I should have written this a lot sooner, because there are a few minute details I probably don't remember as well. However, the main events still feels like it just happened yesterday since I did have a very eventful, good memory-filled time during the week/weekend of Comic-con. I recently got my 4-day pass so I'm not going to miss any day at all! I don't have preview night but I'll try and find a way.
Woke up early as usual, got ready with Ryu's alternate outfit from SFIV, but just the default since I had worn the black colored one the day before. Couldn't wait since I was excited to go, and on the way I looked like a true bum. I was covered in dirt marks and I had a fake looking duffel bag. Had I been barefoot it would have been worse. "Ahhhhhh San Diego Police, get off me!!! Shoryuken!" >:D
Snow, I got your back! Now, please hook me up with those TvC towels so can wipe the dirt off me o:
I went to the Capcom booth as was determined. I met Snow just like yesterday, but this time there was a chance to take a pic with him. A good one! He is Hadouken'ing and that makes for an even cooler pic. He and Seth and the whole enitre Capcom crew were great, helpful, and just very fun to chat with. All I wanted to do was hang around the Capcom booth all day since I rarely get a chance to do so. At times I didn't even care to play the demos, but I did or would give up my place because for me it was all about DA PEOPLE!!! I do it for the people! Oh and there were plenty of Capcom team-ups! Watch out now!
Target Acquired: Lock On: Destroy Namco booth!
Objection! Me and the producer of AAI: Miles Edgeworth. Very nice dude.
Posing with the enemy! Nah she was cool. I don't remember her name but she is from Tekken 6.
Street Fighters always time-traveling! Carl (Balrog), Will (Abel), and me (Screaming like a girl Ryu)
Power me up, Pikachu! This is how Ryu really learned the Denjin-Hadouken. Denjiiin...Pikadouken!
All I did was walk all day, take pics with many different people, and eat. The best part was all of it. Another highlight was getting to meet Kevin Eastman, one of the creators of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A childhood dream come true all over the course of one weekend. And I know I'm getting ahead of myself, but even at the end of the night I got to meet very briefly...Stan Lee!!! Unreal, man, unreal. He was in a rush to go but took the time to take a pic with me. It was awesome. Capcom, TMNT, Ernie Reyes Jr, Wesley Snipes, Kevin Eastman, and Stan Lee!!!
Another honorable mention goes to Stan Sakai, who I had met before but that was in Orlando for Megacon. He is always nice and gave me a free sketch o: He is the creator and writer for Usagi Yojimbo, the rabbit ronin who appeared in about two episodes of the original TMNT cartoon. Annnnnnd I even met Karen Dyer who was standing right behind me like it was nothing near the Capcom booth. She did the mo-cap and voice work for Sheva Alomar from RE5 fame. She was awesome as well and she repped MIAMI! Woo!
The SF/RE team up! Capcom love!!! Haha at the guy in blue checking out Abel's arms. Look out!
Can you spot Unity member Da Great Ohmi?
Balrog: "There's no escape!!!"
Another great moment was meeting Will, who cosplayed Abel, meeting a Balrog, a cool Cammy, because we all hung out and took mad pics. We decided to meet outside and into the hall to get bombarded by photographers now and then taking pics of us. We came up with some crazy poses and shared laughs the whole time. Would love to hang out with them when I go back, hoping I see them return of course. Seriously a great group.
We all got knocked hard at the same time. Or as I like to put it: Street Fighter goes to White Castle! (or in this case, Comic-con)
Great, great people and good times.
So yeah, by the end of the night I was tired and exhuasted by the time I went to the hotel. I crashed on the floor and just slept. The experience I had couldn't have been bettter. San Diego, the people, the atmosphere, Will, Da Great Ohmi and his friends, Capcom, it was all one great trip. Looking forward to San Diego Comic-con 2010!












Awesome stuff TS! I really gotta get out there one year.
HeavyHorse06:52 PM CST