The Convention\u00a0\u00a0 Portland Comic Con<\/p>\n
The Place: Oregon Convention Center<\/p>\n
The Dates :\u00a0 24 \u2013 26 Jan 2014<\/p>\n
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Convention season has got of to a rousing start with Wizard World\u2019s Portland. Portland Comic con is a major Comic Con like convention. Both Kiju Kitty and Chococcat were my companions<\/p>\n
Friday \/Saturday:\u00a0 I vacillated between going or not because of the lack of any advance schedule\u00a0 of events. The preview\u00a0\u00a0 page makes make Portland Comic Con look like Celebrity Porn. Noting sexual vut\u00a0\u00a0 the man focus is on celebrities over fan future and\u00a0 media.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It ok if one likes to go goo-goo gaga over their favorite celebrity, but for me I am more of a fandom an d media person. I decided \u00a0to go\u00a0 late Friday night because \u00a0I was board.<\/p>\n
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I went out for my traditional pre-convention breakfast at\u00a0\u00a0 Hometown Buffet before head out to the convention space. The line to redeem my ticket was very long but it went fast, only taking a half an hour.\u00a0 I took in the dealers den, took a few photos before heading out to the first panel in the Bat Cave with the original dynamic duo Adam West and But Ward. Both were very cordial. The panel was more question and answer but I was wishing for more about Batman and the 1960\u2019s show. Afterward I stayed in the room for Stan Lee One on One with Stan Lee; it was more questions and answers and too light on insight. I left half way for Does Science in Science Fiction matter panel.\u00a0 It was a very interesting panel worthy of Orycon or NewCon that Comic Con.\u00a0 I latter went back to the dealer\u2019s room and picked up another Sanrio Pop figure for my collection.\u00a0 The headed out to the Apocalypse How panel. I hung around the con afterwards\u00a0\u00a0 until the Cosplay contest. I have mixed feelings about the contest \u00a0as\u00a0 Heroes of Cosplay was filming it; I had say\u00a0 knowing\u00a0 how scripted so called reality\u00a0 shows are, I cannot be certain the was no fix in the judging.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I called it a day around 9:00pm.<\/p>\n
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Sunday, Second Helpings: paid for a second redeemed my ticket. The panel picks were slim. The One on One panel with William Shatner was the highlight of the convention. He was very actuate and passionate and had a lot more depth \u00a0\u00a0than previous celebrity panels I attended.\u00a0 After that I was more in lounge mode; attended the last of Cassandra Peterson\u2019s panel as well then hung\u00a0 out at the dealers den until the chased us out by 5:00pm<\/p>\n
The Good:\u00a0 William Shatner panel and it was a con.<\/p>\n
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The Bad: lest start with lack of a advance schedule.\u00a0 Second I say the issue of Portland Comic Con being just celebrity porn; noting nothing sexual but like porn there a single emphasis on a single item. It this case it the celebrity. I am more of a media man myself. For example I rather see the stars\u2019 and the director and writer of the Walking dead on a panel than just the stars. Dear Wizard World, plastering pictures of the celebrity on your website is not doing anything to convince me to pay up and go. Which brings me to my final point Wizards World is too expensive, I could but Rose City comic con and Kumoricon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0for the price of you weekend advance pass.\u00a0 IF Wizard World just cut the number of celebrities they probably can offer a competitive price.<\/p>\n
The Ugly: nothing<\/p>\n
As I sad overall I had a good time.\u00a0 There\u00a0 were some gems but\u00a0 with Rose City\u00a0 comic con costing\u00a0 60% less and\u00a0 photo ops seem to be around $40.00, I say Portland Comic Con\u00a0 is\u00a0 one I may go again if\u00a0 I had extra money but if not the no other compelling reason to go.<\/p>\n
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