Judging by the turn out for day one of Comicpalooza, you would never have guessed that Friday was a work day for most folks. Fans of all sorts were out and about, and there are some pretty impressive costumes on display. We’ve been roaming the convention ourselves, camera in hand of course. We’ll have more photos to show off after things are all said and done, so if you see us, smile… unless that goes against your costume. We understand.

Cory Garcia is a Contributing Editor for the Houston Press. He once won an award for his writing, but he doesn't like to brag about it. If you're reading this sentence, odds are good it's because he wrote...