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I hoped to post a little something (i.e., a rambling mess of seventeen thousand words or so) about the NYCC, but work and what appears to be a cold (I hope it's only a cold, a friend of ours came down with the flu at the show and the winter shows are always monster germ petri dishes) is knocking me for a loop.
I had a very good time. Sarah and Emily attended on Friday and Sunday, and Emily insisted she had a good time as well. Friday was a little rough because I was exhausted and hadn't eaten and felt a bit out of it, it seemed to take forever to set up and get myself oriented and focused. The show was handled better than expected, no major disasters that we could see from our tiny island, the fans and readers were all very nice and kind*. A few costumed denizens did make my eyes bleed more than once, but what can you do?
(Attention ladies wishing to dress up as the lead female from The Fifth Element with the wrapped toilet paper get up: PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS. I BEG OF YOU. MY CHILD IS AT A VULNERABLE STAGE -- AND SO AM I, FOR THAT MATTER -- AND YOUR PALE, NOXIOUS, PSP-PLAYING DRAB FLAB HANGING OUT FROM THE SPARSE, GRIMY-LOOKING MUMMY WRAP IS MORE OF AN EYEBALL-HELL THAN A THOUSAND FAT KLINGONS EATING FUNNEL CAKE WITH BOTH HANDS. THANKS.)
Short form: Met a lot of folks, saw a lot of friends, some from as afar away as uptown Manhattan, avoided a lot of overpriced food. Paid some terrifying parking fees on the days I drove in. Sold some art. Did a few sketches.
If time allows, I'll make with the name-dropping something fierce. If you were at NYCC and feel like sharing your thoughts, let 'er rip. We missed most of the shenanigans, being bunkered down. No panels, few "celebrity" sightings (no, I did not know Mr. Gary Coleman was there, sir, I did not know this). Our thanks to those that stopped by the table, asked questions, bought a book or a piece of artwork or had something signed. All very much appreciated, honestly, it was a fun show and I hope I wasn't too much of a goofball to anyone who didn't deserve it.
Later.
(*Well, there was that one kid, but, well, he was asking for it, kept asking for it, was enjoying it, and it quickly became a bit of a comedy routine as to how long and mean-spirited a verbal attack I could keep up at his expense. And yes, this was "the Mudkip" kid, for those who were there and might be wondering.)
March 1 2007, 01:44:24 UTC 5 years ago
I wish I could have gotten up there...Sounds like a great time. :)
March 1 2007, 03:00:13 UTC 5 years ago
~the Mudkip kid
March 1 2007, 04:49:22 UTC 5 years ago
March 1 2007, 18:22:10 UTC 5 years ago
If I really had a problem with you I would have ignored you. It was fun and kept Jhonen's line entertained while they were waiting to get stuff signed. Just don't act like that all the time, trust me on that, as a former boy wiseass. Someone will physically attack you at some point.
March 1 2007, 03:10:52 UTC 5 years ago
March 1 2007, 03:21:32 UTC 5 years ago
*shudder*
March 1 2007, 04:04:17 UTC 5 years ago
/shudder
March 1 2007, 06:17:15 UTC 5 years ago
re: The Fifth Element
Or, putting it in other terms...there's a reason why they originally hired a FUCKING MODEL to play that part.eliazar }()+
March 1 2007, 07:21:34 UTC 5 years ago
a thousand fat klingons eating funnel cake with both hands
That's a lost Beach Boys song, I just know it.March 1 2007, 14:25:49 UTC 5 years ago
Re: a thousand fat klingons eating funnel cake with both hands
Actually, it's Jan and Dean. It's a common mistake.March 1 2007, 21:27:11 UTC 5 years ago
Re: a thousand fat klingons eating funnel cake with both hands
Oh yeahMarch 1 2007, 12:12:32 UTC 5 years ago
Meanwhile, Stormtroopers are steadily proceeding along the same vector as Klingons and just becoming part of the scenery. First person to get a photo of a 300-pound Stormtrooper riding a Rascal scooter wins a $40 gift card to a local steakhouse.
March 1 2007, 15:30:47 UTC 5 years ago
March 1 2007, 18:33:57 UTC 5 years ago
Don't get me started on Stormtroopers. They have become the biggest pests at a multi-media show since the Klingon idiots, who seem to have been displaced quite a bit. They seem to have developed a sense of entitlement since Lucas legitimized that one troop of idiots, the 501 or whatever the troop # is. Iirc they marched in some legit parade, so now they probably think they're real soldeirs in some crusade against sanity or something. There were a few of these weekend space nazis waltzing around with radios in their bucket heads so they could blare official-sounding retorts at one another. Dipshits.
My take: Kids in costumes: adorable. Adults in costumes: deplorable. Most of them. It's fun to have fun, I understand dressing up can be fun and all, I guess, I mean, what was punk/new wave for a lot of people but uniforms and play-acting to music -- but acting like you're some official presence in fantasy land is really pathetic. You're like the doinks at punk shows who had to be part of the show not by forming a band but hopping up on stage and grabbing the mike to scream into it, usually fucking the show up.
One additional moment of Star Wars costume-related convention idiocy: When one goof corrected my 2-year old daughter after she said another guy's costume was a "robot". This next in line nimrod leaned in to instruct her it was in actuality a "bounty hunter". Gee, thanks, snotsky. She's friggin' two years old, just shut the hell up, you +3 Eltingville douchebag you. Cripes.
March 1 2007, 20:36:07 UTC 5 years ago
And people should really get the idea that certain costumes aren't flattering to everybody. I'm not about to tell a 400-pound guy not to dress up like Leeloo, but...gah. There's a line to be crossed there, where one man's freedom of expression becomes an assault on the eyeballs of others.
March 1 2007, 20:37:12 UTC 5 years ago
1) Chooses a character that's compatible with his or her appearance and (this is critical) body type;
2) Invests an admirable amount of time, creativity, and effort in making a solid, credibly-professional costume;
and most importantly of all
3) NEVER LOSES THEIR GRIP ON THE FACT THAT THEY ARE A GROWN ADULT WEARING A COSTUME IN PUBLIC, DAMMIT
...gets a free pass.
Violators of #3 (like your stormtroopers) are the absolute worst. I've no patience for the types who smugly insist that it's a sad, sad (sad) commentary on our times that a 40-year-old man can't do something as perfectly ordinary as taking his dog for a walk, without certain hateful, narrow-minded so-called "normal" individuals making fun of his Ka-Zar loincloth and faerie wings...
You can't blame those folks for correcting your daughter. I imagine that they get very few opportunities to demonstrate that they're more advanced than a pre-kindergardener...
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March 2 2007, 07:29:18 UTC 5 years ago
Haw. It's annoying as hell, but part of me loves the idea of some know-it-all correcting a two year old girl. He was probably so proud to impart the only knowledge of which he is confident. Well, tiny triumphs for tiny minds.
March 1 2007, 16:28:59 UTC 5 years ago
That chick dressed as Leeloo could have been so much worse.
I've seen bad cosplay. That was merely mediocre. (And the wig sucked.)
Anonymous
March 1 2007, 16:36:09 UTC 5 years ago
It takes Diff'rent Strokes to move the world
Thanks for signing my copy of Dork 11 on Saturday, Evan. I just wanted to mention that I saw Gary Coleman on Saturday evening after the con in a diner, sitting with Ray Park (the guy who played Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode 1 and the Toad in the X-Men movie). Gary Coleman was strikingly smaller in real life than I expected him to be. And he's friends with Darth Maul.-Jeremy
March 1 2007, 16:43:22 UTC 5 years ago
Our parking, by the by, was also astronomical - 80 bucks for an overnight stay! Should have just left the car in the Bronx and trained down for the night...
-Neil Kleid
Anonymous
March 1 2007, 17:22:58 UTC 5 years ago
Thank you and great to meet you
Thank you again for signing ""The Bummer Trilogy" and the pieces of artwork I bought from you on Sunday.I had a great time talking to you and Jill Thompson as well, you are both two very talented people who should get waaaay more work in any field that is art/entertainment related.
Good luck and future success,
Gary Esposito
March 1 2007, 23:51:39 UTC 5 years ago
RE: Idiot what corrected yer kid
What a total dick on wheels.My kid is two, and when she identifies ANYTHING from Star Wars my husband gets teary eyed. Even if she calls old Boba a robot, kudos for smart cookie toddlers.
I thought it was funny that the Mudkip incedent kept the Jhonen fans entertained. Otherwise they woulda been stuck counting black and white stripes and ankhs to pass the time.
-Word-
March 4 2007, 10:15:49 UTC 5 years ago
Cosplay gone wrong :-)
This bad cosplay is from europe, they're differnt over there :-)http://uk.boards.cityofheroes.com/showf
Sorry in advance :-)
-LB!
May 10 2007, 05:15:22 UTC 5 years ago