PCC 2015!

Hello People!!

I went to Planet Comicon this year- again! This time, unlike last year, I went for two days. We were supposed to go all three days, but because of scheduling issues (my bf couldn’t get out of class until 3, and the drive is 2+ hours… blah) we were unable to attend Friday. I had planned my class schedule to allow for the con, but my bf was unable to do that. Oh well.

So, our day began on Saturday morning. I was dressed as May from the ORAS Pokemon games. It was a throwback to one of my very first cosplays: May from PKMN Sapphire and May from PKMN Emerald. My new was much better made, but since I’m still a sewing newbie—it’s not perfect in any way!

There are a lot of issues with the costume, that I can see, but I think it worked really well and I got a few photos from nice people. There were also a lot of great cosplayers. I didn’t get a photo with many of them, but it was eye candy to see. I saw a Ms. Marvel, for example, but she was walking really fast and looked busy. :(

Here's a nice guy who grabbed me for a photo! I loved his TM cosplay.

Cosplaying aside, the convention was much less crowded than it was last year. The event had opened up way more space for the vendor/artist alley areas, and there was an improved queue line for entry. This made it A LOT easier and less stressful to navigate than last year. That isn’t to say the con was busy. It was. We had to take a break at one point because I was getting crowd anxiety which can put me in a bitchy mood. Like, I get really close to yelling “MOVE FASTER. OUT OF MY WAY. SHIT.” Which isn’t nice or effective at getting through an area.

My boyfriend and I did a bit of shopping, and saw a lot of art we wanted to buy. We couldn’t buy everything, so we had to settle on just a couple of pieces. Below are the links to both of the artist's sites. They are awesome!!

Jspill Art


Nick McClure Art

We only attended one panel on Saturday, the Ming-Na Wen Agents of Shield Q&A panel. I feel like it had a better title, but I can’t find my brochure right now. I really loved seeing Ms. Wen, and she is just as sweet and charismatic in real life as she seems on Twitter and Instagram. I did want to get a photo with her, but I ran out of cash before that point. There is no such thing as frugality when it comes to creator art prints and merch in my book.

Sunday was a little slower, but we still went around to all the vendors again to check pricing and dig for more back issues. I ended up getting some Bakemonogatari cards, Skottie Young's daily sketches book, and couple other comics and such. We were pretty tired and really just window shopped for a few hours.

Again, we only attended one panel. This one was called Marvel: Your Universe, or something. CB Celbuski, Skottie Young, Dennis Hopeless, Jason Aaron, Jason LaTour, and Sam Humphries were all in attendance. It was a good Q&A panel, and my bf even got to ask a question. Though, it was mistaken by Humphries and ended up getting my bf super embarrassed. Not his fault, though.

My boyf asking his question!

My cosplay for Sunday was Mirai from Beyond the Boundary. I got it online, and the sizing was bit off so I had to wear a suffocating sports bra and even more suffocating shapewear to fit in the uniform part.

Now for the sad part of Comicon. So. My Facebook friends and family loved the Mirai costume a lot. More than my May one, and they were very vocal about it. While I do understand that they meant no real harm, it does suck that I worked super hard on May and it was only okay. But, I bought this thing for over $60 and it was adored. It sucks. That's it, plain and simple. I know I am not good at sewing yet, but it's really disheartening.

Obviously, I'm still going to work hard on sewing to become awesome it. I just feel sort of sad that the one I worked my ass off on was second fiddle to the one I simply purchased.

Anyway! The convention was super fun, and I highly suggest you attend if you are in the Kansas City area next May!

Comicon Link