Checked into hotel. Wearing comfortable shoes. Appropriately fan-oriented shirt. The mission has begun..

No joke. This is the best constructed swag bag that Warner has ever offered.
Snapped inside each one?

A cape! Every bag has a cape inside it! We can all be cosplayers without having to suck in our guts!

This, by the way, is the line for those who PRE-ordered their Comic-Con t-shirt in order to avoid standing in line.
Well-played, Comic-Con, well-played... (photo by Annabelle Malibago-Kline)

Ten minutes onto the floor, and already this is the best looking place at the Con.

Already, I overheard a lot of people talking about how crowded it is, but here's what I really noticed instead --
maybe not quite so many people as people moving with URGENCY.

Dark Horse really upped their game this year -- the floor plan is brighter, more open and inviting as all get out.
And why not? They've got terrific books in stores and a movie opening Friday -- R.I.P.D..

DC's booth is a magnificent carnival -- not as many cool toys in the pipeline, but great displays which will get an article of their own..

Of course, Batman anchors it all -- how many of you caught this dark and interesting new cartoon?!