I went to Thought Bubble this year and it was ace!
Sadly we could only go on the Saturday and we had the world's most horrendous train journey back (ending in a taxi from Peterborough to Norwich, where the taxi driver didn't know where Norwich is. I kid you not) but the day itself was fantastic.
I went dressed as Wonder Woman:
Instead of buying a WW symbol top I got an eagle necklace and wore that instead:
In case you can't see clearly, the gemstones are blue.
I felt like a bit of a charlie at first (for charlie, read fool) but quickly got over that. There were a few other Wonder Woman there (including a roller derby Wondy) and some appropriately tall and lithe Wondys. I was definitely the fat one. But I enjoyed it and I reckon there's room for a few fat Wonder Women in the world :)
Most of the day was spent trawling the stalls but we did get to go to 1 panel - comic and society. It wasn't quite what I expected (a political analysis of comics), and was more of a history of American comics. Still, it was interesting, and I was proud that I already knew most of the superhero stuff he talked about, and I even knew some stuff the lecturer didn't! (such a nerd).
I spent 80 quid on comics (the boyfriend spent 60 quid) and I met lots of people I'd previously only chatted to on twitter, which was great. I'll post reviews of each comic I bought and talk aboutt he creators and who I met as I do the reviews. I'll also feature the best comics on New readers...
The stallholders were on the whole from the indie scene. There were a few professionals, but I only got to chat briefly to Phil Noto because his table was empty at the same time as we were buying a Yanick Paquette Swamp Thing poster (Paquette and Noto were seated next to each other). I would have brought comics for the professionals to sign but unfortunately they were all in boxes due to the imminent house move. I bumped into a twitter friend Lee Hiley who I had met previously at London Super Comic Con in February, which was really cool. Lee got an Impulse comic signed by Mark Waid and I got jealous. Next year I shall bring stuff!
I also didn't get a copy of the Thought Bubble 2012 anthology. So I shall order it from my local comic book shop instead. We also didn't go to the British comics awards because we were tired and hungry and wanted food before getting our train back.
I am definitely going to go back to Thought Bubble next year, and for the full weekend. I'd love to go to more panels and can only do that and comic shopping if I go for the full two days.
My next con to look forward to is the next London Super Comic Con where I shall gush at Peter David at be dressed as a Blue Lantern. :)
Sadly we could only go on the Saturday and we had the world's most horrendous train journey back (ending in a taxi from Peterborough to Norwich, where the taxi driver didn't know where Norwich is. I kid you not) but the day itself was fantastic.
I went dressed as Wonder Woman:
I felt like a bit of a charlie at first (for charlie, read fool) but quickly got over that. There were a few other Wonder Woman there (including a roller derby Wondy) and some appropriately tall and lithe Wondys. I was definitely the fat one. But I enjoyed it and I reckon there's room for a few fat Wonder Women in the world :)
Most of the day was spent trawling the stalls but we did get to go to 1 panel - comic and society. It wasn't quite what I expected (a political analysis of comics), and was more of a history of American comics. Still, it was interesting, and I was proud that I already knew most of the superhero stuff he talked about, and I even knew some stuff the lecturer didn't! (such a nerd).
I spent 80 quid on comics (the boyfriend spent 60 quid) and I met lots of people I'd previously only chatted to on twitter, which was great. I'll post reviews of each comic I bought and talk aboutt he creators and who I met as I do the reviews. I'll also feature the best comics on New readers...
The stallholders were on the whole from the indie scene. There were a few professionals, but I only got to chat briefly to Phil Noto because his table was empty at the same time as we were buying a Yanick Paquette Swamp Thing poster (Paquette and Noto were seated next to each other). I would have brought comics for the professionals to sign but unfortunately they were all in boxes due to the imminent house move. I bumped into a twitter friend Lee Hiley who I had met previously at London Super Comic Con in February, which was really cool. Lee got an Impulse comic signed by Mark Waid and I got jealous. Next year I shall bring stuff!
I also didn't get a copy of the Thought Bubble 2012 anthology. So I shall order it from my local comic book shop instead. We also didn't go to the British comics awards because we were tired and hungry and wanted food before getting our train back.
I am definitely going to go back to Thought Bubble next year, and for the full weekend. I'd love to go to more panels and can only do that and comic shopping if I go for the full two days.
My next con to look forward to is the next London Super Comic Con where I shall gush at Peter David at be dressed as a Blue Lantern. :)
2 comments:
extremely cute!
You look adorable. Glad that you had so much fun.
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