Comic-con fans Christine Brown, 18, and Krystal Weiss, 18, of San Diego are dressed as their favorite anime characters at last year’s event (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Robert Moniz, 26, (dressed as Robin) poses with Kevin McCreesh, 30 as Boba Fett and Hiedi Schroder as Princess Leia. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
One hundred Milla Jovoviches arrive for last yea’rs panel on “Resident Evil: Extinction.” (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
San Diego resident Krystal Weiss, 18, dressed as her favorite anime character. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Voice actor Erin Fitzgerald, right, of “Ed, Edd ‘n Eddy” poses with costumed fans at last year’s Comi-Con. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Mitch Rodriguez of Modesto cruises the convention floor. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
2007’s Comi-Con featured the Vader Project: an art exhibit featuring dozens of customized Darth Vader masks, including “Carmen Mirandarth.” (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Brooks Klein, dresses as a biker scout from “Star Wars” trilogy, tours the convention hall with a mini version of himself. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Ghostbusters fans gather for Comic-Con (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Three-year-old Madelyn Helford surveys the scene in 2007. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Father and son John Whitt, right, and Adam Whitt as Batman and Robin. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Mike Moody, 20, of San Diego arrives dressed as his favorite character from a popular Japanese rock band, L’Arc-en-Ciel (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Shannon Park, foreground, and Maria Zogby at last year’s Comic-Con dressed as fairies. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Andrew Hedgecock arrived dressed as Dark Helmet from “Spaceballs.” (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Kyle Lauritzh arrived dressed as Harry Potter in 2007. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Christa Miesner as a Twi’Lek from “Star Wars.” (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
