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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Great news for the many among you who have dedicated your lives to becoming more like me: I’m about to make it a lot easier.
If you’re deliriously attractive, good at folding sheets of notebook paper into spaceships, and live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you’re off to a strong start. And now, you can [...]
WonderCon 2009 Costumes - Part 2
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009The hits just keep on coming. If you understand “hits” to mean more well-intentioned costumes with questionable execution from WonderCon 2009.
And, yes, a few examples of excellence here and there. But what fun are those?
Hey, Phoenix. Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it. Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it.
No, Predator, I do not [...]
WonderCon 2009 Costumes - Part 1
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009The underlying theme of costumes at this year’s WonderCon 2009 seemed to be, “In spite of the recession, cosplay geeks are still eating well.” You’ll see what I mean.
Also, in spite of the protests of my heart, mind, soul, and remaining kidney, I couldn’t entirely avoid taking a couple of pictures of anime cosplayers. Of [...]
WonderCon 2009 Coverage
Friday, February 27th, 2009Sorry I’ve been lax on the posting in this latter half of the week, blog-reader people, but I’m going to make it up to you (and how!) this weekend with a deluge of photos of cosplayers, their costumes, and other curiosities from WonderCon 2009 here in San Francisco.
If this is your first time enjoying my [...]
The Top Five Hot Actresses Roundly Ignored by Fanboys at Comic-Con 2008
Friday, August 1st, 2008I’ve seen it for myself several times, now: sometimes comic book conventions can be gayer than the cast of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy driving Mazda Miatas to a wine and cheese party at Clay Aiken’s house to listen to Liza Minnelli records. Which–if you’ve ever sat through three lame punchlines on Will [...]
The Costumed Kids of Comic-Con - Geeky Curiosity of the Week
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008Comic book geeks are much like fringe cultists in that they start indoctrinating children as early as possible. Which, whether you’re the child of a geek or of a cultist, usually involves learning “scripture” and wearing funny little outfits.
Such was the case with the costumed children I found at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con.
I [...]
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