San Diego Comic Con 2012 (Sunday) – Report, Pics, Vids, and…Giveaway?
Everything good must come to an end. We didn’t go for costumes on Sunday; it was just too exhausting. We like to use this time to thoroughly explore the exhibit hall, and that we did. Of course it was my priority to get Gail Carriger’s autograph and this time it worked out!
So here I am with an extra signed copy of Soulless and it’s got nowhere to go…or does it? For you guys I think I might just hold a giveaway really soon! Just stay tuned ~_^.
There’s not much to say so I’ll just post a few cool pics.
Someone’s all conned out:
Hello Kitty Chun-Li
It’s morphin’ time!
Speaking of which, the original black ranger should easily be pushing 40, yet he looks practically the same!
And some fun video:
Well Comic Con, it was good to know you! I’ll see you next year!
San Diego Comic Con 2012 (Friday) - Report, Pics, and Vids
While this was a Robert Downey, Jr. impersonator, the real RDJ was there.
So I’ve been holding off on this for a little while, but I guess I should get going on my reports! I would make one big post, but I think I will break them out day by day.
I’ll try not to make it too long, but there is no experience like San Diego Comic Con. This was my second year and I had just as much fun, but the overall experience felt different. And it’s for this reason that people come back again and again…if you can survive the badge process of course.
I’ll spare you the details of Thursday since I already wrote about it. I’ll just move on to Friday:
Just a piece of advice for those of you who would like to go one of these days; become well acquainted with lines. I’m talking about super long lines (there’s 135,000 people there after all, what do you expect?). Many people will camp out for days for a major celebrity panel, and one lady even died waiting for the Twilight panel. As for me, I paid hundreds of dollars per night for a swanky room (in a hotel where the celebs stay; we caught Stan Lee coming out of the elevator), so I damn sure planned to use it every night, and I did. There’s a price to pay for this, however. I was determined to get into the infamous Hall H this year and I did…after a good 6-7 hour wait. If you’re willing to sacrifice most of your day for something big, that’s up to you. But I promise there are tons of little things to do as well. You certainly have enough to keep you entertained.
Luckily I was able to get into the Resident Evil and Total Recall panels. I was SO CLOSE to giving up so that I could make the Spartacus panel, but it all worked out! (more…)
Guest Post by Author: Alicia Wright Brewster
I would like to take the time to welcome author, Alicia Wright Brewster (AWB). I just recently read and reviewed her novella, Don’t Call Me Angel, and quite enjoyed it. Here is her interview of the central character, Six.
AWB: Hi, Six. It’s great to finally meet you—seeing as how I created you and all. Let’s talk about your first book. What was your favorite part of it?
My favorite part was, of course, finally getting out of Hell. I’ve been working on that for almost two centuries!
AWB: What was your least favorite part of the book?
Six: Earth is different. In Hell, there’s so much evil happening that you kind of ignore it. You just accept it because there’s no way to change anything. It took me a while to realize that I can be whatever I want to be up here. It’s scary and confusing, but I think I’m getting the hang of it.
AWB: What do you like about Earth so far?
Six: The weather. And the fresh air! It’s around 80 degrees during the day here in Atlanta this time of year. Some people would say that’s hot. But as far as I’m concerned, if I don’t feel like my skin’s about to melt off, it’s just fine.
Oh, and bacon! I really like bacon.
AWB: Is there anything you don’t like about Earth?
Six: Humans.
AWB: You don’t like humans?
Six: I wouldn’t go that far. I don’t understand humans . . . and some of them smell bad.
AWB: Do I smell bad?
Six: No, but I still don’t like you. You have shifty eyes. You seem nervous about something.
AWB: I’m a little afraid of you.
Six: That’s good. You’re not stupid.
AWB: Thanks . . . I think. Anything else I can get you to talk about?
Six: I like my roommate Cara a lot.
AWB: What do you like about her?
Six: I can tell she’s tormented about stuff that happened to her in the past, but she’s sweet and kind. She trusts people. Sometimes I wish I could be like that.
AWB: So what are you going to do with yourself now that you’re out of Hell and a free woman?
Six: You’ll just have to wait and see.
Don’t Call Me Angel - Alicia Wright Brewster
If you want a quick and enjoyable read, Don’t Call Me Angel by Alicia Wright Brewster is a good choice. The kick butt heroine this time around is Six, a fallen angel who has escaped from hell and is looking to start over with a clean slate on Earth. However, Earth proves to be less of a utopia than she had hoped. Supernatural attract supernaturals and her run in with fellow supes causes her a lot of problems.
Her biggest problem is her partner who has escaped with her. He’s been destroying human souls, which is all but inconspicuous to the underworld they’ve left behind. Can she stop him in time? Or has he done enough damage to foil their secret escape?
For a novella, I quite enjoyed the world-building and character development. Six has potential to grow on me as the series continues. I was engaged for the whole story and I liked the approach of focusing on a female fallen “angel”. I would like to see this perspective more often in other novels. For the most part I enjoyed it, but it was difficult to determine what direction the story would take. Until the end I wasn’t quite sure if it was going for a day-in-the-life approach. The villains are pretty cool and I look forward to future novels where we can hopefully learn more about the supporting cast and see certain relationship dynamics flesh out a bit more.
*Review Copy Provided by the Author
San Diego Comic Con is under way!
Hi guys! So SDCC 2012 is under way and I’m having a good ‘ole time. Just thought I’d post a couple of pics!
I got to meet Chris Daughtry outside of our hotel yesterday:
We also met the Giorgio Tsoukalos, the host of Ancient Aliens:
Not too bad for a Thursday, lol. So Gail Carriger, author of the Parasol Protectorate series, is also here and I plan to get an autograph! Now begs the question, would any of YOU like to be the lucky recipient of a signed copy of her book? Decisions Decisions!
Also managed to take a few creepy videos:
Don’t think I could own one of these
Creepy as hell!
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