Transformer Marvels. Seriously, is this geek merger even allowed? It isn’t like crossing the streams or something?
Since it was Friday — i.e. the one day it’s possible to actually move around at this thing without wanting to strangle somebody — there weren’t too many costumes around. These two were great though. I have to say I like that these two guys aren’t in the middle of a pose. They look like real people having a good time, which they are.
Just wanted to point out Ugly Dollz had one of the biggest booths. Might as well milk it while you can, I guess.
A few of DC’s new Showcase figures. Doesn’t Superman’s torso look kind of like a bar of soap? I bet in real life Superman smells like Irish Spring.
Two of the deluxe Dark Knight figures. Gives you a decent idea of what these guys will look like in the flick.
Some figures from the Hulk movie. Apparently that’s the movie Abomination over on the right. I hope to god the movie is better than this so-called “photo.”
Jonah Hex Showcase figure. Just out of curiousity, if you’re white, should you really be allowed to display this out in the open?
Man these guys freaked me out when I was a kid. The noise they made…it haunts me…s-so s-s-so…c-c-cold…
It’s tough to tell but that Fin Fang Foom in there is fairly huge. And fairly awesome.
Wow, this is a remarkably poor shot — but it’s vaguely noteworthy for that red Hulk in there. Ah, who’m I kidding. It’s not noteworthy for sh*t. Haha.
I can’t remember what these guys are called. Nifty, though. Might have to pick myself up the DOOM figure. Fun fact: DOOM should always be written in all caps, btw. It’s in the Chicago Manual of Style. Look it up.
Some new Green Lantern dudes. What makes these different from every other Green Lantern figure ever? Hell if I know. Or care. Oh wait! These guys are all in the same set or something. Whatever.
The best use of swords and neon since the first Highlander! Zing! Admittedly, this is a vast improvement over the tried-and-true Ye Olde Barbarian Outpost Shoppe or wherever you could buy fake weaponry in the past. You know what I’m talking about, there’d be the fat old guy from the Ren Faire sitting around in fake furs and a horned helmet exposing his belly, drinking “meade,” and trying to push expensive movie sword replicas on unsuspecting nerds while his inexplicably attractive wife looked on. Anyway…
Ok, this was some random display of J-pop costumes or something. I hope Adam Ant is getting royalties wherever he is. And even Adam Ant managed to be tougher than these get ups — and he sang about “dandy highwaymen”!
Some of DC’s New Gods figures. I cut off Mr. Miracle by accident. Although it’s kind of a miracle that I could actually make the camera I was using function semi-correctly. Yeesh.
Stan TM, still kicking it live. A consummate professional. You know what I used to love about Stan Lee, those enthusiastic intros he gave for the 80s Hulk and Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends cartoons. It got you so amped you forgave the relative crapiness of the actual show. In all seriousness, think he got serviced by that chick next to him after the signing? God I hope that’s not his granddaughter or something.
I glad that Stan Lee is still alive and active. So many of the old creators are dead!