Dallas Comic Con 2014 - ALL THE PICTURES! - Part Eight

Discord and Twilight Sparkle



Clark Kent changing into Superman.



My friend Terry Parr drew this when I asked for a picture of myself as a super librarian.
Not a bad likeness, though I think I look like Patton Oswalt playing The Doctor.


The Doctor and Marty McFly - another crossover that needs to happen.


Prince Charming, in search of a princess.


My new and improved Jack Knight (Starman) costume.


Boba of the House of El.  Combination Superman/Mandalorian armor.


Zombie Hunter  S. Thompson!
This gentleman does a good zombie comic called Stillborn.



Robin Sparkles and Poison Ivy.


Taffeta Darling as Thanos.



Move over, Hawkeye Imitative!  The hot new meme of 2014 is girls dressed as Rocket Raccoon trying to match impossible superheroine poses! (Thanks for this one, Diane!)



I didn't get a chance to ask of she was a certain character, but she rocked the chainmail.

All-Con 2014 - Day Three, Part Two

And now... more cosplay photos!


Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope Von Schweetz



Han Solo and Princess Leia



My pal Glitzy Geek Girl and her friend Garrett as Jessie and Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story.


Marty McFly from Back To The Future



My friend Monica as Steampunk Faye Valentine


The less I think about this picture, the better.  The best case scenario is that an amorous R2D2 just had his little droid heart broken by the revelation that those trash cans were NOT R2 units.



You can never have too many Wonder Women.



Deadpool and Domino.



DEATH TO MING!



Jubilee and X-23



Dallas Fan Girl as a crossplay Yamcha from Dragon Ball Z.



Two gladiators from Sparatacus.



Arkham Asylum Scarecrow

All this fancy cosplay about, I felt a little embarrassed by my understated costume for this day.  I revamped my Slade Wilson cosplay - this time wearing a tie that had the blue, orange, white and black shades that make up the Deathstroke costume.  I wasn't recognized by many people as the day went on.  On the other hand, I only had one person ask if I was Nick Fury, so I'll consider that a success.





I'd heard tale there was an Arrow cosplayer running around that day, but I didn't see him until my All About Arrow panel that evening.  Apparently he'd heard about me and had been seeking me out as well.  We finally snapped a picture together after my show was over.




With my last panel over, it was time for another great All-Con tradition - The Saturday Night Burlesque Show!  As always, the show organized by Diamond Jim was amazing, though I must admit to a bit of bias given the disproportionate number of redheads among the performers.  You can blame Diamond Jim himself for that, as the man admitted to having something of a redhead fetish as he MCed the show. But who can blame him given the talent he is surrounded by?

The show offered a balanced line-up of traditional burlesque acts and more geek-friendly "nerdlesque" acts.  Nerdlesque, for those unfamiliar with the term, is burlesque involving geeky themes and characters.  Some of the acts split the difference, with Blaze, The Red Rose of Texas performing as Satine from Moulin Rouge (definitely a classical burlesque number, but based on a very geek-friendly musical) and Black Mariah doing a classic strip-tease to the music of Blade Runner while dressed as Rachael.  More traditional burlesque was provided by the ever-classy Minxie Mimieux and La Divina.

On the nerdy side of the street, the show's co-producer, Ruby Joule, once again offered up her famous Jessica Rabbit act.  Catrina Le Purr was a delightfully chipper Princess Leia.   Hana Li was equally adorable as a geek girl stripping out of her pajamas.  Angi B. Lovely offered up a hilarious skit as Daphne from Scooby Doo and provided the show's Tron-based finale along with Black Mariah.

Alas, I had little time to hang around after the show.  For I had promises to keep and miles to go before I'd sleep.  Well, actually I had to run across the hotel to the Cult Film Fanatics Symposium of Shlock.  Hardly miles but I HAD promised to be there.  And it was amazing and hilarious, as I knew it would be.  Plans are already in the works for another Symposium next year.

All-Con: Day Two, Part Two. A Pictoral Report

Upon returning from dinner, our eyes were greeted by a glorious sight. The time-traveling Delorean from the Back To The Future movies (or a reasonable replica) was out in the parking lot, courtesy of Bob's Prop Shop.






You want to talk attention to detail? They even had the Mr. Fusion unit glued to the back AND a pink hoverboard in the front seat. Sadly, the hoverboard did not work and none of my pictures of it came out. But it was there!




I had to part ways with Chrispy to go grab my equipment and set up for my class on American Comic history. Of course - as frequently happens at All-Con - I ran into somebody I knew and got delayed. In this case, the line for the costume contest was already forming and I ran into one of my castmates from Amber Does Dallas. From there, I wound up snapping pictures of several other eye-catching convention goers.

This is my friend Karla, cosplaying the part of Merida from the upcoming Pixar movie Brave.




Raven from Teen Titans Go!

A heavily tattooed Slave Leia. She had a lightsaber on one side and the Millennium Falcon on the other. I oped for a picture of the lightsaber side.

I caught up with this couple after my class on Comics History, which they attended along with another good size crowd - a minor miracle given I was competing with the costume contest. Though I unfortunately blanked on their names, I did remember seeing them at some of my shadowcast shows in the past and they were quite surprised to know that I was a blogger. Hopefully they'll see this and I can start doing a better job of remembering their names. :)

My other friend Carla as Idris from the sixth series Doctor Who episode, The Doctor's Wife.





Mace Windu from Star Wars Episodes 1-3




What time is it? Adventure Time!

Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica. The cigar isn't real but the costume is otherwise flawless. I ran into this lady a few times over the course of the day, as she was working the Half Price Books booth in the dealer's room. I took this photo as I was flyering my show.

And what show would that be? Why Repo, The Genetic Opera! of course. But it wasn't enough for Amber Does Dallas to once again present the hottest cult film in a generation to the teaming masses! No! Because even at a Con that was devoted to the end of all things, we were still looking to the future. Specifically, the spiritual sequel to REPO! created by director Darren Lynn Bousman and writer/actor Terrance Zdunich - The Devil's Carnival. The trailer for this fine little film premiered the same weekend as All-Con and we were fortunate enough to be granted permission to premiere it at our show. And I can show it to you all here now...

Should you be interested in seeing more, know that TPTB are hitting the road and going on tour to preview the film in several selected venues over the coming months. Visit http://www.thedevilscarnival.com/roadtour.html for more details and ticket sales!