Fun at Supanova

[catalyst2]

Had a great time at Supanova today. I got Jewel Staite's signature on the Jo Chen - Kaylee cover in the Serenity: Those Left Behind HC.


She seemed quite surprised at the Chen cover and I got the definite impression that she hadn't seen it before - either that or she hadn't see the HC before.


Another view:



The only other thing I had planned was to cross paths with sloop and I did. Great to put a face to the name - and I scored a free poster too. Hellboy 2 : The Golden Army looks amazing too (that was the stall sloop was on).







After grabbing some lunch (decidedly flaccid mince pie which was a shame since it was labelled Pepper Steak Pie!) I got around to buying. I had saved up heaps to spend here and yet had the frustrating experience of not spending even 1/4 of what I had with me! I was however very very happy with what I did get:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Creatures of Habit GSA - particularly happy to find this as this has been MIA from all my usual haunts for a long time
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vol. 7: Food Chain TPB I don't think I've ever seen this one around here before, both bought from Kings Comics
and AXM vol.4: Unstoppable from comiczone which just made my day since no-one else there had it in. WOOHOO!

Costumes on the day were very impressive with so many I recognised and a whole heap I didn't, but so many clearly showed the time, effort and passion that had been spent on the costume.

How could I go past these guys though?





That's not anyone I know, btw, just some random dude who kept walking in front of my camera until I just gave up and took the shot anyway!






And finally two random shots of the show - busy enough to get a good atmosphere without being too crowded that it became claustrophobic.


King comics stall - great range, heaps of staff to help and good prices


The game zone - requiring far too much effort and coordination for my liking but my son enjoyed it.



And finally, most disconcerting moment for me - Darth Vader at the next urinal to me. DARTH VADER DOES NOT HAVE BODILY FUNCTIONS - or so my brain desperately tried to tell me :-)!!!!

Would I do it again? HELL YEAH!

Comments

[tijnat.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure Jewel has seen that cover, but maybe not the hard cover - or maybe she was expecting the latest cover. In the Q&A she taped for us, she said she read the comics and made reference to the latest ones.

I'm glad you had such a good time.

[catalyst2.livejournal.com]

I wasn't quite sure if Jewel meant the cover or the HC because she was looking at both simultaneously as she said it. What was her taped message like?

Supanova was great fun, making up slightly for the cancelled CSTS screening.