When
America boasts about being the greatest country on earth, we scoff
behind their backs and laugh at how retarded they are. We make
ourselves feel better by reminding everyone we have mountains and
sheep and shit. But when it comes down to it, there are some things
that America simply does better. A whole lot better. So much better I
cry myself to sleep at night thinking about how much better they have
it. More specifically, I cry myself to sleep thinking of how much
better their Comic Book/Pop Culture conventions are.
You
see, America has San Diego. And in July of every year San Diego has
the Comic-Con Convention. And the Comic-Con convention has
everything. The following list is 6 things Comic-Con has that rock
hard, and make me wish for a green-card marriage.
6.
Exclusive Toys/Collectables- Toy companies like Hasbro and Mattel
bring with them figurines exclusively for the convention. They are
usually sweet sweet tie ins to popular movies and comic books. There
are few things I wish for more in life than 3 ½ inch plastic
representations of hot people.
5.
Free shit- No seriously. Free stuff is the best thing about any expo
or convention. What place would have more free stuff than Comic-Con,
literally the biggest convention of its type. Think of all the
peculiarly dressed folks handing out all that swag. I drool just
thinking of it.
4.
Cosplay- Cosplay is basically dressing up like characters from
movies, anime, TV, games and suchlike. You may think Armageddon gets
some quality dressing up, but that's nothing compared to Comic-Con.
And where there's good, there's also horrifically bad. Bad like
fat hairy old men in Sailor Moon costumes. Think of the photo ops!
3.
Panels- Comic-Con hosts these totally fuckin rad panels where the
creators and cast members from heaps of popular TV shows come to
answer questions, give spoilers and be awesome. I'm not talking
just Sci-Fi shows, either. Included in the '08 lineup were
Supernatural, Heroes, Lost, The Office, Futurama, The Simpsons,
Smallville and Spongebob.
2.
Previews and Screenings- The convention has preview screenings of a
whole assortment of great TV shows and Anime, giving attendees sneak
peaks of coming seasons and new shows. There is also a multitude of
movie previews and indie/unsigned films to see.
1.
Famous people- One of the most suck things about New Zealand is how
far away we are from famous people. The further away we are, the
harder it is for me to run after them and force them to stand in
pictures with me. Comic-Con brings all the niftiest famous people
together in one place. I'm sorry Armageddon, but you have shit
famous people. There is no way any New Zealand convention could ever
compete with the likes of Sam & Dean from Supernatural, Clark
from Smallville, Eliza Dushku, and that sexy chick from Bones. It's
so much hotness my heart aches.
Basically,
life is unfair. Just when I convince myself that NZ might be alright
cos we have some sheep or something, Comic-Con season rolls around
again and the internet comes alive with details of the awe inspiring
Pop Culture fest. And then I go back to crying myself to sleep.
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