So yeah, I need to get a computer at home. That much is obvious. Because you see if I had a computer at home I would be able to post these gorgeous, fantastic, amazing photos the day I got back from the astounding, amazing, spectacular New Orleans Comic Con and not today on friggin’ Thursday. I wonder if the site will buy me a new laptop. Tom, can I get a ruling on that?
So you’re saying there’s a chance.
Anyway, I took time out of my busy schedule of being handsome and successful with women to attend Wizard World New Orleans, a fun and happy affair where enjoyment was had by all. I mean, probably not by all, I’m sure by the law of averages some people didn’t have fun. Wait, why am I qualifying this? Shouldn’t I just show you photos and shut up? Who even is still reading this? WHO AM I TALKING TO? WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
Thus begins my journey into the pop culture heart of darkness. It’s going to be awesome!
This is a great cosplay because the only way you can accurately portray Tom Hiddleston’s femininity is by being a girl.
A suit made of cardboard and aluminum foil…so I guess Roger Corman got the Fantastic Four rights back.
Meeeeeerchandise!
Crap, he’s an assassin. He’s not going to kill anyone, is he?
Oh look, he made a friend!
Huh, don’t know what I was expecting.
Five for twenty trade paperbacks? And people wonder why I go to these events!
I wanted to tell him that his costume lacked authenticity because Doomsday’s right arm was still tied to his chest at that point in the story and the gloves weren’t ripped enough at the knuckles but then I asked my self “What if the muscles are real?”
Comic book accurate costume? Check! Jim Lee-Esque figure? Check! My heart? Also check.
The Lunch Wall, the most important part of any Convention experience.
A booth that sells real swords to a crowded convention hall filled with highly caffeinated costumed nerds. This seems ill advised.
…and people are actually buying them! He’s selling them like hot cakes! This place is one power outage away from Thunderdome!
This is what happens when you genetically engineer corn a little too much.
I choose you, Pikachu!
Contests! Fun! Prizes! Violent Political Upheaval! One of those is a lie!
If Darryl Dies…we will look stupid in that shirt.
That is a perfectly reasonable number of bobble heads…
…spoke too soon.
These costumes are so awesome that they have actually reopened the old wounds of Firefly’s cancellation.
Great costumes but I hear plumbing buisness has a terrible rating on Angie’s List
The Longest Con of them all…except Wonder Con…and San Diego…and Houston and Louisville. And Gen Con. Actually, this is in no way the Longest Con of them all.
Merchandise! MEEEEERRRRRCH…..
Okay here is where we play the couples costume game, it’s called “Best Boyfriend/Husband or Best Wife/Girlfriend Ever!”
Former Vice President and Mrs. Cheney made an appearance on the Convention floor
Go away Laurel! Olicity forever!
The downside of this girl’s costume is that guy, because he is shirtless.
Multiple Two Faces….so Quad-Faces?
Winner of Best Boyfriend Ever: That guy for wearing a wig. Also, is that girl playing Peeta? Hmm…sounds about right actually.
And the winner of Best Girlfriend ever? This lovely lady right here…
Best girlfriend ever!
This chick is all over me man.
Wait, are you a real zombie? Be honest, I’ve been fooled before.
Help! Someone call Norman Reedus! Or at least someone who bought a Norman Reedus shirt!
Man that zombie lady gave me a hell of a hickey! Someone call me a doctor.
Very funny.
Cross…Genre…It Burns!
Oh, yeah, I would watch that cross over.
How has this not been done yet? Marvel, Disney…you had one job, man.
Time for plugs!
Louisiana Ghostbusters
Louisiana Ghostbusters is a local organization that gives loyal fans of the best movie ever a chance to cosplay and be awesome for a good cause. They’re happy to show up to charity functions and American Cancer Society marathons in full costume and a smile on their faces. They’re fun people and they’re a credit to the fan community. Their website is here and their Facebook page is here.
Yeah, it’s cool and all but let’s be real here: the gas mileage must be terrible.
Who you gonna call? Not these guys they are on lunch.
Their costumes and props were so good, I legitimately thought I could hunt ghosts with this.
WHAT DID YOU DO RAY?
KREWE DU WHO!
A local fan group of cosplayers and Whovians, Krewe Du Who is well known in Nawlins and the Red Stick (that’s New Orleans and Baton Rouge for the Yankees) and they are a tremendous bunch of folks. Here is there tremendous bunch of websites, you can also find them on Meet-Up.
Not pictured: The Two thousand people who insisted on taking a picture with their TARDIS. Seriously.
501st Legion
The nicest and coolest people in fandom are also the most successful. 501st is a legendary cosplay group that also raises money for charity. Their proudest achievement was that their organization was actually entered into the Star Wars Canon, thanks to personal intervention by George Lucas himself. This means that in order to use the name “501st” in Episode III, George had to ask the 501st for permission. Which has got to be the greatest phone call ever. Deets and Social Networking in the links.
Vader’s Fist sounds like a porno, just saying.
Zero Point 3D
Here’s a cool thing I found: Zero Point 3D is a company that travels from Con to Con and gives customers a chance to create a 3D snap shot using digital scanners and 3D printing technology. They can create everything from teeny tiny D&D mini figs to big ass Home Shopping porcelain clown that your Grandma collects sized. Â So if you ever wanted to create your very own personalized D&D mini where you’re crawling through the Caverns of Zork, here’s their website for more details.
To get a look at the process of how Zero Point scans you, here’s a little video from me to you.
And finally,
My heroes!
Despite the rise of online stores, locally owned comic book stores are still a core part of nerd culture and a valuable part of our pop culture heritage. Whenever I can I try to support our local comic stores because they are an endangered species that won’t be around much longer.
Crescent City Comics is a major part of Louisiana’s comic book culture. They’ve been a New Orleans institution for more than 20 years and they’ve survived floods and hurricanes to tirelessly give comic book fans in the Big Easy a place to meet and talk and (hopefully) buy. I was so happy to see Wizard World had enough room for them and honestly life down here in this damned swamp filled with giant bugs, giant birds, killer reptiles, and tiny lobsters would be unbearable without them. They are the best and you should always stop by to see them when you’re buying comics in the Land that Care Forgot.
Justin, one of the many hard working folks at CC Comics.
So that’s all for this year. I am planning on bringing my handsome face to other cons at some point so stay tuned here at Three if by Space, True Believers, for all the hot photographic action
