Words like "Cosplay" and "Panel" lit up the corridors, and "Geek Chic" gaming tables of all kinds and sizes graced the Sky Bridge. A hand full of women, too averagely American in looks and size roamed the halls in costumes too skimpy to be considered family appropriate, unless in the process of creating their own. Grown men pranced about in tight spandex Superman and Spider man body suits. Some looked impeccable, and some looked inappropriate.
Little children dressed as Ewoks posed side by side with parents dressed as Storm Troopers. Batmen were everywhere, and so were his villains- Baine, the Joker, and Two-Face. Despite the hand full of over exposing costumes, most of them are fun, family appropriate and totally awesome. That is Cosplay- dressing up, and this was Emerald City Comicon 2013. Despite how odd that first paragraph sounds, it really is something unique and amazing to go to a Comicon. I am by no stretch of imagination an expert. This was my second "Con" and both times I went in Seattle.
At first it can seem like such and odd and foreign place, but after an hour or so, you can feel your soul just becoming a part of the fun and imagination that surrounds you. My favorite thing about Comicon is the people watching. Oh how I love it. Its better than normal people watching, because its like people watching on Halloween with people who are completely in character. I am always amazed at what I see, mostly in a good way. People are also very friendly, new friends can be made quite quickly just because you have a geeky passion in common. I didn't try it, but they even had speed dating. I wanted to, thought it would be fun, but I didn't want to loose my group, and most of them are in relationships, so no speed dating.
This year, Comicon sold out for Saturday, It was packed, and it was fun. It has gotten better every year. The guest list was incredible, someone for everyone, and if not, Patrick Stewart is all you need to know- because he is for everyone. They even had the costumes from Hunger Games on display, which was freaking awesome. I took loads of pictures so I can make a better Katniss costume in future. My favorite part every year however, has been the panels.
Guest stars will take one hour (or more) spots and just talk to an auditorium full of fans. Half the time is spent talking with a host, answering questions and joking around, and then they let the fans ask their questions. Its nice, because its usually hilarious, and after hours and hours of walking around carrying cameras or maybe heavy swords and costume pieces, one can sit down and take a load off.
This time I went to two panels. One for the actress that played Tonks on Harry Potter, and one for Michael Shanks who has been on a number of programs including my favorite- Stargate SG-1. I was really looking forward to the second one, and went to the first one just because I had time. I had more fun at the Tonks panel. That actress is a riot! and super talented and personable,hilarious, and we had close seats so we could see.
Michael Shanks got lost, so that panel started nearly a half hour late. They had a giant screen set up, but didn't have it hooked up or something, so we couldn't see Mr. Shanks from the back. He was fun, but because of the short time, it wasn't as much fun as Tonks. Also there was a crazy German lady in the audience sitting close by where I was, and she was being really inconsiderate of everyone else around her in the room, standing up to take pictures constantly, so we couldn't see, and just wondering about the room a lot. It was a packed room, we all wanted a picture, and we all wanted to see. Michael Shanks is an incredible actor, and from what we got of the panel, I think I would have enjoyed if we had got the whole hour, or at least if they had the TV screen so us in the back could see.
Over all , it was a great, but exhausting day. Much needed fun, joy and spontaneity. Full of happy surprises- Like this, My encounter with three Doctors- and the Tardis. Next year, I plan to go again, and to dress up. This was a really happy day to make up for the wave of sadness that hit me when my roommate said goodbye and left with the last of her stuff leaving me alone in a kind of empty house. I was a lot more sad about that than I thought I would be.
Little children dressed as Ewoks posed side by side with parents dressed as Storm Troopers. Batmen were everywhere, and so were his villains- Baine, the Joker, and Two-Face. Despite the hand full of over exposing costumes, most of them are fun, family appropriate and totally awesome. That is Cosplay- dressing up, and this was Emerald City Comicon 2013. Despite how odd that first paragraph sounds, it really is something unique and amazing to go to a Comicon. I am by no stretch of imagination an expert. This was my second "Con" and both times I went in Seattle.
At first it can seem like such and odd and foreign place, but after an hour or so, you can feel your soul just becoming a part of the fun and imagination that surrounds you. My favorite thing about Comicon is the people watching. Oh how I love it. Its better than normal people watching, because its like people watching on Halloween with people who are completely in character. I am always amazed at what I see, mostly in a good way. People are also very friendly, new friends can be made quite quickly just because you have a geeky passion in common. I didn't try it, but they even had speed dating. I wanted to, thought it would be fun, but I didn't want to loose my group, and most of them are in relationships, so no speed dating.
This year, Comicon sold out for Saturday, It was packed, and it was fun. It has gotten better every year. The guest list was incredible, someone for everyone, and if not, Patrick Stewart is all you need to know- because he is for everyone. They even had the costumes from Hunger Games on display, which was freaking awesome. I took loads of pictures so I can make a better Katniss costume in future. My favorite part every year however, has been the panels.
Guest stars will take one hour (or more) spots and just talk to an auditorium full of fans. Half the time is spent talking with a host, answering questions and joking around, and then they let the fans ask their questions. Its nice, because its usually hilarious, and after hours and hours of walking around carrying cameras or maybe heavy swords and costume pieces, one can sit down and take a load off.
This time I went to two panels. One for the actress that played Tonks on Harry Potter, and one for Michael Shanks who has been on a number of programs including my favorite- Stargate SG-1. I was really looking forward to the second one, and went to the first one just because I had time. I had more fun at the Tonks panel. That actress is a riot! and super talented and personable,hilarious, and we had close seats so we could see.
Michael Shanks got lost, so that panel started nearly a half hour late. They had a giant screen set up, but didn't have it hooked up or something, so we couldn't see Mr. Shanks from the back. He was fun, but because of the short time, it wasn't as much fun as Tonks. Also there was a crazy German lady in the audience sitting close by where I was, and she was being really inconsiderate of everyone else around her in the room, standing up to take pictures constantly, so we couldn't see, and just wondering about the room a lot. It was a packed room, we all wanted a picture, and we all wanted to see. Michael Shanks is an incredible actor, and from what we got of the panel, I think I would have enjoyed if we had got the whole hour, or at least if they had the TV screen so us in the back could see.
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