The post I will hate myself for...

Sigh....

So today I am going to embarrass myself by posting the most ridiculous video made of me from Comic Con.

It happened as I was browsing around taking pictures of random booths, I took a shot of the interestingly decorated 42 Flavors booth.

Needless to say I was intrigued by by a monster Strawberry.

After taking my shots one of the workers of the booth tried to shoo me inside. I wasn't exactly interested but she promised a free T-shirt and I'm a sucker for anything I don't have to pay for.

Once inside I found myself face to face with a man named Carl, who apparently drank five or six too many Redbulls. Carl threw me in front of a green screen and began excitedly shouting at me to run, jump and do other odd things in front of this screen. Normally I would not participate in things like this, but Carl seemed like his heart was exploding as he was commanding me and who was I to deny a dying man's wish?

So here is the result of my green screen experience.

....Yeah....

I immediately typed in my email address and was promptly ejected from the booth, a little dazed and confused. I didn't even get my free T-Shirt... A pox on you Carl...

Anyways, I didn't even really find out what the booth was about until getting my video email and exploring their website.

Turns out Flavor Monsters is a information campaign from the TRUTH organization against youth smoking. I guess the whole point is that even though tobacco can't be sold as candy, there are still candy-like flavored tobaccos that appeal to young people. The are 42 distinct flavors, hence the 42 monsters.

It is an interesting campaign, and they even have a free game for iOS or Android to fight the monsters and learn more about TRUTH's mission.

But really, this post was to show you I'm willing to embarrass myself for you people. I hope you're happy.

That's it for today nerds. Go try out the Flavor Monsters game. Maybe it will help when the zombie apocalypse comes.

Costuming the Con

Today we are going to examine a sub-culture of Comic Con: The Cos-Players.

You may have noticed in my video from the last post some fully costumed people wandering around the con. Cos-play or costume play is a big draw for some people at comic con. People dress up as their favorite characters from comics, movies, TV shows.

And people go all out. The amount of dedication some people spend on these costumes is unreal, and they definitely deserve to be noted.

Two Sand People from Star Wars

These Sand-People had the most elaborate and beautiful costumes I saw. Everything on them was so perfect and realistic. I attempted to ask them about their costumes, but completely in character they simply grunted wildly at me and raised their sticks.

The Doctor and Madame de Pompadour from Dr. Who episode 2.4 "The Girl in the Fireplace"

Derek Jones and Samantha Kingston dress as the Doctor and Madame de Pompadour above we a little more human about questions (though they did keep their accents while I spoke with them).

When I asked about why they dress up Jones said, "We love the characters. Its our own little tribute to them in a place its acceptable. It feels like Halloween."

"It's just a great way to make new friends," says Kingston. "People will just come up to you to take pictures and talk. It makes you feel like a celebrity at the Con."

There weren't a huge number of people dressed up while I was at the Con. Jones said the big costume party was happening Saturday night at a big party. Sadly, with my one-day pass and lack of funds I had to make due just snapping pics of the ones there that day.

Take a look at the costumed people after the cut.

A Geek Goes to Comic Con

Howdy friends!

Today I will share with you my trip to the Wizard World Ohio Comic Con 2012 in Columbus Ohio. Watch this short video to get a brief overview of my trip to nerd Mecca.

Note: I apologize for the lack of video quality. My camera kicked the bucket when I tried to use it on the trip so its all cell phone footage. Hopefully all future videos will be better.

That's it for today folks. Stay tuned for more Comic Con recaps.

Bazinga.