{"id":5987,"date":"2014-09-17T06:59:04","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T06:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotnerdgirl.com\/?p=5987"},"modified":"2024-02-29T09:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T09:20:56","slug":"c4-central-coast-comic-con-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hotnerdgirl.com\/index.php\/2014\/09\/17\/c4-central-coast-comic-con-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"C4: Central Coast Comic Con 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
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C4: Central Coast Comic Con\u00a0in Ventura is still in it\u2019s infancy but it\u2019s growing fast. This past weekend was only it\u2019s 2nd year but it\u2019s already twice as big as last year. Unfortunately, that made for several organizational issues and a lot of confusion in regards to panels, most of which were delayed, cancelled, or moved to another location with no warning, announcement, or signage.<\/p>\n

While frustrating at times, I\u2019m eager to see C4 become the Con I know it can be. I love little local Cons, they are usually the best place to talk to all of the local comic vendors in one place. Which is why I was kind of bummed that I really didn\u2019t see any comic book stands. If there were any, they were tucked away where I missed them. It didn\u2019t seem like a particularly good Con for most of the vendors, with the exception of the guy making balloon characters for tips (more on that talented gentleman later).<\/p>\n

The highlight for me was definitely hanging out with my \u201cConFam\u201d aka the artists and cosplayers and SoCal Con regulars that I see at every convention and love catching up with. So this wrap up will mostly be pictures of the cosplay and a few of the artists. I was planning to attend the Authors Panel but, alas, it was delayed, then moved, then cancelled altogether.<\/p>\n

But I like to focus on the positive so\u2026.PICTURES!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since it\u2019s a Comic Con, let\u2019s start off with Comic Book Cosplay, shall we?<\/p>\n

Last year Lonstermash cosplayed as Rocky Balboa, complete with bloody boxing wounds and an American flag. This year he went with his classic movie Wolverine while representing at the Agents of COSPLAY table. He has several creative variations of the Wolverine costume and is probably the most famous Logan cosplayer out there.<\/p>\n

This female Deadpool really broke the fourth wall.<\/p>\n

Mini Silver Surfer!<\/p>\n

Cap, with and without background creeper.<\/p>\n

Author\u00a0John Mulhall\u00a0got in on the photobombing. Cyclops\u2019 handler was not amused.<\/p>\n

You look like you could use some DC, how about we switch over to the other major comic universe.<\/p>\n

This is\u00a0Smile-X Villain Co. They did the world\u2019s best Batman\/Rogue\u2019s Gallery photo shoot ever a few months back. A photo shoot that I will post about at some point but the pictures keep slowly filtering in and I want to make sure I get them all before I post about it. Smile-X has several versions of their costumes, including Classic, PJ\u2019s, and Punk Rock (pictured here).<\/p>\n

Most of the members of\u00a0Smile-X Villain Co.\u00a0met at C4 last year so this past weekend marked their one year anniversary as a cosplay troupe. Happy Anniversary, Smile-X!<\/p>\n

Dylan, the ringleader of\u00a0Smile-X Villain Co. and a delightfully creepy Joker.<\/p>\n

My favorite Riddler is Ian aka\u00a0Pieced Together Cosplay. I couldn\u2019t choose between all of the awesome pictures I took of him this weekend, so here they all are:<\/p>\n

Spikes!<\/p>\n

Classic!<\/p>\n

With MEEEEEE!<\/p>\n

The Bat (The Bat Cosplay) debuting his new blue accessories and The Cat (Gotham Sirens Cosplay) in her classic Burton garb.<\/p>\n

Speaking of enemies\u2026.this Clark Kent seemed really surprised that I wanted to take his picture. You\u2019re disguise doesn\u2019t fool me, Superman!<\/p>\n

WONDAAAAH WOOOOMAAAAN!!! And a pirate thrown in just for kicks.<\/p>\n

I complemented this Two-Face on his makeup job and he pointed at his mother and proudly proclaimed that she\u2019d done it. Well done, Mom, well done.<\/p>\n

The family that cosplays together, stays together. We\u2019ll transition from Comics to Sci-Fi with this lovely Loki\/Firefly loving family.<\/p>\n

Multi-pass!<\/p>\n

I am the law!<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t notice that the trooper on the right was a mannequin until after I got home and started going through my pictures. I thought he seemed a little tall for a Stormtrooper.<\/p>\n

This guy makes custom action figures, wears awesome t-shirts, and has some badass figure tats.<\/p>\n

The Star Trek Enterprise D Bridge Restoration project was there and took tons of pictures of various cosplayers (including these classic Treksters) in the Transporter Room. Check them out on their\u00a0facebook page!<\/p>\n

These guys from the Umbrella Corporation couldn\u2019t figure out how to get it to work.<\/p>\n

I found this Dalek wandering around and tricked it into getting on the Transporter pad so that I could beam it to another dimension and thus EXTERMINATE it!<\/p>\n

But it caught up with me just as I was exiting the TARDIS (btw, this picture was taken by Bulk of the\u00a0Mighty Morphine Power Rangers<\/em>\u00a0while we were perusing the floor, more on that later).<\/p>\n

Luckily the War Doctor was there to help me out.<\/p>\n

After which we headed back to the TARDIS (Hello, Sexy!)<\/p>\n

And hung out with K-9 for awhile.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t decide what my next car should be. Put your vote in the comments!<\/p>\n

How about this one? It comes complete with Heroes in a half shell!<\/p>\n

Or, if you\u2019d prefer, half-clothed.<\/p>\n

I asked this mini-Popeye if he was eating all of his spinach. His reaction? *shrug*<\/p>\n

This little lady was totes adorbs.<\/p>\n

These guys are so critical of EVERYTHING.<\/p>\n

What a nightmare these two were.<\/p>\n

Speaking of nightmares\u2026I practically jumped behind\u00a0John Mulhall\u2019s\u00a0Geddy\u2019s Moon<\/em>\u00a0backdrop when this chick turned to stare at me.<\/p>\n

Luckily there was a Goblin King nearby.<\/p>\n

Did someone say Goblins?<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t know. Don\u2019t care. They\u2019re perty.<\/p>\n

Alpha 6 and Zordon from\u00a0Mighty Morphine Power Rangers<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Power Rangers, there were a TON of them there. I even ended up hanging out with a bunch of them at a bar one night. Turns out that my friend and\u00a0Podthingy<\/strong>\u00a0cohost,\u00a0John Mulhall, is a friend of Jason Narvy who played \u201cSkull\u201d on the show. So I got to hang out with Bulk (Paul Schrier) and Skull for the weekend. I even helped Bulk pick out a souvenir for his girlfriend, hence why he took my picture in front of the TARDIS \u2013 which was hilarious because I could see people recognize him but they didn\u2019t want to interrupt him while he was taking my picture. When they did finally get a chance to approach him, he was very gracious and welcoming. Both Jason and Paul are pretty much the complete opposite of their characters on the show. Nice guys through and through.<\/p>\n

Speaking of John Mulhall, he had a\u00a0Geddy\u2019s Moon<\/em>\u00a0booth there. If you haven\u2019t read his book yet, you really should. It\u2019s a fantastic supernatural thriller.<\/p>\n

Jason Beckwith\u2019s graphic novel\u00a0Taking Eden<\/em>\u00a0is a recent new fave of mine and I desperately need to write a review of it and his other books so that you\u2019ll all realize just how awesome they are and buy them from him.<\/p>\n

B. Alex Thompson, writer of\u00a0Hass<\/em>. Love him!<\/p>\n

I mentioned before that the balloon guy probably had the best Con experience of all of the Vendors. Geek Outlaw and I first met\u00a0Donald Tran\u00a0and his girlfriend when they were walking thorugh the halls of San Diego Comic Con with these amazing balloon creations on their heads. We had to stop and check them out. Turns out that SDCC was his first Con and C4 was only his second! He got such a great response to his head gear that he decided to have a booth. He worked for tips and was crazy busy the entire weekend popping out all manner of comic book, fantasy, and sci-fi creations for kids and adults alike. Naturally, I had to get a Mjolnir, which I later gave to my 5-year-old neighbor\u00a0<\/p>\n

Seriously, I\u2019m a big fan of Donald Tran. Here\u2019s a video of him finishing up my Mjolnir.<\/p>\n

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The most unexpected and wonderful person I met this past weekend, was legendary\u00a0MAD\u00a0Magazine<\/em>\u00a0(amongst other things) cartoonist\u00a0Sergio Aragones. And it was his birthday! He\u2019s 77 years young and the sweetest man you could ever hope to meet. I adore him.<\/p>\n

That wraps up my coverage of C4! Thanks for checking it out! Here\u2019s hoping that 2015 C4 is bigger and better and a bit more organized\u00a0\u00a0I truly appreciate the tremendous effort of everyone who tried to make the event as smooth as possible, it was obviously a labor of love for them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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