring)
Trekkin Out
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
Trigun
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
Finally CJ and Lauren joined us. CJ had picked up a Star Trek Spock Magazine on the trolley down and kept it around as a funny prop to pose with. We stepped to one of the side entrances for a lot of group photos and started to wander the floor.
Picking up CJ and Lauren join the gan to complete the line up.
Spock finds some fascinatingly logical reading
(photo by Scott Sebring)
(photo by Scott Sebring)
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
(photo by Scott Sebring)
Away Team
Just the Reds please
A few aisles away from Dan's Booth we found an odd pairing of a Female Cyclops with a larger than life comedy Spider-Man. it was an Odd Couple pair if you ever saw one.
Femme Cyclops
Comedy Spider Man
(photo by Scott Sebring)
The Trek Crew got stopped for a moment while I found Katie from our Gallifrey Skit (Nyssa in the Androids skit) wandering in her awesome looking Fire Costume. We caught up for a moment and then had to move on.
Katie as Fire
By the time I caught up to the Trek Crew they were at the Roddenberry booth getting photos but yet oddly Not Allowed to sit in the Captain's chair? Weird. They goofed off and posed with some Tribbles.
The Crew at the Roddenberry Booth
Trekkin on the Escalator
Our next stop was hitting the mezzanine where the kingon group usually hung out and sure enough we found a gang of them ready to take on the Federation!
Meeting up with the Klingons
Halo
While there we ran by our friend Tom from Big Wow dressed in his X-Wing Fighter Pilot costume looking ready for Rebel Alliance.
Tom ready to pilot his X-Wing Fighter
Finally, the Trek Crew moved on, while Scott, Vickie and I departed back to the Car while I grabbed a snack and Scott suited up as Captain Action. Vickie change dout into her civvies to take over camera duty but keeping her wig on to avoid post-wig funky hair. We made it back up to the 2nd floor in record time to catch the rather long line for the Captain Action panel. Scott was game to pose for fans and re-establish relations with the Captain Action Toy People who'd asked him to be there to help represent the brand.
Captain Action pauses for the press
Standing by for ACTION!
We also ran into the Star Trek Crew again who were having fun still wandering as a Foursome.
Action for the Star Trek Crew
Scott at the panel Line, Vickie out of trek Dress but still sportin' the wig.
It was fairly easy to get into this panel thank goodness unlike almost any other panels that weekend! We did come in at the tail end of a Transformers hasbro Panel with some very vocal uber-fanboys asking questions about why certain accessories were not correctly packaged the right away and why there weren't more female Autobots or Decepticons. it made you stop and realize where fan stereotypes came from.
Captain Action ready for his panel
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
The Two Captains
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
Captain Action
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
Representing the Captain at the panel
The Captain Action Panel
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
The panel itself was cool- they covered some neat stuff for the toyline. Thor and Loki costumes were due out soon with an Iron Man planned. They were also planning to put out Dr. Evil- the Captain Action Villain very soon. A graphic novel and cartoon series is also planned that look like retro fun and worth checking out. They also gave out some fun squeezable brains and pulp art posters at the end which was nice to pick up!
My Fair Lady... with a gun
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
B9 Lost in Space Robot
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
The Captain Teams up with B9 Robot from Lost in Space!
Teri re-joied us Solo, while Dan retied to his Booth to relax and get off his feet while CJ and Lauren had to run off as well. In the Sails Pavilion, we ran across an excellent B9 Robot Replica which Both Captain had to pose with!
Captain Marvel isn't so sure about the B9
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
Teri rocking her Trek Boots
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
Massive Crossover - Charlie's Angels style
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
Marvel Team Up
(photos by Vickie Sebring)
Superman holding... Earth or Krypton!
Only at Comic Con
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
On the slow way back down to the floor we ran across a very cool Star Trek TNG Andorian which was impressive mostly due to the fact her antennae was mad eout of color plastic spoons!!!!
Trek - Andorians!
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
Back on the floor we ran across a phenomenal looking Deadman- fab costume and really impressive Make-up. You can see more of him at www.facebook.com/prologueofadeadman.
With an Awesome Deadman!
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
Back at Dan's booth we picked up a few items we'd left there like water, snacks and swag. While there Scott connected with one of the Green hornet Experts form the 90's who'd developed one of the top of the line Stinger Replicas out there that Factory Entertainment initially looked into using as a prototype for their own Stingers (which sadly have yet to come to be). But it was great to connect with like minded fans and compare costumes and props. In a strange way of life imitating life/toys- he asked Scott to put on the Green hornet gear for a photo- much the same way the real Captain Action Doll 'became' other heroes back in the day! Cool stuff.
Meeting with the Green Hornet!
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
Captain Action 'becomes' the Green Hornet with cool Stinger
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
With the Rocketeer!
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
Finally we made it back to the Car for a breather. The pop Up Changer came back out and Scott got back in civvies, I changed into the 7th Doctor costume and Teri switched to her newly put together Revenge of the Cybermen Sarah jane costume. Big thanks to Julie/azarsuerte and Sarah/minervamoon for the hlp/tips on this costume! I changed into Seven instead of Four because I had a new hanky/sweater to show off and I'd never worn the Seven costume myself at SDC- only loaned it out before! So hey there ya go. I was pleased that the family next to me actually recognized Seven- the wife said "Hey he has the Doctor's Sweater!" And the husband was really happy to see McCoy represented. We had a nice chat about 80's Who and how we both got into the New Adventure Novels and enjoyed McCoy's version of the Doctor.
Changing at the Car after the Panel to prep for the Who meetup.
Before heading back to the floor we stopped by the Seaport Village for a bite to eat. Teri and I got Sandwiches and pasta salad, while Vickie and Scott got burgers. It was more overpriced then we recalled and while the surroundings are pleasant, we decided we'd try and find more affordable food for the rest of the weekend. but I took advantage of getting some more Bacalava (And Teri a gourmet Cocnut cupcake) for dessert before we left!
Depressed Lucasfilm - Nuked in a Fridge / Replaced by CGI.
Photo by Scott Sebring
Indy and a Stormtoorper - feelin' down about their latest movies.
On the way back we ran into cheapasair/Stephen briefly and oddly out of costume to talk a little on Who and hear about how he'd get to be lucky enough to interview matt, Karen and Arthur later on. I'll link to that later, it's pretty cool.
Our Buddy Sam as Spider-Man
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
Peter gets his shot for J Jonah Jameson
(photo by Scott Sebring)
Inside the Con center, we ran into our friend Sam (Captain Marvel Jr and Mal Reynolds from last year) as Spider-man. We caught up and made some light plans to do some more Marvel Family action down the line before we had to depart.
Scott Surprises Kevin on Camera
(surprise attack by Scott Sebring)
At the Who meetup - Seven, Sarah jane w/ Femme Five & Femme Four
Ten, Four and Five
Seven and Eight showing off the keys
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
Eight Disapproves
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
Seven and Eight pick-up Sarah Jane
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
Doctor Who Charlie's Angels
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
Finally we made it upstairs to the Thursday Doctor Who meet up outside Ballroom 20 which already had a LOT of people attending. I have to say I'm always happy to see how these meetups seem to get more people every year. Kevin K. was there out of costume to catch up and hang. CJ and lauren made it - CJ in my Eight costume and lauren as a Femme Eleven.
TARDIS Dress girls
Sarah Jane gets her own "Revenge" on the Cybermen
The 7th Doctor faces his Silver Nemesis
Companions unite
The Doctors
Doctors vs Dalek.... girls
Kevin (oldewordsmith) as Ten joins the frey
Taking Pics
Our Friend Malaki was there out of Costume carrying his Cyber helmet which we used as a prop. Ewan and Angel showed up as Eleven and Amy. Kevin C. eventually arrived as Ten with Ashley as a TARDIS Bunny. Aside from that it was mostly new faces. A lot of Elevens, Amys, Rivers, a good amount of Tens, a few Roses, a Martha, and a bevvy of TARDIS Dress and Dalek Dress girls. We also ran into our Entertainment Earth Dr. Who line buddies who were dressed as a Femme Four and Femme Five. I guess Four was chosen as it was her Dad's favorite Doctor and Five was chosen simply because the girl liked the outfit but hadn't seen any Davison episodes!
Amy Ponds
Star Trek Crashes the party
10th Doctors
In the midst of the massive Crowd after the Ballroom 20 panel lets out around 8PM
Ashley as the TARDIS Bunny
There was a very cool Silence costume (you don't see many of those- literally). And there was a lot of fun grouping and pairings. We also had to fight the crowd that let out after a Ballroom 20 panel - something to bear in mind for next year- we may move off to the photo stage area side or outside on the steps or something to avoid this but honestly- this rush didn't last long and most people didn't seem too fussed.
Thursday Who Meet Group Shots! (Photos by Vickie Sebring)
The Silence
Scott and the Two Kevins kickin it
CJ and Lauren as Eight and Femme Eleven
11th Doctors
Slowly people disappeared off to evening plans. Some went to the Dr. Who Fan meet-up at the Rock Bottom brewery which we had to miss sadly. Malaki, Kevin, Scott, Vickie, Teri and myself decided to grab some dinner so we checked restaurants and decided to head to the Hard Rock Cafe which was open later and not too crowded.
More Candid Shots from Thursday Dr. Who Meet
Daredevil crosses timestreams
Our friend Matt Rocking Daredevil (Photos by Scott Sebring)
We ventured a long walk into the gaslamp and had a bief encounter with Steven Moffat and (who i thought was) Sue Virtue! As I passed a Cafe idly looking at the menu I spotted Moffat in the doorway doing what looking like the same. He spotted me (still dressed as Seven mind you, Teri still dressed as Sarah Jane) he smiled and Sue smiled and laughed. I said "hey good to see you Moffat. Thanks for coming out to the US!" He nodded. I was in mid stride to ask for a photo but then... I decided he looked hungry, I was hungry- why bother the guy when we're all out in search of grub? We nodded out each other and I kept going. Oddly enough everyone else with me didn't clock him til he was a good 20 paces walking the other way down the street! I gotta little heat for not stopping him but honestly, I''d met Moffat a bunch at previous Gallifreys, it wasn't a big deal. Though I have to wonder what he thought of running into a 7th Doctor randomly in San Diego!
SyFy Channel Cafe on Thu Night
Giant Isis badge at the Archer Cafe
We had a quick dinner at the Hard Rock which seated us fast and had good food, if again overpriced for SDCC. We talked over our experiences so far (my main complaint really was just the corwding of people was getting to me more this year) and agreed security while more present at least was less rude so far than previous years. Also there seemed to be less cosplayers by at least... 1/3'rd less than prior cons. Malaki planned to wear his Cyberman and Christina her Giant Adipose at the BBC booth later on and we all talked of future costume plans.
Malaki Talking Shop with Shredder from TMNT
We wrapped up, ran into a TMNT Shredder on the way out (LOL), Kevin went in search of overnight parking, Malaki went to join Christina, and the rest of us got to the car and headed back to our hotels. CJ had stopped by earlier & left the eight Costume and Trek gear in the Car so I took that with to unpack in the room to take home on Monday. We de-suited and basically crashed out while our roommates Huston and Aubrey were out at a Wired Party and got in fairly late around 1AM- but we were so zonked it barely woke me up.
Tomorrow it would be time for some Batman and Avengers Action!
Will return shortly with the Friday SDCC Report!
-honorarydoctor
So onward to Day 2 of SDCC - Thursday. I got up early and like the previous years, drove the Victory of the Daleks Toy Parcels out to the nearby post office behind hotel circle behind the Fashion Mall. this was painless only having half the load of previous cons. I hear most of these have no arrived in their new homes across the Atlantic in the UK or Australia.
With that chore done, I got back to find Teri getting ready in her Blue Science officer Star Trek Dress and 60's wig. Vickie had managed too get CJ his Spock gear the night before so the group was ready to go as a five-some. Scott and I would be sitting out the Trek Crew again (CJ was in fact wearing my Dr. McCoy boots and trousers so I'd have shown up underdressed if I had) to don other heroics colors. As fast as you can say Shazam, I quickly suited up as the DC Captain Marvel and we were ready to roll.
More pics
THURSDAY
Upon seeing the crazy line for the con shuttle we checked with Scott and Vickie who had a parking space at the convention center all week and it turned out we were pretty much on the same schedule. Vickie had Trekked up herself in a Lt. Red Dress and Scott was rocking Captain Action today, primarily for the panel happening later on. We loaded up some extra snacks/water and change of clothes and met them down at the front.
We drove down too the center, parked painlessly and got some more use out of the 'Pop-Up Changer Tent' which we placed under one of the garage lights to give a lot of good visibility inside. Scott planned to go it in civvies to take pics for a bit while Vickie suited up while the rest of us did last minute check or wolfed down a protein bar or banana. Because you know bananas are good.
Scott and Vickie's Trusty Pop Up Changer
Upon entering the con center we ran into a great Wally West Flash that we took pics with mainly to show the world why the character I play is NOT the Flash- note the differences in our red/yellow costumes! Although Could the Flash BEAT Captain marvel with the Speed of mercury? YOU DECIDE!
Captain Marvel (Shazam) Meets the Flash- note the differences people
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
The Tricorder doesn't know what to make of the magic of Shazam.
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
Trek Girls Just wanna have fun
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
We wandered the floor briefly and it was cool to meet more Captain Marvel fans and the Trek fans while we winded our way towards Dan's booth where we planned to meet Dan as well as CJ and Lauren in their Trek Gear. We did make a stop by the Roddenberry booth during the only time we found the Captain's Chair open for photo ops so we took advantage. It's probably my fav Captain Marvel shot of this con!
New 1st Officer has the Bridge
(photo by Scott Sebring)
New Captain Kicks the 2009 Kirk to the Curb
(photo by Scott Serbring)
The Captain's Chair? No, the ROCK OF ETERNITY
(photo by Scott Sebring)
Shazam! Mega Man Crossover
(photo by Scott Sebring)
After crossing paths with Mega Man, we ended up at Dan's booth and waited for a bit since CJ and Lauren were running late. It was fun to pose with fans and see Dan get into the swing of things.
Dan and Vickie Trekkin with the fans
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
Recreating the "Presenting the Trek Fragrances" Pose
(photo by Scott Sebring)
Captain Marvel, the Photographer
(photo by Scott Sebring)
Captain Marvel makes 1st Contact with the Trek Crew
(photo By Scott Sebring)
Trekkin Out
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
Trigun
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
Finally CJ and Lauren joined us. CJ had picked up a Star Trek Spock Magazine on the trolley down and kept it around as a funny prop to pose with. We stepped to one of the side entrances for a lot of group photos and started to wander the floor.
Picking up CJ and Lauren join the gan to complete the line up.
Spock finds some fascinatingly logical reading
(photo by Scott Sebring)
(photo by Scott Sebring)
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
(photo by Scott Sebring)
Away Team
Just the Reds please
A few aisles away from Dan's Booth we found an odd pairing of a Female Cyclops with a larger than life comedy Spider-Man. it was an Odd Couple pair if you ever saw one.
Femme Cyclops
Comedy Spider Man
(photo by Scott Sebring)
The Trek Crew got stopped for a moment while I found Katie from our Gallifrey Skit (Nyssa in the Androids skit) wandering in her awesome looking Fire Costume. We caught up for a moment and then had to move on.
Katie as Fire
By the time I caught up to the Trek Crew they were at the Roddenberry booth getting photos but yet oddly Not Allowed to sit in the Captain's chair? Weird. They goofed off and posed with some Tribbles.
The Crew at the Roddenberry Booth
Trekkin on the Escalator
Our next stop was hitting the mezzanine where the kingon group usually hung out and sure enough we found a gang of them ready to take on the Federation!
Meeting up with the Klingons
Halo
While there we ran by our friend Tom from Big Wow dressed in his X-Wing Fighter Pilot costume looking ready for Rebel Alliance.
Tom ready to pilot his X-Wing Fighter
Finally, the Trek Crew moved on, while Scott, Vickie and I departed back to the Car while I grabbed a snack and Scott suited up as Captain Action. Vickie change dout into her civvies to take over camera duty but keeping her wig on to avoid post-wig funky hair. We made it back up to the 2nd floor in record time to catch the rather long line for the Captain Action panel. Scott was game to pose for fans and re-establish relations with the Captain Action Toy People who'd asked him to be there to help represent the brand.
Captain Action pauses for the press
Standing by for ACTION!
We also ran into the Star Trek Crew again who were having fun still wandering as a Foursome.
Action for the Star Trek Crew
Scott at the panel Line, Vickie out of trek Dress but still sportin' the wig.
It was fairly easy to get into this panel thank goodness unlike almost any other panels that weekend! We did come in at the tail end of a Transformers hasbro Panel with some very vocal uber-fanboys asking questions about why certain accessories were not correctly packaged the right away and why there weren't more female Autobots or Decepticons. it made you stop and realize where fan stereotypes came from.
Captain Action ready for his panel
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
The Two Captains
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
Captain Action
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
Representing the Captain at the panel
The Captain Action Panel
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
The panel itself was cool- they covered some neat stuff for the toyline. Thor and Loki costumes were due out soon with an Iron Man planned. They were also planning to put out Dr. Evil- the Captain Action Villain very soon. A graphic novel and cartoon series is also planned that look like retro fun and worth checking out. They also gave out some fun squeezable brains and pulp art posters at the end which was nice to pick up!
My Fair Lady... with a gun
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
B9 Lost in Space Robot
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
The Captain Teams up with B9 Robot from Lost in Space!
Teri re-joied us Solo, while Dan retied to his Booth to relax and get off his feet while CJ and Lauren had to run off as well. In the Sails Pavilion, we ran across an excellent B9 Robot Replica which Both Captain had to pose with!
Captain Marvel isn't so sure about the B9
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
Teri rocking her Trek Boots
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
Massive Crossover - Charlie's Angels style
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
Marvel Team Up
(photos by Vickie Sebring)
Superman holding... Earth or Krypton!
Only at Comic Con
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
On the slow way back down to the floor we ran across a very cool Star Trek TNG Andorian which was impressive mostly due to the fact her antennae was mad eout of color plastic spoons!!!!
Trek - Andorians!
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
Back on the floor we ran across a phenomenal looking Deadman- fab costume and really impressive Make-up. You can see more of him at www.facebook.com/prologueofadeadman.
With an Awesome Deadman!
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
Back at Dan's booth we picked up a few items we'd left there like water, snacks and swag. While there Scott connected with one of the Green hornet Experts form the 90's who'd developed one of the top of the line Stinger Replicas out there that Factory Entertainment initially looked into using as a prototype for their own Stingers (which sadly have yet to come to be). But it was great to connect with like minded fans and compare costumes and props. In a strange way of life imitating life/toys- he asked Scott to put on the Green hornet gear for a photo- much the same way the real Captain Action Doll 'became' other heroes back in the day! Cool stuff.
Meeting with the Green Hornet!
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
Captain Action 'becomes' the Green Hornet with cool Stinger
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
With the Rocketeer!
(Photo by Vickie Sebring)
Finally we made it back to the Car for a breather. The pop Up Changer came back out and Scott got back in civvies, I changed into the 7th Doctor costume and Teri switched to her newly put together Revenge of the Cybermen Sarah jane costume. Big thanks to Julie/azarsuerte and Sarah/minervamoon for the hlp/tips on this costume! I changed into Seven instead of Four because I had a new hanky/sweater to show off and I'd never worn the Seven costume myself at SDC- only loaned it out before! So hey there ya go. I was pleased that the family next to me actually recognized Seven- the wife said "Hey he has the Doctor's Sweater!" And the husband was really happy to see McCoy represented. We had a nice chat about 80's Who and how we both got into the New Adventure Novels and enjoyed McCoy's version of the Doctor.
Changing at the Car after the Panel to prep for the Who meetup.
Before heading back to the floor we stopped by the Seaport Village for a bite to eat. Teri and I got Sandwiches and pasta salad, while Vickie and Scott got burgers. It was more overpriced then we recalled and while the surroundings are pleasant, we decided we'd try and find more affordable food for the rest of the weekend. but I took advantage of getting some more Bacalava (And Teri a gourmet Cocnut cupcake) for dessert before we left!
Depressed Lucasfilm - Nuked in a Fridge / Replaced by CGI.
Photo by Scott Sebring
Indy and a Stormtoorper - feelin' down about their latest movies.
On the way back we ran into cheapasair/Stephen briefly and oddly out of costume to talk a little on Who and hear about how he'd get to be lucky enough to interview matt, Karen and Arthur later on. I'll link to that later, it's pretty cool.
Our Buddy Sam as Spider-Man
(Photo by Scott Sebring)
Peter gets his shot for J Jonah Jameson
(photo by Scott Sebring)
Inside the Con center, we ran into our friend Sam (Captain Marvel Jr and Mal Reynolds from last year) as Spider-man. We caught up and made some light plans to do some more Marvel Family action down the line before we had to depart.
Scott Surprises Kevin on Camera
(surprise attack by Scott Sebring)
At the Who meetup - Seven, Sarah jane w/ Femme Five & Femme Four
Ten, Four and Five
Seven and Eight showing off the keys
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
Eight Disapproves
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
Seven and Eight pick-up Sarah Jane
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
Doctor Who Charlie's Angels
(photo by Vickie Sebring)
Finally we made it upstairs to the Thursday Doctor Who meet up outside Ballroom 20 which already had a LOT of people attending. I have to say I'm always happy to see how these meetups seem to get more people every year. Kevin K. was there out of costume to catch up and hang. CJ and lauren made it - CJ in my Eight costume and lauren as a Femme Eleven.
TARDIS Dress girls
Sarah Jane gets her own "Revenge" on the Cybermen
The 7th Doctor faces his Silver Nemesis
Companions unite
The Doctors
Doctors vs Dalek.... girls
Kevin (oldewordsmith) as Ten joins the frey
Taking Pics
Our Friend Malaki was there out of Costume carrying his Cyber helmet which we used as a prop. Ewan and Angel showed up as Eleven and Amy. Kevin C. eventually arrived as Ten with Ashley as a TARDIS Bunny. Aside from that it was mostly new faces. A lot of Elevens, Amys, Rivers, a good amount of Tens, a few Roses, a Martha, and a bevvy of TARDIS Dress and Dalek Dress girls. We also ran into our Entertainment Earth Dr. Who line buddies who were dressed as a Femme Four and Femme Five. I guess Four was chosen as it was her Dad's favorite Doctor and Five was chosen simply because the girl liked the outfit but hadn't seen any Davison episodes!
Amy Ponds
Star Trek Crashes the party
10th Doctors
In the midst of the massive Crowd after the Ballroom 20 panel lets out around 8PM
Ashley as the TARDIS Bunny
There was a very cool Silence costume (you don't see many of those- literally). And there was a lot of fun grouping and pairings. We also had to fight the crowd that let out after a Ballroom 20 panel - something to bear in mind for next year- we may move off to the photo stage area side or outside on the steps or something to avoid this but honestly- this rush didn't last long and most people didn't seem too fussed.
Thursday Who Meet Group Shots! (Photos by Vickie Sebring)
The Silence
Scott and the Two Kevins kickin it
CJ and Lauren as Eight and Femme Eleven
11th Doctors
Slowly people disappeared off to evening plans. Some went to the Dr. Who Fan meet-up at the Rock Bottom brewery which we had to miss sadly. Malaki, Kevin, Scott, Vickie, Teri and myself decided to grab some dinner so we checked restaurants and decided to head to the Hard Rock Cafe which was open later and not too crowded.
More Candid Shots from Thursday Dr. Who Meet
Daredevil crosses timestreams
Our friend Matt Rocking Daredevil (Photos by Scott Sebring)
We ventured a long walk into the gaslamp and had a bief encounter with Steven Moffat and (who i thought was) Sue Virtue! As I passed a Cafe idly looking at the menu I spotted Moffat in the doorway doing what looking like the same. He spotted me (still dressed as Seven mind you, Teri still dressed as Sarah Jane) he smiled and Sue smiled and laughed. I said "hey good to see you Moffat. Thanks for coming out to the US!" He nodded. I was in mid stride to ask for a photo but then... I decided he looked hungry, I was hungry- why bother the guy when we're all out in search of grub? We nodded out each other and I kept going. Oddly enough everyone else with me didn't clock him til he was a good 20 paces walking the other way down the street! I gotta little heat for not stopping him but honestly, I''d met Moffat a bunch at previous Gallifreys, it wasn't a big deal. Though I have to wonder what he thought of running into a 7th Doctor randomly in San Diego!
SyFy Channel Cafe on Thu Night
Giant Isis badge at the Archer Cafe
We had a quick dinner at the Hard Rock which seated us fast and had good food, if again overpriced for SDCC. We talked over our experiences so far (my main complaint really was just the corwding of people was getting to me more this year) and agreed security while more present at least was less rude so far than previous years. Also there seemed to be less cosplayers by at least... 1/3'rd less than prior cons. Malaki planned to wear his Cyberman and Christina her Giant Adipose at the BBC booth later on and we all talked of future costume plans.
Malaki Talking Shop with Shredder from TMNT
We wrapped up, ran into a TMNT Shredder on the way out (LOL), Kevin went in search of overnight parking, Malaki went to join Christina, and the rest of us got to the car and headed back to our hotels. CJ had stopped by earlier & left the eight Costume and Trek gear in the Car so I took that with to unpack in the room to take home on Monday. We de-suited and basically crashed out while our roommates Huston and Aubrey were out at a Wired Party and got in fairly late around 1AM- but we were so zonked it barely woke me up.
Tomorrow it would be time for some Batman and Avengers Action!
Will return shortly with the Friday SDCC Report!
-honorarydoctor