Tag: SDCC 2011

This past July, I drove down to San Diego from the Bay Area for Comic-Con 2011. It was hell on my lower back but great for my trunk.

The Vinyl Frontier‘s director, Daniel Zana, recently posted the hour-long Comic-Con panel I moderated about the documentary. I’d love to do this again with a little more prep-time,

The Designer Toy Awards were an attempt to “celebrate the creativity, innovation and artistic excellence of the Art Toy market”. Say what you will about how it actually went

One of the best parts of any counter-culture convention is free: people watching. You never really know who (or what) you might run into. Case in point: Check

Ron English is an incredibly down-to-earth artist, especially when you consider his level of global acclaim. His unpretentious attitude made me feel comfortable suggesting that he, as Designer

Sort of like Disneyland, San Diego Comic-Con has a series of elaborate underground passageways that spring up into lively marketplaces…if you know the password. This is where I

Bromance alert: Here’s Scott Tolleson and Gary Ham. Their booth at Comic-Con was colorful and happy (despite Tolleson’s efforts to be a downer). They stocked their stall with a good

Heathrow the Hedgehog was a surprise guest for most Comic-Con attendees, and the response was overwhelmingly positive. The new character by San Francisco-based Frank Kozik was crafted by fellow

Frank Kozik erected a fortress of rabbits and bananas for his booth at SDCC 2011. (Business as usual.) It’s hard to pick a single pièce de résistance out

Um, how rad is this? Here’s how it happened. Jermaine Rogers‘ Comic-Con booth contained a single case bearing the remaining Specimen and Squire vinyls produced by STRANGEco in the