Lines, amiright? But seriously, the reg line on Thursday was CRAZY. All the way from the convention center desk, through the hotel lobby, back to the elevator. And it’s not like Otakon, where the actual checking in process was messed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happy New Year, everybody! We’re kicking off 2015 with a con right off the bat: Ichibancon part two! As you can see from the cover page, last year’s Ichi comics resulted in some important additions to the Conventional Wisdom world.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Don’t ever think I’m disinterested when you say “hi” just because I give every indication of being completely disinterested. That’s literally how I look about everything. Well, that was NC Comicon! It was my first time doing a straight up[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mommy always said I was special! (Historical Notes: Again, Past Me has left me with absolutely no clues who the quests on this panel were. I’m especially curious what’s up with that dude on the left. Is his hair SUPPOSED[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I exaggerate slightly. It was more like two hours. Still, it was worth it to have my cooler full of food in walking distance! Also, I should mention that the parking deck was littered with Dalek blueprints. I’m still not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
John Barrowman was the big Guest of Honor this weekend, so I saw scenes like this happen a LOT. The best part is, I’d been wondering to myself if I’d be able to think of an obligatory kids cameo for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey, when the panel is titled “Funny People”, you’re not allowed to be surprised when even technical difficulties get an off the wall response. (Historical Notes: I can’t for the life of me remember who most of these people actually[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yup, that happened. (Historical Notes: This remains the only time I’ve ever actually spent money on a convention guest’s autograph, and it pretty much all my reasons for not doing so before. I’m awkward enough around people I actually know[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve complained before about commuting to a con instead of staying at the hotel, but this was the first time I actually couldn’t get into the parking deck. Still, I was able to park a few blocks away, so it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
OH MY GLOB, GUYS, FLASH GORDON IS EVEN MORE GLORIOUS ON THE BIG SCREEN. The con had kinda-sorta-connected film festival going on at the same time, and buying a con pass got you some free movie tickets. Aside from Flash[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…