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transemacabre) wrote2012-10-21 12:06 am
transemacabre) wrote2012-10-21 12:06 am
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NYCC '12
Some ComicCon highlights:
-- Sat in at a Grant Morrison panel; it was wonderful and he was charming!
-- Shook Geoff Johns' hand
-- Stood five feet away from Carrie Fisher, aka PRINCESS LEIA
-- Also stood two feet away from Kelly Kelly and the Bella Twins. The Bellas are shorter in real life than you'd think. Kelly Kelly is every bit as beautiful in person.
-- Jim Steranko hit on my friend Samantha. I quote: "I would do many things to you, but let you down is not one of them." -- Steranko.
-- Tried to sit in on the Terry Pratchett panel, but some n00b had messed up the microphone so it was impossible to hear what The Pratch had to say. However, someone was holding a "Occupy Ankh-Morpork" sign.
-- SO MANY LOKIS holy crap
-- Saw two Dazzlers, which astonished myself and Samantha. Any positive integer of Dazzlers is astonishing.
-- I was nommed by an Alien Queen
Overall, however, I will say I did not find NYCC '12 to be as much fun as '11 or '10. I saw a lot of "mainstream" booths there, for things like spas and manicures. I came here for comic books, not to be sold more beauty products. Overall, I felt the lack of emphasis on the comics and scifi professionals. Samantha thinks its because there were *so many* high-profile guests this year, that the con turned into people standing in a lot of lines. There weren't enough panels, either: almost everything was impossible to get into a full hour before the panel started. The only ones I caught the entire weekend were the Grant Morrison panel and the DC comics panel, which were mucho cool but I'm used to seeing like four panels per NYCC.
And now for what you really care about... COSPLAYERS!
-- Sat in at a Grant Morrison panel; it was wonderful and he was charming!
-- Shook Geoff Johns' hand
-- Stood five feet away from Carrie Fisher, aka PRINCESS LEIA
-- Also stood two feet away from Kelly Kelly and the Bella Twins. The Bellas are shorter in real life than you'd think. Kelly Kelly is every bit as beautiful in person.
-- Jim Steranko hit on my friend Samantha. I quote: "I would do many things to you, but let you down is not one of them." -- Steranko.
-- Tried to sit in on the Terry Pratchett panel, but some n00b had messed up the microphone so it was impossible to hear what The Pratch had to say. However, someone was holding a "Occupy Ankh-Morpork" sign.
-- SO MANY LOKIS holy crap
-- Saw two Dazzlers, which astonished myself and Samantha. Any positive integer of Dazzlers is astonishing.
-- I was nommed by an Alien Queen
Overall, however, I will say I did not find NYCC '12 to be as much fun as '11 or '10. I saw a lot of "mainstream" booths there, for things like spas and manicures. I came here for comic books, not to be sold more beauty products. Overall, I felt the lack of emphasis on the comics and scifi professionals. Samantha thinks its because there were *so many* high-profile guests this year, that the con turned into people standing in a lot of lines. There weren't enough panels, either: almost everything was impossible to get into a full hour before the panel started. The only ones I caught the entire weekend were the Grant Morrison panel and the DC comics panel, which were mucho cool but I'm used to seeing like four panels per NYCC.
And now for what you really care about... COSPLAYERS!
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Sadly, this has been my experience in Chicago as well. I think C2E2 had some sort of massage booth or something. There was also a booth where some local library was giving away old copies of sci-fi books. Me, I came for back issues of Batman. All that other stuff was just space that could have gone to a dealer.
On the other hand, it's to the point now where you can buy old comics more easily online, so this may be the only way the conventions can stay relevant. It's still the only way to see cosplayers, Batmobiles, etc. in person. And it's a good way for Loki to bond with the foal.