My weekend at Comic-Con (pics)

The Conundrum: I had to visit family in Nebraska during San Diego Comic Con 2010.

The Solution: Using a patent-pending technology involving space-age polymers, I produced several clones of myself. These clones, virtually indistinguishable from the real me, descended upon Comic-Con. Their mission: Collect data. Collect Schwag. Analyze. Report.

Here are the images they returned:

I arrived at Comic-Con, fresh, full of excitement and ready to begin the weekend.

Ah, the floor of Comic-Con. So many comics to browse. Where should I start?

How about Larry Nemecek’s Next Generation companion?

Here I am, taking a moment to freshen up in the mirror. Yep, everything seems in place, although my stalker in the background is unamused.

I didn’t have the heart to tell him that I prefer my Transformers Generation-1-style. But I’m sure he gets that all the time.

I don’t have a PS3 (I’m a PC gaming guy myself), but Little Big Planet 2 looks undeniably cute.

Also, in case you didn’t know it, I had a part in a little movie you probably haven’t heard of yet. It’s called “The Expendables,” and it’s going to be this generation’s “Star Wars.”

After realizing that “Stormtrooper Slut” perhaps made me look too easy, I decided to go with “thorny and unapproachable.” I dare you to try now, Stormtroopers!

How could you go to Comic-Con, and not attend an overcrowded panel? Here I am watching Wil Wheaton… I think.

And, of course, the highlight of my Comic-Con journey — getting to hang with Eddie McClintock, who I’ve decided may be a rich man’s Ben Browder after all. He’s a classy guy, even if he did get a little handsy.

What would a good Comic-Con trip be if I slept in a bed? Exhausted, I passed out long before I made it to my room. What a great trip!

The most specialest thanks imaginable go to my bevy of clone handlers, most notably PhysicistLisa, Bkquinn, Geek6Christy and StarfleetMom. One lucky handler will be mailed an “Art of Star Trek” book as soon as I get back from vacation and have time to cull through all of the entries.