One weekend last month contained a two-day event that I had been looking forward to for MONTHS.
Tidewater Comicon!
Image Credit: http://www.conventionscene.com
This was my first-ever comic convention, and I was determined to have the most fun possible!
I felt like such a nerd and geek, and it felt awesome!
Al and I went together. Al went for the first time in October, where he met my boss, Casey, and had a great time. They’ve had three of these shindigs already, and it’s just mushroomed into a huge thing. They doubled the space at the Virginia Beach Convention Center!
The coolest thing about this whole experience was that these people were in their element. These people I interacted with are some of the most passionate people I’ve met. Chatting with a group waiting in line to get in on Saturday morning was awesome, just learning about where they were from, what they do, what comics they love/hate, movie reviews and debates.
There was so much stuff for sale! Every comic book shop within 100 miles was there, plus people from outside of Virginia as well!
Al and I also enjoyed supporting several artists and authors. Check them out!
- Husband and wife authors Andrew and Cecilee Linke
- Author Ben Anderson
- Matt Slay
CD with PDFs of all their books, three paperbacks written by Cecilee, bookmarks 🙂
“The McGunnegal Chronicles”
Books 1-3
Bottle cap magnets 🙂
The Genie, Supergirl, The Avengers (Hawkeye, Cap, and Black Widow), The Millennium Falcon, and Galadriel
Learning their stories were fascinating as well – How they got started, their travels, and more!
I have a ton of pictures – Enjoy!
The Batmobile!!
The Tardis and a mystery Ghostbuster 😉
Marty McFly!
Attack on Titan … and an awesome Princess Leia 🙂
R2-D2 … A young boy was inside this and drove it around!!
Cap, Logan, Bane
Hawkgirl
This chick, wow. She made the whole thing!
And those pictures were just from Saturday!
On Sunday, we went back and enjoyed Day 2:
Star-Lord & Groot
SarahGrace and Ashley (Longwood peeps!) Custom Loki and Thor dresses.
Thor and Yellow Jacket
Being a VIP for the weekend was amazing! If you have the money, it’s totally worth it. The people who have made this happen are AWESOME!
All the goodies from the VIP “swag bag.”
I loved the drawing on the badge!
I cannot wait for next year. I’m already thinking of an epic cosplay 🙂
For more information, check out their Facebook page and their website.
See you soon, Tidewater Comicon 2016!
Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂
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