Supanova 2009

My first Supanova proved to be a pretty overwhelming experience. Though, to be fair, after being there for 7 hours I had a slightly different level of 'whelm'. I went to the Tim Sale and Karl Urban panels, and had things signed by both those gents. I'm a bit of a LotR nut, so getting some facetime with Eomer was freakin brilliant. Had a Heroes comic signed by Tim Sale, I mentioned that if I had one of his commissons done I'd love a Sylar/Batman faceoff. Logistically it'd be a rubbish matchup, but I love those two characters and to have them in one drawing would be amazing. Tim's face just lit up while he was talking about Sylar and Zachary Quinto. He'd seemed...not sullen per se, just very serious for most of the day, but talking about Sylar the grin came out. It was just nice to see the artist as excited about the characters as the fans are. Cause let's face it, Sylar's really the only good thing in Heroes now.

As far as loot went, I went relatively easy. I need to curb my spending for the time being, the next thing I'm going to buy is the Doctor Who 'Heroes' range, and then I'll be organising what I've already got, before buying anything more. Bought another Batman from the 'Black and White' series (as far as collectible lines go, this is one of my favourites), Art of Marvel Vol 1 & 2 books, Marvel Civil War trade, Heroes Vol 1, and weird little chibi Batman and Robin. They were ridiculously cute, but a bit too expensive to buy the whole set at once.



As far as photos go, first things first:

If you own, or would like to own, any of the items pictured above, please close your browser window now. This blog is no place for your kind. However, the cartoon version of the poster was really cool, and if I wasn't so opposed to the revolting franchise I totally would have bought it.

Comics. So many comics. Everywhere. I've never been into comics in a big way.  I browsed the Kings Comics stall a few times (this picture isn't it), but there were just so many goddamn comics it was slightly intimidating. Civil War is the first comic I've bought since the Attack of the Clones series.

Signed things! There was an A3-ish photo of Nathan Fillion from Firefly/Serenity/Dr Horrible/Castle etc I was considering before the 'But where would you PUT it?' logical part of my brain kicked in. And I would have felt silly buying a photo just for the gratuitious handsomeness of it.

I may not really be into comics, but I sure do love books ABOUT comics. Cause that makes perfect sense. I bought the two on the far left, they'd been on my ebay watch list for ages, and here at the con they were only $20 each. Craziness. Unfortunately the ones second from left on the top were already gone when I came back to buy. I love Alex Ross's work, and it was a collab book from him and a few others. The shelf on the Wall of Nerd that actually has books on it (books in a bookcase? Madness) is looking a lot healthier tonight.

So. Many. Delicious. Collectibles. I'd told myself I was going to be good, but it felt like I was a recovering drug addict walking into a meth lab. Bombarded from all sides with shiny colourful wonderfulness. But I held out. My only major purchase was the Batman on the left, whose box I do not have near me so I can't tell you which designer/sculptor duo he is. But he's great. I'll do a post on the Black & White line in the future. They're stunning, and while I 'like' a lot of lines, I LOVE this one.

The chaps from the 501st Legion were there, posing for photos and raising money for charity (and in Vader's case, crushing tracheas). While everyone else was freaking out and having photos with the very impressive looking Vader, I was all about the Scout Troopers. I have an irrational love for Scout Troopers, to the point where they're just about my favourite thing in Star Wars (a fascination I will attempt to deconstruct in a later post). The troopers weren't quite the buff, athletic members of the Imperial army I'd hoped them to be, but still. Scout Troopers. OMG.

I'll share the blame for these crap-tastic photos. Partially the camera, but mainly the major-league absence of light in the theatre. Nevertheless, Karl Urban's panel was fantastic, even if he is a Kiwi. I think it went for 45 minutes, but it felt like 10. Most of the questions were Star Trek related, which was understandable, but a bit 'meh'. He's a funny guy, I couldn't stop looking at his black and shiny gold Nike 'kicks', paired with a suit jacket and almost-skinny leg jeans. Dapper, to say the least.

There's a minor chance I may go back tomorrow to try and get a custom drawing done, but more than likely, that's Supanova done for 2009. It was great fun, and I'm really glad I went.