New York Comic Con Ramblings

[ladyofthethread]

Comic Con over the weekend was fun. Hi to those of you I saw over there. ^_^

shinei: Was fun talking to you over the weekend. We sure seemed to run into each other a lot!
ngmaster: Thanks for the Count D photo and for passing on those prints from selphie84. Thank you to Kim, too, for the photos. ^_^
blackmarth, twilitesea, and windaria: Nice to see all of you again. I’m so forgetful at times... I should have taken pictures of the three of you and your awesome wigs! ^_^;
sakuralenayuy: Good to see you again, even if it was only briefly.
ifuritaoni: Was a nice surprise to see you again even if I didn’t find you until Sunday. If I had known you were going to be there and in costume on Saturday, we could have gotten a punny pic of Count D with a pet Sloth! :-D
vampricyoda: Sorry I never ran into you at the con!
heartxofxlilith: Sorry I didn’t see you either. I guess I just didn’t walk around enough on Saturday.

Cosplay: I wore my original Count D on Saturday and carried around T-Chan and Q-Chan. Sunday, I wore the peacock dress and only brought Q-Chan since I was being lazy. >_>; I was surprised that a bunch of people actually recognized the character and a few people told me I was the only Petshop of Horrors cosplayer they’d ever seen. I probably confused an equal number of people though. On Saturday, one woman asked if I was supposed to be Mulan and people kept calling Q-Chan “Pikachu” on Sunday. Oh, well. I’m used to confusing people with my obscurity. XD

Being in cosplay led to a couple of weird moments, too. At the Tokyopop booth, there was one guy who asked a friend of Dave’s (who was cosplaying from Dramacon and helping at the booth) and me for autographs on the freebie manga sampler book. o_O I signed it as “Count D” although thinking about it afterwards, it should just have been a “D” since that’s how he signs contracts in the manga. ^_^; And not quite odd but I got pulled onstage on Sunday afternoon at the Tokyopop booth when they had one of their artists there talking about cosplay, the lady who does Bizenghast. I think Q-Chan actually got her attention first for being a cute flying bunny. *laugh*

And while talking to the people at the Papercutz booth, they asked me to pose for a picture holding up one of their Nancy Drew graphic novels. Since I was cosplaying Count D, I picked one that involved a missing chimpanzee. (Coincidentally, PSOH had a chapter that involved a missing monkey, too.) LOL Count D endorsing graphic novels… That should be an amusing picture if I ever see it!

And one woman randomly asked to hug me on camera. *laugh*

Photos:

Dave took this when some random costumed guy came up to me. After regularly dealing with man-eating goats, vampires, and killer mermaids and the like, D just isn’t very fazed by a grotesque gray creature with pointy teeth and large claws. XD



Another of Dave’s. Q-Chan seems a little loopy. Must be too much sugar and strawberries. :-P


And a crossover… shinei as Link with T-Chan


Screenings and Panels: Went to the Le Chevalier and Tsubasa screenings. Le Chevalier was kind of weird and gorey at times but it looks like it should be the type of plot I like: a puzzle that gradually unravels as the series progresses. Must be the mystery fan in me. :-D

The Tsubasa premiere was supposed to be the first two episodes but got cut short since there were problems with the disc in the middle of the second episode. So, they used the extra time for Q&A with the voice actors instead.

And I went to the NewType USA panel on Sunday since Kevin Lillard was there to photograph cosplayers for NewType’s NYCC coverage. I don’t think many people heard about it though since a DeathNote cosplayer was the only other person there cosplaying. Our pics aren’t up on Fan’s View so I guess they won’t be seen until that issue is published.

Costume contest: I signed up for the second one on Saturday and it turned out to be very informal with winners picked based on audience applause, which made it tough for people cosplaying from anime since the characters aren’t nearly as known compared to stuff like Star Wars and American comics. Oh, well. I never expect to win any popularity contests. I’d prefer a contest of skill over that any day. :-P

Purchases: I picked up the first volume of Le Chevalier D’Eon and several mangas. I got the second volume of both Genju no Seiza and Kamen Tantei plus a Fruits Basket volume and a couple of Petshop of Horrors volumes I didn’t have yet. (Just need volume 2 now for a complete PSOH set) Saw a copy of the first Twelve Kingdoms novel on display at the Tokyopop booth but they didn’t have it for sale yet. Oh, and I bought a couple of Nancy Drew graphic novels, too.

And that’s it for the con, I guess. (Yes, I know. I’m long-winded. >_>;)

Hmm… If I find time between working on my new costumes, I might see if I can fix how Q-Chan attaches to my costume. The magnets only take up a small space in his feet so he tends to either tilt back or forwards and look like he’s falling off. ^_^;; I should buy a new pair of black pants to wear with the original Count D outfit, too. I got away with wearing old ones from several years ago but my waistline seems to have gone down a bit more the last few months and they’re much too big to fit my waist now.

Comments

[astarel7.livejournal.com]

Awesome pics, that con must ahv been fun! ^_^ Too bad you didn't win for the applause thing, but your awesome is spectacular! I would have clapped even if didn't know who you were X3
I really like the pic of you and the monster thing XD

[ladyofthethread.livejournal.com]

*laugh* Thanks, Nec. The encounter with the monster was one of the more random moments of the weekend!