tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post9210289299822149759..comments2024-03-22T04:20:11.870-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: A Weekend At FallconAustin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-51105032555646312172008-10-21T23:24:00.000-05:002008-10-21T23:24:00.000-05:00Oh there were bad ones. Also not necessarily bad o...Oh there were bad ones. Also not necessarily bad one but costumes where maybe the person wearing it should have thought twice. One of our lines for the weekend was "Somebody needs to give Flash a hamburger." Great looking costume but we thought that his super fast metabolism was showing.Phantomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551460006238624083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-57583475686723949422008-10-21T16:01:00.000-05:002008-10-21T16:01:00.000-05:00Those costumes looked pretty swank - nothing is mo...Those costumes looked pretty swank - nothing is more embarrassing that horrible costumes. Embarrassing for everyone...<BR/><BR/>-SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-30748481381710053702008-10-20T13:06:00.000-05:002008-10-20T13:06:00.000-05:00Yeah, it's been fun watching the con grow. I defin...Yeah, it's been fun watching the con grow. I definitely think the uber-popular sketch cards this year was a step towards having con-exclusive material each year, ala all the con exclusives the toy companies have at Sand Diego, Wizard World, etc. <BR/><BR/>Another thing that sets Fallcon apart from its larger brethren is the lack of Hollywood presence (the studios don't screen trailers at Fallcon, TV or movie actors don't show up). I overheard some dealers talking this year about how they go to all the other shows, and Fallcon is their favorite because its still just about comics and hasn't been abducted by Hollywood to be used as a massive marketing tool, which was something I hadn't thought of before: that maybe its better that Fallcon is still "smaller" than the "big" cons. <BR/><BR/>The other thing I would like to see someday is Marvel or DC making big announcements about upcoming projects like they do at some of the other, larger shows.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-10133978502250071082008-10-20T12:28:00.000-05:002008-10-20T12:28:00.000-05:00Hagrid was very cool looking. He came over and cha...Hagrid was very cool looking. He came over and chatted with us for a little bit and he even had a Monster Book of Monsters in one of his many pockets.<BR/><BR/>It is very nice that our little con that used to be held at the Thunderbird Hotel has grown to be a pretty good size and is attracting cool people and creators.Phantomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551460006238624083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-5363108569456852712008-10-20T09:51:00.000-05:002008-10-20T09:51:00.000-05:00Thanks Kate!opalnan, I always feel for the Stormtr...Thanks Kate!<BR/><BR/>opalnan, I always feel for the Stormtrooper/Vader types: I know if that was me, I'd perspire a lake's worth of sweat regardless of the temp. Your costume is much more sensible. <BR/><BR/>There were a few costumes I just didn't get. Probably because they were from manga/anime, or you as said, people just being weird. <BR/><BR/>There were just a ton of costumes; I really liked the Super Friends Green Lantern. I'm bummed I didn't get a pic of the Hagrid that showed up on Sunday; he ended up winning one of the costume contest categories. <BR/><BR/>I'll be talking about the auction in the next Fallcon post.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-73259314165464502872008-10-19T08:31:00.000-05:002008-10-19T08:31:00.000-05:00Hey look it's me!!! I really want to work on gett...Hey look it's me!!! I really want to work on getting a different costume going however with the wife being pregnant there are more important things to take care of right now. Besides that one works pretty well and I don't sweat like a pig in it like the other guys do.<BR/><BR/>It was a pretty good time that weekend. Darth Vader was obviously the big draw out of our people but everybody is pretty popular overall. Darth even had groupies that were a little bit scary. And we created a new thing for us to look for at these cons, superfans!! We had two at our booth that were pretty amusing.<BR/><BR/>Overall the costumes were very good I thought. Flash looked like he could use a hamburger but otherwise they were pretty good. I'm still not sure what the guy with the sequined shirt and the doll arms attached to his head was supposed to be though. Just creepy I think.<BR/><BR/>Neat that you got to hang out with some of the big name creators. John Ostrander stopped by our booth for a little while since he has been writing Star Wars comics for almost 10 years now. Also the 501st made him an honorary member this spring and he was wearing his badge that he got from it proudly. <BR/><BR/>Interested to see the rest of your take on the con. Like the auction and the $5000 worth of cards you got to model.Phantomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551460006238624083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-17048241100016862962008-10-18T18:17:00.000-05:002008-10-18T18:17:00.000-05:00I always enjoy it when you write about comics. I ...I always enjoy it when you write about comics. I don't understand half of what you wrote, but I'm smart enough to know that if you're impressed with the names you mentioned, then they are pretty damn important. Glad to hear the Mrs. rocked Fallcon. That's the key to a successful marriage. :)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839009881093456132noreply@blogger.com