SEX COMES TO GEEKTOWN
words J. Brent Stewart
pics Danny Cash

Personally, this year’s Con had a much different vibe than past shows.

For one, there weren’t really any guests that I felt like I needed autographs or sketches from (although I did try in vain, as always, to get on Adam Hughes list…which I’ve been trying for about 8 years now…gah…), and there wasn’t much that I was looking to buy.

I’d brought along cash to blow in the event that the 1/2 Price Trades & Toys guy was there…but he wasn’t…and I was sad.

Your intrepid team of probably very drunk reporters.

Not to say that there wasn’t a lot going on. There was, as always. If nothing else, the con seemed bigger than ever. For the first time ever, the Hilton had been added to the Con Hotel line-up, and was now playing host to the registration process, which had formerly been hosted in the Hyatt.

Violet was awesome, but if anyone runs into that Elastigirl that we didn't manage to get a picture of, please forward her my marriage proposal. Homina!

As always, the Hyatt Regency hosted most of the events/concerts/panels, while the Marriott hosted the Exhibitor and Dealer rooms.

I knew that things were going to be a bit different when elevators were already hard to get on Friday morning. Normally those 20-minute waits don’t start up until Saturday afternoon.

Indeed, there were people…everywhere…at all times. The floor of the Hyatt was as packed on that early Friday night as it normally is on Sunday. And by the time Sunday night rolled around…it was a veritable sea of people.

So yes, it seems like our little freak convention in the south has caught on big-time. I expect that a lot of it has to do with people like me, posting reports like these, saying “Holy crap, you won’t believe what I saw at DragonCon!!!”

And now, a taste of random coolness from the con!

My personal favorite costume of the con, so low key and subdued, only the truly cool cats would pick up on it. The fact that I had to explain to my friends who this was supposed to be speaks volumes about the crumbling of our civilication. Kolchak Dude, you rock!

We wanted to find Lum later and show her my tattoo so she'd marry me, but we couldn't find her again. Damn the luck!

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