Comic Con 2009...Wow

Comic Con is my favorite time of the year, and this year rocked. I've been so geeked out about it for the last couple of months and it didn't disappoint. Ok, maybe it wasn't as perfect as last year, but I had twice as much time to enjoy it and that made up for it in a huge way.


I geek out over the movie premieres and think if you like big, fun movies than there is no place to be other than Comic Con. Unfortunately, due to the "Twilight issue" we were unable to see any really great screenings like Avatar, Tron 2, New Moon, Alice in Wonderland, etc. We missed all of the really great stuff on day 1 but we did catch a cool panel with Sigorney Weaver, Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), Eliza Dushku (Dollhouse), and Zoe Saldana (Star Trek). That was the highlight for day 1.

Day 2 offered much better fare. I saw the following:

• The Book of Eli: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman
• Nightmare on Elm Street: the dude who is going to play freddy.
• Where the Wild Things Are: saw the little dude who's the main character in the show, and got my picture taken with him.
• The Box: Cameron Diaz,
• Jonah Hex: Megan Fox, Josh Brolin
• Sherlock Holmes: Robert Downey, Rachel McAdams
• Pixar, Disney Animation Studios: lot's of great previews and updates, including 3D versions of Toy Story 1, 2, and Beauty and the Beast. Heard from John Lassater and Hayao Mizayaki.

The toys, prints, artists...all of it was really amazing this year.