on-the-road-to-conComikazie, now known as Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con, was just last weekend. Yup, one week ago! Zooom!

I hadn’t been able to attend last year, but this year I had a free Sunday and my niece Celia was able to come along too with me and my dad! As a trio, we three eagerly made our way through traffic, to the Los Angeles Convention center! Yup! VROOM VROOM down the 110 freeway! (Yeah it was not VROOM VROOM, but slow slow!)

We got inside just about 11AM and began our big adventure to walk up and down all the aisles, browsing all there was to see and buying things that said “buy me!” The floor was pretty busy for a Sunday! Lots of people all happy and having fun! It was packed but never overwhelming to get through the crowd.

WE MADE IT!!

WE MADE IT!!

 

WHICH WAY SHOULD WE GO????

                  WHICH WAY SHOULD WE GO????

 

BADGES, WE HAVE BADGES! (oldie but goodie!)

BADGES, WE HAVE BADGES! (oldie but goodie!)

One of my favorite things about conventions is the cosplay! There’s lots of cosplay too at this convention! I loved it! I’m like “OOOH! LOOK AT THAT!” I am giddy seeing the detail people put into their outfits!! I do ask cosplayers if I may take their pictures first and remember it’s the polite thing to do! (Manners, people!)

One of the first and best cosplay we saw was a couple dressed as Hawkgirl and Hawkman! Their wings were fully retractable and flapped! It was amazing!

Their Wings Move!!

             Their Wings Move!!

 

STRANGER THINGS was super popular too!!

Blurry But Still AMAZING! Winona Forever!

Blurry But Still AMAZING! Winona Forever!

WHAT IS COMING OUT OF HER CHEST?

WHAT IS COMING OUT OF HER CHEST?

And now just a one more favorite!

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SAMURAI JACK!!!! JACK IS BACK!

Besides the cosplay there’s so much to see, so many talented artists sharing their work! Toys that I dream of having, Comic Books I need for my collection. Buttons, Pins, bows, wallets, handmade goods! I just LOVE going to conventions! Yup!

PLUSH! SUPER PLUSH!

PLUSH! SUPER PLUSH!

THE LOVE BUG!

THE LOVE BUG! HERBIE!!!

SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UH OH!!!!!!!!!!!

UH OH!!!!!!!!!!!

My dad had our comic book need list, though a much more condensed version than what we usually venture out with, so near the end when we found the 50 cent comic book bins we didn’t go as crazy as we could have! Celia was awesome and helped me dig through the boxes! We filled in some good comic book gaps!

WALL-E!

WALL-E!

BB-8

BB-8

SUPERNATURAL boys!

SUPERNATURAL boys!

We walked and walked all morning and into the afternoon! Celia got some cool stuff, and a few gifts for her siblings! I scored a new bow, my dad and I got comic books! It was a success!

BYE CON!

BYE CON!

TILL NEXT YEAR!! YUP!

TILL NEXT YEAR!! YUP!

CONVENTION GOODIES!!!!!

CONVENTION GOODIES!!!!!

Yup, I had fun at Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con, whew, that’s a lot to say! (type!) Celia had fun and so did my dad! We delighted in our nerdom and are looking forward to doing so again real soon! It’s nice to share my geeky ways with my family! You got to pass on the things you love and that’s what going to Conventions is about! Wearing your fandom on your sleeve! YUP!

COMIC-CON!!!!!!!!! COMIC-CON!!!!!!!!! COMIC-CON!!!!!!!!! Yup Yup Yup! I had a super duper time there! I already shared my Friday adventures and that was now almost 2 months ago! Geez, I’ve been distracted and I never wrapped up sharing my Saturday Comic-Con going adventures!

So as I am fond of saying, better late than never!!  Yup! Yup! Yup! (Be prepared to lots of photos! I love photos!)

My Comic-Con Saturday started off with some wandering of the aisles, I really tried for an up and down route to see it all, but then again I’m always distracted when something just catches my eye. Oooooh, SHINY!

DOLLS! I WANT!

DOLLS! I WANT!

It was a fun filled Saturday with so much to see! My guy Dave and I saw some cool stuff and hit up some panels! Then we wandered out an about for a while too!

POWERPUFF GIRLS to the rescue!! Woooosh!

POWERPUFF GIRLS to the rescue!! Woooosh!

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Be A SuperHero Girl!!

SOUTH PARK!!! WOOT!

SOUTH PARK!!! WOOT!

More Toys I Want! Gimmie Gimmie!

More Toys I Want! Gimmie Gimmie!

 

Next up here’s some cool cosplayers we ran into while wandering around! So many cool people and costumes!

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And when we came around another aisle who did we spot? Well Danny Trejo of course! He was by the My Little Pony chair and was taking photos with lots of people! He is so awesome! Yup!

Look! It's Danny Trejo!!!!! Awesome! Yup!

Look! It’s Danny Trejo!!!!! Awesome! Yup!

We tried for some panels, the Wonder Woman panel was full so we caught a little bit of one about the latest SCOOBY DOO animated movie crossing over with the WWE universe! And then after that some Max Landis talking about Dirk Gently.

Sit back, relax! Panel time!

Sit back, relax! Panel time!

Ahhhh, relaxing!

Ahhhh, relaxing!

Dirk Gently, is coming soon!

Dirk Gently, is coming soon!

 

I do have a little panel recap to share, one of my most favorite things at Comic-Con but there’s still more photos to pass along! All the things I wish I could have brought home with me! I do love those SUPERHEROES!

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DC Cuties!

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Bombshell Beauties

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Meeples of DC!

It’s always fun to come across a booth sporting memorabilia from my favorite shows and movies! Yup!

Classic Wonder Woman duds!

Classic Wonder Woman duds!

Ahhhh! It's Sloth! HEY YOU GUYS!

Ahhhh! It’s Sloth! HEY YOU GUYS!

FLASH!!!!!!! AHHHH!!!!

FLASH!!!!!!! AHHHH!!!!

I got Dave to pose for pictures!!!! MARS, Baby!

I got Dave to pose for pictures!!

Oh Hi There Harley!

Oh Hi There Harley!

BARF!

BARF!

There was a lot to do and see on Saturday but I couldn’t stay the whole night and there was some cool stuff I know I’d be missing, but in the end it was ok! I ended up finding one of those panels online, thanks to some cool partnerships Comic-Con is doing nowadays! WOOT!

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABut I digress…My guy Dave and I did sit in on a panel about VALIANT COMICS and learned what they are up to with a few of their creators and writers; Jody Hauser, Robert Venditti, Joshua Dysart, Darick Robertson, Warren Simmons and Dinesh Shamdasani. It was a cool panel indeed and it made me want to flash back to some old Valiant Issues and get caught up on their new stuff. I really need to get into Jody Hauser’s run on FAITH! As always I have a lot more comic book reading to do! Yup!

After the VALIANT panel it was time for the HONG KONG CAVALIER reunion! The room filled up to max capacity and I was seated in front of New Jersey!

Follow me on twitter @cahcat yup!

    Follow me on twitter @cahcat yup!

 

The panel was for some of the gang from THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION! The Band was back together after 30 years, since this awesome movie came out!  Oh and a new DVD is out from the ever awesome SHOUT! FACTORY. Yup. This whole panel was an absolute pleasure! BUCKAROO BANZAI is one of my all time favorite movies!

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TEAM BANZAI!!!!

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THE BAND BACK TOGETHER!!!

Moderated by Joe Parington he introduced Gerald Peterson (a.k.a. Rug Sucker and bandmate of Billy Vera), Damon Hines (a.k.a. Scooter Lindley), Billy Vera (a.k.a. Pinkie Carruthers) and last but certainly not least Pepe Serna (a.k.a. Reno).

The gang all shared stories of working on the movie and the fun time that was had. They talked about working with Peter Weller and making sense of the unusual script. The film has stood the test of time as they all say fans still ask them about their roles in Buckaroo! Billy gets a lot of gifts in pink boxes!

Kevin Smith wants to make a TV show based on BUCKAROO and word is he wants the original cast joining in. Pepe told us all to make it known we want the original cast back too!

Can you imagine a world where there would have been 5 sequels to BUCKAROO BANZAI? Billy said they were signed for 5 sequels when they got the movie. Everyone was really proud of the movie and it was great to see them all together, happy, riffing and excited about the time spent as Hong Kong Cavaliers.

“NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO, THERE YOU ARE!”

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TEAM BANZAI FOREVER!! 

Soon after this my guy Dave and I made our way out of the convention center to say goodbye to Comic-Con until next year of course! 😉 (Hope Hope!!!!)

I of course found a few more fun things to photograph!

Hey Look! SUPERHEROES!

Hey Look! I see BOOSTER GOLD!!!! 

My Hero!!! BOOSTER GOLD!

My Hero!!! BOOSTER GOLD!

Once home after Comic-Con I get to sort through all my goodies!! It was a nice haul of comics, collectibles and free things!

COMIC-CON GOODIES!

COMIC-CON GOODIES!

SHEMPS!!! EVIL DEAD!

SHEMPS!!! EVIL DEAD!

My favorite freebie! Hee Hee!!

My favorite freebie! Hee Hee!!

My niece helped me make these guys!

My niece and Dave helped me make these guys!

Goodies I shared!

Goodies I shared!

My Guy Dave bought me this awesome awesomeness!

My Guy Dave bought me this awesome awesomeness!

Yup, that was my Comic-Con Saturday in a nutshell of pictures! And it’s finally on my blog for all to see! Time to get cracking on sharing more fun adventures! Keep the good times rolling! Yup Yup Yup!