Seattle has a Comic Con....who knew?!?!

[Jen]

Well imagine my surprise when I was reading the paper and saw that Seattle has its very own Comic Con - The Emerald City Comic Con....and this is it's fifth year....gee where the hell have I been? Well, I think I'm probably going to go check it out...it will be my very first comic convention...I know it won't even hold a candle to SDCC but atleast I can get my feet wet a little with this one.... Peter Mayhew and Margot Kidder are going to be there...which I guess is cool....I'm a total newbie when it comes to comics so I am imagining this experience to be rather entertaining. Anyone in the Pacific NW area planning to attend????

 

[The ill Jedi]

Sweet, now you can "hang out with a bunch of overweight teens that smell of day old sweat and Doritos"!

I heard that on SNL or 30 Rock and it made me laugh!

 

[The ill Jedi]

Margot Kidder are going to be there...

Oooh, be careful she might Freak Out!

 

[Jen]

Oooh, be careful she might Freak Out!

I was thinking that exact same thing! Hopefully she will be on some good meds....but then again...a good freak out would bump up the entertainment factor!!

 

[Jen]

Everytime I think of Comic Conventions I think of Galaxy Quest...that movie cracked me up big time....I'm more interested in observing the people that attend since I know very little of the artists/writers who are going to be there. It will be fun to check it all out...and perhaps learn a thing or two about comics.

 

[The ill Jedi]

Everytime I think of Comic Conventions I think of Galaxy Quest...that movie cracked me up big time....I'm more interested in observing the people that attend since I know very little of the artists/writers who are going to be there. It will be fun to check it all out...and perhaps learn a thing or two about comics.

Cons are great, you'll see a very diverse mixture of people and Weirdos (ie., Star Trek fans ). You'll have fun, trust me, although you'd have more fun at SDCC this year with us Freaks!

 

[nash]

I always wonder if I'd fit in at a con. I wouldnt call myself a die hard fan, i dont dress up, i dont talk about the movies outside of these forums which even then is pretty minimal. I just like to go out and drink...... Danny, hold me!

 

[dr2red]

Everytime I think of Comic Conventions I think of Galaxy Quest...that movie cracked me up big time....I'm more interested in observing the people that attend since I know very little of the artists/writers who are going to be there. It will be fun to check it all out...and perhaps learn a thing or two about comics.

Exactly Jen!!!

My first convention was in Denver 2001. Star fest. I was only their for one
day but I had a great time. https://starland.com/sf-sc/sf01/PostConventionReport.htm

They had a guy dressed as Gwen Dimarco to raise funds for breast cancer,he/she was very nice. Some of the stars were okay but I don't
think you should have to pay for autographs from D actors.
Hope you have fun and look out for freebies.

 

[Darth Madden]

I've never heard of it either... when is it?

 

[dr2red]

I've never heard of it either... when is it?

March 31st-April 1st, 2007 according to the website

 

[Darth Madden]

March 31st-April 1st, 2007 according to the website

Cool, just found the website... I might have to check it out.

 

[Jen]

It's only $12/per day...I'm thinking I'll check it out Saturday......My first CC! I'm interested to see what collectibles will be available....hopefully I will find some nice pieces to add to my collection...and who knows...maybe someday down the line SSC will grace us with their presence.

 

[Jen]

Exactly Jen!!!

My first convention was in Denver 2001. Star fest. I was only their for one
day but I had a great time. https://starland.com/sf-sc/sf01/PostConventionReport.htm

They had a guy dressed as Gwen Dimarco to raise funds for breast cancer,he/she was very nice. Some of the stars were okay but I don't
think you should have to pay for autographs from D actors.
Hope you have fun and look out for freebies.

Thanks for the link. There are some actors from Farscape coming to the Seattle CC....never have seen the show so I have no idea who they hell they are....and I agree about autographs...I would NEVER pay for one personally - don't care that much about autographs (especially a D list actor)....though I suppose I may be a hypocrite because I was a little psyched to get the autographed soundtrack to 300....but that was free....free is good, if I have to pay for it, no thanks.
Hope they do have some decent freebies...that would be a nice bonus...I'm mostly looking forward to seeing all the fans who dress up....that's a little over the top for me, but I will enjoy watching others in all their die-hard glory.

 

[user 1190]

I always wonder if I'd fit in at a con. I wouldnt call myself a die hard fan, i dont dress up, i dont talk about the movies outside of these forums which even then is pretty minimal. I just like to go out and drink...... Danny, hold me!

You fit in as well as me. I don't fit in really either, its not all crazy weird people, 99% but all of them.