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San Diego Comic-Con 2019: Warner Bros | DC Comics | Batman

This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2019. This is the first year that there was not separate exhibit space for both Warner Bros and DC Comics.  In 2019, DC Comics has been folded into the Warner Bros exhibit.  This now mirrors Marvel, which has one exhibit space as Marvel Entertainment.  I would say that this is reflective of the current state of the comic book business, which I suspect is heavily subsidized by films (at least in the case of Marvel) and other programming, as well as licensing and merchandising.  Sadly, while comic books used to be the primary business for Marvel and DC when I was growing up, it’s now likely to continue to shrink and may eventually go away altogether.  In any event, the Warner Bros booth had some original costumes from Batman films on display (with more on display at the Comic-Con Museum (which is off site, so I did not attend) [Read more…]

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San Diego Comic-Con 2019: Marvel Entertainment Part 2 / Spider-Man: Far From Home Costume Exhibit (Friday)

This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Marvel is centrally located in the Exhibit Hall as per usual, and they’re updated the props and costumes on display daily.  This feature covers Friday. The photos further below are as the exhibit appeared on Friday, which featured costumes from Spider-Man: Far From Home.  Prop Store also had a display case in the center of the exhibitor space with one of the costumes from their upcoming Marvel Television Live Auction. [Read more…]

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San Diego Comic-Con 2019: Batman Film Used Cowls

This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2019. I actually lost track of exactly who the exhibitor was for these Batman cowls, but there was Batman-related merchandise on display.  This case included examples of Batman cowls worn in the films from Michael Keaton to Val Kilmer to George Clooney to Christian Bale to Ben Affleck. [Read more…]

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San Diego Comic-Con 2019: Weta Workshop

This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Weta Workshop always have an impressive exhibit, and that tradition carried over this year.  They had some pieces on display from new film and projects, and even Sir Richard Taylor was on hand to chat with fans. [Read more…]

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San Diego Comic-Con 2019: Prop Store

This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Prop Store has been exhibiting at Comic-Con since 2008, and they truly improve the experience every year.  For 2019, their big promotional push is for their annual live auction in the Fall, as well as their upcoming Marvel Netflix auctions. [Read more…]

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San Diego Comic-Con 2019: Comedy Central’s Crank Yankers

This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Comedy Central is rebooting the old Crank Yankers show (originally created by Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel.  I actually used to watch the original, as I moved to L.A. in 1995 when Adam was Mr. Birchum and Jimmy was the sports guy on KROQ, so I’ve followed their careers for many decades now.  This exhibit was pretty fun and interesting, as you could pick up a phone and hear pre-recorded crank calls.  Maybe just as funny was watching younger attendees puzzled about how telephones work.  In any event, the staff said that these were original, production used puppets, so they qualified for some coverage on the Original Prop Blog. [Read more…]

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San Diego Comic-Con 2019: Saban’s Power Rangers

This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2019. This year there was an exhibit for Saban’s Power Rangers.  I don’t know anything at all about Power Rangers, but they appeared to be production used costumes, so I thought some readers might enjoy the photos.. [Read more…]

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San Diego Comic-Con 2019: Regal Robot (by Tom Spina)

This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Tom Spina was one of the first collectors I came into contact with back in 2002, and one of the first guys I met in person in 2005.  As Tom and his businesses – Regal Robot (“art decor and furniture”) and Tom Spina Designs (“unique creations for marketing, trade shows, theme parks, film/video, collectors, museums… anyone!”)- are based on the east coast, I was thrilled to learn that he was not only attending San Diego Comic Con this year, but also exhibiting as Regal Robot.  He brought along a lot of cool merch (as an official licensee for his Star Wars products).  Of course, Tom is know all around the world for the peerless work of he and his colleagues in not only their creative work but restoration and display work for original props, costumes, and other film and television production assets. [Read more…]