Eva Mendes Headlines New York Comic-Con
Posted April 20th, 2008
In a night in which the geeks got the girls, sci-fi fans poured out in the droves to see the Eva Mendes headlined Comic-Con in New York City on Saturday night (April 19).
Mendes was among the celebrities on hand for the "rapidly growing sci-fi and comics convention that is drawing tens of thousands of rabid fans to the Javits Center - many dressed for the part in spandex, capes and cowls."
"I consider myself a freak, so I'm right at home," said Mendes, who took the stage alongside comics legend-turned-director Frank Miller. "Halloween is my favorite time of the year, so Comic-Con is right up my alley," the 30-year-old actress added.
Eva and Frank made the trip to Comic-Con to promote their movie "The Spirit", which is about a "rookie cop who returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City."
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Enjoy the pictures of Eva and Frank promoting "The Spirit" (April 19).
mendes freaked out and left
My friends and I were at Comic Con, and evidently mere moments after "taking the stage," Eva Mendes freaked out and took off. And for whatever reason Frank Miller decided to leave the autographing table as well and hide in the curtained-off waiting area, only signing posters of The Spirit and not attendees' comic books or other memorabilia, as is customary. My friend ended up getting one of the posters and nothing from the not so "right at home" Mendes.
I was at this event, in the
I was at this event, in the autograph line next to hers (for a different celebrity signing). When she came out, tons of press dove in like vultures/cattle, pushing through my line and nearly knocking me over. When security (and several) fans requested that they back up, they just told us that they were press and were allowed to do so. I was actually there as press myself, and was shocked at their behavior.
There was only a small table separating her from that chaotic stampede, so I don't blame her for leaving. Security needed MAJOR improvement, and the press needed a bat to the head.
I'm actually not even a fan of hers (that's why I was in a different line), so I'm not just blindly defending her. I was scared for my own safety, and would have left if I were her.