Here's where I camped for five days of Comic-Con
International. On Saturday I wheeled out the heavy
artillery: the extend-o-matic Cool Jerk banner in the
background (now visible from 1/4 mile away), and the "ASK ME
ABOUT MY FUNBAGS" t-shirt. A lot of people did ask me about
my funbags. Others just stared at my funbags. I even let
some people gently touch my funbags.
Supergirl, Robin, Batman and Batgirl stopped by
to administer some justice.
I don't know why Hawkgirl and Poison Ivy joined
the Dynamic Duo... but I'd let Batgirl slap the Batcuffs on
me any day.
And speaking of Batgirl, meet Yvonne Craig! She's
adorable and was really tolerant of folks like me coming by
and posing for photos with her. Woof!
Just as adorable is this sketch of my gal Darlene
by Arthur Baltazar, the artist of Patrick the Wolf Boy.
Ming the Merciless, Martian Girl and Barbarella
popped by the concession area for some pretzels.
Meet um... I guess she's a female Robin holding a
stuffed tiger wearing a Batman mask. And Charlos Gary, close
personal friend and cartoonist
("Working
it Out").
Wonder Woman about three seconds from kicking my
ass.
Wha-a-at? Brandon Routh? In Panavision, no less!
Kirk Alyn-style Superman and Green Lantern (the
dude dressed as GL is a pro; last year he was Flash, Hulk,
Electro, Vision and Mr. Fantastic. I also saw him as Angel
this year).
My neighbor to the right, Phil Foglio. Name sound
familiar? It'd better; Holmes has probably been doing the
indy comics
thing since before you were born!
Mystique, as she should've looked in the movie.
Anyone in Hollywood who says "costumes in the comics just
won't translate to the silver screen" needs to come to
SDCCI.
Beast.... or maybe he shoud be called "Sweaty
Yeti." OK, Hollywood doesn't need to see this guy; they did
fine with Kelsey Grammer's makeup.
Power Girl. Woof. With Martian Girl and Mystique,
among the best costumes at Comic-Con this year (at least
that I saw).
Woof. Once again. I have no idea who they are or
where they came from... but their FREAKING MOUTHS MOVED WHEN
THEY TALKED!
Catwoman checking to see if the photo made her
butt look too big.
Meet Zachary Simon. And meet Armpit Beachhead
(hair courtesy of Photoshop). And did you see Charlos Gary a
few photos back? Say hello to Manhattan. I'm holding open
auditions for Puppy Fizgig, by the way. I'm dead serious.
Must be a Cool Jerk fan. E-mail me.
Jonathan Solomon -- a long-time 'Jerk addict --
handed me his sketchbook and said, "Can you draw me a sexy
Velma? You know, from Scooby-Doo?" I had 5 minutes to spare,
so voila!
She's a Supergirl, all right. She had all the
poses down pat. Last year she was Hawkgirl.
This will be somebody's birthday gift in 2007,
methinks. Me heart Adam
Hughes (the artist whose designs this sculpture is based
on).
Again, the Puppy thong was a sure-fire
crowd-pleaser. Say hello to Elise Hempen, a brand-new 'Jerk.
She should have gone through the brainwashing and
mind-control chip implantation by now....
Half of the "Poway Posse" -- Nathan Pierce,
Joseph & Ben DiAnna -- dropped off another monetary
memento. Remember a couple years
back when they trashed that Five Spot? Well, at least
they're using foreign currency nowadays. Thanks, guys!
