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Wars Celebration IV --
Pics From The Floor
While
most of the Fanboy Planet staff will be attending BayCon
this weekend, our own Asia Bureau Chief Mish'al Samman has
flown from Tokyo to Los Angeles to prove that he is the
biggest Star Wars fan on our staff. He's taken some time
out from his busy Rebel Orgy schedule to send us some thoughts
and some pictures.
On Friday
May 25th, the LA convention center opens its doors to Celebration
IV, the five-day event that would mark the 30th birthday
of Star Wars. Much like San Diego Comic-Con though, the
first day of activities actually started the night before
on the 24th. Star Wars fan club members were able to walk
in, and enjoy the pre-show day, and get some shopping for
those
pesky exclusives done.
Compared
to Comic-Con, this event is much smaller, but in terms of
Star Wars it is huge.
Spread
across 3 main halls, CIV promises not only to give us dealers,
artists, actors, costumes, and yes – a Gentle Giant
Elvis trooper, but also a sneak peak to the future of Star
Wars. So for day 0, I leave you with a couple of photos
of the day, and a peek at Cartamundi.
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Launching
from Los Angeles....
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Yes,
that's the world's second most awkward conversation
piece.
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A
peek at some of Sideshow's upcoming stuff...
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Dark Lords in disguise...um, as Death Stars, so
it's really not fooling anybody...
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My
vote for best costume ...and trust us, that Wampa
smells bad on the inside.
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The
gaming pavilion, with freshly patented WizKids games...
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My
greatest hope? Mish'al explains this game.
My greatest fear? He makes us play Strip Cartamundi.
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Gallery 2
Gallery 3
Gallery 4 -- All Slave Girl Leia, All The Time...
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