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Some know me as Eg, but I have many monikers: Egbert, Frogue, Purog, Pat and Patrick...they're all me. Eg retired in 2008 after a 22-year career in the Navy. I am happily single living in America's Finest City and have one munchkin, Christian. I am a sports enthusiast and collect sports memorabilia, Star Wars (original trilogy) and comic books. I enjoy doodling and do my best work when I'm bored.
Disneyland Debuts Iron Man 3 Exhibit Disneyland guests will get an opportunity to Experience a brand new exhibit, “Iron Man Tech Presented by Stark Industries,” located within Tomorrowland’s Innoventions. Guests will get a rare and up-close look at the sophisticated Iron Man suits of armor as they walk through an exact replica of Tony Stark’s [...]
In less than three weeks from now, Phase 2 of Marvel Cinematic Universe will officially commence with the release of Iron Man 3. Later this year, Thor: The Dark World will be the second film of Phase 2 to be released and will lead into The Avengers 2 film in 2015. Both Captain America: The [...]
If Marvel’s absence from Anaheim’s WonderCon is any indication, Comic-con attendees can expect Marvel to have little representation. This may be due in part to Disney’s D23 Expo scheduled for August 9-11, 2013 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Held bi-annually, D23 is Disney’s fan club for dedicated fans by placing them in the middle of [...]
It appears many of the off-site events for the San Diego Comic-Con are starting to take shape…Check back often as this site will report any and all events as details become available. Here’s what we have so far… Updated: April 6, 2013 Course of the Force – Kicking off at the famed Skywalker Ranch, participants [...]
A little less than a month from now, Marvel Cinematic Universe will enter Phase 2 with the officially release of Iron Man 3. To help celebrate the upcoming release, an exciting new exhibit is coming to Innoventions at Disneyland Park in California. Beginning April 13, “Iron Man Tech Presented by Stark Industries” will feature actual [...]
It appears the folks at Comic-Con International (CCI) committed a huge error when they mistakenly posted an early draft of the Comic-Con 2013 programming schedule somewhere shortly after midnight. They must have quickly realized their mistake as it was taken down almost immediately; however people at Google have been able to capture a snapshot image [...]
Updated: April 4, 2013 WONDERCON 2013 WRAP-UP WonderCon is what the San Diego Comic-Con was like before becoming a mainstream summer geekfest. Despite its relative small size as compared to Comic-Con, there was still the feeling of geekness within exhibit halls. There was a lac k of free swag and convention exclusives but the ability [...]
At last year’s San Diego Comic Con, Marvel Studios introduced several future projects. Fans cheered as Robert Downey Jr and Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige unveiled the official title cards for their upcoming movies: Thor: The Dark World; Captain America: The Winter Soldier; Guardians of the Galaxy; and Ant-Man. However, the Ant-Man title card was [...]
In two months, Iron Man 3 will debut and mark the start of Phase 2 of Marvel Cinematic Universe. Based on the movie trailers, we see the Malibu mansion of Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) coming under attack and the destruction of his Iron Man suits in his workshop. Now he must use his ingenuity [...]
It’s only been a week since scores of people scrambled to get online to purchase tickets to San Diego Comic Con 2013 and were left empty-handed and disappointed as servers crashed and caused other technical glitches. On February 26, Comic Con organizers will open their site once again for Hotel Registration. Much like the online [...]
Comic con tickets have disappeared in a blink of an eye; again! Early Saturday morning, fans across the US logged onto their computer hoping to grab a ticket to this years SDCC. It took a mere 93 minutes before the allotted amount of tickets disappeared. And once again fans were frustrated with technical glitches and [...]
Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 B!!!! There will be a third freakin’ trilogy!!!! Disney and George Lucas have entered into an agreement in which Disney will purchase Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. According to the deal, Disney is acquiring the entire Lucasfilm empire to include Lucasfilm Ltd., LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic, and Skywalker Sound. Disney [...]
If you’ve been missing the early, intimate comic con experience or never got to experience it but wished you had, the creators of the original San Diego Comic-Con hope to see you in San Diego over the October 19-21, 2012 weekend. Some original Comic-Con co-founders and committee members came up with the idea to have [...]
Each year millions of videos are uploaded onto the Internet and once in awhile you’ll come across one that will create a huge worldwide buzz. This year’s buzz is “Gangnam Style” by South Korean rapper PSY. The Korean pop (K-Pop) single is full of humor and catchy beats, as well as wild dance moves reminiscent [...]
Girls! Girls! Girls! Each year at Comic Con, fans pay homage to their favorite characters of comics, movies, sci-fi and horror. This year was no different as attendees let their imagination run wild; as heroes or villains, fans young and old took part in San Diego’s annual geek-fest. It’s when fantasy becomes reality even if [...]
Are you ready for some football? Fans bolt to Chargers Park on Saturday to watch the first of nine practices the San Diego Chargers have made open to the public. As some fans crowded the bleachers, others brought folding chairs to sit on the pavement surrounding the practice fields. Everyone caught a glimpse of the new [...]
Hot! Hot! Hot! It may have been warm outside, but there was no place hotter than Hall H on Day 3 of SD Comic-Con 2012. Convention Center’s Hall H is the prima donna of locations because of it’s 6500+ seating capacity. It has been used to hold panels with movies starring mega superstars: Keanu Reaves in [...]
Some come to see the celebrities. Others come to see movie clips. And some come for the comics. Though we all love to see those at the San Diego Comic-Con, the real reason many fans come are the exclusives – stuff you can’t and won’t get anywhere else unless of course somebody pays a premium [...]
The madness is over! It took five days but I’m finally over my Comic-Con hangover. Through it all; early wake ups and late nights with literally no sleep. After hours of waiting in line, sitting in panels and searching for the hard-to-get exclusives this year’s comic con was very enjoyable. I must say my expectations [...]
Incredible! Amazing! Astonishing! That’s the only way to describe Comic-Con 2012 Preview Night. There was so much energy on the exhibit floor and a lot of buzz outside the convention center. Normally a typical preview night would only have a few thousand people in attendance. Most vendors aren’t fully set-up and show exclusives don’t start [...]
Be afraid. Be very afraid. If you’re anywhere near the San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter this week, you should be worried…Aliens, vampires, werewolves and zombies are invading the city as America’s Finest City is transformed into the World’s Largest Geek-Fest. Here are some of a few things you will see around the city: Stingaree will be hosting [...]
AND THE PARTIES JUST KEEP ON COMING!!! On July 13th, IHEARTCOMIX will be partnering up with SPIN for our annual Comic Con International takeover. Once again, we will be bringing down all our friends to come Party Hard with us, this time at 4th & B. As you may have already guessed, the party ambassador, Andrew W.K., will [...]
You can never have enough SWAG! The every popular must-have accessory is back: What would a Comic-Con be without these SWAG bags. This year these bags highlight several Warner Bros. titles: Arrow, The Big Bang Theory, DC Nation, Fringe, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, Man of Steel and Pacific Rim. The spacious, over-sized 24”x29” messenger-style bags [...]
So, now that the Comic Con autograph schedule has been released and you’ve decided which autographs you’re going to get, have you decide WHAT you’re going to get signed… It’s a no brainer that most attendees will offer a comic book to get signed, but can you imagine how many comic books you’d have to [...]
On Your Mark…Get Set…GO! To help kick off the countdown to San Diego Comic-Con 2012, Lucasfilm Ltd. is presenting Course of the Force, an Olympic torch style relay run with lightsabers, where participants will make a journey from the Santa Monica Pier to the San Diego Convention Center while benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. At quarter-mile markers, [...]
