San Diego Comic-Con begins in less than a week, and today Warner Bros. has released the bag designs. There will be 13 different looks this time, and a bag will be randomly given to attendees when they pick up their badges at registration. They are again designed like backpacks, but will not feature the "cape" addition that was popular at the 2013 convention.
All bags will have an image of the San Diego Convention Center on one side:
But the other sides will vary from popular live-action shows Arrow, The Following, The Originals, Supernatural (which I forget is still around), and The Vampire Diaries...
to animated series Teen Titans Go!...
to upcoming programs Constantine, The Flash, Mike Tyson Mysteries, iZombie, and Gotham...
and even a few to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Batman.
Many Con goers trade bags to get the one they want, and you ca also donate blood during the Convention to get an extra bag. Which are you hoping to snag as your premiere souvenir from this year's event?
"Vehicles" may sound like a strange category for a photo recap, but, trust me and the 130,000 people who were at Comic-Con, it's not. In fact, the variety of vehicles is rather extreme, from pedicabs to sports cars to ships. Below is a smattering of the different modes of transportation that we spotted this year! make sure to scroll down toward the bottom to see all of the superhero cars!
Once Upon a Time's third season, set in Neverland, decked out some pedicabs! Amy K. Bredemeyer
a front shot of the Once Upon a Time pedicab, complete with costumed bicyclists! Jonathan Bredemeyer
Hell on Wheels customized the light rail that goes right by the Convention Center! Jonathan Bredemeyer
Revolution decided to dress-up a shuttle bus! Jonathan Bredemeyer
another post-apocalyptic drama, Falling Skies had a bus of its own at an off-site activity rally! Jonathan Bredemeyer
Scooby-Doo is the passenger in this van! Amy Bredemeyer
inside Nerd HQ, they had their own promotion vehicle! Jonathan Bredemeyer
Superman had his car in blue, of course. Jonathan Bredemeyer
I loved the Justice League SUV, especially the individual headrests! Jonathan Bredemeyer
another group car shot! Jonathan Bredemeyer
a new-age Batmobile. Jonathan Bredemeyer
Green Lantern's color scheme caught me by surprise! Jonathan Bredemeyer
who could forget Aquaman? Jonathan Bredemeyer
last but not least, Flash! Jonathan Bredemeyer
the Jackdaw from Assassin's Creed IV. even video games got into the action! Jonathan Bredemeyer
a different kind of ship... this one was for a relay race of sorts that began at Skywalker Ranch and went all the way to Comic-Con! Jonathan Bredemeyer
last but not least, and it may be the largest stretch of the definition of "vehicle," but here's the Despicable Me 2 blimp! Jonathan Bredemeyer
It is difficult to select a favorite, but I have to say that I really liked the pedicabs in comparison to years past, and the train really looked neat in the old-timey facade. We had also seen the Despicable Me blimp before (in San Francisco), but my sister asked for a picture so we snapped a few when it appeared. I think the ships were the most surprising, as there were a couple of others, too. In fact, it was surprising how often "nautical" came up this Con! More pictures coming soon!
This was a fun list to create because it took a lot of thinking... I struggled to come up with anything in the past decade that fit this category, though it seemed to be pretty prevalent in the 80s and 90s. I included youtube clips so that you could see the intros, in the event you haven't seen a few of the more obscure ones, like Even Stevens. In brainstorming and researching, I was surprised at how many of these I was already aware of... perhaps more shows should consider doing these types of openings - they're pretty memorable, apparently!
10. Batman(1966). Here we have a live-action drama based on a
comic book, and they kept the original incarnation's feel in the
opening titles, even incorporating the written sound effects like
"WHAP!" and "POW!" The cape lives up to expectations, the relationship between Batman and Robin is clear, and the batmobile makes an appearance as Catwoman is mentioned but not seen. What more could you ask for?
9. The Partridge Family. How could I not include such a classic? The opening starts with a rumbling egg that hatches a partridge, which grows a family as you hear the song about the family. In between we have monochromatic portraits of the actors in a simple but fashionably photographed way. I like to watch the Mama partridge walk.
8. Desperate Housewives. Admittedly, this is one that I didn't know about before I started brainstorming for this post. Having never seen the show, I didn't know what to expect and was rather taken by the opening. I particularly liked the portraits of women through time, with stops in The Garden of Eden, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, the Rennaissance, and the twentieth century to today. Still not enough to make me tune in, but cute nonetheless.
7. Cheers. An iconic theme song with an old-time feel. Sure, we see a couple of modern cars in the opening two seconds, but then we're swept away to the world of horse-drawn carriages, the men at a bar all wearing suits, and the intermingling of black-and-white, sepia, and color. The still pictures cut into one another, zooming in and out on those before us who have had good times with those who know their names. The images changed throughout the series' eleven-year run, but the classic look did not.
6. The Mickey Mouse Club. Digging way back, this black-and-white opener even has the sponsored product depicted in animation! It's a longer intro but features the classic characters performing adorable marching band antics. This one holds a special place in my heart because it was a bedtime song what I was young,
5. Bewitched. This one stands out in my memory because it was likely the first animated opening I ever saw for a series that wasn't actually a cartoon. I always found it funny that Sam would dress like a "traditional witch" and fly around on a broomstick in the opening when she didn't do that on the series. I particularly like the sparkly stars
4. Even Stevens. This one is technically stop-motion animation (or "claymation," if you will), but I think that's what makes it special. That, and the fact that it depicts how competitive Ren and Louis are from the time they get up until they're relaxing at home that night. The other family members only get tiny moments but they still encapsulate those personalities - Donnie is athletic, Steve is bewildered by his children's antics, and Eileen is constantly working.
3. I Dream of Jeannie. Some local station always had Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie back-to-back in syndication when I was a kid, and so I often caught the opening of Jeannie but didn't stick around to watch. I think the fact that her head came out of the bottle separately from her body freaked me out. The first season didn't have the very first part, with Major Nelson in the space capsule, but otherwise the sequence remained the same to my knowledge. This is the colorized version, rather than the original, because I found the quality better than any originals on YouTube.
2. The Nanny. Growing up, the only thing about this show's opener that I didn't like was the "joie de vivre" line - I hated that there was French in an English theme song! However, I was stunned at how much Niles, Mr. Sheffield, and Fran looked like their animated counterparts, so that made up for it. I think the funniest part of the sequence is that "she was there" and hence was hired in one of those "right-place-right-times" situations.
1. Home Improvement. The best of so many worlds... blueprints, collages, drawings, video games, sticks & stones spelling things, flashy graphics, and fade-ins all appear throughout the five different intros this series used over the course of its eight seasons. I always loved the gaming moments as a kid, but I think the quickly flashing collage for the look of the house most intrigues me now! The video for this one has the first 1:15 for the first season, then 2 & 3 until 2:30, then 4-6 until 3:23, then 7 until 4:15, then season 8 until the end. Also, be aware that the quality on this one isn't the greatest.
Comment below and let us know which animated titles are your favorites, especially if we left some out!
Well, Comic-Con is becoming just a memory in the distance at this point, being over for a whole week already, but we still wanted to highlight a few more things, especially for those of you who got lost in our 500+ photo slideshow. We've already posted photos from panels and some other events in our other Comic-Con articles, so we're focusing just on costumes here! Sorry to disappoint the Star Wars fans - while I have a dozen different photos of Stormtroopers, none were incredibly unique. Note: I don't know what all of these actually are, so if you know, please fill me in! :)
Sims! (Thursday)
Photo: Amy K. Bredemeyer
Silver Surfer (Thursday)
Photo: Amy K. Bredemeyer
Period Costume (Thursday)
Photo: Amy K. Bredemeyer
Even kids dress up! (Thursday)
Photo: Joanthan Bredemeyer
Professor Smith and Tajel!!! (Thursday)
Photo: Joanthan Bredemeyer
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photo: Jonathan Bredemeyer
Tron (Friday)
photo: Amy K. Bredemeyer
more Tron! (Saturday)
photo: Jonathan Bredemeyer
More Tron! (Saturday)
photo: Jonathan Bredemeyer
Chewbacca (Saturday)
photo: Jonathan Bredemeyer
one of the very many Princess Meridas from Brave (Saturday)
