I'm not in San Diego for this year's Comic-Con (marking the first year in about six that I haven't traveled south for the annual pop culture confab) for a number of reasons. While I'm sad to be missing some friends and some of the events (particularly the Game of Thrones panel moderated by George R.R. Martin), I'm feeling a rare sense of Zen that I never do this time of year.
However, Mark DiFruscio is on the scene to offer his report on Wednesday's opening Preview Night and some photos from the convention floor.
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The 2011 San Diego Comic-Con kicked off Wednesday night with an uncharacteristically subdued Preview Night.
While a throng of Con-goers still managed to pack the aisles of the exhibit floor-- frequently to suffocating degrees-- absent were the more overtly eye-catching feature film promotional displays of recent years such as the life-sized Owl Ship from WATCHMEN, the Light Cycles from TRON, and even a deceased Abin Sur under glass from GREEN LANTERN.
Although Marvel Studios did fill up a fair amount of real estate to promote AVENGERS and Sony offered up a few life-sized replicas from MEN IN BLACK III, there was an undeniable shift in focus this year, away from the big budget blockbuster films, and toward upcoming television projects and Blu-ray releases. Particularly noteworthy was WALKING DEAD's rooftop display centered around a frighteningly realistic Michael Rooker mannequin caught between a hacksaw and a...
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