A Little Wonder, a Little Con
We went to WonderCon and all we got was this lousy MI:III baseball cap. But at least it will keep our War of the Worlds t-shirt company in the junk drawer.
WonderCon has come, gone, and left us a little sad. For some reason, the magic we felt last year was lacking this time around. Maybe it's because we're just plain tired of the stormtrooper costumes (even the weird Arthur Conan Doyle-stormtrooper hybrids. WTF?) Or maybe it's because the social ineptitude of the socially inept was on full display in room 2000. If the speaker wasn't someone they were interested in, they had no problem talking on the phone, or to each other, at full volume, regardless of the people who would have liked to have heard what JJ Abrams was saying about "Lost" THANK YOU VERY MUCH! (Here's something we were able to hear: One fan asked Abrams to settle an argument he'd had with his "Lost"-watching friends, "So. Is the island Jesus?" To which Abrams replied, "....Yes.")
Image of Hello Kitty ascending, by the author.
Alas, most of the questions we heard from the fans were little more than awkward stammering and proclamations. Said one audience member during the Bryan Singer, Brandon Routh Superman Returns panel, "I'm the biggest Superman fan ever." This was met with much grumbling from the audience. Then he asked if he could give Singer his business card, and the grumbling turned to boos. Another member of the Superman audience had the gall to actually reference the sexual harassment charges that were once waged against the director. AWKWARD!
The Pixar panel was pretty snooze-inducing, but we did get to see the Oscar-nominated short "One Man Band." We only wish Cars looked half as entertaining as that short. Deborah Kara Unger showed up for about 30 seconds to introduce a Silent Hill trailer and clip, and promptly disappeared. Oh, and we got glimpses of Sarah Douglas and Yvonne Craig on the main floor.
And that was about it, as far as notable moments are concerned. We did enjoy the people-watching, and the sometimes painful-to-behold homemade costumes, but after one day of it we realized one day was enough. But if you've got any WonderCon stories you'd like to share, please do so in the comments!