#New Orleans Comic Con

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It was a good weekend ;)

[cosplayinamerica]

Mothra & Godzilla from @btanselanoican’s gijinka D&D/fantasy kaiju series // Cosplayers: @strangecatcosplay & @Fooprawn // photos: Ejen Chuang

My Mom is a skilled sewist and used to make Halloween costumes for my sisters and I when we were young. My sister was born on Halloween so we always had costumes and fun celebrations. That started my fascination with dressing up in costume and I always had fun doing it. 

As I got older, my Mom taught me how to sew. In 2010 I saw Alice in Wonderland, and fell in love with the costume designs Colleen Atwood brought to the screen. 

My Mom helped me a lot with making an Alice cosplay, and I went to my first anime convention. I had never been to one, and after that I wanted to go to more. I fell in love with the fun process of making cosplays and have been doing it since. It's a huge part of my life now, and I met both of my partners through cosplay.

Godzilla movies have a special place in my heart. I always loved sci-fi and fantasy, monsters and crazy costumes. Mothra and Battra are my favorites, so when I saw the designs by btanselanoican, I was inspired. It brought back a sense of nostalgia and happiness while making parts of the cosplays. I still have more details that I want to add and fix, but my Mothra cosplay is one of my favorite projects I have worked on in a long time.

It was a long process, and involved many different materials. For Mothra, I started with the wig. It involved a lot of cotton batting and white felt to build up the shape without adding a lot of weight, then shaping the wig fibers over that. I made the antennae out of wire and painted felt. The earrings are made of cut brass and painted beads. For the dress, it was a lot of patterning by pinning fabrics to my dressform, making a first draft, then using that to cut the actual fabric. I made a corset and skirt, and then the robe/dress piece that wraps over that. The skirt started out white, but was then dyed to the right colors. The sleeves were the hardest part to figure out. They were dyed and painted by hand, before being sewn to the dress. There are also a lot of appliqued gold fabric pieces on the dress. I made the belt, and all the shiny belt petals are also hand-cut brass pieces.

The wings are made of wire and old tights, that I then stitched, painted, and shaped to fit along my back.

The staff is made from a PVC pipe and foam base, then I added the electronics. There are green LEDs, and a small 10rpm motor that makes the moth wings move. I covered everything with foam strips, making them look like wood and vines. There are compartments made of foam and magnets, that way I can get to the battery pack or motor if I need to. I then added the paint and flowers. The moths are made of foam, pipe cleaners, painted posterboard, and faux fur. The moth wings are attached to the motor via some old ukulele strings. The monofilament keeps its shape and is light, but also strong. It's fed through old metal brakeline tubing that goes through the staff.

For Godzilla, it was a lot of use of canvas cotton. We found these huge canvas dropcloths at the hardware store, and they were surprisingly soft, but sturdy, after washing them. They have a thick woven texture and take fabric dye really well. We used that for making Godzilla's pants and shirt. The cape was made of thick cotton, cut, weathered, and painted. The spine has LEDs in it that go up into the hood. His chest and hip armor is all actual leather, patterned by hand and stitched together. The chainmail on the hip armor is hand made as well. His arm and leg armor is more canvas and layers of thick fabric. His shoes are leather and layered canvas and cotton. They are made by hand, and if you look on the bottom they have a Godzilla footprint.

All the "claws" on his hand armor and foot pieces are made of bamboo from the backyard. All of the woven rope pieces are cotton wrapped fleece, braided together for a thick and lightweight rope.

The sword is PVC and foam for a base. The lights are two different sets: a LED string light set, and a neopixel setup. The neopixels were soldered by hand, and are controlled by a command board that also controls a speaker. We set it to play Godzilla's roar with custom light animations. It has a plastazote foam to diffuse the lights, and then more EVA foam on top.

When I saw the designs I fell in love with the props, the attention to detail, and the use of color. Plus, I have always loved Dungeons and Dragons, so putting them into that universe was such a wonderful idea. I also look for fun challenges when it comes to props, and Mothra's staff was so beautiful. I couldn't resist.

Having experience in textile studies has helped me so much with my understanding of how different fabrics work with dyes. I used a lot of dye techniques for different parts of these cosplays. Godzilla's pants and shirt were dyed, Mothra's skirt was dyed two different times, the sleeves were dyed, painted with more dye, and then painted again. I don't think I would have been able to make my Mothra cosplay the way I wanted to without that prior knowledge and experience.

The best part is the magic staff. I am so proud of how it turned out and the way the moths move makes me so happy!

The only thing that I get tired of is that occasionally I run into things with the wire wings, and the long dress can make it hard to go through crowds in convention halls.

[theultimatefan]

Now Hear This: Popular Animation, Anime, Gaming Voices Enhance FAN EXPO New Orleans Lineup

Fans of animation, anime and gaming can meet the voices behind characters from their favorite franchises next month when an array of actors from hits like “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “Transformers,” “My Hero Academia,” “Spy x Family,” “Halo,” “Resident Evil Village” and dozens of others attend FAN EXPO New Orleans, set for January 5-7 at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. With the variety of stars and properties represented, the voice acting section of the celebrity area is sure to again be one of the most visited on the entire convention floor.

Attending from the Animation world are Barry Gordon (“Donatello”), Cam Clarke (“Leonardo”), Townsend Coleman (“Michelangelo”) and Rob Paulsen (“Raphael”) of the beloved animated series “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” as well as Peter Cullen (“Transformers,”), Tara Strong (“My Little Pony”), Maurice LaMarche (“Pinky and the Brain”), Kathleen Herles (“Dora the Explorer”), Dante Basco (“Avatar: The Last Airbender”) and Frank Welker (“Transformers”).

Anime voices include those of Ryan Colt Levy (“Chainsaw Man,” “My Hero Academia”), Sarah Wiedenheft (“Chainsaw Man,” “Dragon Ball Super”), Alex Organ (“Loid Forger,” “Spy x Family”), Natalie Van Sistine (“Spy x Family,” “Love Live! Superstar”), Reagan Murdock (“Chainsaw Man,” “Death Battle”), Zach Aguilar (“Demon Slayer,” “Tatty and Misifu”) and Sarah Natochenny (“Pokémon,” “44 Cats”).

Also on the Anime side, FAN EXPO New Orleans will feature Maid Café, powered by Mikkusu and Candy Mix Maids all three days, which includes a meet and greet with the Maids, a short stage performance, fun games, and more. There is a limited amount of seating per day. For a full list of the anime offerings at the show, including panels, Anime HQ and cosplay meetups, fans can visit https://fanexpohq.com/fanexponeworleans/anime/.

And Gaming aficionados will revel in meeting the likes of Steve Downes (“Master Chief”), Maggie Robertson (“Resident Evil Village”) and Xander Mobus (“Persona”), as well as many of the animation and anime voices who also work on games, including Strong (“Batman”) and Aguilar (“Genshin Impact”) and others. Most work in two or all three of these genres regularly and have been seen in live action films as well.

The voice actors enhance a FAN EXPO New Orleans celebrity lineup that includes Lord of the Rings “Four Hobbits” Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan, The Terminator franchise cast members Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Robert Patrick and Edward Furlong, “Charmed” duo of Holly Marie Combs and Rose McGowan, "Daredevil" tandem of Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio, “Star Trek” standouts Sonequa Martin-Green (“Star Trek: Discovery”), Michelle Hurd (“Star Trek: Picard”) and Jonathan Frakes (“Star Trek: The Next Generation,” among others), Jon Bernthal (“The Punisher,” “The Walking Dead”), Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, “Avengers: Infinity War”), Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead, “Burn Notice”), Danny Trejo (Machete, The Book of Boba Fett), Randy Quaid (National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Kingpin), Katee Sackhoff (Star Wars’ “The Mandalorian”) and more headliners.

FAN EXPO New Orleans features the biggest and best in pop culture: movies, TV, music, artists, writers, exhibitors, cosplay, with three full days of themed programming to satisfy every fandom.

New Orleans is the first event on the 2024 FAN EXPO HQ calendar; the full schedule is available at fanexpohq.com/home/events/.

[darthmatthewtwihard]

I so need Ivanna to come to FAN EXPO New Orleans.

swprops: There is absolutely NO ONE cooler than Ivanna Sakhno on a Landspeeder 😎

[wonderlesch]

Can’t Miss January 2023 Events

Let's go somewhere! Read on to explore Can't Miss Events January 2023. Are you a sci-fi fan? A music fan? A horror fan? This blog post has something for everyone! Let's discover Can't Miss January 2023 Events! Ringing in the New Year!

Hello and welcome to Can’t Miss January 2023 Events. Read on and explore Central Florida Comic Con, an amazing Sci-Fi convention. Meet songwriters and performers at 30A Songwriters Festival. Get your scare on at Day of the Dead Atlanta, a horror convention that proves we love things that go bump in the night more than just in October. Plus so much more. Get your calendars ready and start planning…

[cbrownjc]

So the few press releases I've seen are still listing Eric for Season 3, but I won't relax until I hear it from Rolin Jones' own mouth that Daniel will be in Season 3.

Because I'm not actually worried about Louis not being in Season 3. I feel very sure he will. Even if they just stick close to the book on this, Louis does show up in The Vampire Lestat book, and given how this show works, I know we will revisit things that happened during New Orleans and the 1940s Paris trial sections, meaning Louis will -- at the very least -- be in those parts. (Which is something the book also does.) As well as the ending sequence in the present day.

And, of course, Armand will be in Season 3 since he plays a pretty significant part in the story after Lestat is first turned. As well as the revisits I know we'll do with the 1940s Paris section of the story.

But Daniel? He doesn't appear in The Vampire Lestat book at all. Not in flashback or in any way else during the modern-day parts. So I really want to know how he's going to be integrated into the story at this point -- or at least given a hint of how.

Hopefully, we'll learn more at Comic-Con. 😮‍💨

[spnscripthunt-inactive]

For every $10 you donate to World Central Kitchen, you will be entered in a raffle to win one of the autographed scripts listed below. The more total donations we receive, the more scripts will be made available as prizes.

Current Prizes:

2.12 "Nightshifter" - Blue Draft (signed by Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki at Salute to Supernatural: San Francisco 2023) *It's missing the last page so we'll include the episode outline

2.21 "All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One" - Blue Collated Draft (signed by Jared Padalecki at Creation New Orleans 2023)

3.07 "Fresh Blood" - Network Draft (signed by Jared Padalecki at Rhode Island Comic Con 2022)

3.14 "Long-Distance Call" - Production Draft, Blue Revisions (Production Draft signed by Jensen Ackles at Creation Las Vegas 2023)

7.03 "The Girl Next Door" - Production Draft, Blue Revisions, Pink Revisions (Production Draft signed by Jared Padalecki at Salute to Supernatural: Nashville 2022; Jensen Ackles at Creation Charlotte 2023)

8.16 "Remember the Titans" - Production Draft, Blue Pages (Production Draft signed by Misha Collins at Creation Dallas 2023)

8.18 "Freaks and Geeks" - Production Draft, Goldenrod Pages, Salmon Pages (Production Draft signed by Jared Padalecki at Creation Dallas 2023)

9.05 (aired as 9.07) "Bad Boys" - Writer's 2nd Draft (signed by Jensen Ackles at Creation New Jersey 2023)

11.05 "Thin Lizzie" - 8 Days of Call Sheets and Script Sides. (Day 7 Call Sheet signed by Finn Wolfhard at Stranger Con Atlanta 2023)

11.17 "Red Meat" - Production Draft (signed by Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki at Creation Atlanta 2023)

12.04 "American Nightmare" - Production Draft (proxy cover signed by Jared Padalecki at Salute to Supernatural: Denver 2022)

12.05 "The One You've Been Waiting For" - Production Draft (signed by Adam Rose at Creation New Orleans 2023)

12.06 "Celebrating the Life of Asa Fox" - Production Draft (signed by Samantha Smith at Salute to Supernatural: Washington D. C. 2022 and Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, and Kim Rhodes at Salute to Supernatural: San Francisco 2023)

12.07 "Rock Never Dies" - Writer's 2nd Draft (proxy cover signed by Mark Sheppard at Crossroads 5)

12.13 "Family Feud" - Production Draft (proxy cover signed by Mark Sheppard at Crossroads 5)

12.15 "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell" - Green Draft (signed by Misha Collins at Jus in Bello 11)

12.18 "The Memory Remains" - Production Draft (signed by David Haydn-Jones at Salute to Supernatural: Vancouver 2022)

12.21 "There's Something About Mary" - Production Draft (signed by David Haydn-Jones at Salute to Supernatural: Vancouver 2022)

13.08 "The Scorpion and the Frog" - Production Draft (signed by Jensen Ackles at Jus in Bello 13)

13.09 "The Bad Place" - Studio & Network Draft (proxy cover signed by Alexander Calvert at Crossroads 5)

13.12 "Various & Sundry Villains" - Yellow Draft (signed by Ruth Connell at Salute to Supernatural: Denver 2022 and Jared Padalecki at Creation Las Vegas 2023)

13.19 "Funeralia" - Studio & Network Draft (signed by Misha Collins at Jus in Bello 11 and Ruth Connell at Crossroads 6)

14.09 "The Spear" - Production Draft, Blue Pages, Pink Pages (Production Draft signed by DJ Qualls at Creation Dallas 2023; Jensen Ackles at Creation Charlotte 2023)

14.12 "Prophet and Loss" - Blue Draft, Pink Pages, Yellow Pages (signed by Misha Collins at Creation Las Vegas 2023)

14.14 "Ouroboros" - Blue Draft (signed by Misha Collins at Salute to Supernatural: San Francisco 2023)

15.05 "Proverbs 17:3" - Blue Draft, Pink Pages, Yellow Pages, Green Pages (Blue Draft signed by Richard Speight Jr. at Salute to Supernatural: Nashville 2022)

9.15 (aired as 9.16) "Blade Runners" - Writer's 2nd Draft (proxy cover signed by Mark Sheppard at Crossroads 5; Gil McKinney signed inside the script at Creation Charlotte 2023)

14.17 "Game Night" - Studio & Network Draft (signed by Mark Pellegrino at Creation New Jersey 2023, Samantha Smith at Salute to Supernatural: San Francisco 2023; Alexander Calvert at Momento Con 2023)

13.21 "Beat the Devil" - Studio & Network Draft (signed by Mark Pellegrino and Richard Speight Jr. at Creation New Jersey 2023)

8.22 "Clip Show" - Production Draft, Blue Pages (Production Draft signed by Alaina Huffman at Salute to Supernatural: Nashville 2022 and Misha Collins at Jus in Bello 11)

and maybe more?

Raffle closes on Saturday, August. 26 at 11:59pm (Eastern Time). Winners will be drawn by a random number generator and contacted by Tuesday, August 28, 2023.

To see images of all the prizes/enter, it's $10/entry ⤵️

THANK YOU!

$5,056 and 30 winners drawn 🫨

[nkp1981]

Jenna Coleman Attend "Wizard World Comic Con", New Orleans 2016

[fuckyeahelijahwoodfan]

John Rhyes Davies at New orleans comic con , meeting elijah and others and being so kind and wonderful human being that he is ..

[damnfandomproblems]

Fandom Problem #4473:

Is it really fair to say that NCIS LA was always the unwanted step child of the NCIS franchise that CBS couldn't wait to get rid of? If you look at the show's longevity and popularity over the years, it was actually the most successful spin off.

14 Seasons, a great cast that everyone loved, whole websites dedicated to it, plenty of Facebook groups, 3 Paleyfest panels (even a couple of Comic Con appearances!), Thriving on Sunday nights for 6 Seasons, a night that is usually plagued with sports game delays on CBS, a very successful syndication deal, etc. At the peak of it's popularity (Seasons 3-9), this was THE show that most were excited about seeing and talking about! But at the end, declining ratings plus a huge budget that couldn't be maintained anymore was really what ended it.

If any of the NCIS's really looked like the unwanted child, it was NCIS New Orleans. Only 7 Seasons, never really much of a ratings hit, and once it's syndication deal with TNT was a dud, it got moved to Sundays at 10 where it was cancelled a year later due to it's filming location being too costly. Does anyone even really talk about that show anymore?

NCIS LA was popular enough to last so long, it'll still be talked about long after this year. If CBS could've saved it, it probably would've.

So, think carefully before you think CBS always wanted it gone because it was different from OG NCIS. (and also, hoping that any future NCIS show gets cancelled because you can't bear to think of the franchise continuing without LA is just inmature and petty. And also, Many New Orleans fans wanted NCIS Hawaii to be cancelled after it's 1st Season, and that show is going on Season 3 right now.)

[castlesprincess]

So happy you got to meet Charlie!

I met him at Fan Expo in New Orleans back in January and he is genuinely the sweetest person alive!

I also got to meet Jon too!

Aaa that’s so cool!! I heard about that one after it already passed but New Orleans would’ve also been a little too far for the three of us

And thank you !! 🫶🏻

He really was so fucking sweet and caring like my mom and brother were just lingering by me bc they waited in line with me and he still made sure to include them it. It was my first con or anything so def very cool first time & very much want to go to more (maybe the Rhode Island comic con in November because that is also close to me ✨)

[bronzewool]

Two weeks to go and I've decided to make a US Bucket List

California specific

Comic-Con

Death Valley National Park

Golden Gate Park 

Knott's Berry Farm

The Last Book Store

Pacific coast highway

San Fransico Bay

Food - California-style pizza, French dip sandwich, garlic ice cream, mission burrito,

New Orleans Specific

French Quarters

Mardi Gras

Vampire Tour

Food - Beignet, crawfish etouffee, gumbo, jambalaya, muffuletta, king cakes, po-boy, snowballs

New York Specific

Broadway

Central Park

Chinatown

Coney Island

Natural History Museum

Pokemon Center

Food: Bagels, dirty water hotdog, New York pizza, pastrami sandwich

Things I just wanna eat

The Cheesecake Factory

Jack in the box

Panda Express

Pumpkin-flavoured everything!

[theultimatefan]

Slott, Ottley, Platt, Mann Headline Talented Comics Creators Attending FAN EXPO New Orleans

An incredible array of talented comics artists and writers, spanning more than a half century of work and encompassing dozens of the most popular franchises in the history of the medium through the present will be on hand as FAN EXPO New Orleans today announced the Artist Alley headliners for the convention, set for January 5-7 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Among the superstar writers and artists are Dan Slott (“Spider-Man,” “Spider-Boy”), Ryan Ottley (“Invincible,” “Spider-Man”), Stephen Platt (“Moon Knight,” “Wolverine”), Clay Mann (“Batman/Catwoman,” “Superman”), Brian Azzarello (“Get Joker,” “Wonder Woman”), Tom Grummett (“Superboy,” “The Amazing Spider-Man"), Michael Golden (“Fantastic Four,” “X-Men”), Tony Harris (“Starman,” “JSA”), Clinton Hobart (Disney licensed artist), Tim Jacobus (“Goosebumps"), Jae Lee (“Seven Sons,” “Stephen King’s Dark Tower”), Carl Potts (“Alien Legion,” “The Punisher”) and Todd W. Langen (“TMNT,” “The Wonder Years”).

Just about every franchise imaginable will be well represented at FAN EXPO New Orleans, and comic fans will revel in meeting the creators who have made them possible. Q&A’s, interactive demonstration sessions, autographs, commission opportunities and more make the experience a can’t-miss for comic lovers.

Other notables in the deep field of creators include Heather Antos (IDW Publishing), John Delaney (“Justice League Adventures,” “Futurama”), Gigi Dutreix (“Sonic the Hedgehog”), Guy Gilchrist (“The Muppets,” “Nancy”), Claudia Gray (“Star Wars,” “House of El”), Gavin Guidry (“Superman ‘78: The Metal Curtain”), Travis Hymel (“TMNT Adventures,” “Trailer Park Boys”), Terry Kavanagh (Marvel Comics editor, writer), Jackson Lanzing (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Captain America”), Tim Lattie (“TMNT Adventures”), Cary Nord (“Wonder Woman,” “Conan”), Stephanie Phillips (“Rogue and Gambit,” “Harley Quinn”), Joshua “Sway” Swaby (“Catwoman”), and Joe Wos (“Wostoons,” “Cartoon Academy”). Dozens of others, many from the New Orleans area, will also populate Artist Alley, with the full list available at https://fanexpohq.com/fanexponeworleans/comic-creators/.

The FAN EXPO New Orleans comics lineup bolsters an event whose celebrity field is also first-rate. Lord of the Rings “Four Hobbits” Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan, The Terminator franchise cast members Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Robert Patrick and Edward Furlong, “Charmed” duo of Holly Marie Combs and Rose McGowan, "Daredevil" tandem of Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio, “Star Trek” standouts Sonequa Martin-Green (“Star Trek: Discovery”), Michelle Hurd (“Star Trek: Picard”) and Jonathan Frakes (“Star Trek: The Next Generation,” among others), Jon Bernthal (“The Punisher,” “The Walking Dead”), Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, “Avengers: Infinity War”), Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead, “Burn Notice”), Danny Trejo (Machete, The Book of Boba Fett) and Katee Sackhoff (Star Wars’ “The Mandalorian”) are among the many headliners.

FAN EXPO New Orleans features the biggest and best in pop culture: movies, TV, music, artists, writers, exhibitors, cosplay, with three full days of themed programming to satisfy every fandom.

Additional guests, exhibitors and programming for this major comics, sci-fi, horror, literary, anime and gaming convention will be announced closer to the event. New Orleans is the first event on the 2024 FAN EXPO HQ calendar; the full schedule is available at fanexpohq.com/home/events/.

[petalpetal]

I love grab bags and mystery boxes because my first experience with them was at New Orleans Comic Con I bought a grab bag and got the Cowboy Bebop movie and that's how I discovered Cowboy Bebop

[tea-with-evan-and-me]

yeah all my social niceties go out the door the moment you align yourself with an abuser.

I don’t want to start any drama but since we’re on the topic of Sarah I figured I would get this off my chest. It really bothered me that during a comic con panel I think, they were talking about the glitter bomb incident in New Orleans. And as we know Emma screamed at Evan in public for it. Gabby was talking about it and Sarah made it a point to remind her that Emma was there. Apparently Emma has denied before that she was there, I don’t think she was at this panel. I didn’t watch this I just heard about it but to me it sounded like she thought Emma screaming at him was funny and that’s why she brought her up. Ever since I heard about this I’ve really looked at her differently because she was pretty close to the whole emvan dynamic and didn’t seem to care that Evan was obviously being abused….

that whole story is just.. weird. i would like to hear gabby's retelling of the glitter bomb incident.

in the chelsea lately interview evan did in 2014, she brings up the new orleans glitter bomb story. after evan explains how it went down, chelsea asks who was there and she starts by naming off gabby and sarah, then asks who the third girl is.. evan just sits there awkwardly acting like he doesn't understand, chelsea tries to save things and move it along, then evan starts chugging water and saying how nervous he is. like jesus

[alwaysthesitter]

My whole body feels like it's on fire because Denver (where I live, if you didn't know, surprise, I have no shame about my location) just announced that JOSEPH QUINN IS COMING TO OUR COMIC CON. I was sad I missed him in New Orleans, and then I was planning on flying to Dallas to try, but NOPE. HE'S GONNA BE IN MY HOME TOWN.

I am finally going to touch Joseph Quinn omg. My girlfriend bought me his autograph when she met him last Summer, and now I'm just like....cry screaming. Should I have him sign my jean vest? I don't even know. What pose should I ask him to do? I know he's super open and I want to do some cute Steddie shit. ;;

Basically I'm screaming. I'm dying. I am going to meet Eddie Munson and I am so happy. And maybe he'll hang around Denver and I can see him and ask him to marry me. Probably not, that's creepy. I'm not going to be that creepy fan. Screaming on the inside, but calm on the outside. Still.

Also that maybe means MORE Stranger Things cast announcements? Like? Okay, who wants to fly out to Denver with me. C'mon. You all know you want to.