Pictures from the 2019 New York Comic Con, part 2 (Friday, 10/4)

I was back at the New York Comic Con on Friday of the show. Let's look at some pictures!

"It" costumes have been really popular this year, which isn't a surprise. I think the other character is from the Death Day movies? Are those still a thing? Okay.

This guy has to be a stand-in for Andrew Lincoln on the Walking Dead, right? I mean, I was about 10 feet away from the guy, and there was still a part of me thinking, "i-is that really him?" He's got everything down pat. Good on him for going with it.

The latest X-Men meetup.

One of the displays at the Marvel booth was props from the Jessica Jones Netflix show. Not because they are promoting a new season, but because...they're selling the costumes and other items from the series. You, too, can own a Purple Man suit!

Friday seemed a little less crowded than Thursday, surprisingly. Maybe it was because the weather was nicer and people were spending some time outside.

I don't know if this mashup is a reference to anything specific (The Godfather? Something '70s), but the Red Skull bejeweled mask was impressive.

The Spider-Verse!

One of them probably had a question.

As seen in artist alley...

Midway through the day, I made my way downstairs to see the panel area. Along the way I saw some Double Dare contestants...

...Ms. Pac Man...

...Galdalf (that's Gandalf, right?) and Superman...

...and the DC Bombshells-version of Batwoman. Oh, wait, she's got a baseball bat. I get it.

NYCC has relatively limited programming, and there's not a lot that I feel like I HAVE to catch, but the one that stood out to me while I was there was the Paul Reubens panel. I naturally grew up with Pee Wee's Playhouse, but I wouldn't say that I'm anything more than a casual fan of Reubens (unlike this individual who dressed up in an amazing Pee Wee costume!). Still, I saw the listing and I said, "I have to make it to this panel."

I arrived about 45 minutes early and ended up in the front row in what became a packed room. The panel was different than what I expected - there were very few jokes and there wasn't really a theme or stated purpose to the panel. It was just Paul Reubens telling stories about his career and some of the people he knows.

And even though it wasn't anything like a performance, I still enjoyed the heck out of it. Reubens told a lot of really interesting stories and came off as a very personable guy. And, okay, there was some Pee Wee that snuck through - a press photographer took a few pictures as the panel began, and Reubens looked at him and said, "take a picture, it'll last longer!" And the crowd went wild.

And then it was back to the convention floor to wrap up the show for the day. Here's a good duo costume from Good Omens.

She-Ra and Catra!

This guy's got the scowl down.

The show ended and I helped put a few things away at the New England Comics booth, which was pretty close to this Far Side display (is this comic coming back?? I desperately hope so). So I snuck an after-hours picture.

HBO was promoting the new Watchmen series at the show with a big billboard in front of the convention center, and with these posters that were being hung as I walked by. Could I have grabbed one from the ground and ran? I thought about it.

I'm sure that motorcycles aren't allowed in the convention center. Do you think this Captain America/Black Widow duo were outside all day, waiting for the opportunity to have people take pictures of them? I guess it's possible.

I ended the evening by walking the High Line, the above-ground park that's just a few blocks from the Javits Center. It's my second time there and I really like it.

One more day! More pictures to come.

Pictures from the 2019 Comic-Con International, part 9

Hey, let's have one more post for Comic-Con 2019! As usual, I spent a few days after the convention in town, and some of it kinda had things to do with comics. Let's wrap it up!

The San Diego Central Library is really a wonder. It's beautiful to look at and fun to explore. I don't always get to visit when I'm in town, but I was able to take the elevator to the top floor this year and see some of the exhibits on display, including one on pulp magazines and comics.

This picture is from the rare books collection.

There was another small exhibit on bookplates, which I think are very neat.

The exhibit extended along the wall and included a lot of great artwork.

There were also some comics on display! I see you, Fantastic Four #112!

Near the entrance, there were boxes of cheap comics on sale! I didn't have time to flip through them, but it's great to see that there were some affordable reading copies out in a prominent area.

Every year, I go to the Cat Cafe after the show is over. Let it be known that there are still cats in residence.

And that they are adorable.

The Amazon offsite was coming down on Monday afternoon.

I went to Balboa park on Monday and saw the future site of the Comic-Con Museum. I wanted to visit over the weekend, as it was open in conjunction with the convention. They had some fun-looking exhibits happening and in general I wanted to see what it looked like, but it just never happened. The museum is several miles from the convention center, and with parking as it is, and with schedules as they are, I could never find the time to get away.

I have to imagine that the museum will just continue to be a bigger and bigger part of Comic-Con moving forward, especially after it officially opens in 2021, and I hope to be able to see inside sooner or later, but the distance between the two sites presents some challenges.

I did get to visit the air and space museum, though, which is right next to the Comic-Con museum.

It was fun!

Also, I saw this giant concrete(?) lemon as I drove through Lemon Grove!

A lot of the electrical boxes around town are pained with interesting artwork.

On Tuesday, I visited the aquarium!

And I saw a yeti crab! Look at that little guy. What's that? He's dead and collected in a jar? Yikes!

After leaving San Diego, I spent a few days in Los Angeles, where I went to the Griffith Observatory. I had been there last year, but this time I went after the sun set and got to take a peek though some telescopes.

I was able to see, in astonishing detail, both Saturn and Jupiter. I could see the rings of Saturn! I could see some of Jupiter's moons! It was absolutely incredible!

On my last day in California, I happened upon, quite by accident, the Original Farmers Market.

This was like a land out of time. It's a quaint little shopping village and market that has a very retro feel to it. I'd like to go back if I find myself in the area again.

Let's take a look at some of the things I picked up for myself at Comic-Con!

I don't know why I got this, but I did. It's a signed, limited and graded copy of Walking Dead #192. These were available at the Image Comics booth and they sold quickly.

I picked up this print from Monkey Minion Press! I got their first print the year before, so I had to get the second. These had a print run of 100.

I'll never reveal how I was able to get this vinyl dumpster fire toy from 100% Soft. Let's just say that it was very cutthroat. But I'm glad I was able to get one - look at how cute it is!

Ian Nichols surprised me with some Thing original art - I'll post the whole page a bit later, but suffice it to say, I love it.

And speaking of Ian, I picked up some of his roughs at the show, as well. At top is a layout from the Comic-Con Special issue of The Tick...

...and here's some design work for Ian's cover to IDW's Usagi Yojimbo #1, with featured The Tick!

Always happy to relive some memories and share some Comic-Con pictures with the world at large after the show. Thanks for checking 'em out with me.