World’s Greatest Toys!

Stars are not unusual at Comic-Con, but it’s especially nice to run into people you admire yet might not expect to find walking the exhibitor floor of a comic book convention. Two of my more happy encounters were with genius rock star/poet/right-wing antagonist Henry Rollins (above left, with unidentified fan) and the inimitable Stan Winston (above right). Both were gracious and clearly having a good time.

Bow down to cool.

Saturday brought a flurry of activity at the Marvel booth, when a giant wooden crate was finally opened to reveal the early version Iron Man armor. I must say, it is incredibly cool up-close and in person, so I can only imagine how amazing it will look on screen.

The armor reveal was guaranteed maximum fuss when director Jon Favreau and lead actor Robert Downey, Jr. arrived for a signing. It was an absolute mob-scene, another indication of how Hollywood has successfully invaded the fan-boy compound.