tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post8274740791258334809..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Not a Con ManSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-48101951003192707272017-03-30T18:39:43.217-03:002017-03-30T18:39:43.217-03:00"DrWho is part of every universe" ... ex..."DrWho is part of every universe" ... except that of Enid Blyton's Noddy, per the Doctor himself in "The Unicorn and the Wasp." Of course, the Doctor does lie, so ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-53633173283904560642017-03-30T15:35:33.597-03:002017-03-30T15:35:33.597-03:00Hmmm, I'm with you on a lot of points (don'...Hmmm, I'm with you on a lot of points (don't like crowds, big cities freak me out, hard to talk to strangers), but if I had the money and time I might force myself to go to a Con, just for the experience. I'd definitely pick a smaller Con to attend, but I'm assuming Montreal isn't exactly SDCC. <br /><br />If you want the opinion of some (semi) random dude on the internet, I'd say you should go. Like you said, your sister's there, and if you're not feeling the Con you can always hang out in Montreal; I hear Vieux Montreal is quite pedestrianized ... not so crowded :)Mike Wilsonhttp://www.eruditegorilla.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-24077914935157866042017-03-30T12:47:25.857-03:002017-03-30T12:47:25.857-03:00There's a local con I hit every year. I'm ...There's a local con I hit every year. I'm not usually one to spring for the celebs, but I did cough up for a Stan Lee autograph. Mostly I just want cheap comics and figures. Every year my goal has been 400 quarter comics, but I've never quite made it! (Possibly because the quarter bins are largely a buck now...)googumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17843267619711712271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-23698159845544247242017-03-30T12:29:17.652-03:002017-03-30T12:29:17.652-03:00I've been to one convention in my life, which ...I've been to one convention in my life, which was pretty badly organised (https://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/07/what-happened-at-oz-comic-con/). I didn't hate it, but I didn't get a lot out of it either - two autographs (one from Julie Benz), some novelty badges and a t-shirt which I somehow managed to lose before leaving the building.Toby'chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298458468488781568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-53773430572722140712017-03-30T11:48:07.486-03:002017-03-30T11:48:07.486-03:00Despite being full of Clonezapam, my last trip to ...Despite being full of Clonezapam, my last trip to the Baltimore Comic-Con was still an anxiety-filled gauntlet to be endured instead of enjoyed. I don't blame you for being hesitant about attending.<br />--DeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-24848296993527619372017-03-30T10:38:27.687-03:002017-03-30T10:38:27.687-03:00YOLO! LET'S DO IT!!! COME OOOONNNN!!!
^ That ...YOLO! LET'S DO IT!!! COME OOOONNNN!!!<br /><br />^ That was my heart screaming... Man I wish I could do it. Gas would be cheap, no hotel fees for me as well, and the Con price is reasonable - although I would totally go for the VIP experience because I'm crazy. <br /><br />I would definitely ruin myself in random crap and food and booze and I really need to put money aside for my trip in England this fall and I wanna cry and AAAAHHHH!!!<br /><br />Shotgun Godinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786794338485514559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-22613958976196492412017-03-30T10:00:16.852-03:002017-03-30T10:00:16.852-03:00I agree! One of my equally agorophobic comic-geek ...I agree! One of my equally agorophobic comic-geek friends keeps "challenging" me to go to a con and you laid out every reason I give him. I think I'll just print it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-17619517147835447142017-03-30T08:45:05.136-03:002017-03-30T08:45:05.136-03:00You mean this: https://siskoid.blogspot.ca/2014/09...You mean this: https://siskoid.blogspot.ca/2014/09/questionable-friday-batmans-role-in.htmlSiskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-71787031146608435092017-03-30T08:38:14.838-03:002017-03-30T08:38:14.838-03:00Did't we already do that thing where we connec...Did't we already do that thing where we connected all the major geekverses through cannon material? and it came down to a baseball card from DS9 with a pro team from Gotham City?Fred Melansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17796643999798275701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-81808537770917863712017-03-30T07:50:07.898-03:002017-03-30T07:50:07.898-03:00Oh you want to play THAT game, my brother?
DrWho ...Oh you want to play THAT game, my brother?<br /><br />DrWho is part of every universe, just a TARDIS trip away.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-64836493697267008802017-03-30T07:46:58.455-03:002017-03-30T07:46:58.455-03:00When "clothe is not my thing" is part of...When "clothe is not my thing" is part of why you shouldn't go... I agree. :) But seriously, I'm not big on cons myself, but I think that, if it's part of a bigger road trip, it would be fun. <br /><br />Cons feel more like a side dish than a main cours... part of a bigger meal is better than "as the meal". <br /><br />We can watch an episode of DrWho, Buffy, Firefly, Batman TAS and try and convince ourselves they're part of the same universe. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04203125219556315475noreply@blogger.com