Conventions?

I went to AX this past July. Even though I assured my friends that Friday would the least crowded day to go it ended up being shoulder to shoulder packed anyway.

I also need to stop wearing all black when I attend a convention in early July.

I think I'll stick to Comikaze and whatever other small nearby conventions this year.
 
Went to the RI Comic Con today. Did any other Kiwis in the area go?

The highlight of the whole thing was probably my visit to Bob Camp's booth, in which I did something I've waited two years for; I got a commission from him - he drew Wilbur Cobb. I also ended up singing "The Lord Loves a Hangin'" and learned a dozen things about Ren and Stimpy that I never would have known.

It was long but it was worth it.
 
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Going to Derpycon in New Jersey next weekend. Woefully unprepared for it but considering how the rest of the year has gone, I don't even care anymore.
 
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I went to A Video Game Con in New Jersey a few months ago. For anybody who lives in North Jersey and has never gone, make plans for a TBA weekend in September 2017. It's the best up and coming gaming con in the state, IMO.
 
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Went to one in Austin once, never again. Someone on the elevator had BO so bad I was sick for a whole day after having to take the same elevator down thirty floors and someone set off a fire extinguisher on our floor at 2am.
Worst first con, ever. :(

(As much as I'd like to go to a dieselpunk one, tho.)
 
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Went to Comikaze, now Stan Lee's LA Comic Con last month. As per usual didn't attend any panels but did help my friend maintain his cosplay and wandered around in my own entertaining people. Always fun to act in costume.
 
Anyone going to Otakon in DC next weekend?
 
Youmacon is this november in Detroit. I don't cosplay at great length for cons, but I am going as a gmod micspammer. Any kiwis in the midwest wanna meet up for that?

P.S.: I will play this at the con:
Praise be to Loud Nigra.
 
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DatBepisTho said:
Went to one in Austin once, never again. Someone on the elevator had BO so bad I was sick for a whole day after having to take the same elevator down thirty floors and someone set off a fire extinguisher on our floor at 2am.
Worst first con, ever. :(
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That's a pretty standard con experience, actually.
 
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I've thought about going to a few fur cons, but I see the shit that goes down at them these days (political shit) and decide to stay away from them. I've been to two anime cons before, though. Despite the fact that I don't watch anime that much.
 
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Marvin said:
I've got a room. You can crash on my floor if you want.

Also, do you know what happened to my backpack last year? Because I think I lost it at Otakon last year.
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I don't remember you having one. I suppose it's a possibility you left it at the First Aid.

My friend I'm staying with, the one you met last year, @Sneople Eater II , is the one I'm going with again. We've been going to this con together since 2010 and I don't want to abandon her for a spot on the floor. Unless I can find a room that can take two people, I'll have to politely decline, but I greatly appreciate the offer.

I'm the one that drives and her mom is often working so there's no guarantee she'd have another ride.
 
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I've only went to a Comic Con that was held here in Kuwait with my brother, mainly because I wanted to try something different. It was interesting, and I did buy some gaming/comic-related mementos from the event alongside Japanese calligraphy of our names (since they featured not only gaming, comics and anime but traditional Japanese culture), but I don't think I'd go to another convention to be frank.
 
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Meowthkip said:
I don't remember you having one. I suppose it's a possibility you left it at the First Aid.

My friend I'm staying with, the one you met last year, @Sneople Eater II , is the one I'm going with again. We've been going to this con together since 2010 and I don't want to abandon her for a spot on the floor. Unless I can find a room that can take two people, I'll have to politely decline, but I greatly appreciate the offer.

I'm the one that drives and her mom is often working so there's no guarantee she'd have another ride.
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Oh, I misread this. Yeah, it's just me in my room. I'm just going to be using it as a locker while I'm down there. You're both free to stay. Might be able to get a rollaway bed.

Whatever works for you. I never seem to plan for cons quickly enough in advance.
 
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I used to go a lot... like 4-5 per year. Not much anymore though. I don't even go to the ones in Portland that are like 5 minutes away. My favorites:
Otakon
Katsucon (beautiful scenery & still relatively small compared to the rest of this list)
Sakuracon
Anime Boston
Colossalcon (this one is at a waterpark, it's great! also kind of small)
I don't go to them any more tbh. I've been to more niche cons too.
I've heard really good things about Dragoncon.
I liked New York Comic Con circa 2011-2012 but in recent years I noped out of that and just scalped tickets lol. It got way too crowded. That was about when they started getting rid of all the anime stuff too.
SDCC.. never went, I'd try it once but it seems horrible
 
Marvin said:
Oh, I misread this. Yeah, it's just me in my room. I'm just going to be using it as a locker while I'm down there. You're both free to stay. Might be able to get a rollaway bed.

Whatever works for you. I never seem to plan for cons quickly enough in advance.
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My friend is bringing her mom, so I think I'll have to get back to you on that.
 
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I went to this year's AX. Ruined my cosplay taking Cool Pics, but on the bright side I found all the figures I wanted to buy and I got them. I could go to both Sacanimes next year if I wanted but I'll have to see about that
 
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