Saturday was the last day that most of the staff attended the convention. Before the big party, there was a meetup at the Playmates Booth and of course, three big panels: Futurama, Simpsons and the SCS panel.

Playmates Toys gave us some tentative info on the 2004 lineup:

Here's a look at the SCS Second Anniversary Party from San Diego.

Simpsons-related panels at the San Diego Comic Con included a Bongo Comics panel on Friday afternoon, the Futurama and Simpsons, and SCS panels on Saturday afternoon.

Friday Mark, meester sparkle and phalen180 took Lil' Sparkle to Legoland. Meanwhile, back at the con, more members showed up and Bongo Comics had their panel at 4:30 PM.

While others went to the Comic Con on Friday, markwars, phalen, meester sparkle and lil' sparkle went to the blocko-est place on Earth: Legoland, Carlsbad.

Other retailers at SDCC 2003 with Simpsons merchandise include Sideshow Toys, Dark Horse Comics, Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast, Playing Mantis, Diamond Comics and ACME / Wonderful World of Animation Art Gallery.

Thursday morning our pants-less leader, markwars1972, arrived at the convention, and much fun was had by all. After a day on the convention floor, the crew had dinner and then hit Dave and Busters.

To start off our coverage of San Diego Comic Con 2003, we bring you images from Preview Night (and beyond) at Playmates Toys booth (#4622).

All members and fans are invited to attend a box social, er, I mean the first annual SCS National Meeting which will be held in conjunction with the San Diego Comic Con 2003 in San Diego, California.

The convention runs from Wednesday July 16 (Preview Night) through Sunday July 20 at the San Diego Convention Center; the National Meeting / Second Anniversary Bash will be held on the evening of Saturday July 19 at the nearby Rock Bottom Brewery restaurant... read more