Wizard World Philadelphia

I attended Wizard World Philly on Friday the 15th with Joe K. and had a good time. This year the hours were shorter for Friday, they were only open from Noon till 6:00PM.

I probably could have used a couple more hours to do some more digging but I spent enough cash so it probably worked out for the better.

Highlights include scoring the new Gentle Giant Zuckuss bust for $35 and attending the Mega Movie Panel put on by the Wizard crew.

I have several more photos and a complete write-up that I'll get to later.

Celebration IV Wrap-up

I've posted all of my photos and written some wrap-up articles for Celebration IV. You can find the link off the main page or go directly to the Celebration IV Coverage page.

The last two articles I'm finishing up are a listing of store and floor exclusive merchandise as well as some of the free swag that was available during the weekend. I should have them up in a couple of days.

Also, now that CIV is over, I'm going to use the blog page to cover other events such as this week's Wizard World Philadelphia show. So, stop back for show coverage or hit the main site page for all you Star Wars collecting information!

CIV Swag!

There were a ton of free items to be had at Celebration IV if you knew where to look. After running around the floor Thursday, several of us got together and came up with a list to help us out for the rest of the weekend.

All of the stuff you see in the photo was picked up for free from the various booths on the convention floor.

Items ranged from Hasbro collector coins, cardbacks and the Collector Panel medallions to Del Rey's novel, "Betrayal." Post cards, autographed photos, patches, pins, cards and posters were just some of the items out there.

We're Home!

Finally back in NY after a long week at Celebration IV.

I have a huge amount of photos and video to arrange and upload so I'll be busy doing that the rest of this week.

Be sure to stop by for that along with updates on the various panels, exclusives, toys and general goings on at Celebration!

Sunday Wrap-up

Sunday was the final big day at CIV as I'm expecting the crowds to be much smaller Monday.

Sunday was fun, however, as I kicked it off with an autograph from Anthony Daniels.

Also caught "Star Wars in 30 Minutes" and several panels in the collecting track room. The Droid Builders room was a fun stop during the day as well.

We ended the day with the PSWCS members getting together for dinner at the Holiday Inn.

Day 3. Already?

I can' t believe it has already been three days of CIV and we still have two to go!

Filled up most of the day with the PSWCS booth but I did manage to make two panels in the collecting track room, even scored one of the medallions.

Room sales were Friday night at the Wilshire Grand. There were plenty of cool items including vintage carded, vintage and modern pre-production and bootlegs.

The autograph hall was in full swing as well with Anthony Daniels and Carrie Fisher being two of the busiest.

More free swag was handed out at the various dealer booths such as Hasbro's coin and cardbacks.

Due to time constraints and a late start I didn't get to see much of the Fanboys presentation...but, did I mention how hot Kristin Bell is?

But I digress.

I had some problems uploading photos but I will keep trying. keep an eye on the file dates for current postings in the CIV Photos directory.

More New Photos

More New Photos Posted

I posted several new photos to the CIV folder.

Check them out.