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Director Robert Rodriguez has done it, he's turn what was a prop trailer from his Grid-House feature into a full thisted rollcoaster ride. This being Danny Trejo "Machette" a man betrayed, exiled, and used by his organization. Left to die, but from his rage spawns an un-stopable legend against Drug lords, corrupt police, genocidial militia, and a corrupt politician. Also along the way the Machette befriends and shows compassion with the ladies such as; Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, and Lindsay Lohan. And besides his tender side he certaily knows how to take down the beast in this film with a cutting edge....."Machette".

Pictures of the costumes and costume contest from the 2010 Creation Entertainment Star Trek Convention, Las Vegas, NV
(Photos courtesy of Judith Waldrop)

For the third day of Con, Futurama was the main attraction for us.  The cast showed up and signed pictures for some of their biggest fans. Billy West, John Di Maggio, Maurice LaMarche, Phil LaMarr and Lauren Tom were the actors to appear, and they are probably the most recognized and loved out of the whole cast. They were all so very nice and really great to talk to. They loved the fact that so many people have watched the show since they were younger and look up to the actors.

Tired of all that strenuous reading of Comic-Con coverage? Then this post is for you! Sit back, sip on a cold one and enjoy this heaping serving of costume eye candy!  Make sure to click "read more" for even less reading!

Con is over.  The last of my photos from the con are here.

The creators of Bad Kids Go To Hell show off the TPB.

My Bad Kids Go To Hell book gets some special treatment.

Here's one of the most dysfunctional groups we saw at ComicCon Saturday. You can just hear the costume conversation:

"Hey, let's all go as the new Alice in Wonderland!"
"COOL!! Nobody else will think of that!"
"I want to be the White Queen!"
"Ok fine, I'll be the Red Queen - I get the best makeup!"
"I want to be Alice!"
"I want to be the Mad Hatter!"
"But I wanted to be Johnny Depp!"
"No! I called it first!"
"But my hat is bigger thank yours!"
"Fine. Forget this shit - I'll be Sweeney Todd!"

But the drama didn't end there ... Overheard the Mad Hatter say "Cheshire? Where are youuuu? Get over here and stop tarting it up with that other Alice!"

After a grueling day of battling the hordes at ComicCon, we were ready for a nice relaxing meal. We slowly made our way over to the Blue Point on 5th to meet up with some out of town friends NOT in town for ComicCon.

We settled into our fantastic outside table and were enjoying our martinis and mojitos when I heard my friend from Denver gasp and exclaim "What the hell is that?!"

I looked up to see the 4th Annual San Diego Zombie Walk ambling by in all their gory, bloody, gutsy glory; immediately regretting my recently ordered medium rare steak.

Over the course of our meal no less than a thousand zombies hungrily passed by not only groaning for our brains but a few even reached out for my man's perfect dirty, wet martini. My kinda zombie!

The second day of Comic-Con officially went by without a moment to waste. People were streaming in like crazy, lines going all the way down the trolley station. The Dealer floor was packed with famous people and big Smurfs walking down the hall.  The day didn't get exciting until I accidentally bumped into Nathan Fillion as he was fleeing the Browncoats booth. He was quickly trying to sign everyone's things as he was trying to leave and was trying to make sure everyone who'd bought one of the Serenity comics to benefit the Kids Need to Read organization got theirs signed. I found out later that he had come unannounced and no one knew where he was going or when he was going to be back. It was nice to see an actor from a great television show come down without telling anyone.

It was a packed crowd Friday afternoon in Ballroom 20 where True Blood cast members, creator Alan Ball and author of the Sookie Stackhouse series, Charlaine Harris, talked about the current season of True Blood and what lurks around the corner for our favorite characters in Bon Temps (SPOILERS!!).

Matt Groening and David X. Cohen received certificates from Guinness at the press conference for Futurama.

It was a long day today, and there are a lot of photos from the day.

Karl interviewed the cast, director and producer of 30 Days of Night:Dark Days.

Karl Urban (Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy from 2009's Star Trek) confirmed he has been offered and accepted the role of Judge Dredd in the new film.          
 

I reported yesterday that I would attempt the train today.  I did, and it was way cheaper, and easier, than any parking shenanigans that I’ve ever previously encountered at Con.  It's just too bad that it doesn't run all night; no one would need Designated Drivers if it did.

What a find for us lucky ComicsOnline personnel! On the way back from Comic-Con, we came across a party being hosted by the kind and gracious Threadless clothing company. Nomad spotted Jill Thompson, the writer and illustrator of Little Endless Storybook.  We all danced with her to a combination of modern and 80's dance music. It was nice to know that Jill was able to let loose and enjoy herself.