Emerald City Comicon

Okay.  I don't know why we have never - NEVER - attended a comics convention in our lifetimes.
It seems pretty strange that we have been on the planet for 40 years and never once went to one.
Renaissance Fairs - check!
Video Game conferences/conventions - check!
But no comics conventions.

Well, that all changed this past weekend when we attended the Emerald City Comicon.

The convention was HUGE.  It took up the entirety of the Washington State Convention Center and even had an area for table gaming and 80's arcade games in a nearby hotel.

And it was PACKED.

Okay.  So, for those who don't know what "comicons" are, they are conventions that cater to people who enjoy, well, comics in general, superheroes, sci-fi, fantasy and just about every other pop culture fad currently occurring.

And you know what, it's also an excellent place to check out totally tubular cosplay.

What's cosplay, you ask?  Go here to read all about it.

And cosplay we did.

Here is Ant Man (aka Hank Pym), a brilliant scientist who whipped up a substance allowing him to change his size.  Ant Man is mostly known for shrinking himself to insect size and using his antenna helmet to mind control ants to do his bidding.

Regular size.............

SHHHHHHHHHHHINK!!!!

(Mikey insists that you must make this sound)

........Ant size!!!!

Then there was a knock on the door and who of all people was there?

Hermione Granger!

She quickly gave Mini Ant Man a discourse on the proper way of wearing ones antennae.

The group was completed as a member of the Green Lantern Corp. took a detour from her return to Planet Oa to join in on the fun.

The kids LOVED it.

The first thing they did was geek out with some other kids dressed in costume and talk zombies.

Did I mention that there were A LOT of people there.

Many, MANY of them were dressed in costume.

So many that we just couldn't take pictures of them all.

Besides, you're supposed to ask them first, and that's almost impossible to do when you're chasing two kids (or carrying one).

If you want to see lots of pictures of some cool cosplay, check this out! 

If you scroll down far enough (really farrrr....you're almost there!), you might see some familiar faces. One face of which got a "Like".

And if you want even more, there are pics here.

You can click on "More Galleries" for pics from Day 2 and 3.

Oh.  They had legos there.

Totally awesome lego displays.  Beyond comprehension.

Jokers Funhouse WITH moving parts as well as a

Emmet and Wyldstyle/Bad Cop chase on top.

A complete model of Rivendell.

Elves, hobbits, dwarves and lofty arches present and accounted for.

And for the Potterheads.....

The Hogwarts Quidditch Stadium.

There was a lot of walking.

This Green Lantern wished that:

A) Her power ring actually worked and she could summon a stroller to roll Mini Ant Man around.

B) That female superheroes did not have to wear high heel boots. Ow.

(It's 4 days post comicon and my little toes STILL hurt)

Lunch time!!!

Then we were back at it.

We headed up to the Kids Area where they had a superhero obstacle course and some other things to do, like face painting and tattoos and stuff.

And then there was the "Blast-A-Trooper" charity booth sponsored by the 501st Legion.

Pay some bucks and shoot Star Wars bad guys for charity.....

But first a photo op!

Oh yeah.

Check out that Nerf blaster!!!

Katie...I mean...Hermione had extra incentive to put those bad guys out of their misery.

We learned that Anakin (with glasses in the middle) was a DEATH EATER!!

He had the Dark Mark tattooed on his left fore arm!!!

For reals!

Mini Ant Man had a turn too.

Clone Trooper Dude took the brunt of the fire.

This was a laugh out loud funny costume.

It was a kid in pajamas carrying a Mickey Mouse stuffy and a sign......

And because comics kinda wouldn't exist without the people that draw them, they had an art room.

You could go draw whatever you want using all sorts of art supplies.

It was a nice break.

Since I can't draw anything without copying from something, here is what I came up with.

Hermione was feeling flowery.

And then we were exhausted!

One stop to see the retro 80's arcade and we were done.

The kids can't wait to go back next year.

Neither can we.

Mikey is already planning his costume out even though I've reminded him that it's a WHOLE year away. He doesn't care.

The kids ask every day, "When are we going to comicon again?"

Hopefully, my feet will have recovered by then.

Next year, no heels.