The Image Photo Booth: Comic-Con 2009

Actor Edward James Olmos is among those at Comic-Con.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Robert Web, with his wife, Jennifer, traveled from Fairbanks, Alaska, for their first Comic-Con.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Steve Chalker, 29, of Chula Vista, models his hand-made T-shirt in honor of his fifth year at Comic-Con.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Friday is “Star Warsâ€� day at Comic-Con in San Diego, and Olivia Salazar is in full fangirl regalia.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Who’s your hero? For Joey Tuto of Fremont, Calif., we’re going to guess the Green Lantern. In fact, we’ll bet on it. Here he is at Comic-Con in San Diego.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Go ahead, Jabba the Hutt, make Tierra Clark’s day. She’s only 9, but it looks like she can take him out. Tierra was at the annual Comic-Con convention in San Diego this week.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Randi Sponcel traveled from Phoenix for the annual convention this week in San Diego. ... We’re guessing she didn’t hop all the way from Arizona.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Cynthia Lucia, left, and Cher Delacy, each of San Diego, appear to have made a withdrawal from their local blood bank. Who are we to question their bed-side manner? These vampires were captured on film at the annual Comic-Con this week in San Diego.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Anime fans Camrie Blatnica, left, and Cristina van Epps came all the way from Charlotte, N.C., for the annual sci-fi festival.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Four-month-old Coen Paul knows you’re never too young to get in touch with your inner Yoda. Mom Rayna Paul of Dayton, Ohio, helped the little Jedi navigate his way around his first Comic-Con this week in San Diego.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Navy man James Dudley came straight from a hard’s day’s work of serving his country to escape into a fantasy world at the annual sci-fi fest in San Diego.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Andy Forrester of Las Vegas at his fourth Comic-Con International in San Diego on Thursday.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Phillip Tyko of Alameda as his favorite Watchman at Comic-Con.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Illiara Wilkinson of Hollywood as her favorite “Metalocalypseâ€� character at Comic-Con.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Steve Wilson as zombie tourist?  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Miracole Burns traveled from Atlanta to rock the house as the comic version of the Baronness, her favorite “G.I. Joeâ€� character. But why limit yourself? At this year’s Comic-Con she also portrayed Black Widow, Dark Phoenix, Rogue and Polaris.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Thomas Parham gets his Darth Maul on.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

San Diego resident Ana Carrete at her first Comic-Con International.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

This is not a costume for San Diego resident Keira Stasny.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Hayley Marchant and Wes Stewart have fun in full gear.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

A.J. Wu of San Jose goes old school as “Sleeping Beautyâ€� character Fauna.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Philadelphia resident Astra Thomas looks smashing with her son Archer,1, at her ninth Comic-Con International.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Andrew Davis invented his own clown costume for his third visit to Comic-Con.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Comic-Con participants Sydney Mills, left, and Senna Chen.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Clara King marks her seventh Comic-Con stop.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Joe Tenorio, 59, as a pirate from his own imagination, at his 14th Comic-Con.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Band of Steampunk Brothers: Ben, from left, Casey and Mitch Brose, traveled from Phoenix.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Jasmine Wooley is rainbow-colored.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Ruben Grijalva is loaded down with swag at Comic-Con.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Emerald Uy of Northridge is in character as Street Fighter Juni at her sixth Comic-Con.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

The Chula Vista family that Comic-Cons together ... Jose Cabral with his own super family: Joe, 3, Alex, 11, Elisa, 13, and Clarisa, 14. This is Jose’s 23rd visit.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

John Tran traveled from Houston with his 6-month-old daughter Lauren in tow.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

A yin-yang Dave Rushton of San Diego is at his ninth Comic-Con.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Emily Kline, 7, is at her first Comic-Con.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

San Diego native Ryan Moven makes a statement at Comic-Con.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Erick Escobales is in full regalia.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Mission Viejo resident Wayne Carter, a.k.a “Mario,â€� at his seventh Comic-Con.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Elana Lesher makes her allegiance known.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)