Motor City ComicCon, a Summary in 9 Parts
May. 16th, 2005 09:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thebitterguy1. Left at Flint. For the Love of GOD, turn left at Flint!
2. Finally met![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
graveyardgreg, even if it was just long enough for him to sign my copy of Blood Sea (with "I forget which part I wrote!").
3. By the time we got in and paid admission, we couldn't afford the A-Team cast photo for Mrs. Badass. I apologize profusely. Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa.
4. To smother my sadness, I bought M.O.D.O.K.. Darn cheap for a Unique. You can get a KC Superman for six of him. I actually explained what M.O.D.O.K. stands for to the merchant. He was agape, which prompted this retort. "Really, man, this is a comic convention. If you want to find someone who can tell you that he's a Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing, you won't have to swing the dead cat very hard."
4a. In other news, while perusing The Good Booth, which carries a variety of RPG detritus at $5. They had, I kid not, about a hundred and fifty copies of Solid!; I got to tell the agent that it wasn't worth that much. Their selection wasn't much improved from last year (still had copies of most of Eden's ConX line for a fin each, plus some d20 stuff; Goodmans' Aerial Adventures hardcover was tempting, until I realized I had the individual parts already). While there, a guy said something to how he's too cool for something. YHB observed "yeah, you're the coolest guy here. You're the coolest guy at a comic convention in BF Michigan. Dude, you've mastered the art of keeping your sights low."
5. ThunderZone Wrestling put on a show. Rather enjoyable in parts. As one grappler staggered away from the Battle Royale, he hollered "Comics suck!" YHB simply rejoindered, "and wrestling's fake. You have a point?"
6. We were stopped at the border. The guard must have found it suspicious that a group of people could come back from a comic show having spent less than $100. He doesn't know that autographs count as a service, not a good.
7. On the way back, we stopped off at the world's worst Swiss Chalet for dinner. The ladies, M.O.D.O.K. and I enjoyed ourselves regardless.
8.redeem147 introduced me to Ragtime. Great production. Must see it sometime. M.O.D.O.K. approves.
9. M.O.D.O.K. is on top of the HC display, flanked by a pair of AIM troopers. God, I'm a geek.
Anyway, it's all about M.O.D.O.K.
2. Finally met
graveyardgreg, even if it was just long enough for him to sign my copy of Blood Sea (with "I forget which part I wrote!"). 3. By the time we got in and paid admission, we couldn't afford the A-Team cast photo for Mrs. Badass. I apologize profusely. Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa.
4. To smother my sadness, I bought M.O.D.O.K.. Darn cheap for a Unique. You can get a KC Superman for six of him. I actually explained what M.O.D.O.K. stands for to the merchant. He was agape, which prompted this retort. "Really, man, this is a comic convention. If you want to find someone who can tell you that he's a Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing, you won't have to swing the dead cat very hard."
4a. In other news, while perusing The Good Booth, which carries a variety of RPG detritus at $5. They had, I kid not, about a hundred and fifty copies of Solid!; I got to tell the agent that it wasn't worth that much. Their selection wasn't much improved from last year (still had copies of most of Eden's ConX line for a fin each, plus some d20 stuff; Goodmans' Aerial Adventures hardcover was tempting, until I realized I had the individual parts already). While there, a guy said something to how he's too cool for something. YHB observed "yeah, you're the coolest guy here. You're the coolest guy at a comic convention in BF Michigan. Dude, you've mastered the art of keeping your sights low."
5. ThunderZone Wrestling put on a show. Rather enjoyable in parts. As one grappler staggered away from the Battle Royale, he hollered "Comics suck!" YHB simply rejoindered, "and wrestling's fake. You have a point?"
6. We were stopped at the border. The guard must have found it suspicious that a group of people could come back from a comic show having spent less than $100. He doesn't know that autographs count as a service, not a good.
7. On the way back, we stopped off at the world's worst Swiss Chalet for dinner. The ladies, M.O.D.O.K. and I enjoyed ourselves regardless.
8.
redeem147 introduced me to Ragtime. Great production. Must see it sometime. M.O.D.O.K. approves. 9. M.O.D.O.K. is on top of the HC display, flanked by a pair of AIM troopers. God, I'm a geek.
Anyway, it's all about M.O.D.O.K.
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Date: 2005-05-17 01:42 am (UTC)All ended because he was eaten by a stupid lizard. Life ain't fair, you know?
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Date: 2005-05-17 06:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-17 02:41 pm (UTC)Ok, so you WERE there! I thought I saw you at one point and I called out your name, but you didn't turn and I convinced myself that it was just some guy who looked as lot like you.
Now I know you were just ignoring me. :)
Cu,
Andrew
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Date: 2005-05-19 06:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-17 11:54 pm (UTC)-Mrs. Badass