Elvis has left the Death Star

Xeni Jardin 8:51 pm Thu Feb 24, 2005

Boing Boing buddy Scott Beale says, "I shot a few photos at last weekend's WonderCon 2005 [comics convention in San Francisco]. This image is by far my favorite of the set and I thought that Boing Boing readers would particularly appreciate it. The pop culture convergence is near perfect." Here's the full WonderCon 2005 set: Link.

Jeff "Koganuts" Koga says, "I spotted the same guy at last summer's San Diego Comic-Con: Link to image, and link to blog post. He also wore a Ghostbusters uniform, complete with backpack, at the convention that weekend… and the nametag, a la Venkman, Stantz, Spengler, and Zeddemore, naturally said 'Presley.'"

Michael Kuker says, "The Elvis stormtrooper is a regular at a lot of cons. He's known as 'Elvis Trooper' and he has a website." Link

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