Day 1 at San Diego Comic Con 2009

Here are some random photos from day 1 at the comic con. Photos of cosplayers are in another photo set.

Cosplayers buying breakfast at Subway.

A pretty large dog walking the floor and checking out comics.

Chris Sanders will be around at booth 4921 on Saturday and Sunday for autograph sessions.

Tara McPherson

Scott Morse with his two books, Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! (amazon.com) and Notes Over Yonder (preview). Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! is a comic book with lavishing coloured panels. He's at booth 4800.

Here's Mark McDonnell at his shared booth 5362 with Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art where he's an instructor at. He's promoting his new gesture drawing book, The Art and Feel of Making it Real.

Studio 2nd Street offering class enrollment at booth 5361.

Here's a guy reading a hardcover preview copy of Darkstalkers Tribute. It's selling at US$80 and comes with a free figure and autograph from the artist at the Udon booth 5112.

Attendees queuing up for the Drawn to Life panel.

Legendary Disney Animation producer Don Hahn, famed Disney animator Glen Keane, creator of Aladdin's Genie Eric Goldberg, director/teacher/animator Tom Sito, and Masked Avenger Studios owner and sculptor Ruben Procopio talk about artist Walt Stanchfield.

The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars is very good. I will be grabbing a copy myself. The limited edition comes in a smaller book inside a white slipcase. At the end are several removal prints. They are located at Chronicle Books booth 1506

The Art of Star Wars Comics: 100 Collectible Postcards is also now available.

David Colman at his booth H05. His book The Art of Animal Character Design is very good.

Here's Stephen Silver with his new book of character sketches, Passion for Life. If you're not at the comic con, you can still get his book from his blog at stephensilver.blogspot.com. More detailed reviews to come in August.

I spoke to two wonderful ladies from Abrams ComicArts.

Both very good books. The Art of Osamu Tezuka is coming out soon. I'll be getting Kirby King of Comics soon. If you want to get them at the con, visit Abrams ComicArts booth 1216.

The artists contributing to Secret Identities. It's a comic anthology about Asian American superheroes. I like it very much. From the left to right, Sonny Liew, Gene Yang and other (yet to confirm their names) artists.

Flight Volume 6 has just been released. You don't have to be at the comic con to grab it. It's another great comic anthology created by Kazu Kibuishi and other artists.

Try to grab the sketchbooks from Steve Rude the dude at booth 1737. They are instructional sketchbooks.

Drawn & Quarterly at booth 1529 sells plenty of great comics.

Gig Posters Volume 1: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century. Great book.

The Dangerous Alphabet.

Kevin Cannon with his new book Far Arden.

Abstract Comics is good. I'll be buying a copy when I'm back home. This book is still on pre-order but you can find it at Fantagraphics booth 1716.

The various Sparrow art books from different artists.

Lost: Messages From The Island from the Titan Books booth 5337. Will be grabbing this book as well since I watch Lost. It's well put together with plenty of content from each Lost survivor, dead and alive.

Design Studio Press publishes some really great concept art books. You see in the foreground their new book Alien Race. Stay tune for a more detailed review in August. You can pre-order it on their website or wait for Amazon. This book is still not out until late August or September.