Kansas City Comicon 2010

Similar to when Tarzan does his animal call and all the beasts of the jungle come crashing through trees, vines and brush to be at his side, Comicon calls and this time the elephants and giraffes are wearing Stromtrooper costumes and Vampirella shirts.

When I go to a convention like this I often catch myself telling people about all the nerds that were there and then my wife checks me and adds "Ah, you're one of those nerds." True, but I feel like an undercover nerd, 'cause I wore my Autobot shirt under my fleece.

The Hulk, Lou Ferrigno, and Ashley Ekstein (Ahsoka from the Clone Wars) were in attendance among many local and national stars of the Comic and Toy/science fiction world. They had a giant replica of the current CGI hulk on display and it made me think: 30 years from now who the f*#k is going to idolize this computer generated brute? There was Lou Ferrigno in the flesh and blood, a real man, and he looked amazing done up as the Hulk. To finish off this train of thought all I'm going to say is : Original 3 Star Wars movies Vs last 3 Star Wars movies.

Some exhibitors sat behind their desks with long faces, looking unapproachable, then others were all smiles and engaged people as they walked past to tell them about their work. Notable among the locals was Monte May with his P.I.G. Tales online comic, he's actually an officer with the KC Northland Patrol. Gonna have to check out his work.

I picked up a few treasures for my little collection: some Star Wars and Transformers on the cheap. But forgive my ignorance, but why the hell were there not any He-Man stuff? Do we not send mail to Eternia or something 'cause I know they got it in Seibertron and The Hoth System?

I love this picture of a Jawa family walking past The Mandalorians on a smoke break

After a quick smoke, The Mandalorians are back in the house, locked and loaded

Who didn't love Lou's Hulk when they were a kid?

Nerds

To have turned to the darkside so young, what a shame

Clone Wars stars were a big hit with fans, especially hottie Ahsoka

I love this Superman, but his friend with the green wellies was just as funny, I imagined he had a 

full secret costume under his regular clothes, ready to assist Supes in times of danger.

Skeletor - Lord of Destruction

The original 80s bad ass, only Darth Vader could put this baby in the corner. 

Skeletor, resident of Snake Mountain, was a giant pain in the butt for our hero He-Man, but you had to love him. Looking all mad and evil in his purple and blue livery, he was one of the few cool looking bad guys of any toy series. He made being deviant look cool, until you put him on this purple crushed  velvet ride, aka Panthor. Compared to Cringer/Battlecat, Panthor was a pussy.

I picked up this Limited Edition, 1 of 15,000, for just under twenty bucks and after checking prices online, it looks like I got a bit of a bargain. There is a Comicon here in KC this weekend, I'm gonna go there and see what they are selling for there. I'll report back on the prices.

Spay-C: Gobot

To kick the blog off here's a Gobot called Spay-C I found at the River Market Antique Mall in KC this past weekend. I picked it up for $3.95 and actually didn't know it was a Gobot until I did a little internet research.

As you may have noticed I don't have any shots of Spay-C as his transformed vehicle, that's 'cause he looks stupid in this mode, well not stupid, just a little plain.

If you had this guy or another Gobot let me know. I actually had Baron Von Joy when I was about seven-years-old and I lent it to a friend in school and that was pretty much the last I ever got to play with that toy.

Here's a good Gobot link.

And finally here's a video to prove that our imagination was just as big a factor as the toy themselves, 'cause they sure don't look like much from this commercial.