Confessions of a Twirly Girl: Comikaze 2013 - From the Perspective of a Nerd-in-Training

I am a nerd-in-training. I went...to a comic book convention. Voluntarily. And, although I know I didn't "get" half the references, I had SO MUCH FUN. Only in its third year, Stan Lee's Comikaze boasted 50,000 attendees (I think about half of what San Diego's Comic-Con supposedly gets). I heard many attendees and vendors say they liked the "smaller" show. Sure, if 50,000 people is small.

One thing I noticed about this (and probably many other comic book conventions) is that it is less about comic books and more about pop culture. Sharknado panel? Did Sharknado start from a comic book? And could Ian Ziering have looked any more angry that he was up there on that stage? They didn't make an appearance at this event, but Supernatural? Hey, I LOVE the show, but did they start from a comic book? Anyway, so it is fitting that Comikaze's subtitle is: Where pop culture rules the earth.

I went to Comikaze with my girls from Chunky Girl Comics, and I had a blast. I got to meet some celebrities. I got to play around in costume and take tons of photos. I got to walk around and meet people and buy cool products. I really had a fun time. I stayed in the Figueroa Hotel, which has a really cool Mediterranean theme, and was within walking distance of the Convention Center. Since I was alone, they upgraded me to a huge room. Marisa's birthday was on Saturday, so we celebrated with cupcakes from Sprinkles and went to a Day of the Dead concert. I got to try aerial yoga at Aeriform Arts (I have a Poletry in Motion on that soon). And, since I was in Los Angeles, I stuck around for California Pole Dance Championship (again, I'll have a separate post on that later).

Since a picture speaks a thousand words, enjoy my photo journal of my nerd adventures!