SDCC 2012 was as hectic as expected. I return from San Diego motivated with new ideas. I’ll talk about those later but for now here are a few pics from San Diego Comic-Con 2012.
I accidentally hit a pigeon on the road. Sorry pigeon. A couple of years ago it was a rabbit or 2.
![Parked up near the airport! Parked up near the airport!](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_car-450x337.jpg)
Parked up near the airport!
![Waiting for the bus Waiting for the bus](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_busstop-450x337.jpg)
Waiting for the bus
![Raining in Manchester Raining in Manchester](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_manchester-450x337.jpg)
Unsurprisingly it was raining in Manchester
San Diego convention centre… the calm before the storm but not a raindrop in sight here!
![sdcc sdcc](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_quiet-450x337.jpg)
Near the convention centre a day before the convention began
![Bring on the crowds Bring on the crowds](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_crowds-450x337.jpg)
Bring on the crowds
![Stewie gets everywhere Stewie gets everywhere](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_trolley-450x337.jpg)
Stewie gets everywhere
![Pedicab ride anyone? Pedicab ride anyone?](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_pedicabs-450x337.jpg)
Pedicab ride anyone?
![Marshmallow man sdcc Marshmallow man sdcc](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_marshmallowman-450x337.jpg)
Marshmallow man couldn't stop me getting in
![View from above at the small press tables View from above at the small press tables](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_smallpress-450x337.jpg)
View from above at the small press tables
![Weta sdcc Weta sdcc](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_weta-450x337.jpg)
Don't know who let this lot in
![A guy demonstating the wacom cintiq A guy demonstating the wacom cintiq](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_cintiq-450x337.jpg)
A guy demonstating the wacom cintiq
![3D printer 3D printer](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_3dprinter-450x337.jpg)
3D printer - Won't be too long before these will appear in many households
![sdcc2012_batmobile1 sdcc2012_batmobile1](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_batmobile1-450x337.jpg)
Batmobiles were on display outside the Hilton
![sdcc2012_batmobile2 sdcc2012_batmobile2](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_batmobile2-450x337.jpg)
The classic batmobile
![sdcc2012_batmobile3 sdcc2012_batmobile3](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_batmobile3-450x337.jpg)
Another one
![Knight Industries Two Thousand - sdcc2012 Knight Industries Two Thousand - sdcc2012](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_kitt-450x337.jpg)
My new car was on display
![Total Recall hover car Total Recall hover car](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_recall-450x337.jpg)
For the memories of a lifetime...
![Industrial Light & Magic Industrial Light & Magic](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_ilm-450x337.jpg)
Industrial Light & Magic
![Artwork at the ACME stand Artwork at the ACME stand](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_artwork-374x500.jpg)
Artwork at the ACME stand
![Artwork at sdcc2012 Artwork at sdcc2012](http://www.scifiartist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc2012_artwork2-450x337.jpg)
A work in progress
More pics to come in part 2