Creepy. Anyway, Oliver and I tried to get there for the Nathon Fillion Panel, but unfortunately we weren't there early enough and found that the giant sliding door to the corral area was closed and a man on a megaphone was basically telling everyone to bugger off. We may have been able to sneak in a side door, but we decided to just wander the con instead. We got to see a lot of cosplayers and merchandise at least. Some of which was rather...frightening.
I loved these pieces of art. They were foam stand-up pieces that were attached by magnet to their bases so you could transport them flat. They had all sorts of characters including Marvel, Avatar (anime), Axis Powers Hetalia, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, Left 4 Dead, Half Life, Fullmetal Alchemist and more. I would have bought a bunch of them, but I had neither the money nor the space to store them currently, so I passed this year. This is also one of the reasons I didn't buy any artwork as I don't have anywhere to display them.
Found another Katara today and an Aang to boot! A few feet away were Hiroshi Warriors, which I decided not to bother as there were a lot of people and Aang was trying to have a conversation with them. This gave Oliver a FANTASTIC idea for cosplay next year however. I would be the happiest person alive if we did it, but I'll leave it a surprise just in case.
Shortly after this I stopped at an artist's table to purchase a necklace that caught my eye. I looked up to see someone sitting there that looked extremely familiar. I read the tag around her neck and then I realized that I worked with her sister. I said hi and she told me the necklace I was buying was made by my coworker. Small world.
Thought this was pretty funny. In case it's hard to read, the artist had taken a sharpie to his sign and had written "beer," "hookers" and "I want all your money" on his sign. At least I THINK he wrote it. Either way, it's pretty amusing.
And then this. I'm going to have nightmares for a week. DOMO IS GOING TO EAT US ALL.
Tank Girl and Jet Girl! In civies. Met up with her and her friends for a little while before we headed our separate ways to do some more shopping.
Meanwhile, we stopped every so often to be evil geniuses. Muahahahahhaha, Yeah, we didn't get as many spotpasses as we'd have liked today as we arrived in the early afternoon and by then most people were beginning to leave. A lot of people go on the Sunday just to get their photos signed by the actors and other media guests as many of the autograph sessions were today. Still, I got about 40-50 passes, which is pretty decent.
While we were stopped in the place I took the 3DS photo, this fellow arrived. He was identified as "Brotherhood of Steel" to me, which is from Fallout 3. Never played the game (not yet), but it was still a sweet costume.
Companion cube <3
Oh and giant, expensive airsoft guns. Because why not?
We met up with some other friends and did a little more shopping together. I was very sad for this giant Yoshi in the corner by the boxes. He just looked so lonely. Guess no one had the space or money to take him home. That said, he was extremely top-heavy with his massive melon of a head.
A place offering "crystal healing" and "energy matrix recalibration" and "angel readings" among other services. I think this is all some kind of conspiracy. I mean, why else would there be a G-man sitting in their booth?
Another picture in the unfortunate timing series. I met up with my friend Loki here who we spent the rest of the day with. She was looking menacing while my other friend took a picture with my crackberry. She took a little long so her menacing face turned into a "have you taken it?" face. Meanwhile I was trying to look scared by her face, and ended up just looking like she had done something unpleasant instead. I REALLY apologize for this one, but it was just too funny.
Anyway, the con overall was great. Nerd Christmas is always one of my favourite times of year. The organization this year was leaps and bounds greater than last, and I met so many amazing people. Next year I'm hoping to see a lot of them again, and maybe try out some new cosplay ideas that we have. Thanks to everyone who ran it, all of the media guests, exhibitors and vendors that came, and to all the fans who make each comic con so much fun for me. See you all next year!
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