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Scenes from Silicon Valley Comic Con (pictures)

Fans and fantasy collide in one of the most creative and costumed events ever to come to Silicon Valley.

James Martin
James Martin is the Managing Editor of Photography at CNET. His photos capture technology's impact on society - from the widening wealth gap in San Francisco, to the European refugee crisis and Rwanda's efforts to improve health care. From the technology pioneers of Google and Facebook, photographing Apple's Steve Jobs and Tim Cook, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Google's Sundar Pichai, to the most groundbreaking launches at Apple and NASA, his is a dream job for any documentary photography and journalist with a love for technology. Exhibited widely, syndicated and reprinted thousands of times over the years, James follows the people and places behind the technology changing our world, bringing their stories and ideas to life.
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Imperial family photoshoot

"Now, witness the power of this fully operational battle station." It's the inaugural Silicon Valley Comic Con in San Jose, California.

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Woz not Woz

Madam Tussauds Wax Museum unveiled an incredibly realistic wax statue of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak seen here posing side-by-side with the real Woz.

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Back to the Future reunion

"Back to the Future" stars Lea Thompson and Michael J. Fox hugged as the came on stage with co-star Christopher Lloyd during a panel at Silicon Valley Comic Con on March 19, 2016.

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Jabba

The large, slug-like alien Jabba the Hutt, the most powerful crime boss on Tatooine.

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Mind reading helmet

"You've come here from a great distance," -- it's Doctor Emmett Brown's mind reading helmet from "Back to the Future."

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Vintage Batman

A complete vintage Batman set on display at Silicon Valley Comic Con on Saturday, March 19, 2016.

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Jurassic Park brochure

A movie prop brochure from the original "Jurassic Park" movie.

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Metalsouls

Metalsouls sculptures of our movie and fantasy cultural heroes.

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Great Scott!

The way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?

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The Terminator's jacket

Arnold Schwarzenegger's ragged and worn Terminator jacket from the movie "The Terminator."

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Medical research

Kat Calderwood, from Fresno, California, is dressed as Captain Mal Reynolds of "Firefly" as she has her blood drawn as part of the on-site medical research projects Lifecapsule and ORIG3N.

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Metal Gear Solid 5

Greg Atlas, from San Jose, California, dressed as female assassin 'Quiet' from Metal Gear Solid 5.

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Collectable wooden robots

Adorable vintage-styled collectable wooden robots -- Rasterstache Robots -- on sale at Silicon Valley Comic Con in San Jose, California.

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​Check out that 4x4

Check out that 4x4 -- it's Marty McFly's dream ride.

Wouldn't it be great to take that truck up to the lake?

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Photo ops

With more than 30,000 attendees expected on Saturday, the floor of the San Jose Convention Center was packed as costumed fans posed for pictures

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Jobs, Woz, Dolcourt

It's CNET's Jessica Dolcourt alongside the Madam Tussauds Wax Museum's versions of Apple cofounders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

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Death Star Bucks

Even the most discerning imperial commander needs their morning latte.

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Woz, King of the Nerds

Steve Wozniak wanted to bring together technology and science elements to meet pop culture -- and Silicon Valley Comic Con was born.

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