Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Pictures from Dallas Comic Con

I attended the Dallas Comic Con this past weekend, and was surprised by the number of people there.  I knew Comic Cons were popular, but this was really something.

The line to pick up your pre-ordered ticket.  Note, this line winds back and forth through the parking garage.  It took over an hour to get through, but at least we were standing in the shade!
There were three fields of cars, along with a parking garage about a quarter mile away.
Costumes were out in full force, ranging from the truly detailed...

Yes, that is a giant Chewbaca
My friend Cathie meets Darth Vader
Why so serious, Joker boy?
To the lackadaisical.

Guess he figured the mask was good enough?
I got to meet Adam Baldwin (who has very pretty eyes, by the way), and I also got to see Horatio Hornblower, er, I mean Ioan Gruffudd!

Such a lovely voice...
And of course, no Con would be complete without a little swag...

My new favorite purse...
So there you have it!  It was a fun weekend, and I'd definitely go back again!

14 comments:

  1. I'm glad you had fun. Now get back to work on your book.

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  2. So glad you had fun. My hubby would love to dress up as Darth Vader. Of course he also wants me to dress up as Leia in the metal bikini....

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    1. Those costumes are _elaborate_. I can't imagine how expensive it would be to buy one and maintain it.

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  3. Fun! I'd have been clicking away! (...and, no doubt, discovering when I got home that I forgot to take off the lens cap...)

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    1. I had a few false starts with the phone, but it all worked out in the end!

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  4. YOU WERE GOING TO BE IN THE SAME ROOM AS IOAN GRUFFUDD AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME?
    Er, I mean, could you please tell us a bit more of his speech?
    PLEASE TO POST ALL THE PHOTOS
    By which I mean, um, happy you had such a great time.
    Ahem.
    *Ioan*coughcough*JamieFraser*coughcough* (actually, I don't care who he plays, as long as he's in it)

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    1. Unfortunately, that's the only picture I got of him. I was too busy drooling every time I looked at him. I could have gotten his autograph, but I was too shy--I was thisclose from going all fan-girl *squee* and I didn't want to get kicked out of the Con.

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  5. That's so cool. I've never been to a comic con, though, I love all the movies!! Thanks for visiting my blog, Lara.

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    1. There were a lot of people dressed as movie characters--the people-watching was outstanding!

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  6. I'd love to go to one of the Comic Con's. Thanks for sharing the photos. One day I'll get to go ...

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  7. Love the purse, Lara. I expect to see it in June!

    Glad you had some fun. Some of my JAG friends were there too and had a blast.

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