Kraven the Hunter bellowing, “I know Scorpion! I have fought Scorpion! You, sir, are not my Scorpion!”
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover:
It’s that time again! This weekend my wife Anne and I attended the third edition of Fan Expo Chicago at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in the suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. Risen from the ashes of the late Wizard World Chicago, which we attended eleven times, Fan Expo has put forth tremendous efforts to maintain the previous showrunners’ geek-marketed traditions for longtime fans’ expectations…
…including hosting duties for all the cosplay! Everyone loves the costumes and the talents who create and/or sport them! Unfortunately, it’s with a deep sigh I must report we spent too much of Friday in lines. By Saturday we found more lines to stand in, exhausted ourselves beyond reason, and found the exhibit hall so uncomfortably hot and jam-packed with tens of thousands of bodies that we could barely inch forward, let alone ask others to brake in the middle of that crowded superbazaar to pose for us with thousands of other fans trapped behind them and seething with claustrophobic fury. We ended up fleeing Saturday much earlier than expected and forfeited all further opportunities to admire the numerous cosplayers on hand. Management regrets the retreat.
So here’s what we have to show for our hampered efforts, a cross-section of maybe one one-thousandth of the total cosplay turnout throughout this 3-day shindig. Sorry/Enjoy!
Apropos of the con’s special guest, Luke Skywalker the Ahch-To hospice-hermit.
Also on the guest list: TV’s Ahsoka Tano.
Also from Star Wars TV: Din Djarin, the Mandalorian!
A Mandalorian by way of the Forsworn from Skyrim.
When you’re taken captive and ordered to put your hands up, jazz hands totally count as complying.
(Yes, we took far more Star Wars character pics than any other IP. In our defense, the fan-group area — which hosted many such fans — had more elbow room for maneuvering and just plain breathing than any other show-floor section.)
Steampunk Dr. Octopus.
Deadpool with his new guns. Uh, spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine, now in theaters!
The Abomination, Chris Giarrusso style.
This time Bobby brought along his neighbor Dale Gribble.
A Futurama-fest with a Planet Express attendant (carrying the Hypnotoad!) and Lrrr, ruler of Omicron Persei 8.
We conclude with a complete change of pace: characters who are not wholly owned by the infinitely reaching Disney intergalactic multiversal corporate empire!
Mirror Geordi LaForge, possibly scheming behind that smile.
Mr. Frog from Adult Swim’s Smiling Friends, no relation to Michigan J. Frog.
Apropos of one of the show’s guests, a Fallout-fest with possibly the same Vault Boy and Yes Man we saw last spring at C2E2, but I like how they’ve changed the TV channel.
My favorite of the bunch: Luigi by way of Fallout. Call him…Falluigi!
To be continued! Other chapters in this very special miniseries:
Part 1: Mark Hamill Live!
Part 3: Stars and Strifes Forever!
Epilogue: Foods Beyond the Stephens Center
(With special thanks to my son for cartoon amphibian taxonomy assistance.)
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