Comic-Con 2007: It's a Wrap

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Here are a few of our personal highlights, low points and some of the projects we saw at Comic-Con that we look forward to catching in the future.

...midnite Squishee

Well, we can see what Shaky Bacon was doing on Saturday night (brain freeze!), but what about Comic-Con denizens?

They were busy with the Masquerade -- either performing in it or watching it unfold on a big screen in another room.

Or they were dancing the night away in the converted autograph area. Scorpion and Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat were particularly good, but the Jedi needed some work.

Or they were singing at the top of their lungs along with Tara's "I'm Under Your Spell," one of the many songs presented in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer's" musical episode, "Once More, With Feeling."

Comic-book creator Warren Ellis also drew a crowd.  "The Authority" writer is known as one of the most critically acclaimed and outspoken individuals in comics.

 

Meet the Brain Janes

Mainstream fans made a beeline for Jessica Alba at an autograph signing for "Good Luck Chuck" on the show floor tonight.

But upstairs, off in a small meeting room a few hours later, a tiny but powerful group of women editors, artists and writers gathered to honor the Jessica Abel's of the world. Meaning, they celebrated the best work by women in the comics field at the annual Friends of Lulu Awards.

Photo: S. Crabtree LAT

(From left, Jennifer de Guzman, editor, Slave Labor Graphics; and Mary Kate Reed, co-editor, "The Girls' Guide to Guys' Stuff.")