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San Diego Comic-Con Day 4: Photo ops, cosplay, and food!

You can check out my previous posts about SDCC 2014 here:

Day 4 – Sunday

On Sunday, we spent our time wandering the Exhibit Hall.

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gem and I stopped at this great Adventure Time photo-op.

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We also saw someone cosplaying as a Sackboy Link.

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We met Dino Andrade, a voice actor. He’s done a bunch of different voices, including some from World of Warcraft like Mimiron and, my favorite, Professor Putricide. He even said some of their lines, which was hilarious.

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I’ve never seen Falling Skies, but I had to stop for this photo op too! It seemed fun.

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I know this isn’t super exciting, but check out these Bebop and Rocksteady vinyl toys. I also got a free Hot in Cleveland comic book. It was actually amusing and was about the women from the show surviving a zombie outbreak.

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This Dr. Horrible cosplayer told us to stay horrible. However, he was actually quite pleasant.

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At the Behemoth booth, we met a couple cosplaying Pixar‘s Paperman. Amazing! It was such a good idea, and they did a terrific job.

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I also saw someone cosplaying Ramona Flowers and knew I had to get a picture with her. She was with someone cosplaying as Jake from Adventure Time, so gem played and sang the Adventure Time theme song for him.

Before leaving, I bought three DIY vinyl toys. They look like little NES cartridges. I’m looking forward to customizing them.

After leaving the convention, we tried to eat at Hash House A Go Go, but the wait was so long that we passed. We ended up eating at El Zarape Mexican Restaurant, at which we’ve eaten in previous years. It was super delicious! Rolled tacos, carne asada fries, burritos, yum yum!

And that was pretty much it! I’m sad it’s over, but I’m also tired. However, I’m already looking forward to next year!

For bonus photos I didn’t include in the blog, check out my Flickr album.

Dr. Horrible And Other Horrible Stories by Zack Whedon

I absolutely love Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, but the graphic novel Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories has been sitting in my room unread for some time now. It consists of Captain Hammer: Be Like Me!, Moist: Humidity Rising, Penny: Keep Your Head Up, The Evil League of Evil, and the Dr. Horrible one-shot. Sadly, the graphic novel was hit or miss.

Captain Hammer: Be Like Me! was amusing and was basically Captain Hammer telling kids to be like him and look out for potential super-villains, such as a kids who are interested in science. While not seeming to develop plot, it was a fun little story.

Moist: Humidity Rising tells the backstory to Moist, Dr. Horrible’s henchman. Yes, I guess it was plot development, but it wasn’t very interesting.

Penny: Keep Your Head Up shows that Penny has difficulties dating. It was fairly uneventful.

The Evil League of Evil was a bit more interesting. When the heroes are away, the League decides to attack the city. Two small-time heroes get involved, trying to stop them.

Finally, the Dr. Horrible one-shot deals with Dr. Horrible’s origin. This was the most interesting comic in the paperback. In addition to showing what motivates Dr. Horrible, it also ties back into Captain Hammer: Be Like Me!

While it was fun enough to read, the graphic novel sadly didn’t live up to Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. I suspect that will stay alone in its greatness. I realize Whedon has talked about a sequel, but I’ll believe it when I see it.