Hi Everyone! So sorry for the late blogs again..... I have been in midterm and presentation mode for the past month and things are finally slowing down! :) So with that said, I will post some photos of my last two events I attended: Long Beach Comic Expo and Riverside Cosplay Gathering. I am pretty sure I have said I am an all over Californian so I try to go to multiple events all over the place. I can't wait for my next convention adventure. :)
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| Me with some CSU Long Beach students cosplaying as Ash and Misty |
Long Beach Comic Expo- This is still a fairly new convention for Long Beach. I believe this was the third year it has occurred. I went on the Saturday, which was the bigger day of the two day con. I cosplayed as Dawn from Pokemon, which was a cosplay I created through mostly upcycling. I took photos with kids, and did selfies with other Pokemon cosplayers. I met Agnus Oblong, the creator of The Oblongs, and got an autographed drawing from him. I also haggled for an hour with a comic book dealer to get the first issue of Black Panther, which I was able to haggle down about $25. That felt great. Most people I encounter at comic cons do not do research on the book before coming to purchase, which makes haggling harder. I also did my usual Captain America pick up. That is a must for me as Captain America is my favorite superhero. :) I went to a couple of panels, one for Cosplay/ Geek Fashion, and one for DC comic's new endeavor called Divergence. That's about all I have to say for LBCE, and I hope to be able to attend Long Beach Comic Con at the end of the summer. Here are some more pictures from that con! :)
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| A drawing by Agnus Oblong. He has some really weird drawings in his album too lol |
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| PikaPool and PikaAsh |
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| Marceline the Vampire Queen |
Also, I did the Riverside Cosplay Gathering, which was at Fairmount Park in Downtown Riverside. I met new people, did a photoshoot (that'll be a separate post when all my picture are done being worked with.), took pictures, just had some good fun. :) A lot of areas have cosplay gatherings : the Bay Area, the Central Valley, Orange County, the LA area. You just have to look for them and I recommend them all to find like minded people and immerse yourself into a community that is very loving and supportive.I might also say, that inconjunction with my Hachi and Life facebook page, I also have a cosplay page so feel free to follow! :)
https://www.facebook.com/sunflowercosplay
Here are some pictures from the Riverside Cosplay Gathering:
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| Ash, Dawn, Knuckles (went turbo), Misty, Ash, and Sabrina. | | |
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| Attack on Titan, Pokemon, and Panty & Stocking with a Garter Belt. |
Till Next Time! (hopefully in less than a month !! -_-;;; )
-Hachi
