Motor City Comic Con
Yesterday I decided to tag along with Adam and our friends Asif and Pedro to the annual Motor City Comic Con. I debated at first, but then decided that the experience would probably be blog-worthy AND also just simply eye-opening. I was not disappointed.
The three dudes I tagged along with are all fans of their own nerdy things (Legos, comics, Transformers, Harry Potter, video games, etc. etc. etc.) so they were not strangers to the nerdiness of what awaited us. Now remember, I’m a librarian so I’m not a stranger to nerdiness either. But this was just different.
When we arrived, I was quickly overwhelmed by the amount of stuff to look at.
Right away, StylinOnline.com caught my eye. How could it not?
I was also quickly frightened by some of the stuff on display. This, for example, greeted you when you entered the convention:
Ok, you’ve convinced me, dungeon master. I will not obey.
Anyway, it ended up being a very fun and interesting experience. I am actually a fan of a few nerdy things (Harry Potter, etc.) and I like some comics. I also like anything where people go ALL OUT, so like I said–great venue for seeing such things. For example, one of the first things I saw was this guy:
Who doesn’t love an Animal/Stormtrooper mashup? Speaking of mashups, these nerds LOVE mashups. Even Adam, who carefully selected his Alfred E. Neuman/Misfits mashup tee to wear to the event.
I actually made fun of this before we left, and sure enough, he got lots of compliments from other nerds. Way to go, Honey!
The one thing I quickly learned is that the people who dress up for this event really enjoy having their picture taken with you. Here is some proof of that:
(Does he know that Alice isn’t a Grimm tale, or is this some other sort of weird mashup?)
Ok, the Tauntaun didn’t explicitly say he wanted his picture taken, but he enjoyed it I’m sure.
I have no idea who all of these people are supposed to be (except sexy Wonder Woman and sexy Captain America) but they were pumped to be photographed. Mad props to the dressed up child in the middle.
Another popular theme, besides mashups, that was ever-present at this thing, was steampunk.
That is a large selection of protective goggles with various mechanical wizzligigs and doo dads attached. Perfect for your next steampunk adventure or gathering.
Besides seeing lots and lots of this
I did see a lot of cool old stuff.
Remember the Get Along Gang?! Love those guys.
I loved that cover!
So let me tell you about my history with Freddy Krueger. When I was a child, I was an absolute p*ssy (sorry fellow feminists, but I can’t think of a more accurate word)! I was afraid of everything, including bugs, fire, and PAPER BOYS. The people who lived next door to my grandparents had kids our age, so when we were little, my brother and I would play with them a lot. When the first Nightmare on Elm Street movie came out, I’m sure you can only imagine how terrified I was of good ol’ Freddy K. Well these kids knew it and would torment me, telling me that Freddy was going to be hiding under my bed, etc.
Can you blame me for being afraid to fall asleep?!
Anyway, flash forward to college. I took a film class that was called “Horror, Sex and War” and featured films from these genres. One of the ones we watched was the first Elm Street so I had to confront my fears and face Fred. It ended up being really cheesy and dumb, and I actually went on to become totally obsessed with horror movies for a while. I’m still a fan but I’ve reverted a little to my fearful ways.
Back to Comic Con. How about I tell you what I purchased? Well, one of the first things I wanted was this HP themed “always” tee:
Sold by evietees from Brooklyn! She was super nice and had some other pretty awesome HP themed shirts as well. I also picked up some Domo earrings, a Beavis and Butthead keychain, a cute necklace from Lydia’s Vintage, and a Harry Potter lego man. My favorite find, though, was this Six Feet Under themed poster made by Adam Heath, who was a super nice dude.
I am obsessed with this poster and can’t wait to frame and hang it somewhere. Good thing I was at Comic Con with a bunch of other nerds because I totally missed this booth until Pedro wanted to swing back by and purchase a Zelda poster.
After about 3 hours of walking around seeing more boxes of comic books than I ever want to see again in my life, we decided to call it quits. We were all starving, so we toured around the Novi, MI dining scene. After joking about eating at Hooters (I would NEVER, fellow feminists), we decided to go to a place called the Tilted Kilt that looked like a pub. When we got to the door, Adam said, “Uh oh… I think this might be Irish Hooters.” Sure enough, it was Irish Hooters. While my veggie wrap was pretty delicious, it was served to me by a young woman wearing a sexy schoolgirl outfit who talked in a porno voice.
All in all, a memorable day.
-Sarah
P.S. Names I had to look up while writing this post, in order to spell them accurately: Alfred E. Neuman, tauntaun, Freddy Krueger.
Update from Erin: I don’t have a problem with Hooters. Just FYI. And I was a Women’s Studies major. So send me your Hooters coupons y'all.