Friday April 1, 2011
*Helpful tips to WonderCon-ing*
Dress accordingly. Unless you are dressing up in costume be sure to wear something appropriate. If it is cold and rainy, try to brave the elements because once inside it is a sweaty affair. I suggest a breathable shirt, like a workout shirt under your Frak You t-shirt. Bring a backpack. This was the first year I decided to bring a backpack, and man what a lifesaver. I was able to put my swag and most of the items I bought inside. Take water. As I mentioned about, a very sweaty affair awaits you inside the exhibit halls, be sure to properly hydrate.
Day 1: In Blackest Day in Darked Night...
The Arrival
Before we even get into WonderCon we see a line forming outside and it says S.H.I.E.L.D. badges...so of course we hop in line and after a lengthy wait we are officially members of S.H.I.E.L.D. (rad). We arrive around 1pm (doors opened at 12pm) so there was no line to get in. We just go through and get our badges and I'm excited about our first bit of swag. A program guide and an advertisement for a game...sauce of weakness. We do a quick walkthrough and immediately, what is now becoming a WonderCon tradition, we purchase our official WonderCon T-shirt. Great design this year. We get hungry so we head off to eat at Mo's Grill. It was good.
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| You call this swag? |
After lunch, it's straight into the Esplanade for what would be 3 straight hours, culminating in probably the biggest panel at WonderCon this year: Green Lantern the movie. First we sit through Falling Skies, a new series to air on TNT starring Noah Wyle. Unforutnately Noah Wyle wasn't in attendance during this panel. The actor who played his son was however, and boy was he douching up the room. He just didn't seem genuine at all. The other two that were up there for Falling Skies: Melinda Hsu and Mark Verheiden were much more enjoyable. The show looks pretty good, with some good special effects. Its a survival show that follows a militia as they try to survive against aliens who have already invaded the Earth. I'll give it a shot. Next we were treated to a full episode of Nikita, a very good episode, that airs this Thursday...once again they move the story forward.
Finally we got to the Green Lantern movie and this panel did not disappoint. Writer Geoff Johns comes out and shows us some exclusive clips from the movie and they are awesome. After the clip Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds join Geoff on stage. Ryan Reynolds is instantly funny, witty, and charming, just like in all of his performances. He cracks some great jokes and answers every question with what seems like sincerity. Blake Lively doesn't get asked too many questions but she seems really cool. My favorite thing about that panel was that the two actors, who are pretty big stars, looked like they were having a great time and genuinely wanted to be there. We also got to walk away with some swag: Green Lantern t-shirt and lanyard.
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| Now that's swag. |
Finally we get to the floor. I take some pictures with and of some people with great costumes. Some of my favorites are the girl in the smokin' Green Lantern costume, the White Ranger, and a very original Zombie Stormtrooper.
We didn't have much time to shop around so I didn't buy anything besides the shirt and a couple of Green Lantern rings. Extremely geeky. Looking forward to Day 2 tomorrow.
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