Costumes large and small, some bare nearly all, wind
their way through downtown Phoenix on their trek into the convention center
where Phoenix Comicon has taken over. I can’t even begin to tell you how many
awesome, freaky, weird and wonderful people passed by and all were willing to
snap into character and strike a pose for us.
For the budding cosplayer, there were wonderful
panels, vendors of the most intricate wares and of course the opportunity to be
a rockstar as you wander through the con with your friends unleashing your
inner superhero or working your divaliciousness.
If you opt in for a Photo Op, the lines move fast
and the people working PhoenixComicon have it down to a science. I thought for
sure we were going to miss the cutoff but it was smooth as silk.
Friday it was still pretty easy to maneuver the
massive venue – I’m still not sure we saw everything but there’s always next
year but we did get into a few actor panels and one of them was Mark Sheppard
currently from Supernatural.
He slipped right into Crowley to tease and torment
the audience. I was dying whenever anyone asked a question because he came down
off the stage and slid right over to fans. It was wicked and wonderful watching
Mr. Sheppard toy with the audience like a cat playing with a mouse.
Probably my favorite part of the panel was when a
fan argued that Crowley was a villain with him staunchly denying that
declaration. I loved it because writers and really good actors know that the
antagonist never thinks he’s the bad guy – that’s what makes them believable
characters.
I have been a fan of his since Firefly and he was as
much fun watching him in person as it is on screen. He talked about being lucky
enough to be in some really great shows and I loved it when he advised fans
that our voice is the one producers and networks are listening to now because
the blended genres of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy are incredibly popular. It’s true with all the social media out there
and the absolute blizzard of information we receive fans are the magic wand
that Hollywood looks toward. Never doubt the contributions you make.
Saturday the crowds didn’t just come in waves, they
came in herds, throngs and armies.
Everyone was polite and friendly so even if crowds disturb you
PhoenixComicon is seriously worth the price of admission. My only regret was my
lack of organizational skills and getting to some of the panels I wanted to
see.
There were some great panels for writers and budding
filmmakers who were interested in everything from Steampunk to creating
believable female characters. A lot of authors and illustrators had booths like
Trueblood’s Charlaine Harris and for Star Wars fans Michael Stackpole who was
discussing writing believable motivations that lead to character growth with a
fan.
Saturday was also the first day Nathan Fillion was
there. The photo above just gives you an idea of the crowds. There was
definitely more security, understandable, but I can’t begin to express just how
nice everyone was even though most of the time it felt like I was a salmon
swimming upstream.
We snapped as many pictures as we could including a
new buzz for Stephen Amell from Arrow whose photo booth was right next to
Nathan’s.
We met some awesome people, grabbed some awesome
freebies from Dark Horse Comics and I have my started my birthday wish list –
Can anyone say lightsaber?
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