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Title: First Comicon as Volunteer staff - AND in costume as Obi-Wan! Woo-hoo! Post by: Orbie Wan Technobie on October 17, 2016, 12:30:20 AM Been a long time, but using my Initiate LE in costume is kind of seasonal.
So yesterday, I worked my first local Comicon at part of the volunteer staff, plus I was the ONLY staff member whose role also included being in costume. In addition to working the prop weapons check and entry badge checks, I was also a "goodwill" ambassador of sorts as Obi-Wan, walking the line, engaging with the attendees, and walking the exhibit hall for pictures. Pretty sweet deal AND I had the time of my life! There was a LOT of cosplay for a smaller convention (our biggest one is in May - and I am now on staff for that, as well!) Below is a sampling of pictures that were taken of me at work... The Weapons Check crew, ready to go... (http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr203/orbiwantechnobie/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obiweaponcrew_zps9exchacp.jpg) (http://s484.photobucket.com/user/orbiwantechnobie/media/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obiweaponcrew_zps9exchacp.jpg.html) Me with a local Marvel cosplay group (http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr203/orbiwantechnobie/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obigang_zpsiwqk3ekx.jpg) (http://s484.photobucket.com/user/orbiwantechnobie/media/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obigang_zpsiwqk3ekx.jpg.html) Granddaugher and Grandfather, perhaps? (http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr203/orbiwantechnobie/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obirey_zpsiyqcfcwm.jpg) (http://s484.photobucket.com/user/orbiwantechnobie/media/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obirey_zpsiyqcfcwm.jpg.html) My Nemesis! (http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr203/orbiwantechnobie/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obivaderween_zpst6nwcn0a.jpg) (http://s484.photobucket.com/user/orbiwantechnobie/media/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obivaderween_zpst6nwcn0a.jpg.html) One of the few Sith cosplayers I encountered... (http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr203/orbiwantechnobie/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obisith_zpskxl3bao8.jpg) (http://s484.photobucket.com/user/orbiwantechnobie/media/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obisith_zpskxl3bao8.jpg.html) Good Doctor 10, from The Satan Pit! (http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr203/orbiwantechnobie/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obi10DW_zpst8pap7k3.jpg) (http://s484.photobucket.com/user/orbiwantechnobie/media/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obi10DW_zpst8pap7k3.jpg.html) I said something about the smell of his BAMPF.... (http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr203/orbiwantechnobie/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obinightcrawler_zpswzvqosyt.jpg) (http://s484.photobucket.com/user/orbiwantechnobie/media/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obinightcrawler_zpswzvqosyt.jpg.html) One of the vendors, he was actually my comic book supplier for more than a decade! (http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr203/orbiwantechnobie/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obijoey_zpstged81un.jpg) (http://s484.photobucket.com/user/orbiwantechnobie/media/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obijoey_zpstged81un.jpg.html) Definitely NOT my nemesis, took us all day to get together for a picture... (http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr203/orbiwantechnobie/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obipeggy_zps9t6ycl7d.jpg) (http://s484.photobucket.com/user/orbiwantechnobie/media/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obipeggy_zps9t6ycl7d.jpg.html) Last Comicon, I ran into Bob Ross, the painter. This time, some old elf who said he was cruising the vendor tables for Christmas gifts... (http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr203/orbiwantechnobie/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obisanta_zpsxhejyuag.jpg) (http://s484.photobucket.com/user/orbiwantechnobie/media/1610%20Orbi-Wan%20at%20Hampton%20Comicon/obisanta_zpsxhejyuag.jpg.html) I had such a great time, I lived a dream of officially walking around and interacting with people as Obi-Wan for an entire day. I'm sure I was stopped for pictures a couple hundred times. The Comicon group is already working up plans for a presence at multiple theaters on the opening night of Rogue One, and I will be at at least one of them.... Not bad for an old nerd like me.... Title: Re: First Comicon as Volunteer staff - AND in costume as Obi-Wan! Woo-hoo! Post by: Dauntless Seven on October 17, 2016, 01:56:29 AM Hi. Thanks for sharing these photos. Looks like you had a fun time ! I hope to go to a con one day. Both the Seattle and Vancouver ones are quite popular with a lot of returning cosplayers... but the Las Vegas one is more my style. ;D
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