Size Does Matter
I am, admittedly, no stranger when it comes to comic book and science fiction conventions. While, I don't attend cons anywhere near as regularly as I did when I was younger, I pretty much know what I can expect.

At least, that's what I thought until visited a Dragon*Con link that was listed on Fark. The magnitude of stylishly obsessive geekiness taken form in cosplay is just unreal. And THAT is why Newmoanyeah is going to try to be at DragonCon 2004.

What's the big deal?
I've seen, met, listened to, and gawked at the likes of Todd McFarlane, Chris Claremont, Marina Sirtis, and Adam West at previous conventions. And I've seen Romulans, Stormtroopers, and overweight Spider-Men frolicking admist the dealers. But I've literally never seen some of the stuff I saw while surfing photos from Dragon*Con 2003.

I'll give you a quick run down of some cool pics I found (click on the titles to open the photos in a new window):

• The Angel
  Warren Worthington III as The Angel from his days with the Defenders. Wow.

• Black Widow
  That's is exactly what Natasha Romanov would look like in real life! Gooooo KGB!

• Strong Bad
  Strong Bad rules. End of story.

• Purgatori
  She's very red and, uh, demon-like.

• Scantily clad Stormtrooperette
  That is definitely not Imperial issue Stormtrooper lingerie.

• Supergirl
  Hey look! It's our pal Alisa-chan!

• Fett for California Governor
  Only a hardcore geek would intentionally deace a perect Boba Fett costume with political humor.

• Girl with creepy eyes in a black corset
  Yeah, I really have no idea if she's supposed to be someone specific. Does it matter?

• Shop smart... shop S-mart!
  You've gotta figure, even a paper mache chainsaw must get heavy after a while.

• Tomb Raiders
  These gals look better than some of the official Lara Crofts I've seen.

• Thundercats
  Thundercats HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Cheetara's got a big yellow stick and Lion-o... well, more power to him.

• Ghostbuster
  I don't care WHAT that proton-pack is made out of... it's gotta be heavy.

• Indy and the Fantastic Four
  Really, when are you going to see Dr. Jones standing next to three of the Fantastic Four

• Slave Leia and Red Sonja
  You'll notice that Leia's costume is literally painted on.

• Cobra
  If you poke around, you'll see some other good photos with Destro, the Baroness, and Zarana!

• Pac Man
  Dude, I have no idea what this performance was about, but I wish I could've seen it.

Okay, I could go on for ages sharing other people's toxically geeky memories of Dragon*Con, but I won't. I'll just concentrate on getting Newmoanyeah there next year.

On the web: Dragon*Con
Also on the web: Direct link to Dragon*Con's photo links
Also on the web: Chris Williams' Dragon*Con 2003 photos
Also on the web: Visionary Entertainment's Dragon*Con 2003 photos
Also on the web: Studio Creation's Dragon*Con 2003 photos
Also on the web: DreamWyver Studios' Dragon*Con 2003 photos
Also on the web: Max Schoenfeld's Dragon*Con 2003 photos