Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie (Lara Croft from TOMB RAIDER) was there! Academy Award winner Halle Barry (Jinx from DIE ANOTHER DAY; Storm from X-MEN) and Hugh Jackman (Wolverine from X-MEN) were there! Academy Award nominated Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood and Sean Astin (Gollum, Frodo, & Sam from LORD OF THE RINGS) were all there! And guess what? I never even got the chance to spot any one of them! Welcome to San Diego Comic-Con International 2003, the gargantuan comic book, sci-fi, and anime convention which makes Anime Expo crowds look like the post office on government holidays.
Hello, this is Jesse again. The truth is: I only attended one day (Saturday) based a spur-of-the-moment decision, and that was my colossal mistake. I ended up waiting 3-4 hours in line for at-the-door registration (despite arriving 2 hours before registration even opened) and by the time I finally got inside, a whole third of the day was already wasted and my planned schedule was shot to pieces. And although I knew where the big-name celebrities could be found, I would be blocked by a throng of literally hundreds of screaming fans (making it impossible for me to even catch a glimpse). So instead I just ended up roaming around looking for anything else that was appealing, since my interest in comics waned years ago. And because I wanted to make up for lost time, I didn't take as many photos as I could have. But here are a few of them for you to check out...