As part of my ongoing coverage of Comic Con 2011 and as has been tradition (see 2008, 2009, 2010), Prop Store CEO Stephen Lane took the time to show off some of the amazing props and costumes on display at their exhibit area. This year, Stephen provided some insights and a closer look at the ZF-1 weapon from The Fifth Element, Tony Montana’s green card from Scarface, and a uniform worn by Uhura in the original Star Trek series. [Read more…]
Movie prop and costume designers/dealers eFx Collectibles, UD Replicas, Anovos, and Studio Art Technology shared space and brought a lot of great material to Comic Con this year showcasing their sci-fi franchise memorabilia. In addition, they brought a number of original props from the upcoming Men in Black 3, not due to hit theaters until 2012. [Read more…]
2011 marks Prop Store’s third year as an exhibitor at Comic Con in San Diego, and as has been the case in the past, they have brought an assortment of props and costumes from an assortment of film and television programs. As part of their t-shirt promotion this year, they have billed their experience “Comic Khan”, which is emblazoned across the shirts and the Khan costume from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is in the coveted display case spot at the corner of their exhibit. [Read more…]
Wednesday night was the special “preview night” for Comic Con 2011 in San Diego. To kick off annual coverage of original television and movie prop and costume related material from the biggest pop culture event of the year, as is tradition, the Original Prop Blog is publishing photos from the main exhibit hall of Comic Con of some of the related items on exhibit and display. This year includes pieces from Dark Knight, Watchmen, Superman Returns, Inception, The Hangover Part II, 300, The Three Musketeers, and Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance, and Men in Black 3. In particular, Legendary Pictures has an extensive display of original movie props and costumes. [Read more…]
Membership passes for San Diego Comic Con International 2011 will go on sale at 9:00 am Pacific Time tomorrow, February 5th. This follows earlier attempts to sell tickets to the popular event months ago. , which resulted in the official website crashing on November 1st and again with a second attempt on November 22nd. [Read more…]
Membership passes for San Diego Comic Con International 2011 will go on sale at 9:00 am Pacific Time on November first. Next year’s show will be held July 21-24. For the past several years, tickets have sold out online far in advance of the show. There is no on-site registration, and the passes including the special Wednesday “Preview Night” were sold out at this past year’s event, so none will be made available online this year. [Read more…]
As in previous years (2009, 2008), I thought I’d provide an overall recap of my own personal experience at San Diego Comic Con this year. In short, I’d say that this may have been the best one yet, though I’ve really had a spectacular time every year. It is really the “must attend” pop culture event of the year. [Read more…]
This Original Prop Blog coverage of the Prop Store exhibit at San Diego Comic Con concludes with Tim Lawes. The video interview series continues the exploration and discussion about some of the most important pieces on display at their booth, including material from the Alien films, Shawshank Redemption, Gladiator, The Empire Strikes Back, Clash of the Titans, Superman Returns, and more.
