Okay, on with the show. Day three. Let me just say, I didn't know if I was going to make it to the Con that day. My toes hurt from being in those boots. But I downed some painkiller, and once I got moving, it wasn't too bad. I dolled myself up, and we were on our way.
Back in my Death costume from last year, I was feeling pretty cool. While my demon hunter costume had other convention goers making comments and taking pictures, this one drew a good bit of notice from vendors. I can't lie though, while I love this cosplay for who it is, the best part about it on this particular day was that it was comfy. I skipped the boots and went with black Chucks. There was just something fitting about Death in Converse...
The Star Wars photo ops had also switched up again. But though it was the entry, there would be more Star Wars to come...
I ran into a special set of saber wielders, a few of my own buddies. Sith or Jedi, everyone ends up hanging out with me. We stood around checking out some of the nearby cosplays and geeking out.
Some awesome ladies cosplaying some of my favorites. It was really cool to see an Anastasia. I watched the movie so many times when I was younger. With her sass, I thought she was way cooler than most of the Disney princesses.
Gender swapped Han and Leia put a huge smile on my face. It definitely stood out among the Star Wars cosplays.
And then there was this gem of a photo op. My husband had gone to get a picture of Darth with his cheer squad while I was chatting with my buddies, including a couple not pictured above. They had gotten a cardboard cut out, and proceeded to photobomb with it. My husband said there were people wondering what the heck was going on. It was pretty hilarious.
With a good laugh to fuel us, we split up to do our own things. My husband and I headed off to another art panel with Brian Haberlin. Still amusing and talented, it was another really interesting panel, this time focused on digital inking. We made sure to swing by his booth later that day to grab a copy of the comic he was plugging, Faster than Light, and info on his tutorial site, http://digitalarttutorials.com/
We didn't have another panel to go to for a while, so we decided to take that opportunity to make final decisions on purchases. Most of what we got was art. We looked at shirts and what not, but so much of it was ridiculously priced. When I have places I can go to buy graphic Ts for ten bucks a pop, it's hard to be willing to spend twenty five a piece, special occasion or not.
Purchases made, we had a quick snack, then figured we should head to our next panel. It was a good thing, as there was already a line forming. We got there about forty minutes before the panel. At fifteen minutes before it was time to begin, the line had gotten to be quite long. Another popular Star Wars panel? Not this time. Nope, this was for Guardian of the Galaxy, a late addition to the schedule. The line probably would have been even longer if it had been listed in the brochure.
The guests on this panel were Sean Gunn and Michael Rooker. The panel began with just Sean as Michael was running late. As Sean was not only Kraglin, but also 'on set Rocket', it was cool to hear about some of the behind the scenes work involved for the movie. We heard some good stories, and about thirty minutes into the panel, Micheal turned up, box of donuts in hand.
Gruff and hilarious, much like his character Yondu, Michael Rooker was a very lively panelist. One audience member got a surprise tutorial on whistling when during her question she mentioned she couldn't do it. So. Damn. Funny. This panel put on quite an excellent show.
With it being Sunday, that was more or less all that was going on. We took one more swing around the goods while waiting for our ride, then headed home.
I always seem to forget just how much I love doing this between conventions. It's such a high to be so completely immersed in an event designed specifically to embrace and celebrate geekery. All types show, with vast and varied interests, but we're all bound by the fact that we love this stuff. It's a great way to celebrate old favorites, and discover new ones.
While I was sad it was over, I won't lie. I was exhausted. It took some time to recover, but I'm already thinking about the next convention. I discovered that PAX will be held here in January, so I'm already plotting...
Being a geek rocks.
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