Let's start with the coolest
item there: lightsaber. At $100, it was too rich for my blood. But oh,
was I tempted.
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only one that made Thing 1 mad;
"Dad! Why didn't you buy that?" Now that I've had time to reflect, I
kinda wish I had shelled out the cash for a couple of these. They're
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The sword was cool, but I
preferred the lightsaber.
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Geekin' ain't easy! Actually, it
was really tiring walking the convention floor. I didn't realize how
long I'd been standing until the end of the day when I just wanted to
lie down.
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Me and one of the Emotes. Not
sure which one this is. I was Cranky by this point.
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Back to characters I know: Boba
Fett from Star Wars. This was a female version, however.
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One difference this year was the
higher number of female attendees, more specifically female attendees
who (a) were not employed by Con exhibitors and (b) did not look like
they spent the rest of the year locked in a basement somewhere as a
prisoner of geekery.
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Comic legend Neal Adams. I spent
about an hour with him; I should have the interview ready later this
week.
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Indiana Jones and his dad (and
some other guy.)
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I believe these guys were from
the NYC chapter of the Jedi Knights. No. I'm not kidding.
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Once again -- no idea. Best guess is
Final Fantasy or some other video game I don't play. As you can see, a
lot of these costumes were very involved. Amazingly, no one seemed
remotely interested in taking a break, at least not that I saw. Most of
the heavily costumed folks were regular attendees who just wanted to be
photographed. Again, harness that energy and you could do almost
anything.
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The answer to the question,
"What if Spidey ate way too many donuts?"
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Quick! A girl! Don't let her get
away! (Just kidding guys, don't use the choke force on me!) That's a
group of Jedi with Princess Lea in her slave-girl outfit.
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"Honey, smile. Daddy wants to
get his picture on a comic book blog." Again, just kidding. This kid
was adorable and seemed to be having a great time.
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Superman cheating on Lois with
Princess Lea? Say it ain't so, Clark.
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Princess Lea was a popular
choice. This young lady appears to have answered the question, "What if
Princess Lea had been played by Shelley Duvall?"
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That's a different Princess Lea
(we're up to four, and believe me, there were a lot more), hanging
with Boba Fett. When asked why she was palling around with a bounty
hunter, she said, "He works for me now."
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And we finish with this guy: The King of Burgers meets Star
Wars stormtrooper. Just... wrong. And yet, so right.
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