Boston Comic-Con was this past weekend, and it was pretty
entertaining. It’s held in the Seaport World Trade Center now, as opposed to
the Hynes convention center in previous years. This is good news for everyone,
since the Seaport is larger, better laid out, and doesn't have the traffic
problems that come with being connected to the Prudential Center. Last year BCC
was small, taking up only half of the Hynes and only featuring a vendor’s room
and a small hallway, but this year the offerings increased significantly.
Having been to both San Diego and New York Comic-Cons has
spoiled me somewhat I suppose. Between those and PAX I’m used to large,
sprawling convention halls with multiple main rooms and lots to do. Not that
BCC is anything underwhelming, but it pales in comparison to the larger
conventions. This is improving of course, and in a few years it’s likely that
BCC will be big enough to rival the bigger cons, but this year it was still
small. The convention hall was crowded, and the lines out the door went on for
nearly a mile, but the convention still felt small and intimate.
The convention’s size did not stop it from attracting
numerous noteworthy guests, however. The most exciting for me was the chance to
meet Billy West, the man of a thousand voices, before the end of the final
season of Futurama. We also got to meet the actors who played Fili and Kili in
The Hobbit, as well as some famous models and cosplayers. All in all it was a
good time, and even if you don’t think this convention is worth the price of
admission, keep an eye on it. I have a feeling that Boston Comic-Con is going
to become a very noteworthy convention in the next couple of years.
In other news, Pikmin 3 is fantastic, and I've put almost
ten hours into it already. It’s so good that I can’t stop playing it, even with
my Steam backlog staring me in the face and Tales of Xilia coming out today. I'm trying to find a way to fit all these games in, but there just aren't enough hours in the day. It’s so tough being me sometimes.
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