Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo 2012: Convention Photo Report

Baron · September 21, 2012

Here's my photo report from this past weekend's "Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo" for 2012. A lot bigger than last year's "parking garage" set-up at the LA Convention Center. More A-list comic creators such as McFarlane, JS Campbell, McKone, Tony Moore, etc. as well as the usual mid-tier celebs hawking expensive autographs.

Captions will be listed in semi left-to-right reading order.

1. The lines and entry to the event. Parking was a lot easier if you got in via the back of the center. Long lines for pre-purchasers, heard almost that it stretched half-way around the convention center outside in one of the hottest days of the Summer in LA.

The security line staff were few and far between and didn't know how to handle the long stretches of lines pooling up and blocking the escalators. Still, the con-goers were cool and didn't cause any issues with the waiting.

2. Images of the main stage during the masquerade contest.

Baron · September 21, 2012

The comic creators and artists!

1. Jason Scott Campbell. Selling prints and sketch books. Commented on my Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe reprints with his cover that it was the first time he's seen it out.

2. Tony Moore. Small throng of fans at the show, but only 15 min. wait for his sig. A trooper on all the things that fans brought for him to sign.

3. James Silvani of Disney series such as Darkwing Duck.

4. Mike McKone knocking out a commission.

5. Amy Mebberson doing some cute Disney art commissions.

6. Marc Silvestri doing an interview. Super-long wait since everyone and their dogs wanted a photo with him. So many statues signed.

7. Joe Benitez getting his Lady Mechanika books ready.

8. Thomas Jane (Punisher actor, Hung HBO series) at his RAW Studios booth unpacking comics.

9. An artist doing a really super-fast robot sketches, Megatron.

10. Transformer artist Livio Ramiodelli.