spent this weekend being a bit of a fanboy geek.
ok i am in the lucky position that i can say this is all part of my job, but secretly i love it.
i fell in love with a young lady (sadly she is young enough to be my daughter...) she was sexy in a punk way (dreads, tats and piercing...) she talked dirty and was enthusiastic about comics! i wanted to marry her there and then. to be honest sex would never have had to come into the relationship we could have just discussed the merits of hulk vs. thing. for a fanboy it's as close to heaven as we can get....
one of the interesting aspects of the event in bristol was the number of women at the event, who were there as fans or creators. it was a wonderful thing to behold and not only because there are times when i am a dirty old man....
i remember back when one of my friends was being made the manager of a large comic retail store and the flack she got just because she was a girl. it appears that the once male dominated world of collecting is now being invaded by women.
what has brought this about? has it been the success of goth corners in stores or the influx of manga? discuss.
had to rush (well i use that term very loosely because i was on a train - so there was always going to be a delay, this was compounded by the closure for "essential" work on the hammersmith and city line...) back to get over to the excel centre for the london expo - didn't manage to see much there as i got there very close to end of the show. luckily i saw some of the stars of the frontier wrestling alliance (who never seem to wrestle in or near london boo hoo) in action. managed also to get some photos of matt hardy and rob van dam (who is a big comic fan - was tempted to ask him if he was a giggly and giddy as i was about the arrival of the essential defenders trade ... but thought better of it....)
the london show was a mix of various genres so there were stars from current tv shows, movie stars of old, wrestlers, manga fans, gaming fans and more. because of this mix of likes it was not so surprising to see a good mix of sexes and ages. but never fear there were sufficient numbers of lovely goth or manga style clad girls to keep me happy.
aside from the photos of matt and rvd i got nothing this weekend. does it mean i have my collector mania under control? or does it mean i have all i want? or am i just waiting for something else to collect....
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And you've called me sad in previous posts! photo's of wrestlers indeed !!!
Man O Man...Rob...Van...Dam...
There's nothing sad about it - unless of course you refer to the manly tears of joy Pat and I wept seeing our heroes at WWE INSURREXION years ago. Hearing Stone Cold Steve Austin (real name Steve Williams) 's entrance music live made the hairs on the back of my hairs stand up, and the memory of it is something I'll cherish forever.
Actually, that does sound a bit sad. And gay.
ah you just had to be there.
RVD RVD RVD.
all that was missing were a few holy shit holy shit chants.
matt looking down because lita has been getting the "spear" from edge (ooer). rvd just looking cool in a spider-man t-shirt.
that night at earl's court was also made special by regal (i believe we were the only ones to chant for him) and the fact everyone threw stuff at trips, stephanie and stone WHAT cold.
I'm clearly out of my depth here...! As far as comics are concerned, apart from when I dealt with Germany, the geeks (how did they ever run a business?) were all male. I'm not sure I have an opinion on gender in this arena but I assume it is a good thing that more women are involved - not just because it gives you the opportunity to drool, Pat.
I don't even know what to say about the wrestling so will stop here.
emma - it's not like i need to find reasons to drool! (besides in this case i was ready to marry here there and then - a hottie who talked about rob liefeld yowsa!)
the real reason it is good that there are women running comic shops is that it encourages women to come into the shops to buy the comics. and as we all know (well i do) comics are a great medium, that allow for great stories to be told - stories that could not work easily in books and stories that can stretch the immagination (not to mention you can have really good fights in comics).
women seem to make for more professional shops.
as for the wrestling it is wonderful.
timmy - thanks for dropping by.
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