Kapow! 2011

Before I forget, some photos from the first ever Kapow! Comic Con, held in London last weekend:

It was a nice event, if a bit small (okay, really small, especially compared to San Diego Comic-Con). The up-side of the convention being tiny was that there were much shorter lines (or queues, if you're British). And the food at the restaurant was super yummy. And I got lots of compliments on my Totoro hat (and one "What's your hat supposed to be?" from a dude working in the restaurant). My only complaint is that the aisles between the booths weren't wide enough, so I felt like I was constantly in people's way when I stopped to look at something. Other than that, it was a lot of fun.

Happy All Hallows Eve!

Happy Halloween one and all!

Big Chimp and I had a great time at the London MCM Expo yesterday. It's a comic convention that has the same feel as San Diego Comic-Con, but on a much smaller scale. The event focuses on comics, manga, films, games, and Japanese pop culture. There were lots of artists and writers doing signings; lots of merchandise for sale; cool costumes; game demonstrations; Japanese drummers; origami lessons; and, inexplicably, there were these British wrestlers throwing each other around in a ring in the corner:

I bought a stack of books to add to my growing to-read pile:

[Yes, these books are stories of ancient Roman history told through the voices of anthropomorphic cats. Cool, right?]

And, best of all, this hat:

The reference, for all you non-Sudio Ghibli people (seriously, you don't know what you're missing!), is Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro.