I'm a little bit of a scifi/fantasy nerd--a condition for which I blame the original Star Wars trilogy and the opus magnus of Joss Whedon. Now said condition is worsening, thanks to Lost. But I digress.) So to protect myself, I took myself to another coast to avoid dealing with the "should I stay or should I go" of New York ComicCon.
Looking over the schedule of events, I'm actually relieved to see that most of the session titles are all Geek Greek to me...but I'm a smidge frightened of the "Jedi Academy" workshop that teaches how to use your lightsaber...um, I'm resisting like eight jokes now...
I went to a Boston Con many, many moons ago. Fascinating experience, all in all. It was "normal" for people there to be walking around in Star Trek crew uniforms or fur bikinis and collars. The high point for me was getting hey- babed by Isaac Asimov... And no, I resisted the urge to wear either a Star Trek suit or a fur bikini.
Posted by: judi | February 21, 2006 at 03:03 PM
May the Schwartz be with you. Simcha
Posted by: | February 21, 2006 at 03:07 PM
I went to V-con (The Vancouver Science Fiction Convention) for 3 year in a row. In that time I saw exactly 2 panels, or roughly 1/5th of the number of hangovers I achieved. I had a great if somewhat blurry time, but then underaged drinking tends to be like that.
Posted by: Coelecanth | February 21, 2006 at 05:26 PM
Resistance is futile!
Posted by: Coelecanth | February 21, 2006 at 05:27 PM
Kevin Smith and Milla Javovich? I'm so there.
Hint: Get a Press Pass. "Please bring photo ID and qualifications with you to register on-site at New York Comic-Con!
For questions, please contact:
Phoenix Kovacs
Email: pkovacs@nycomiccon.com
Phone: 1-203-840-5930
Fax: 1-203-840-9930"
Posted by: Simon | February 22, 2006 at 07:11 PM