Re: DarkArtist's Creations of DOOM!
Here, as promised... is my Con Coverage!
Ok, well... to start I will talk about what I absolutely hated about my Con experience. First off, I was at a disadvantage due to losing my phone and luggage... and at a loss of quite a few dollars due to having to buy a temp phone. So I was already having kind of a bad time before the show even started.
I HATE the crowds. At first it's funny seeing that many nerds in one place, but that novelty wears off and eventually you just find it a bit aggravating and too much to handle. By the third day I just wanted to buy a sword and start cleaving through the masses like Sauron.
Secondly, security... The "red shirts" as I so un-lovingly called them. The name is well deserved, they suck something awful. Just like the Red shirts of Trek, they are useless and you want to see them die. No joke.
Another thing that was annoying was the surprise signings all over the place, you would have to check in with all of the booths to catch the autographs you wanted and it would take forever to make some sort of plan. The Autograph area upstairs was without anything too big, and all of the huge signings were in the exhibition hall... without any info in the book for you to plan it by. Not only did that suck if you were a fan idly walking by, but it sucked if you were trying to walk the Con and got stuck in a large group of shutterbugs and rubberneckers. Really really really freakin annoying.
On to the good, the Sideshow booth was a home away from home. If I wanted to try and find some friends or just relax, that was where I went. Just to drool over the stuff and talk with people, it really was a great place to chill. And it was something you could see from almost anywhere in the Hall.
The party was the real deal, where I had the most fun... I was a bit nervous at first, we arrived a bit late and everyone seemed to be settled in... and nobody seemed to notice me for a few minutes, until I found Ill, Loki, Bannister and co. And I felt strange being the only one with a backpack, so I busted out the figures to show why in the Hell I had the bag in the first place. Thankfully, my friends did some of the work for me... showing my work around and getting the excitement level up. All I really had to do was ride the wave from that point on. I got tips from Klauder about how SSC does things and how to work my way in, who to talk to, etc. I then moved on to the bar and Bernardo found me and we started talking. We talked shop and talked about the new stuff at the show, and he really was impressed by the Joker... he introduced me to several other SSC artists and got the ball rolling, I got a bunch of cards and was asked a few questions about my availability and such. Nothing even close to being in stone and no job offers or anything, but they know who I am and will be in touch if something does happen. So it was a mission accomplished in that sense, I never expected even that to happen. It was just nice to show them the figures and to get such a positive response in regards to them, and it was shocking that they wanted to stay in touch with me and would campaign for me if the opportunity did arrive. I can ask for nothing more.
The Freaks were another highlight, hanging out with everyone and meeting some of my longtime friends was awesome. I'm glad nobody got tired of my stupid jokes and insane stories, example... "I'm a God in Japan..." (you had to be there
). I will never forget it guys, you all rock.
Here are some more pics of note...
Got an auto from Tyler Mane, totally unexpectedly..
Meatbike!
Got Jamie Bamber's auto... (Apollo from BSG)
Suicide Girls..
Castle Greyskull
Monster props...
Now my number 1 most nerdy quote ever !
