Sun Mar 9, 2008 5:47PM4 comments ›
Sun Mar 9, 2008 — by Kai Connolly
ComicMix at MegaCon '08
Anime was the name of game, if you could get past the lines!
Anyone who thought that MegaCon was a small secondary gathering of Florida area comics and fantasy/anime fans could not have been more mistaken. I was one of about 30,000 people at the Orange County Convention Center (that figure does not include artists, writers and exhibitors).
To give you an idea of what the scene was like, there was even a huge line of people still waiting to get in an hour before the show closed Friday night.
Friday, I was lucky enough to get in early with the exhibitor crowd thanks to ComicMix friend and top-notch retailer Jamie Graham of Chicago's Graham Gracker Comics and was able to get in on the pre-show activity. Anime played a HUGE part in MegaCon this year, with not only hundreds of fans dressed as their favorite characters, but displays of everything from DVDs to popular Japanese snacks -- including the unoffical treat of anime fans, Pocky. There was even someone who dressed as the snack.
Comics played their part in MegaCon as well, with appearances that ranged from creators such as Darwyn Cooke, Dick Giordano, Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, David Finch and Mark Waid to some of the most innovative and revolutionary indie and webcomic publishers in the scene.
Pop culture was represented by guests that spanned over four decades, ranging from John Provost (Timmy from Lassie) to Adrian Pasdar (Nick Petrelli from Heroes).
There's a small photo gallery after the jump, and we have an interview with Heroes star Pasdar hitting ComicMix this week.
Oh, and special thanks to new MegaCon owner Beth Widera!







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Comments (4)
Brian Alvey (7:59 PM on Sun Mar 9, 2008)
Who needs a big gallery when you have that one amazing Green Arrow and Speedy photo!
Mike Raub (9:11 PM on Sun Mar 9, 2008)
You have to love a good digital photo. You can even see the track marks on Speedy's arm!
Mike Gold (9:38 PM on Sun Mar 9, 2008)
Nothing beats a couple great shots of Pocky!
GreenArrowFL (5:41 PM on Mon Mar 17, 2008)
Track marks ;) Good one! Although I think it's just his veins you are seeing there. Thanks for the pic! That's me and my bud as GA and Red Arrow. :)