In hindsight, the origins of Comic Con seem so quaint. Just a bunch of comic book enthusiasts getting together each year to share their collections and their love for four-color action. Today, that love has gone nuclear, turning the San Diego Convention Center into Hollywood’s biggest stage for pitch multimillion-dollar blockbuster films and TV projects that feed off today’s seemingly insatiable desire for mutants, zombies, superheroes and pretty much anything that carries a wand.
CraveOnline’s Erin Darling takes a look at the resulting two sides of San Diego Comic-Con: the bombastic Hollywood studios and their mild-mannered competition for this weekend’s attention — the collectible retailers.
Comic-Con 2013: The Day in Costumes; Day 1
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
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Comic-Con 2013: Day 1 Cosplay
Photo by Athena Stamos
