miscellane-ash: nerding out...

it’s summertime! & sunbathing & cookouts & all that goodness are the norm for the weekends. i agree…we like to do that too, buuut this weekend we were ready to comic book convention it up! enter heroes con in charlotte, nc. most of our faves were going to be there. we had our books ready for autographs, our sights set on seeing some major cool costumes, & of course, the excitement on our faces. i know, so dorky, but hey…that is my clan. we adore stuff like this & we weren’t disappointed. not to mention the fact that stan “the man” lee was in…the…building! omg! (his tickets sold out super duper fast, but just knowing…i mean, how awesome is he?)

i have always loved comic books; superheroes. my personal icon…diana prince, wonder woman! i always felt like she was the person i wanted to grow up to be. okay, so i’m not an ‘amazon’…darn technicality! but she is still so cool to me to this day. (afterall, i did sport those underoos back in the day) really, being interested in both art & the written word & it’s like, comics just fit…right? add a hubs who enjoys the same; has an outlandish collection, & a monkey who is addicted to all things ‘sonic the hedgehog,’ reading everything, & generally ready to explore new things. aww, it’s a match made in krypton!

so, besides being totally amped, i was amazed to find the very kind & warm demeanor of the hundreds of brilliant artists in our midst. i wasn’t expecting them to be all stuck up, but c’mon…some of these guys & gals have been doing this for ages. & yet, no air…no, “yes, i know i’m the poo” type attitude. they seemed so excited to talk & greet & sign & draw. we met some fantastic folks. you could tell that they loved their job & were stoked that we loved it, too. the hubs found an incredible print created (& then signed) by his artist-crush nei ruffino & shi great bill tucci. (she was adorable & he was just all over the place nice guy…ha) seriously, i wanted to buy more comics just because. i will add more frequent stops by the local comic book store for monkey (& me); added to our weekly library trips, as well.

& although i did not get any killer pics of the walls of comics or many artist & writers or many truly rad get ups (because i was too busy being in my element), i did capture some highlights. & monkey was happy to be my visual sidekick! (he’s cuter than me, anyhow)