Once a year thousands of people gather under one roof downtown Seattle and wave their Geek Credentials proudly. I am one of those people. Emerald City Comicon is a destination not to be missed. Since 2003, Emerald City Comicon has been hosting world class artists and celebrities for a weekend of shopping, sharing, exploring, cosplay, panels, and of course autographs. This year was no different as the organizers of the Comicon continued to bring the big guns. William Shatner. There I said it. I attended the Comicon, he attended the Comicon. I didn’t get a chance to see him but then again he didn’t get a chance to see me either, so I think that makes us even (although we did see an amazing Captian Kirk circa 1967). Other than celebrity sightings, the Comicon has an astounding array of vendors for everything from Golden Era Comics to custom-made fangs while you wait, with vintage toys, various games and collectables also being heavily represented. DC Comics, XBOX, Image Comics and Dark Horse embodied some of the bigger names there, but they were far outnumbered by the smaller, independent publishers, web comics and of course the artists themselves. We spent a single day roaming the exhibition hall, seeing old friends, playing games and meeting the incredible talent, and in that time we realized eight hours just may not be enough. http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/
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