Because you asked, behold the photos from my trip to Comic Con!
Exhibitors bring some very big and cool props with them. Here’s a life-size Alphonse from Full Metal Alchemist:
Actually, it was a bit behind me, and was bigger than it looks here. And that was hardly the biggest thing around. Here’s my pal, Australian writer Sean Williams, next to a huge mecha:
And check out this Nautilus that was at the Disney (I’m pretty sure) booth. (Thus proving the inherent steampunkness of the Mouse.)
Of course, the home-made costumes are much cooler than anything the big companies make. Like this sock monkey:
Yes, a little terrifying. And yet . . . SOCK MONKEY.
Here’s a fan-made steampunk wheelchair, which was much cooler than it looks here. (Sorry about the blurry shot, but this thing was fast too.)
At the Simon & Schuster booth, they were giving out an original Keith Thompson, this sketch of Deryn:
Of course, this item was much sought after. So we had to take turns guarding it with our lives:
Also, S&S had posters for Justine‘s anthology that comes out September 21, Zombies Vs. Unicorns! (I haz a story in it.)
Notice a certain book in the background, too.
Of course, no trip to Comic Con would be complete without a complete DNA scrubbing to remove the GEEK CUTIES, which I got courtesy of Fluxx Bar:
Mmmm . . . scrubby.
Okay, those are all the decent photos I took. I’ll tell you more in future posts.
I’ve been busy this week working on the audio book of Behemoth, which will come out at the same time as the novel. (October 5!) Here’s me recording the Afterword:
Very soon I’ll be sitting down with the narrator, Alan Cummings (also known as Phineas Floop from Spy Kids), for a few interviews. I’ll bring you a report on that next week.
July 31st, 2010 02:35
A life sized Alphonse???? So cool!
Don’t tell me you read FMA Scott, because if that’s true, then you really ARE my favorite author
Glad you had a fun time at the Comic con, and I can’t WAIT for behemoth!
Although, I don’t really care for the cover. . . it wont match my leviathan one D:
July 31st, 2010 02:47
Yes, Justine and I are huge FMA fans. Not as huge as Aru there, but pretty huge.
July 31st, 2010 02:52
FMA? Never heard of it. I’ll have to check it out!
July 31st, 2010 02:54
OH WOW SOCK MONKEY! Seriously. That’s awesome. @-@
(Alsoalso: Can’t wait for Behemoth!)
July 31st, 2010 03:17
That looked totally awesome!!!! Comi-Con looks like a place I would have felt at home.
July 31st, 2010 04:49
Steampunk wheelchairs seem to be quite popular… I saw at least three or four of them at the steampunk convention I went to.
That Zombies vs. Unicorns poster is actually the first thing this year to have provoked intense ‘why is San Diego so far away?’ Comic-Con envy.
July 31st, 2010 06:37
I love the wheelchair! Very creative. Haha, sounds like you had fun at Comic Con. So excited for Behemoth!
July 31st, 2010 09:27
I am so proud that one of my fav authors (you Scott) reads FMA. It just ended which is sooo sad…
I can’t believe some people don’t even know what it is.
Beth-la ~ it’s a manga, also an anime – well, two animes actually but the second one, Brotherhood, followed the manga. It is epic and brilliant. You should def check it out!
July 31st, 2010 11:03
scott, u didnt go in a costume? gasp!
i MUST go to comic con next year. thatll be my new years resolution. isnt it weird how it seemed like 2010 barely started, and its like one day to august?
so weird…
luv the sock monkey costume and the sketch of deryn. i wz never one for audiobooks, though. for me it sorta ruins my imaginative version of the characters’ voices. but thats just me.
July 31st, 2010 14:39
comic-con looks really cool!
the sock monkey looks really cool yet scary/creepy at the same time.
haha, and you know that that wheelchair is cool if my mom thought it was (:
July 31st, 2010 20:16
Sock monkey!
Cool post. I dream of attending this con someday. Eagerly anticipating ZvU as well.
July 31st, 2010 21:48
So I’m totally in love with Leviathan… I can’t wait for the sequel~ I’m so sad! My dad had comiccon tickets, but he didn’t let me go, and my best friend went (which hurt a lot) and now I find out that you were there too? (it just puts salt into the wound) (and I want a pic of Deryn and Alek!)
But now I found out you’re a FMA fan, so you’re officially my favorite author ever~ XD
I VOW I WILL GO TO COMICCON NEXT YEAR AND SEE YOU THERE!
July 31st, 2010 23:38
Thank you so much for the pictures! It looks like so much fun
I love the sock monkey costume and the huge Alphonse.
Did you check out the Tron stuff at all? From what I’ve seen (thanks to Facebook…) it looked awesome.
August 1st, 2010 02:06
If I could I would give Alphonse a hug because of all the crap he goes through. I love FMA, but it’s so sad.
That wheelchair is crazy-amazing! Wish I could just sit on that guy’s lap and ride around. That would be fun.
Just started reading Justine’s Magic or Madness books & I’m kinda in love with ‘em.
August 1st, 2010 03:02
That sock money is EPIC!
I can knit, I wonder if I could make myself a sock money costume? Haha!
Zombies vs. Unicorns sounds awesome. Can’t wait to read it.
But what I really can’t wait to read is.. BEHEMOTH! October 5th isn’t getting here fast enough!!
August 1st, 2010 04:30
Oh my gosh ALPHONSE!!!!!!!! That’s so cool you’re into Full Metal Alchemist, Scott-la. I’ve watched the first & second animes and own the movie, The Conqueror of Shambala. I’ve looked at the manga at B&N though. The gags at the end are funny.
Cool steampunk wheelchairs and chainsaw guns (I want one; so jealous, Scott-la!!) the mecha from Avatar and SOCK MONKEY!!!
August 1st, 2010 21:58
Sock Monkey Rules. The FMA thing sounds cool, mybe I’ll get into it and I really want to read Zombies VS Unicorns because it sounds awesome. But what I really can’t wait for is BEHEMOTH! I am so excited! WOO! My friends think I’m crazy because right after I finished Leviathan I went to a friends house and absolutely everything we did reminded me of it. We watched James Cameron’s AVATAR and even that had me thinking about Leviathan. (The big war machines made me think of clankers and the weird animals made me think of beasties.) ComicCon seems like it was cool, I really wanted to go. It seemed like an excellent nerd cave, making it the place for me, because I unfortunately do not have my own nerd cave. I am a nerd and nerds rule. The stereotype and the candies.
August 1st, 2010 22:00
Wow, the end of that comment I just wrote was WEIRD. But hey, I AM WEIRD!
August 1st, 2010 23:04
Christopher Paolini was also at Comic Con this year! Since two of my favorate authors were there, I realy whanted to go this year. It looks amazing. Also, FMA rocks!
August 2nd, 2010 01:36
OHMYGOSHIAMSOJEALOUS!!!! Love the sock monkey! I totally just got the KIA comercial stuck in my head!
August 2nd, 2010 07:28
Ooooh that looks like fun… but HEY!!!! What’s wrong with geeks?!? (*goes back to programming*)
August 2nd, 2010 09:26
FMA is completely and totally amazing! The fact that you like it makes you even more awesome, Scott-la. I wish I could go to Comic Con, but it would require more travel than I can afford
These pictures are almost as good as being there, though.
Super psyched up for Behemoth!
(Sorry about the unusual amount of exclamation points. Comic Con and such brings out my inner screaming fangirl.)
August 2nd, 2010 19:49
Ooohhh, man, I wish I could’ve been there! It looks like it was *so* much fun! Also, I don’t think the sock monkey is terrifying. I think it’s kinda cute
And the wheelchair is AWESOME. And I *can’t wait* for Behemoth, Scott-la!
August 3rd, 2010 06:58
I loved the sock puppet!
and.. I can’t wait for October 5th! That date’s going onto my calendar.
August 4th, 2010 01:35
BTW, I would love to know more about the Uglies movie.
August 5th, 2010 01:24
Yea, I agree with Bookworm 1000. Any Uglies movie news?
August 5th, 2010 04:56
…FMA…Avatar…Behemoth…Comic Con…SQUEE! XD.
Alas, this is the only time of year I kind of wish I lived in the states.
August 6th, 2010 01:34
i think Scott-la has a thing for releasing books in october… hehe at least i always know which month to hit up borders!
-Lizzy-wa OUT!
August 9th, 2010 17:09
Ohhhhhh that giant Al <3 I love FMA. I love the manga and the anime. My best friend and mom have all seen FMA because I forced it on them.
Sock Monkey for the win!
August 11th, 2010 10:02
OMG that’s a Gears of War Lancer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is frickin awesome!!!!!!! Did they really have those at comic-con?!?!?!
I LOVE this game! That is the single most coolest picture/ lancer ever!!!
I wonder if the Lancer was heavy?
August 18th, 2010 09:32
I got a good shot or two of the wheelchair:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs211.snc4/38904_1344347809744_1262702698_30838971_565117_n.jpg
October 30th, 2010 06:26
Awesome Alphonse in the back ground! I love FMA!