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Big Apple Comic Con
Mar. 8th, 2015 09:51 pmThis weekend, Jethrien gave me the day off to go with my dad to Big Apple Comic Con. This was a completely different affair from Wicked Faire, as there were virtually no panels or events—this was the sort of con that was all about the dealer’s room/artist’s alley. (Which, as I discussed with my dad, makes a lot more sense for a one-day con based on media properties with distinct “celebrities”. People don’t go to steampunk cons to see the steampunk TV stars of the 80s or rifle through boxes of books; they go to meet, greet and sing along.)
This also meant that except for a spin around the floor to check everything out (and buy a few bargain-priced hardcovers) and going to get lunch, I spent the entire con sitting behind a table. As my only goals for this con were A) to hang out with my dad, and B) Maybe buy some comics, this worked out just fine.
Particularly amusing was that one of the things my dad brought to sell were the two collected volumes of Secret Society of Super-Villains, which he’d written a fair amount of. Rich Buckler, who was the artist on most of those stories, was also at the con. Every time we sold a copy, my dad would sign the book and then point out that the artist was two rows down, if they wanted him to also autograph it.
We were at a table right down the lane from where the celebrity signings were taking place, so we got to see the big line-ups for each of the media guests. I expected Jason David Frank (the Green Ranger) to be the big draw, and he was, but I didn’t expect that “Rowdy” Roddy Piper would be a close second. Even more amusing, it appeared that Jake “the Snake” Roberts got barely anyone. Apparently Piper kept his fandom going much better since his late-80s big WWE career.
The cosplay scene was pretty robust, but something I was amused by was the quality of several of the Power Rangers costumes: Like, I’m fairly sure those replicas were much, much nicer than anything the actors ever actually wore. Somebody had the lion-headed green knife made of actual metal. I’m 90% certain that the one show on TV was cheap plastic. (Keep in mind, this is the show that when Rita was shrunken to doll size and picked up by a Ranger, her action figure was used in the shots. They didn’t actually have a budget.)
I doubt I’ll be going to this con every year, but it’s a good “once every few years” sort of experience. Maybe we’ll bring ARR in a couple of years, if he starts getting into comics.
This also meant that except for a spin around the floor to check everything out (and buy a few bargain-priced hardcovers) and going to get lunch, I spent the entire con sitting behind a table. As my only goals for this con were A) to hang out with my dad, and B) Maybe buy some comics, this worked out just fine.
Particularly amusing was that one of the things my dad brought to sell were the two collected volumes of Secret Society of Super-Villains, which he’d written a fair amount of. Rich Buckler, who was the artist on most of those stories, was also at the con. Every time we sold a copy, my dad would sign the book and then point out that the artist was two rows down, if they wanted him to also autograph it.
We were at a table right down the lane from where the celebrity signings were taking place, so we got to see the big line-ups for each of the media guests. I expected Jason David Frank (the Green Ranger) to be the big draw, and he was, but I didn’t expect that “Rowdy” Roddy Piper would be a close second. Even more amusing, it appeared that Jake “the Snake” Roberts got barely anyone. Apparently Piper kept his fandom going much better since his late-80s big WWE career.
The cosplay scene was pretty robust, but something I was amused by was the quality of several of the Power Rangers costumes: Like, I’m fairly sure those replicas were much, much nicer than anything the actors ever actually wore. Somebody had the lion-headed green knife made of actual metal. I’m 90% certain that the one show on TV was cheap plastic. (Keep in mind, this is the show that when Rita was shrunken to doll size and picked up by a Ranger, her action figure was used in the shots. They didn’t actually have a budget.)
I doubt I’ll be going to this con every year, but it’s a good “once every few years” sort of experience. Maybe we’ll bring ARR in a couple of years, if he starts getting into comics.
