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| Nerd Riders Vlog Co-Riders Kristin @KNERDCULTURE & Clint Redwine |
So most are not aware that I, Kristin @KNERDCULTURE, has never:
- been to any kind of Comic Con
- purchase & read a comic book
At today's Wizard World Comic Con in Nashville, it was my mission to accomplish both of these!
The first one was easy - show up - and I did with my Nerd Riders Vlog co-rider Clint Redwine! The fact that we both showed up representin villains completely made my morning.
Respectively, Clint supported the troops with his Stormtroopers tee & I showed off Voldemort's beauty shot.
Truth be told we were the happiest Dark Lords despite us *trying* to mean mug in photos.
OK! So my missions! #1's in the bag! #2 - purchase & read a comic! We made our rounds on the floor and there were a lot of vendors who had the collectible, hundreds of dollars comics. For a first timer, that's a bit of a commitment.
We made our way to the Artist's Row at Wizard World to ask the advice of the creators! Who better to point me in the right direction than one of the on-site artists.
Clint and I came upon Mike McKone drawing a commission & asked his suggestion for me: a high fantasy book reader.
McKone suggested Vertigo's Fables. "Its a bit like the TV series "Once Upon A Time", he says. That got my inner Disney kid's attention, so I went in search of Fables on the convention floor.
As I expected, it is hard to jump in to series. Its like starting Harry Potter with The Goblet of Fire and expecting to know what Muggles are or what Polyjuice potion does. You need the back story.
A couple of kind vendors suggested that I look for Fables in the trade paperbacks so I can get the first 8-9 issues in one swoop. Good to know that Comics, like novels, have different versions. Novels have hardback & mass-market paperbacks, with paperbacks coming in large & pocket sizes. Comics too have single issues & trade paperbacks. I did not leave Wizard World with a Fables trade paperback but I'll be hitting up Nashville's The Great Escape very soon to grab me a copy.
Well by now, it's middle of the day and I am still comic book-less. Digging through box after box with me is my co-rider Clint. He came across DC Comics's Harley Quinn #1 & #2.
There were a ton of cosplay ladies rocking Harley Quinn & being outside of my nerd circle, I did not recognize the character.
Thank you Nashville Wizard World Harley Quinn cosplayers! You were my inspiration for my first comic book purchase!
I would chalk up today as a big win all around! First Comic Con in the books & I have a stack of comics to read!
And Clint & I will be posting our FIRST Nerd Riders Vlog very soon recapping more about what happened at Wizard World - so stay tuned here & on Twitter!
OK! So my missions! #1's in the bag! #2 - purchase & read a comic! We made our rounds on the floor and there were a lot of vendors who had the collectible, hundreds of dollars comics. For a first timer, that's a bit of a commitment.
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| Mike McKone is currently penciling & inking X-men. |
Clint and I came upon Mike McKone drawing a commission & asked his suggestion for me: a high fantasy book reader.
McKone suggested Vertigo's Fables. "Its a bit like the TV series "Once Upon A Time", he says. That got my inner Disney kid's attention, so I went in search of Fables on the convention floor.
As I expected, it is hard to jump in to series. Its like starting Harry Potter with The Goblet of Fire and expecting to know what Muggles are or what Polyjuice potion does. You need the back story.
A couple of kind vendors suggested that I look for Fables in the trade paperbacks so I can get the first 8-9 issues in one swoop. Good to know that Comics, like novels, have different versions. Novels have hardback & mass-market paperbacks, with paperbacks coming in large & pocket sizes. Comics too have single issues & trade paperbacks. I did not leave Wizard World with a Fables trade paperback but I'll be hitting up Nashville's The Great Escape very soon to grab me a copy.
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| Mission #2: Accomplished! Thanks Harley Quinn cosplayers! |
Well by now, it's middle of the day and I am still comic book-less. Digging through box after box with me is my co-rider Clint. He came across DC Comics's Harley Quinn #1 & #2.
There were a ton of cosplay ladies rocking Harley Quinn & being outside of my nerd circle, I did not recognize the character.
Thank you Nashville Wizard World Harley Quinn cosplayers! You were my inspiration for my first comic book purchase!
Anyone see the Geek "Mystery" boxes?
I played that game of roulette and walked out with a box full of X-Men comics & a R. A. Salvatore DemonWars! Really awesome to have met Mike McKone earlier in the day & then open my mystery box to some of his work.
Karma. You did me a kindness today. And it's two fold.
I have come across some of Salvatore's fantasy novels but never picked him up. Its going to be nice to read him in the comic world before I read him in my fantasy book world.
Karma. You did me a kindness today. And it's two fold.
I have come across some of Salvatore's fantasy novels but never picked him up. Its going to be nice to read him in the comic world before I read him in my fantasy book world.
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| I think I won the "Mystery Box" jackpot! Yeah X-Men! |
And Clint & I will be posting our FIRST Nerd Riders Vlog very soon recapping more about what happened at Wizard World - so stay tuned here & on Twitter!
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