San Diego Comic Con 2012: Event Recap & My Personal Experience

As explained in past articles and coverage, my experience with San Diego Comic Con (or Comic Con International) goes back to the late 80s, as I started attending around 1986 or 1987 or so (several years before I was even old enough to drive).  So it’s always a bit remarkable to take a moment within the exhibit hall and just let the enormity of it all, as it lives and breathes today, soak in  It is just a massive, massive event, and an awesome one at that. Read more

San Diego Comic Con 2012: Orignal TV & Movie Props, Costumes, and Vehicles On Display

This is an amazing year at Comic Con in San Diego for the sheer number of original television and movie props on display at various booths and exhibits in and outside of the convention. This article will cover most of it (outside of Prop Store, Profiles in History, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, the special Batmobile exhibit, and Frankenweenie, for which I’ve already published independent articles).  Read more

San Diego Comic Con 2012: Batmobiles from Six Different Batman Movies On Display

In the continuing coverage of original props, costumes, and other film and television assets on display at Comic Con 2012 in San Diego.  This article features an impressive outdoor exhibit arranged by Warner Bros. and Comic Con, showcasing the Batmobiles from the 1966 Adam West film to the latest Christopher Nolan film being released in theaters later this month.

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San Diego Comic Con 2012: DC Comics Exhibitor Space Features Watchmen, Arrow Costumes

Like Marvel Comics, DC Comics brought some original costumes to display.  With this event, they put The Comedian and the Snow Owl costumes from Watchmen, and the Arrow costume from the upcoming TV series along with the Deathstroke mask from the same. Read more

San Diego Comic Con 2012: Models from Disney’s ‘Frankenweenie’ On Display

Disney put together an amazing exhibit for their upcoming film Frankenweenie, directed by Tim Burton.  A special, controlled area was set off and available for viewing in groups at designated times. Read more

San Diego Comic Con 2012: Marvel Comics Brings ‘Iron Man 3′ Armor To Exhibit

As has been tradition, Marvel Comics and their exhibit space is built around an upcoming film, and this year they celebrate Iron Man 3, with costumes featuring a variety of different versions of the Iron Man costume.  Additionally, today, was an added prop up front from The Avengers. Read more

San Diego Comic Con 2012: Profiles in History Auction Preview

Profiles in History has long held exhibitor space at Comic Con in San Diego as a way to build awareness of their brand and promote their regularly scheduled auctions.  This year, they are promoting their two television and movie prop and costume auctions for July – The Dreier Collection, Part 1 and Hollywood Auction 49. Read more

San Diego Comic Con 2012: Prop Store Original TV and Movie Props and Costumes on Display

2012 is Prop Store’s fifth year exhibiting at Comic Con in San Diego, and they continue to improve on their visually pleasing presentation and wide ranging original props and costumes on display.  This year, the centerpiece holding the front corner spot is John Hurt’s spacesuit from Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979).  Again, the booth features both items from their private collection as well as material for sale (the latter at a variety of price points). Read more

The Original Prop Blog 2011 Year in Review: News, Developments, and Trends in Collecting Original TV & Movie Props, Costumes and Pop Culture Memorabilia

As was the case in previous years (see 2007 Year in Review, 2008 Year in Review, 2009 Year in Review, 2010 Year in Review), what follows is an editorial featuring my personal observations and opinions with regards to the business of buying, collecting, selling, preserving original pop culture artifacts – looking back at the top trends, developments, and news stories of 2011. As is always the case, this is a completely subjective exercise, and merely touches on the developments and events that relate to the hobby. Read more

San Diego Comic Con 2011: Event Recap, Impressions, Experiences

As has been tradition with coverage by the Original Prop Blog (2010, 2009, 2008), I thought I would share my overall impressions of Comic Con in San Diego this year.  As always, it was an incredible event, though if I came away with one overall thought, it would be looking to the future and how the convention will continue to evolve over the coming years.  More than ever, this year it seemed to come off the rails a bit more (in both good and bad ways) and the big question that remains outstanding is if San Diego can continue to both accommodate and manage the incredible attraction as it remains the “all things to all people” global pop culture celebration phenomenon. Read more

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