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Comic-Con 2008

Comic-Con '08: Guardians of the Con

Terracotta warriors from the latest Mummy set up camp at Comic-Con...click through for all of our pics from the fanboys' favorite event!
Comic-Con '08: The Mummy

Mummy star Brendan Fraser and new franchise addition Jet Li. Said Brendan: "Jet is amazing. He can come at you with his legs flying, you get ready to feel the kick, but he stops his leg right before kicking you and kicks just your shirt instead."
Comic-Con '08: The Mummy

The Mummy's leading ladies...Michelle Yeoh and Maria Bello.
Comic-Con '08: Drag Me to Hell

Spider-Man director Sam Raimi explains his latest, the horror flick Drag Me to Hell.
Comic-Con '08: The Mummy

Ready to fight? More Terracotta warriors from The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
Comic-Con '08: Death Race

B-movie king Roger Corman on the right, (he's responsible for the first Death Race, too) compliments Jason Statham and the rest of the remake's cast.
Comic-Con '08: Somebody Call for a Comic Book Hero?

G.I. Joe's Snake Eyes surveys the scene at this year's record-setting Con.
Comic-Con '08: Heroes, Vilains and Crowds

Spider-Man and the Joker come together in the long, long line before Day 2's events at Comic-Con.
Comic-Con '08: Give Him a Hand

Watchmen anti-hero Rorschach poses with a fan before the Warner Bros. presentation.
Comic-Con '08: Watchmen

Malin Akerman, a.k.a. Silk Spectre II, on the keys to working in a CGI environment: "Find your imaginary friends. Or really love the color green."
Comic-Con '08: The Wolfman

Benicio Del Toro explains what's new about the latest version of The Wolfman: "We took it back to the 1800s. We kept it a period piece."
Comic-Con '08: The Wolfman

Wolfman co-stars Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro discuss the pleasures of being paid to play "hide and seek."
Comic-Con '08: The Fifth Ghostbuster?

A new addition to the Ghostbusters team hawks the official "The Ghosbusters Video Game" on the convention floor.
Comic-Con '08: In Case You're Missing Your Movie T-Shirt...

We found it at the 2008 Comic-Con. If it's a fanboy's favorite, it's up on this wall somewhere.
Comic-Con '08: All Aboard The Owl Ship

Fans check out the 9,000 pound metal vehicle known as the Watchmen's "Owl Ship."
Comic-Con '08: Want to Test Drive?

James Bond's latest Aston Martin DBS, on display for salivating movie and car lovers.
Comic-Con '08: 007's Ride

Look for James Bond, and his vehicle, in theaters on Nov. 7, 2008.
Comic-Con '08: Marvel Toys

It's not just a comic book. Here are just a few of the toys on display at the Con for some of Marvel's most familiar faces.
Comic-Con '08: Yo Joe!

Toys, comics, cartoons, and a new live action movie. '80s nostalgia fans, only a year to go til the release (Aug. 7, 2009) of G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra.
Comic-Con '08: Boba Fett

Still the favorite character of many in the Star Wars galaxy, the bounty hunter with the coolest outfit poses at the Con.
Comic-Con '08: Captain America

America's star-spangled hero grabs his backpack and heads for the exit. He'll be back at cineplexes, though, in 2011 in The First Avenger: Captain America.
Comic-Con '08: Iron Monger

Life at the Con can be quite a challenge... 120,000 plus fans walking the San Diego Convention Center and its surrounding streets can get a little daunting. With oh-so-many things to see on the schedule, there's barely enough time to eat a $5 hot dog while standing in line! But yes, for the comic book lover, seeing Iron Man's arch nemesis towering in the Exhibitors Hall is worth the ticket.
Comic-Con '08: Twilight

"Take off your shirt!" was what you would've heard sporadically screamed at the Twilight panel. The place was packed with some 6,000 fans who wanted to see Robert Pattison, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner (pictured), and other cast members of Twilight. The film adaptation from the beloved book series opens Nov. 21.
Comic-Con '08: Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne, Carla Gugino and director Andy Fickman led a Q&A panel for Race to Witch Mountain. One interviewer from Texas who asked Dwayne if he ever gives the People's Elbow in the film got this response: "Clearly, there's some good weed in Texas!" Race to Witch Mountain opens March 13, 2009.
Comic-Con '08: The Day the Earth Stood Still

Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly at the Q&A panel for The Day the Earth Stood Still, releasing Dec. 12.
Comic-Con '08: Max Payne

Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis from the Max Payne Q&A panel.
Comic-Con '08: Rock n Rolla

Director Guy Ritchie, Ludacris, Jeremy Piven, Idris Elba, and Gerard Butler promote their new crime caper RocknRolla, releasing Oct. 31. Ritchie described the film's plot as a contemporary take on "old school gangsters getting pushed out by the new school."
Comic-Con '08: Why so serious?

Masks of all sorts, including Dark Knight, V for Vendetta and "Halo" costumes were sold at this vendor's booth.
Comic-Con '08: Ghostbusters

Who you gonna call? These gamers suited up to promote the upcoming video game.
Comic-Con '08: Wonder Woman

Jo Curcio is a 19-year-old Wonder Woman enthusiast, looking forward to a big screen release for her favorite comic book hero.
Comic-Con '08: Star Wars fans

The Con wouldn't be complete without the occasional full-suited storm trooper and Jedi patrolling the premises. Brothers Jared and Jordan Seaich flew in from Utah with the 501st Legion to promote charities through Star Wars costuming.
Comic-Con '08: Martian Family

Grandma, mama, and mini Martian go around the Con granting photo ops for all those desiring. Their inspiration? Purely for fun. Gotta love the randomness that is the Con.
Comic-Con '08: The Man Behind Chewie

Nestled amongst all the other booths and vendors at the Exhibitors Hall sat 7-foot-tall actor Peter Mayhew, who suited up as Star Wars’ Chewbacca. He signed autographs for those who bought pics of the loveable Wookie.
Comic-Con '08: Terminator: Salvation

Comic-Con 2008 previewed a bunch of movies you'll be wanting to see in late '08 and '09, includingT4 (aka Terminator: Salvation), starring Dark Knight Christian Bale...more movie preview stills ahead!
Comic-Con '08: Land of the Lost

Will Ferrell, and the Sleestaks, get a 21st century makeover in this update of the beloved '70s TV show.
Comic-Con '08: Drag Me to Hell

Allison Lohman's in for a nasty surprise when a European woman puts a curse on her in Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell.
Comic-Con '08: The Unborn

Gary Oldman's a rabbi determined to help a young woman with 'possession' issues in The Unborn.
Comic-Con '08: Watchmen

300 director Zack Snyder's highly anticipated adaptation of the esteemed graphic novel features Jeffrey Dean Morgan as The Comedian.
Comic-Con '08: Watchmen

Jeffrey Dean Morgan's The Comedian takes a closer look at Carla Gugino as the first Silk Spectre in Watchmen.
Comic-Con '08: Watchmen

Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl II, takes out some prison folk, while Malin Akerman's Silk Spectre II looks on.
Comic-Con '08: Watchmen

Jackie Earle Haley (on a career renaissance after Little Children) as Rorschach in Watchmen.
Comic-Con '08: Watchmen

Billy Crudup's Jon Osterman experiences an electric transformation in Watchmen.

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