Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia

Hi Blog! As noted in our prior blog, Saturday, May 9, 2015, was a very busy day. After taking in the Dad Vail Regatta and dinning at The Belgian Cafe, it was time to head over to experience Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Convention Center is a huge place. We had no idea where registration was, but luckily there were plenty of superheros around to help out. The Flash was eager to point the way!  (No, dear reader, as much as that looks like just one superhero running VERY fast, it's actually six different costumed fans...fooled ya, huh?)

After registration, we headed over to the Dealers Room. Here is where the serious people-watching begins. There are several types of attendees. There are those interested in shopping. If you can't find your favorite comic, sci-fi or superhero on this tower of t-shirts, then you won't find it anywhere.

Perhaps you would like one of these new multi-colored light sabers to hang from your Jedi belt.

For the more subtle fan, you can adorn your sash with I.D. badges of your favorite characters.

For other attendees, this is a chance to have a little cosplay fun. Who doesn't love Mario! Apparently, the pink and blue mushrooms don't, they wanted to do him in.

Perhaps you want to let your inner vixen out. Here's a chance to let your fantasies run wild.

Maybe you have a favorite movie, and making an exact replica of the costumes the actors wore makes you want to go out and bust some ghosts!

Comic Con covers a large spectrum of interests from comic books, movies and TV shows to WWE Wrestling and horror films. There is even stuff for the Trekkies in the bunch.

While Super Heros were the most popular....

 ...we also came across a few villans. This guy would give anyone nightmares.

However, the good guys clearly outnumbered the bad. Sometimes it felt like we were seeing double (well sort of).

If just putting on a costume didn't get you in the right frame of mind, you could sign up for the Weta Workshop where professional makeup artists would teach you how to transform yourself.

Unfortunately for Dave, by the time this guy was done in the make-up chair, he was totally in character.

If you were looking for something a little more permanent than t-shirts, costumes or make-up, you could sign up for a REAL tattoo from the folks at Epic Ink.

We had a great time strolling through the Dealers Room and engaging with all the various characters.  The entire convention center floor was filled with dealers and artists.  It took us two-and-a-half hours of strolling the floor, and we didn't even cover 3/4 of it.  We found the actual content of the convention to be pretty lacking. Once we were done in the Dealers Room, there were no panel discussions or celebrity Q&As that really interested us. This was definitely not Comic-Con International of San Diego. However, if you are a local gamer or love any excuse to cosplay, then this is a great excuse to get out for a little fun.