As Comic-Con 2009 came to a close Sunday afternoon and Wired.com staffers boarded our flight back home, I reflected on the chaos and excitement that engulfed the last few days.
Comic-Con is a true spectacle, a mass gathering that grows every year. Previously shunned by society, this subculture (and its own sub-subcultures) have fully transitioned into pop culture. And rightly so – the raw talent and creativity you'll see on display at Comic-Con is astounding.
As a result, Comic-Con is an incredibly fun event to document. It's also quite challenging because of its sheer size. I spent my days racing back and forth from Hollywood press conferences to celebrity interviews and working to capture the antics on the show floor.
Even with as much ridiculous source material as I ever wanted, it was difficult to witness real moments. It's easy to spot the thousands of costumed attendees, but much harder to catch them when they're not posing for fans or mugging for the camera in character.
Read on for outtakes from Wired.com's 2009 Comic-Con coverage.
Who says sex doesn't sell. I couldn't help myself when I saw these two fanboys staring at this set of voluptuous women.
Luckily, as a member of the media I can usually talk my way past these situations. Civilians stand in lines staring at doors, walls and each other for hours.
Under the horrific fluorescent lights of the San Diego Convention Center, the Dark Knight swooped down on the first day.
Among multitudes of amazing costume at Comic-Con, a few simply couldn't be bothered to put in the extra effort to shine.
Tim Burton had only a few moments to talk about his soon-to-be-released adaption of Alice in Wonderland before he was whisked away by an army of Blackberry-armed studio publicists.
Overrun by fans of all shapes and sizes, Comic-Con is notorious for hosting an army of amateur photographers ready to pounce on any woman showing some skin. Here, a young man motions for a costumed attendee to stop and pose for him.
Free hugs are available to all those who enter the halls of the San Diego Convention Center.
Almost everyone in costume will pose if you pull out a camera. When I saw someone interesting, I tried to hang out long enough to catch an honest moment.
