Nobody knows better than a busy, eyes-on-the-city superhero that major events don't happen one after the other but rather all at once.
Take San Diego Pride and Comic-Con International. Both are huge happenings, boasting thousands of attendees and multiple spin-off to-dos that fill long and festive weekends. That those weekends arrive back-to-back, toward the late-middle of July, didn't escape the notice of Pacific San Diego. The free magazine merrily celebrated both extravaganzas in one memorable cover illustration, a picture that's worth approximately 57,000 words, given the buzz it is generating.
Indeed, it's the famous upside-down Spider-Man kiss as seen in the 2002 film "Spider-Man." But rather than Mary Jane Watson planting a big one on her arachno-boyfriend, the illustration shows Batman doing just the same in the rain.
Hello, Pride. Hello, famous movie moment. And c'mon down, Comic-Con.
KPCC notes that the DC/Marvel meet-up is "unauthorized." But surely fans of both comic giants can dig when worlds collide, as they so often do in the realm of fantasy, building-to-building leaps, and secret millionaires who protect various metropolises. Cosplay, after all, is at the creative heart of many a pop culture convention, including Comic-Con, and dress-up opportunities and pride celebrations are no strangers.
Comic-Con International opens on Thursday, July 24 though hordes of fans arrive early, typically. Some even early enough, perhaps, to take part in the weekend-before Pride Festival.
As for that famous Tobey Maguire-Kirsten Dunst smooch? The romantic moment was filmed on the backlot of Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, and the VIP tour always makes a point to show exactly where.
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Who knew when it was filmed that it would become so iconic? And who is next to play those roles in illustrations and cosplays to come?
