Tucson Comic-Con – Travelcraft Journal

December 14, 2025December 14, 2025

Tucson Comic-Con 2025 Highlights

Since the first time Phillip and I attended Tucson Comic-Con a few years ago, the event has expanded to take over most of Tucson Convention Center and the adjoining Tucson Arena!

It now spans 3 days full of activities, including panels, fan group meetups, an art zone with free classes, scavenger hunts, costume contests, plus a grand ballroom dedicated to all kinds of gaming – giant board games, a free play arcade, puzzle competitions, role-playing games, and more.
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March 7, 2020April 9, 2026

Inside The Alien’s Head: Paul Blake at Tucson Comic-Con

Don’t let the fact that Paul Blake is a sweet and thoughtful 71-year-old Englishman fool you. He is enmeshed in one of the biggest cover ups in sci-fi film history: the question of just who shot first, Han or Greedo.

Paul Blake with moderator Patty Hawkins at Tucson Comic-Con. — Paul Blake (right) with moderator Patty Hawkins at Tucson Comic-Con.

You may remember that in George Lucas’s original 1977 Star Wars film, outlaw Han Solo shoots the bounty hunter Greedo to escape capture. When Lucas decided to alter a later release of the film to show Greedo firing his weapon first, fans protested the edit with an outcry of “Han shot first!” and it has been a point of contention ever since.

Paul Blake saw it all firsthand from inside his green Greedo mask.

We got to hear Blake’s side of the story during his panel at Tucson Comic-Con 2019.
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