Our Nicolle Puzzo hangs with James Duval and Frank The Bunny at the Con. James was there as he was filming a movie in the area and is a big fan of toys and action figures.
Jim handles the sales of the Four Horsemen's King Randor Mini-Statue as Chris shows a woman how to make thanksgiving turkey cutouts by tracing your hands.
Eric and Cornboy share their Four Horsemen delights with the fans as Eric begins the first of a 14 step secret handshake with a fan.
Sid Haig says cheese for the Captain Spaulding and Spiderbaby fans, but you can't forget us THX-1138 fans as well!
From the Horsemen to the Devil's Rejects, our booth was never empty. Fans lined up to get their exclusives and autographs, and a couple times to just stare at people with a strange cannibalistic hunger in their eyes. Maybe it was the overpriced convention food.
A fan comes ready in Spaulding makeup to say hello to Sid Haig. He did a pretty good job with the facepaint, but something about him scares me more than Spaulding himself ever could.
What's this? Rob Zombie fans not in black t-shirts meeting Sid? Weirdos. Of course, we had to document this.
Randy Falk and Sid Haig share a laugh about the good ole' times in the back yard as kids, when they would climb that big oak tree. They miss the walk past the train tracks, and through the leech filled pond. When they found the dead body, they vowed to never speak of it again. That's when they ran into Kiefer Sutherland. I'm sorry, I'm thinking of something else entirely.
What could terrify Randy so much? Was it a question he wasn't prepared to ask? Did he see someone he never expected to encounter there? Was his stomach reacting to breakfast? Maybe this terror is the kind we don't want the answer to.
Here is a look at the Four Horsemen booth. Funny, it seems like there are only ever two horsemen there at a time in these pictures. There's a rumor going around that there really are only 2, but that they change costumes to keep you guessing. It's almost like the Clark Kent/Superman thing, except the Four Horsemen aren't allergic to green rocks, and they put out much better looking toys.
Brian Roll reminisces about what it was like back at the paper factory. The sounds of the box making machines and paper cutters were like listening to your dear mother whisper you to sleep. Unfortunately a nasty paper cut ended his tenure there, and his grandest dreams were shattered.
Carlene plays peek-a-boo with the camera... wait a second, she's cheating! I can't believe it, but you can see her eye peeking right through her fingers! That's just poor sportsmanship!
A cast of Sin City characters came to our booth to show us some love. Okay, awesome costumes fellas, but where are the hot chicks?
And what would a Sin City display be without the black and white variants?
Carlene now gives us a big smile when she realizes that she totally suckered us with her peek-a-boo. We'll let it go this time cause it happened on her birthday, otherwise, we'd totally kick her ass.
Chris and Jim tend to the many fans at the Four Horsemen side of the NECA booth. Chris is pointing out the finer details of the Robocop Auto-9 gun behind him and explaining just why Pinhead would be cradling it.
Kyle, Randy, and Sid take in one of 3 totally quiet moments during the duration of the show. The other quiet moments took place whenever booth babes walked past.
This is by far the best photo ever taken. Nothing says "aww how cute" like a passed out baby He-Man. As much as my brain thinks "poor kid" the rest of me just thinks of how cool this is, and how tormented he will be as a teenager when someone pulls this out as he's introducing his new girlfriend to his parents. NECA: We can permanently effect lives.
Sam, Sam, he's our man! If he can't set up shows, then no one can! This guy is the best ever kung-fu student/convention coordinator ever. Ok, so he's probably the only one I've ever heard of, but that doesn't stop him from being the best!
The one and only Vin "he's such a nice guy" DeNapoli is Sam's buddy, and helped out with the show for the week. Honestly, I've never met him, but everyone says how cool and nice he is, so if you ever see him out there in the real world, you go and buy him a beer for me, ok?
H.R. Geiger and Ridley Scott could never see this one coming. Not only is this an Alien costume, but it's apparently, thanks to the size of the head, an Alien HeadKnocker costume. I never thought I'd see one, but now I have, and I can die a complete and happy person.
