Posted by Joe Kelly on July 23, 2006

Stopping by the booth for a special guest blog, Tom McClean of Variety.com who covers comics, entertainment, and other cool ephemera!

TM: Sunday, at last! Official duties have been discharged concerning the Comic-Con Intl. Film Festival. The very cool “Zombie Prom” won the judges’ choice award (judged by myself, Chris Gore of Film Threat.com and actress in absentia Amber Benson). But all the films showed a real love of filmmaking and deserve a look. Gary Sassaman, who runs all the programming for the con as well as festival, deserves a round of applause.

After that, I talked to Marc Miance, who worked on the original art concept for the film Renaissance, coming to the U.S. from Miramax in September. This film is like a European graphic novel come to life, using motion capture and animation.

The sense of relief is palpable as the con enters its final hours. The Man of Action booth is an island amid the madness, which if you know these guys is ironic, to say the least.

Strangest experience: Meeting a journalist from France who recognized me from a radio interview I did two years ago for NPR, all while waiting to interview Stan Lee.