You get this a lot at bigger cons, where one can’t help but bump into the indigenous population. We had several sports bars between our hotel and the convention center, so that made things especially interesting for everyone. Since I’m[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I realize that real guitars are more expensive and heavier to carry than props or game controllers, but the end result is just MUCH better. Not to burst that dude’s bubble, though, but this was my brother’s Ibanez, not a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The logic behind this continues to amuse me. Now, when a person is thinking “You are awesome for cosplaying something I enjoy,” THAT makes sense to me. However, it doesn’t happen that way all that often. With Dr. F in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just so you know, the other party in this comic is Shazzbaa: creator of Today Nothing Happened, which I strongly recommend you check out. (Historical Notes: ANOTHER webcomic that’s not going anymore. I really am on course to being one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yeah, this happens a LOT in bigger conventions. You couldn’t take three steps without running into someone taking a picture. By the way, this page was supposed to be a LOT larger, and not as obviously unsolvable. Unfortunately, it was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To be honest, I think this Sunday was actually MORE energetic than most cons usually are. Maybe because the Raleigh Convention Center actually closes at some point, forcing us to really SLEEP? Well, that said, it’s not hard to be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you’ve ever snooped me out of Facebook and looked at my con pictures, you know I’m attracted to quirkier cosplay choices. Sure, these Darkstalker and God of War costumes were pretty well done (by which, in the latter’s case,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This year’s Animazement was probably the best convention food-wise I’ve ever experienced. Downtown Raleigh’s sprouted a LOT of new eateries since last year. However, we really ran those poor people ragged. I grabbed a sandwich at Jimmy John’s on Saturday,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is why I packed up the face painting kind of early on Saturday. It probably didn’t need to, ‘cos I don’t think there were too many more lines like that, but it seemed like a good idea at the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To be fair, I could see well enough to tell if this gentleman was wearing an actual dress or not, but it WAS a Visual Kei panel, so I just kind of assumed. Besides, how often to you get to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…