Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to take in
Monsterpalooza out in Burbank, CA.
Since the only conventions I had ever attended were this years Wondercon
and the Long Beach Comicon a few years back, I had decided that it would be in
the best interest of the book to check out one of the many non-comic book
related conventions out there. I was a monster fanatic long before I fell in love with comic books, so needless to say, I was excited.
After standing in line for two hours because I didn’t have
the foresight to purchase tickets in advance (Rule #1… ALWAYS buy tickets in
advance), I made it into the venue and discovered a few things…
1) Comic books are great, but you can’t beat the
visual stimuli of a special FX guru hard at work.
2) Cosplayers tend to run a little… darker.
3) The crossover potential is tremendous. Horror, sci-fi and fantasy… Whatever your
genre, if it sparks the imagination, you can showcase it here.
No joke. There’s a reason why a lot of the gaming
industry sends some of their designers to scope out some inspiration.
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| Let's curb-stomp someone! |
And finally, this was probably the most important thing I learned…
4) Bigfoot is sorely underrepresented.
Seriously, I found one bust of Harry from Harry and the
Hendersons and that was squirreled away in a booth where the guy was making
horror related soap (don’t laugh, I bought a hockey mask-shaped bar.) So where was our hominid brethren? Did I take a wrong turn and miss the
elaborate display of all horror/sci-fi/fantasy related Sasquatchian goodness?
Unfortunately, I don't think so.
Unfortunately, I don't think so.
But after attending both Wondercon and now Monsterpalooza, I’ve
come away with the reality that we would be right at home at both. Nothing says sci-fi fantasy more than a sword
wielding sasquatch.
So take note everybody.
Monsterpalooza is on our radar now and I vow to you all… Next year, Bigfoot
will be making an appearance…
Now I just need to look up when the next Bigfoot conference
is.
Until next time…
Josh S. Henaman
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