Showing posts with label comics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comics. Show all posts

Monday, April 28, 2008

WonderCon 2008

(Sorry for the lateness of this post, but I've been busy/tired/playing WoW, so nyah.)

I've been to a lot of games conventions before, but never a comics convention. For the last few years I've been immersed in comics culture so I figured it was about time. San Francisco's WonderCon is one of the big local comics conventions - not as big as San Diego's ComicCon, but still pretty darn impressive.


Dragon Cosplay


The Doctor, The Dalek and the ... Pink-Haired Cat-Chick


Victorian Steampunk!

One thing I realized as I wandered around the convention floor was: everyone is someone else's geek. I was thinking, "Wow, these fans are kinda scary..." but then thought that is exactly what non-gamers must think about people who attend games conventions. Then I started noticing the similiarities between comic cons and games cons (or any sports event really). You have the ultra-loyal fans that bleed the color of their favorite comic/game/sport, you have the costumes of their favorite comic book character/game character/mascot, and you have the copious drinking after the show. Well, the last one is a given for any large social gathering of people, but still.