I spent the past three days at San Diego’s Comic-Con, the epicenter of Geek Culture. I sat in on some great panels, chatted with artists, writers and fans, and had a generally swell time. One of the highlights for me was attending Francis Ford Coppola’s panel, in which he discussed his forthcoming film Twixt. I think. I was distracted by the guys in the Klingon costumes sitting next to me who were, along with discussing who win in a fight between a Gorn and a Wampa Ice Monster (RIGHT, because that could never happen…unless a wormhole in the space-time continuum opened up, linking the Star Trek and Star Wars Universes together, which totally COULD happen) bitching about the long lines, the cost of food, and the lack of swag. Which leads me to my other personal highlight: taking pictures of people in ridiculous costumes who didn’t really seem to be enjoying themselves. Here are a few:











