Peanuts and Rock the Vote At ComicCon 2008

Wow! This year at ComicCon was definately one to be remembered. As more than 200 thousand people from around the world joined together with ComicCon, a person could barely walk through the hallways of the enormous Convention Center in San Diego, CA. People from all ages were lined up to see their favorite celebs and animated comic book characters and artists. It was a sight to behold!

To celebrate the new partnership between Rock the Vote and Peanuts, the "You are not Elected Charlie Brown" DVD, will be re-released this October. Also, Rock the Vote and Peanuts are working on creating a mock election were you can go to a special website (http://www.peanutsrocksthevote.com/ which will be up and running in mid August) where you can cast your vote for which one of your favorite Peanuts characters you would like to see as president.

I was able to speak with the cast of the show "Big Bang Theory." I sat with producers and asked them who they would vote for in the Peanuts mock election. Bill Prady and Chuck Lorre had different Choices. Bill chose Linus and Chuck chose Schroder. They both were really intrigued in this mock election along with the rest of the cast. I then spoke with Hot Fuzz and Shawn of the Dead Star, English actor Simon Pegg, who said that if he could vote here in the US he would vote for Linus "because if we let him keep his blanket we would be fine."

Pegg also said that he would not pick Snoopy because he feels he would be too much like a dictator. He then stated that he would ultimately vote for Peppermint Patty because she is such a liberal.

I then got to go to the Peanuts Booth Panel and it was soo nice to see them interact with the fans that were lined up to get their autographs. I was able to talk to Jeannie Schulz, the wife of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz. She was really happy to be at ComicCon and she expressed to me that she loves the fact that Rock the Vote is helping young kids to get involved with the democratic process. She also added that she would love to vote for Snoopy because he is just adorable.

Seth Green, who was also in attendance, stated that he didn't know which character to vote for because he wasn't sure if any of the candidates in the mock election were fully qualified. He then laughed as he hugged Snoopy and posed for a pic.

I asked the rest of the Peanuts cast who they would vote for and Sally Dryer said that she would give me five reasons why -if you know what I mean. Peter Robbin said that he would vote for Charlie Brown. Big surprise there. Maybe because its your character, ey, Peter?

Last, but not least, I was able to interview Stacy Kiebler. She said she would cast her vote for Snoopy because she loves dogs and Snoopy is just so adorable. She wanted to send a message to all youth and tell our generation that the youth are what shape democracy. She adds that, "We need to Vote to make a difference."

I must also give a big thanks to AT&T for providing me with the new Blackjack 2 which enabled me to snap great pictures of ComicCon while on the go. This project could not have been the same without it.