Odd Flash merch from SDCC 2012. Skelanimals, MAD Flash & Professor Zoom, and of course a Flash drive

Odd Flash merch from 2012. Skelanimals, MAD Flash & Professor Zoom, and of course a Flash drive

#TBT Odd Flash merch from #SDCC 2012. Skelanimals, MAD Flash & Professor Zoom, and of course a Flash drive!
#theflash #comiccon #toys #flashdrive #comics #dccomics #madmagazine #skelanimals #ThrowbackThursday

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Sad Flash at WonderCon last year

Sad Flash at last year. Someone should go back in time and tell him it gets better: he’ll havs a hit TV show in a few months.

Watch for all-new photos from THIS year’s Wondercon over the weekend

#TBT Sad Flash at #WonderCon last year. Someone should go back in time and tell him it gets better: he’ll havs a hit TV show in a few months.

Watch for all-new photos from THIS year’s Wondercon over the weekend!

#theflash #dccomics #comics #comiccon #ThrowbackThursday #toys

Yomiko and the Flash

Yomiko and the Flash on Flickr.

At the intersection of Throwback Thursday and Cosplay Appreciation Day: the last time my wife and I both wore costumes to the same convention. Yomiko Readman a.k.a. The Paper from the anime series Read or Die, and Golden Age Flash Jay Garrick.

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There doesn’t seem to be much in the way of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland cosplay…

There doesn’t seem to be much in the way of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland cosplay out there, so here’s a feature post on my wife’s Alice costume from Comic-Con International.

She made the necklace and the vest, and beaded together two narrow belts to get the right look. Blouse, skirt, tights, belts and boots (plus material and beads) were obtained through shopping trips and online searches. Katie’s aunt helped adapt the pattern for the vest and do fitting. I helped with finding the pattern, sewing, transportation, and keeping our three-year-old son from melting down on those many shopping trips looking for just the right pieces.

Check out our SDCC 2014 photos to see pictures of her with other Wonderland characters, plus our usual collection of sightseeing and cosplay photos.

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Comic-Con International – Collage

A sampling of photos my wife and I took at Comic-Con International in San Diego this weekend. The full set is at flickr.com/kelsonv #sdcc #sdcc2014 #comiccon #sandiego #cosplay #doctorwho #rescuerangers #hawkgirl #aliceinwonderland #onceuponatime #skyline

Photo taken at: San Diego Convention Center

A sampling of photos my wife and I took at Comic-Con International in San Diego this weekend. The full set is at flickr.com/kelsonv #sdcc #sdcc2014 #comiccon #sandiego #cosplay #doctorwho #rescuerangers #hawkgirl #aliceinwonderland #onceuponatime #skyline

Throwback Thursday: Stuck in the emergency room during Comic Con last year. Note the Graphitti …

Throwback Thursday: Stuck in the emergency room during Comic Con last year. Note the Graphitti wristband allowing me to buy one of their exclusives. I never made it back to the floor that weekend. Full story at K2R, but TL;DR is undisclosed peanut powder in a coffee drink put me into anaphylactic shock.

I’m hoping this year will go better!

On a related note, I’ll be participating in the Walk for Food Allergy in September, to raise funds for FARE, an organization dedicated to food allergy research, education, and advocacy. You can donate here.

Thank you!

Convention fans, by the numbers.


Convention fans, by the numbers. The article where I found this was particularly interested in the fact that younger con-going fans are 50/50 male/female.

Found at https://www.comicsbeat.com/eventbrite-research-younger-congoers-5050-male-to-female/

Comment by Lee Vibber: The general results pretty much match my experience in recent years.

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