Comic-Con International 2010 – My Experience in Nerd Heaven

A couple of weeks ago I excitedly told my aunt that I was going to Comic Con in a week, with a big ol’ smile on my face.  I didn’t really expect her to be jealous, but I was overly excited.  Then she asked if it was a gathering of comics or something.  As in comedians.  I then proceeded to try and explain that it was this really cool event that happens each year that has been taken over by Hollywood in the past decade or so.  Basically it has everything a nerd would desire to see, including comics, writers, artists, video games, tv shows, and movies.  I told her about the panels I was planning on sitting in on and some of the people that were scheduled to attend.  I was adamant about making her see how awesome it was, but she just didn’t get it.  Color me deflated.  Oh well, I guess Comic Con is just for certain people…

Like this girl:

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Suggestion Box (July 12 – 18)

Movies:

Centurion Trailer – A film that reminds me of the last King Arthur film with the look of the opening battle in Gladiator, and a story that is probably not really like either.  But ooo, Roman soldiers.  Check it out here.

Devil Trailer – Even after the butchering of The Last Airbender I still have some faith in the fact that M. Night Shyamalan is capable of creating great films.  With Devil he both came up with the story and produced, and I am intrigued as to how they handle a film that looks like the majority of it is taking place in an elevator.  Hopefully it will be able to do what the Descent did and play up the more common fears people have, such as claustrophobia, the dark, etc, and not just play on the story element that the Devil is among them.  Check out the trailer here.

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