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Supanova Sunday
Jun. 26th, 2011 02:47 pmHave been to the Supanova Expo and come back, with head buzzing. Lots of T-shirts, paraphernalia from various comic universes and tv shows, jewellery, even a few books, weirdly costumed persons and wrestlers. The crowding in the pavilion was very intense, more so than any regular convention I've been to and even LAX. Still, nobody seemed to be in a hurry or pushed or anything. When somebody wanted to take a photo of some group of characters (?) everyone just stopped moving until that was done. Anybody wanting some actor's autograph had to be REALLY patient, judging by the length of those lines.
I got to chat with Adrian Bedford at his guest stall and saw Bevan Guinness briefly. I know other writers were there but was unable to pick them out of the crush. Adrian's book Time Machines Repaired While U-Wait was, in fact, the only thing I bought there, as all the T-shirts seemed to be $30 and I didn't like them THAT much. I look forward to reading the book, time travel is a fun subject. You know, when one thinks about it, just about every book featuring a time machine features one that has malfunctioned in some way. Did you think about that before writing the book, Adrian? Even the Doctor's TARDIS often ends up elsewhere than intended.
I watched a bit of a wrestling match - okay, Chris, I guess you could say they're popular culture - but it was more like a martial arts class. The two combatants were quite skinny for wrestlers; I'd expect somebody more like Jesse [The Body] Ventura. So I moved on.
The most tempting T-shirt for me was "Ask me about MY zombie plan!" and featuring an automatic pistol of some variety. I also liked the "And Buffy staked Edward. The End." But again, not $30 each worth of like. The atmosphere was very hyped, however, and I think a lot of those merchandisers were doing very well. I'm just cynical.
I think I was there for about two hours until the crowds and noise got too much and I headed home, stopping off for a burger before getting back to take care of various jobs here at home.
I got to chat with Adrian Bedford at his guest stall and saw Bevan Guinness briefly. I know other writers were there but was unable to pick them out of the crush. Adrian's book Time Machines Repaired While U-Wait was, in fact, the only thing I bought there, as all the T-shirts seemed to be $30 and I didn't like them THAT much. I look forward to reading the book, time travel is a fun subject. You know, when one thinks about it, just about every book featuring a time machine features one that has malfunctioned in some way. Did you think about that before writing the book, Adrian? Even the Doctor's TARDIS often ends up elsewhere than intended.
I watched a bit of a wrestling match - okay, Chris, I guess you could say they're popular culture - but it was more like a martial arts class. The two combatants were quite skinny for wrestlers; I'd expect somebody more like Jesse [The Body] Ventura. So I moved on.
The most tempting T-shirt for me was "Ask me about MY zombie plan!" and featuring an automatic pistol of some variety. I also liked the "And Buffy staked Edward. The End." But again, not $30 each worth of like. The atmosphere was very hyped, however, and I think a lot of those merchandisers were doing very well. I'm just cynical.
I think I was there for about two hours until the crowds and noise got too much and I headed home, stopping off for a burger before getting back to take care of various jobs here at home.