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Louisiana Comic Con was this weekend and, despite my own personal lack of enthusiasm for the guest lineup, me and my daughter attended (son had to work, which was a bummer) on Saturday. Entry into the building was quick and easy. It worked the same way last year. I feel they've got the ticket / wristband situation figured out nicely. My daughter was dressed in her cosplay outfit and was quite excited to walk around. I was looking forward to walking through the vendor booths and looking at the various cosplayers.
One positive aspect to the guest lineup was that I didn't have to use any time waiting in line or listening to a panel, so I was able to really take my time in going through all the merch. There was a good mix of vendor types - some artists with various prints (a lot of which was anime-related), some selling figures, three (I think) different comic book vendors, a couple of vendors with shirts. I was looking for Superman art prints to add to my collection, but I did not come across a single one. I did purchase a nice TNG print (those tend to be rare since it's not current), a Demon Slayer print, and a Smallville print (technically, Superman-related, but not completely). Also found a Demon Slayer figure to add to my collection.
We ended up spending about 3 hours at the show. My daughter got many pictures taken of her in cosplay, so she was super excited for that. I did see Kevin Nash and Booker T at their tables (physically big guys, but not nearly as big as they were back in the day). DJ Qualls is really tall. Poor John Beatty looked lonely at his table and was just sketching every time I passed, as he didn't seem to have many visitors. I did like that people were able to sit outside this year in order to eat their snacks / food. I can't remember if that section was open before, but I don't remember it being that way. It opened up the inside congestion a bit. The overall crowd seemed to be about the same as usual. Good amount of people, but not insanely packed.
We finished out the trip with a swing by the mall and then our usual pizza stop at Dean-O's.
Tagging @TheO40 in case he still visits the boards. Although the guests weren't for me, we did enjoy attending the con and plan to be there again next year.
One positive aspect to the guest lineup was that I didn't have to use any time waiting in line or listening to a panel, so I was able to really take my time in going through all the merch. There was a good mix of vendor types - some artists with various prints (a lot of which was anime-related), some selling figures, three (I think) different comic book vendors, a couple of vendors with shirts. I was looking for Superman art prints to add to my collection, but I did not come across a single one. I did purchase a nice TNG print (those tend to be rare since it's not current), a Demon Slayer print, and a Smallville print (technically, Superman-related, but not completely). Also found a Demon Slayer figure to add to my collection.
We ended up spending about 3 hours at the show. My daughter got many pictures taken of her in cosplay, so she was super excited for that. I did see Kevin Nash and Booker T at their tables (physically big guys, but not nearly as big as they were back in the day). DJ Qualls is really tall. Poor John Beatty looked lonely at his table and was just sketching every time I passed, as he didn't seem to have many visitors. I did like that people were able to sit outside this year in order to eat their snacks / food. I can't remember if that section was open before, but I don't remember it being that way. It opened up the inside congestion a bit. The overall crowd seemed to be about the same as usual. Good amount of people, but not insanely packed.
We finished out the trip with a swing by the mall and then our usual pizza stop at Dean-O's.
Tagging @TheO40 in case he still visits the boards. Although the guests weren't for me, we did enjoy attending the con and plan to be there again next year.
