FOX/FX, ABC, S.S. Wilson, Adrienne Wilkinson at Comic-Con

Day 3 and Day 4 of the Comic Con, most of the activity had transferred from Hall H to being primarily on the merchandise Exhibit Hall floor.

Master Amano at the "Shinjuku" panel.

In Room 8, I was able to meet a personal, and true, legend: Concept artist and illustrator Yoshitaka Amano. Many know him primarily due to his illustrations and concept art for the "Final Fantasy" franchise, and from "Vampire Hunter D." He was at the Con this year promoting his collaboration with Mink for the Dark Horse novel "Shinjuku." Mink shared his story of surprise, in that a mutual contact pitched Mink's intention for Amano to illustrate maybe just the cover or a few pages of the novel, and Amano shot back asking to illustrate the entire book. Many panel questioners gave credit to Master Amano for their own careers in illustration, and also asked him how they could buy even more merchandise. Amano said that before, he would post rare items on his site and do blitz sales for first comers, but that in the future he would like to perhaps create a stronger storefront. People, though, seem to forget that Amano himself is a fine artist, and merchandise does not really factor into the sales model of most artists, who otherwise sell original work. Mink, however, said there would plenty of Shinjuku merchandise!

More Comic-Con Days 3 and 4 review (and PHOTOS, including panels!) after the jump!

Ballroom 20, the second largest panel venue at Comic-Con, was once again host to a majority of television network panels. Days 3 and 4 of the Con featured Fox/FX and ABC programs. The cast of "The Cleveland Show" did a hilarious table reading of an entire Comic-Con themed episode, for which a trailer was also screened, which should air in the next season. Seth MacFarlane in character as Stewie, over unvoiced footage of the "Down's Syndrome Girl" song, in the "Family Guy" panel. Matt Selman ripped Seth MacFarlane a new one, or rather the same old jab that MacFarlane has been fighting off (fielding humor comparisons to "The Simpsons", and inter-show public roasting) during "The Simpsons" panel: "[MacFarlane] has the same show three times."

The "V" panel had Scott Rosenbaum teasing revelations to some of the show's cliffhanger questions: What is the red cloud? We will find out, and yes it is happening globally. What are the humans needed for? We will find out, and we will also find out definitively why Anna is interested in Tyler. Rosenbaum also accidentally admitted the name of "Diana" as Anna's mother whom we will meet. Fans of the entire franchise know Diana was the name of the guinea-pig-eating High Commander in the '80's series. Contemporary "V" is not a sequel but may draw upon some of the original franchise narrative to provide a retcontinuity. Laura Vandervoort admitted that she liked "getting slapped by my mother," portrayed by Morena Baccarin. Scott Wolf didn't know yet if his character had an aneurysm or if the V's planted it.

Katey Sagal said her husband, Creator Kurt Sutter, never really surprises her when running ideas by her for his show "Sons of Anarchy" at their panel. She also said her character Gemma will get very familiar with a gun and kick some ass in the forthcoming season. Fans of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" were especially treated, to a screening of an entire episode in which Dee gets pregnant. Actress Kaitlin Olson was very pregnant during the "Sunny" panel. She and actor/Creator Rob McElhenney are expecting their first child this August, so good for her for being able to do the Con panel. Missing alcohol, she joked: "This baby really ruined [drinking]."

See the Ballroom 20 Panels photos in the slideshow below:

The usually slammed hall leading into the Sails Pavilion where registration takes place.

The Sails Pavilion.

The Dole Banana Boat at port in the San Diego bay.

"Dexter" fans participated in the Game On "Kill" game by applying the free "Dexter Slash" temporary tattoos on their right cheeks. The slash is an incision Dexter makes to draw blood from his victims and saving the blood sample on microscope slides kept in a box.

The descent down the escalators when the early line into the Exhibit Hall is finally allowed to enter.

S.S. Wilson (above, right), writer of "Short Circuit" (such a heartwarming robot tale that arguably spawned the empathetic robot plot-line for generations after!) and "Tremors" (which scared the crap out of me when I was younger!) promoting his new novel "Fraidy Cats" (signed bookmark, left)

Adrienne Wilkinson (right), who played daughter Eve of "Xena," and was on "ER," "Charmed," and "Saved by the Bell: The New Class," also featured her performances, as well as "Angel," as the owner of "The Blue Note" in the episode "Orpheus," (featuring a Buffy cross-over with Willow).

Fans await in the line of the Nickelodeon panels ("Sponge Bob Squarepants," "Fairly Odd-Parents") early Sunday morning.

Fans close out the Con by participating in the beloved Buffy "Once More With Feeling" musical episode sing-along!

Brian Froud also led a panel attended by the "Dark Crystal" superfan (right) costumed as Kira.