I have posted more pictures from the Phoenix Comic Con 2013 below. These were the few I took with my own camera, as it was always low on battery due to using the Square for credit card sales. Our booth at #1629 was awesome, being at the end of the row by the Lego exhibit and the Star Wars exhibits. Lots of folks fled the crowded aisles to take a breather at the end of the row in open space where we could get great photos. I will post more when I get the photos back from the friends who helped in our booth.
The convention was awesome as always. There is no other place you can have 40,000 or more folks gather with no problems. Everyone is friendly, having a great time, and accepts everyone else. You can wear pretty much anything you want, including street dress, costumes of characters or your own inventions. A great time was had by all.
Unfortunately, there were two small flies in the ointment. The first was the annual Zombie Walk. The street is only one block long that they block off and there were too many observers and walkers to see anything. The anti-zombie forces were cool when it was just the Zombie Response Team or the Department of Zombie Defense. This time there were hundreds of non-zombies including Dr. Who’s, steampunkers and regular super heroes, which I thought took away from it. The zombies themselves were so packed in that you could not make out anything but a crowd. Instead of a walk, they let them surge forward about fifty feet at a time in mass. It needs to go back to its roots and have more space for people to have fun.
The second was when someone apparently played with a fire extinguisher and set off the fire alarms on Sunday around 4:15 pm. Everyone evacuated. When we could return, they had to keep all but exhibitors and staff out because a few were trying to run down to the unguarded merchandise. I was told they would not open it again, since they were supposed to close at 5 pm. My wife and I packed up all our stuff, then they announced they were closing at 6:30 pm. We just left at 5 pm anyway. Those were minor issues in the scheme of things. I really appreciate the great folks at PCC that helped this year, including Erin Bence who was awesome to work with.
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- Jessica Nigri and I
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- Wolverine and Catwoman
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- My wife and two con goers
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- Two person dragon. The rear person has their arms around the front and their head in their rear. They have to walk around stooped over.
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- Two cool con goers
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- Cosplay ladies, Jessica Nigri center
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- Joker and Harley Quinn
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- Wilfred
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- Team Fortress 2
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- Hellboy and friends
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- Darth Vader and young apprentice
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- This Dr. Freeze is better than the movie one.
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- Joker and Harley Quinn dressed for Arizona
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- Game of Thrones
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- One of my wife’s handmade jewelry items
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- Steampunkers outside my booth
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- Old School Mortal Kombat and new school Master Chief from Halo
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- Post Apocalyptic
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- Great Navi look. They had the perfect frame for it. Bottom is clothing, top is paint except for pasties.
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- I did not realize she was a guest, just liked her Steampunk outfit. If you know who this is, let me know.
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- Dahlek versus R2D2. Good thing R2 units are easy to repair.
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- Spawn women
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- Another spawn lady
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- Steampunk Lady Loki
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- Jessica Rabbit
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- Cassie Kyle and I. She is a size zero and makes me look huge. Cassie is one of the nicest people I know.
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- Wonder woman. Believe it or not, this is not the skimpiest outfit. The others I cannot post…
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- A happy shopper, wearing her newly purchased cameo made by my wife
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- Fun con goers
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- A new set of readers for The Travelers’ Club series by yours truly.
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- Happy Shoppers, on the right wearing a gas mask necklace made by my wife.
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- Domino, rarer X-men cosplay
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- I shot first, but Lucas edited it to make Greedo shoot first…
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- One of many awesome artist booths at PCC
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- Three very cool people. Johnna as Steampunk Snow White, My wife, and Jenn Lopez.
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- Cad Bane, a rare Star Wars the Clone Wars Bounty Hunter cosplay
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- Young Avengers
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- Pirates me matey
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- Steampunkers
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- Me and Lindsay Elise
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- This girl really got into the Poison Ivy part, even with vine whip.
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- Disney Princesses
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- Steampunk Lady Robot
Michael Bradley - Time Traveler 