Jul 24 2008 04:28 PM ET

Your Thursday 'Comic-Con-is-scary' update!

Am stuck in standstill traffic on the 405, 53 miles north of San Diego, heading toward Comic-Con, and the driver of the white Rav-4 directly to my left is wearing full Heath Ledger Joker makeup.

Thank you, that is all.

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  • Laura

    And this is exactly why I want to go next year: the obsessiveness.

  • Elizabeth

    I think you’re the perfect person to cover this! Godspeed, may the force be with you, etc.

  • deitcja

    Can we get a picture?

  • whitney pastorek

    Deitcja, there’s sadly no way to transmit that from my vehicle. I can tell you, however, that the car in front of me has a “tolkien forever” license plate.

  • Catherine

    I was working in dowtown San Diego in 2003 and got to witness some scary moments too (try selling a movie ticket to someone dress as C3PO?! or taking the tramway with different creatures?)! But everything was forgotten when I had the chance to randomly meet Ernie Hudson (Winston from Ghost Busters)! Yeah!

  • Auriana

    As someone who cosplays videogame and anime characters and dresses up for Star Wars openings, I’d LOVE to go to ComicCon. Alas, I lack the funds to get myself from New Jersey to San Diego. :(

  • Snarf

    Should your Blackberry or cell phone have a camera, please utilize it.
    Thanks!

  • whitney pastorek

    Snarf, we’re just way too low tech here. Now the car in front of us has a license plate that says “www.maskedmoviesnobs.com”. Quick, someone look that up and tell me what it is!

  • Winona

    This reminds me of the time that Beatlefest and a Chicago area comic-con were going on in the same hotel several years ago – I had on a Beatles t-shirt and a few buttons (nothing out of the ordinary at Beatlefest) – and a woman dressed head-to-toe in cornflower-blue-and-gold lame (with coordinated face makeup) gave *me* a “WTF” look.

  • Winona

    Whitney, the masked movie snobs website is chock full of anonymous, masked people complaining about bad movies. “Fighting a neverending battle against bad cinema” is the tagline. There’s a music snobs section, too – whee!

  • jcarla

    Website says “Fighting a Never-Ending Battle Against Bad Cinema”. Bunch of guys wearing masks or bandanas covering thier faces criticing movies, DVDs and music.

  • donner

    Whitney, love, what are YOU wearing? Your Princess Leia metal swimsuit? Your Halle Berry Catwoman outfit? Do tell!!!

  • Michelle

    That is awesome. It’s things like this that make me proud to be a fan. I wish I was there!

  • Vicky

    Haha, please keep this up all day!

  • whitney pastorek

    Donner, I am currently dressed as an entertainment writer who’s been stuck on a blazing hot highway next to the Tijuana bus for 3 and a half hours.
    Thanks for the website update, friends! I’ll check it out if I ever escape Camp Pendleton’s sweaty clutches.

  • Nancy

    Aunt Whittlz! I saw you on the TV Guide channel recently! So random — I’m never awake at midnight on a Thursday, and I very, very rarely watch that channel. Nonetheless, I heard your name and had to tape the show (re: Emmy noms) just to watch you. You were great — clearly the smartest person in the room. Great job!

  • Kath

    I think I really need to go this sometime if only to establish some kind of fledgling cred.

  • caligirl

    My daughter is at Comic-con. She just saw Mark Walberg at the preview for Max Payne. She’s inside hall H where Summit is previewing all things “Twilight”. I’m stuck at work, but getting regular updates. Looking forward to attending the Con on Friday.

  • E.B. Berman

    Holy crap, I was stuck in that traffic, too! I gave up. Came home.

  • E.B. Berman

    Holy crap, I was stuck in that traffic, too! I gave up. Came home.

  • Nix

    I’d love to be in Camp Pendleton’s sweaty clutches. the Few, the PROUD, baby. woohoo!

  • monica

    I probably would’ve taken a picture and then texted every person I know. lol My friend told me that someone jokingly wore a Superman costume to watch The Dark Knight. Kodak moment.

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