Physics Buzz

The Physics Central team had another successful year at Comic-Con International in sunny San Diego, CA. We distributed thousands of our Spectra comic books , reaching an audience that may otherwise miss out on the fun and excitement of physics. We've collected some of our favorite photos from our time in the booth and exploring the weirdness of the exhibit hall. Take a look! One of our team members fell victim to the force. Image Credit: Mike Lucibella One of the more colorful characters to stop by our booth. Image Credit: Mike Lucibella Iron Man and his girlfriend stop by. Image Credit: Dave Ellis

The varied worlds of comic books, fantasy, cartoons, anime, video games and blockbuster movies will converge in San Diego later this week for Comic-Con International 2013 . We'll be there too, adding a little physics to the chaos of the convention. During the school year, we distribute our educational (yet fun!) comic books and demo kits to middle schools across the U.S. After receiving great responses from teachers and students alike, we decided to extend our reach to the annual Comic-Con audience. For the past few years we've been bringing our comic books, buttons, stickers, LED lights, and physics know-how to the busy San Diego Convention Center — the host of Comic-Con International . When we're not promoting our physics goodies at the convention, you can find us fighting crime and saving the day as evidenced by the image below from last year. The Physics Central team at last year's Comic-Con. Muscles are only slightly exaggerated. Image Credit and Copyright

Later this week, the Physics Central Team will descend upon sunny San Diego, California for perhaps the holy grail of nerdy science and science fiction conferences: Comic Con . We'll be handing out free copies of our Spectra comic book series and catching a few of the more science-y panels at the show. Physics and science fiction often make a great match, so we really hope a few Physics Buzz readers will be in attendance. For those adoring fans (we bloggers can dream) who stop by our both, we'll have a special surprise for you! While everyone will be able to pick up our comic books for free, only true fans will get our special swag: a "Flirt Harder: I'm a Physicist" button you can display proudly! As a group of physicists and physics aficionados ourselves, we can sometimes have a little trouble deciphering subtle social cues. Consequently, we need you to give us your best physics pickup line for your free button (see left for inspiration).