Saturday.

This is the day where we go to panels, meet up with friends, loot the floor for deals, and then I walk the masquerade line for two hours and deliver to you the Cosplayers. PREPARE TO SCROLL DOWN!

MORE TOMORROW, THIS IS JUST THE FIRST SET! WOO!

Ah, Friday. The “turning point” as it were. I needed to reclaim my throne as King of Comic Con, and the only way to do that is have the most amazing coincidental occurance happening. In this case, it was accidentally finding out one of my all time idols was there:

That old guy I’m standing next to? Don Bluth. Holy shit. I have been blown away by his work for years, and I finally got to thank him for the most amazing animated movies ever, especially The Secret of Nimh. Wow. I win.

Next up was a meeting with one of the absolutly coolest people on the planet, Avery Brooks. He must be a great actor, ’cause he’s nothing like Captain Sisko at all, he’s a lot more like Hawk from Spencer for Hire. This much “cool” should not be allowed to exist in one person. Frankly, he’s a lot more cooler than Samuel L. Jackson, as far as I’m concerned.

We finished off Friday with a game of AT2 with Giovanni Blasini and Ashenwelt. I feel for the guys because they love the game so much, and this is the only time they get to play. Even then, it seems like they were bombarded by calls. Still handed us our butts too.

I’ll update with the video of Giovanni, and the big suprise at the WB booth later tonight!

Comic Con 2008 started out with a bang. Literally. We were almost an hour late to the convention on DAY ONE because some minivan decided to make friends with a Vons truck. It didn’t turn out so well:

Needless to say we rushed in to get our badges, and suprisingly enough for a pop culture con, you do need your steekin’ badges, because the first panel had the only appearance of the only person my girlfriend is required by law to see, Stan Lee:

That was taken from like, the back row of Ballroom 20. New camera 4tW. Next it was on to the autograph area, because once again, my girlfriend wasn’t going to miss out on seeing a favorite. She’s missed them in the past and got all moody, so we took the first opportunity to see TNA’s Gail Kim.

Damn you, CBT community, damn you. You got me hooked on the webcomic “Questionable Content”, which is absolutly hilarious and poignant and entertaining. So since J. Jaques was there, I had to kick it with him at his spot with the guys from Dayfree Press:

The rest of the day was kinda a blur, as Thursday’s both short at the con, but long in the day, as we had to leave Btown at 2am, so after this picture, we sat in little panels and did some recon shopping. Didn’t see much in the way of Dark Age or CBT there on Thursday, sadly. Tomorrow: Big Friday!

I… have returned…

Dirt tired. Will have all the goodies for you people come Monday morning.

I hope to assemble Miniature Rules for tomorrow, but it might be late tomorrow or god forbid, Tuesday.

I got zero sleep last night. Bad stomach, bad.

MONDAY! MONDAY! MONDAY!

The Lyran High Command, under duress from ATM toting Templars came up with a counterattack against their Davion foes. Rather than a technical innovation, they’ve drawn on their vast history to redevelop an old tactic.

http://battletech.cavaliercavalry.com/mrules.htm

Miniature Rules: Making NorCal regret the Pico act of 1874.

From: Lt. Colonel Nikolai N. Chereneko
To: Col. Douglas C. Glendower

Sir,
My informants have told me that as of three weeks ago, all Word of Blake Aerospace assets have pulled out of the system in responce to their ongoing difficulties on Hesparus II. I have forwarded this information, along with video of the three carrier dropships burning out atmosphere to General Steiner’s HQ. In case my intelligence is wrong, it is usually not but I am only human, he has agreed to have the Aegis class cruiser LCWS Gallery escort you in. She will remain on station for three days, and if no significant WoB opposition arrives, she will burn to the nadir jump point and join the task force assembling for ********.

NNChereneko

EPISODE 2 – NAVAL ITERATION
http://comics.cavaliercavalry.com/redarray.htm

You know, the last few days have been a living hell from which there’s no escape. I’m not much in the spirit now, but the comic is up and running.

MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY!

You know, as a group we’re really much too hard on the Free Worlds League. Sure they’re fractionalised, fratricidal, and misgoverned; but that shouldn’t detract from their good points… whatever they might happen to be. Still, most of the time, when the chips are down and covered in French Onion dip, they find a way to at least survive. My pet theory? You know it’s in the form of a visual aid:

http://battletech.cavaliercavalry.com/mrules.htm

Miniature Rules: WER IN UR HPGZ, REVIVING LOLCATZ SPEEK.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080714/bs_nm/anheuser_inbev_dc

Sorry, InBev or whatever the hell your name is, but I’m not buying any more of your products. I’m an American, and I drink American beer. If I’m going to give up things I don’t need, the first things that go are always the non-American things. If I can’t get my Amber Bock from my WORLD WIDE headquartered in St. Louis Michelob Beer, then you know, I don’t need the beer that badly. Oh, I’ll drink a German beer from Germany, a small brand brought over by a guy who sails the Atlantic on a 40 foot ketch, but no more mass-distributed products from alien companies. I don’t buy Canadian Coors, I don’t buy South African Miller, what in hell makes you think I’d touch Belgian Bud?

If Iron Wind Metals started making mini’s in China, I’d probably give that up to. But since it’s a choice between sending my cash to Brussels and getting drunk or buying those Essex destroyers, my money is apparently GOING TO INDIANA.

*gives Europe the finger* *gives Bush the finger too*