FANTASTIC FANS are going to have sketchbooks and art available so I want to grab some of that. Kristi: Seeing a lot of the things going on in Hall H, behind-thescenes and premieres. See some famous people.
WHO: Kristi and Eric Swanson FROM: Stockton, California STATS: Married and pre-registered for Comic-Con International. WE MET THEM: In the pre-registration line on Wednesday’s Preview Night. HAVE YOU BEEN TO COMICCON BEFORE? Eric: This is the first time, actually. Kristi: He’s been dying to come and it’s his birthday this month, so this is his birthday present. WHAT DO YOU COLLECT? Eric: Which specific thing do you want to know about? [they laugh] Comics— Superman, Batman, quite a bit of the DC titles, and Spider-Man, X-Men, not much of the indy stuff but I started reading Conan . . . action figures, anime, DVDs . . . Kristi: And he won’t stop. BUT YOU’RE ENCOURAGING HIM BY BRINGING HIM HERE! Kristi: [laughing] I am. I have a hobby, this is his hobby. I’m into scrapbooking, so it’s totally different, but we both throw ourselves into our hobbies so I understand this. WHAT’S YOUR GAME PLAN FOR THE WEEKEND? Eric: To see and do as much as possible. There are some exclusive figures I want to pick up; obviously some of the artists
ERIC, YOU’RE IN THE MILITARY, RIGHT? Eric: Yes. WHERE DID YOU GET A COLOR-CODED MAP OF THE EXHIBIT HALL? Eric: This was actually from a website of comic artists and they color coded where they’re going
to be so people can come and find them. [Kristi pulls out the chart that Eric is holding in this photograph.] Eric: Oh yeah, I made a list. I didn’t know [the information] was going to be in the [Events Guide] so I started writing things down after looking it up online. YOU WROTE EVERYTHING OUT LIKE IT WAS A MILITARY EXERCISE! Kristi: He did! He even wrote down the hours in military time. NOW THAT’S A LESSON WE COULD ALL LEARN!
WHO: Marcellus (His aunt is next to him, but she’s letting him take center stage) FROM: San Diego, California AGE: Almost 8 (He was very specific) COLLECTS: Bionicles WHAT DID YOU BUY THIS YEAR? Marcellus: I got this. . . A BIONICLE SWORD? [HE NODS.] WHAT DO YOU WATCH ON TV? Marcellus: Different shows. Disney, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon. Usually all the cartoons. Animal Planet sometimes. Pokemon. I play the game but I don’t have many cards. WHO BROUGHT YOU TO COMIC-CON? Marcellus: My aunt. WHY DID YOU WANT TO COME? Marcellus’ Aunt: We hear about it every year but this is our first time coming. The only reason I
came is because they’re showing the trailer for Doom and I didn’t know that The Rock was in it. So got to see him! WAS IT EVERYTHING YOU’D HOPED FOR? Marcellus’ Aunt: Yeah! And more! MARCELLUS, DO YOU KNOW WHO THE ROCK IS? Marcellus: A wrestler. That’s all I know.
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