Wizard World - Chicago 2007
My friend Mark asked if I would be interested in going to Wizard World this year. I hadn't been to a comic convention since they called it the Chicago Comic-con some double digit years ago. I knew the shows had changed a lot, so I decided to tag along.
It was one of those rare events in my life where I liked the current version more than the idealized versions from my memories. Attendees are having a lot more fun with Wizard World than the shows of my younger years. It's now more a celebration of pop-culture geekdom while still preserving the all-important opportunity to spend way too much money. The biggest change for me, was the number of women attending the show. This wasn't the fat, sweaty sausage-fest that I remembered. The popularity of anime and the new hipness of geek culture has really pulled the ladies in, and that is a very good thing. Don't get me wrong, there were still plenty of guys at the show that looked to be making their first trip out of their parents basement this year - though the hygiene was better.
So I took lots of photos at the show, mostly of people in costumes (another new feature to me). Several times, someone in a costume would see the camera and just stop to get their picture taken - lots of pride in their costume creations.
Here are some of the more popular photos I took as judged by the number of Flickr views they got this week (not including this photo I posted earlier in the week). Not surprisingly, the female costumes are the most popular.
This photo was the most popular by a landslide. Fanboys can't pass up Princess Leia in a slave bikini.
Bondage Spiderman? I bet that costume doesn't breath well...
Spiderman's assistant helping with a wardrobe adjustment.
"Superman or Green Lantern ain't got a-nothin' on me" -Donavan
Mark meets the Suicide Girls.
The gentleman dressed as Plastic Man saw my photo of him on Flickr and said 'hello'.
Under the guise of his alter-ego J.R., he posted his show photos and had an interesting 'how-to' on how he put his costume together
The rest of the my photos from the show can be seen on Flickr.
I had a lot of fun at Wizard World. Barring unforeseen commitments, I think I'll be back next year.
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