Comic-Con 2013 Ultra CHAMP!

Yesterday me and Mama Racoon attended the NY Comic Con for our first time. She went as a zombie and I as "Deaf Lightning." We had a ball, I think my favorite part of the whole experience was seeing cosplayers in various costumes. It took us 3 hours to get ready and we weren't nearly as made up as many of the others. Just goes to show how hardcore cosplayers are :-) Love it!

 

 

It was at the Javits Center which is eneromous and very pretty too, the building is encased in glass and really lets in the sun.

As soon as we exited the A train at Penn Station we immediately spotted others in cosplay mode. It was fun to see the regular civilians, mere mortals reactions to us vying through the crowd to grab a quick lunch and the magic money machine as Baba likes to call the ATM. Some people smiled, others looked bewildered, and even a few annoyed like 'how dare you have a good time or be silly!' I think they were deep down inside jealous ;-)

Then we walked 4 aves over to the Javits Center and boy oh boy the crowd, all kinds of superhereos, villians, Animie fans and so on. We walked in and immediately began snapping photos. Of course I have the Kodak gene, anyone who looks at my FB page can tell you I am deliriously happy behind a camera lens, be it a regular camera or video I love to capture things, images, moods. I guess you could say in a sense I am a part time documentarist? (is that even a word, a person who visually documents things?)

We both brought a few comics/books and I brought a cool 'The Big Lebrowski Kit' for 50% off, so instead of it being $20, I got it for $10.

FYI for others interested in attending future Comic Cons, a lot of books, memoriabillas like the kit I got and some comics were on sale anywhere from 20-50% off but clothing and costume related items usually were regular priced or overpriced.

I also brought a new comic called Afroella, the very first issue and both the authors signed it and took a photo with me which I really enjoyed.



Same goes for Mama Raccoon, she too got autographed books and comics and both of us didn't have to spend a lot to get a lot which we were glad for. As Clinton said 'its the economy, stupid!'

Another thing to keep in mind when attending is, wear sneakers, you will be walking a LOT. Bring a backpack, after a few books it can get kind of heavy to carry. Bring $$$, they sell food there and have various vendors or you can bring your own snacks, drinks. And after talking with a different fan who has been attending 4 years now, she recommended we  go on Fridays (which we did this year) because Saturdays are so packed and jammed you can barely move. As we experience yesterday, the authors, illustrators etc were able to have real personal experiences with us and that really what the event is all about. The fans like us. And the most important tip of all, when attending on the first day (if you buy a 4 day pass) or your first time whatever, make sure you go to the main entrance. We did not and didn't know it at the time and not till we were almost ready to leave did we see the main entrance where lo-behold the free program booklet with all of the Comic con info is and would've been very helpful when we first arrived so next year we will be sure to do that.

Overall would I go again, you betcha! And after posting photos on FB yesterday we may have found two other Deaf women interested in attending with us next year. Would love to see the group grow into a yearly event as my friend Superman Steve does on Saturdays for Comic Con, but we will do ours for Fridays.

Out of Towners

You can always tell who is an out of towner.
They're White. Unless abundantly clear like Japanese tourists or Hasidic Jews, they're usually Caucasian. And at most from outside the city likeYonkers or more upstate. But for those of you living in Westchester county, please don't delude yourself and call yourself a NYer in the sense of the word this you're from the city. You and I both know you're not.
Second out of towners, they're always smiling, having lively conversations. Real NYers when conversing on the train it is for a purpose, like which stop to get off of next? Real NYers riding the train (mind you which is the subways) either look very tired, bored or miserable. The the rest hide in their phones, newspapers or books.
Third the way out of towners dress too mainstream. They wear something out of American Apparel or the Gap too clean, too new. The rest of us usually look fashionable but urban.
And then there's me, as of late most folks I meet now have started to ask me which borough I'm from? Which pleases me immensely. Hard to know what people think of me when I'm riding the train.
Some say NYers aren't friendly, but I bet 9 out of 10xs they're racists. And NYers can sniff out bullshit in a heartbeat. It's the truth, NYC is awesome but it's takes a long time to really know her like I do :-)