San Diego Comic-Con 2012 : The Essentials

We've been loading you up with Exclusives news and promises of limited edition free stuffs and an endless parade of programming for San Diego Comic-Con. We've even provided some tips to make this year's show a better experience. Now we'll take a look at some items that caught our attention and could make your trip better than it ever was before!

When I have the urge to treat myself with a new gadget I never knew existed and now, upon its reveal, I can not live without, I'm usually browsing the pages of ThinkGeek. Here you will find everything from Electric Guitar T Shirts to covert, highly annoying Christmas ornaments and the legendary Tauntaun Sleeping Bag. After a little digging, you'll also find quite a few items that will make you feel like a moderate budget Tony Stark as you run across the floor of your favorite conventions. Here are our favorites...

San Diego Comic-Con Tip #2 : Clean Up Your Act!

There's no bones about it...some of us stink more than others. As an Italian, I can certainly relate as I sweat if I walk 10 feet. That is why God invented Right Guard Total Defense 5 Power Gel. That said, I would implore you to make the San Diego Comic-Con show floor as pleasant as possible by double and triple checking your stankiest of body parts before you leave your hotel room to tackle the nerdling hordes. Soap is your best friend. Shampoo is your savior. Deodorant is your +6 Flaming Vorpal Sword. When in doubt, give a sniff. Ask a friend if you smell fresh as a daisy. Stank-check buddies are the best buddies to have! If we all work together, we can rid the world 0f what we have come to call "The Stench" ie; that creeping, sentient mass of odor that takes over the show floor mid-day on Saturday that reminds one of a super low budget petting zoo off the highway you may have visited as a child. No human being should smell like that. Let's be squeaky clean out there folks!

San Diego Comic-Con Tip #1 : No Butts

This year, when you hit San Diego Comic-Con, we want you to have nothing but fun and avoid those little pitfalls you may not have forseen. Adrianne Curry can name at least one. When displaying her love for the animated character Aeon Flux, she went all out and made sure every aspect of the costume she would wear was precise. Maybe toooo precise. Some would say, if something isn't worth doing right, it shouldn't be done at all. Adrianne Curry did it PERFECTLY...and was asked to return to her hotel and cover her bare butt for it. We applaud her attention to detail....and applaud further this image she shared with the world so we may still drink in the awesome of this incredible costume. We hope somewhere there is a convention where Adrianne's bare ass can roam free of persecution. Sadly, SDCC isn't one of them. It's a family show, folks! Sideboob, underboob and side butt are fine..but know when to say when.