So here I am on the way back from the 2009 London Film and Comic Con. Forgive any typos, I am typing this on a moving train.  It is big much bigger than Collectormania held in Milton Keynes but this just means more space rather than a great deal more stands, guests and events. Unless you are really into Cosplay, which I’m not (least outside the bedroom). Still least the talks and guests aren’t outdoors like this years Milton Keynes. Much appreciated is the little bit of carpet with a few scatter cushions on. Ambitiously called the chill zone it is actually a good place to take a break. Though be the end of the event sitting on the normal floor was safer as the carpet was covered in food and spilled drinks.I managed to get to meet Jewel Staite who was, in the brief time I got, very nice even if her lipstick was a slightly dodgy shade of pink. I shouldn’t complain about the amount of time seeing as I was allowed to jump the virtual queue because of lack of people waiting. She signed a photo for which I purchased the compulsory mount. Another face to add to my wall of Scifi babes. Gonna need a bigger wall at this rate.

Cosplay is mad. It is dominated by Anime which means lots of teenage girls in deeply inappropriate costumes. Though there were several non-Anime costumes like a Posion Ivy and a Jungle woman costume that really left little to the imagination. Luckily I am tremendous perve and wasn’t at all offended. Though my constant exposure to mundanes means I still think Cosplay (in public) is all a little sad. And Furries creep the shit out of me.

I attended a few talks while I was there too. The Red Dwarf talk was an anti-climax partly because the microphones were not loud enough and also because only Danny Jon Jules was reallu up for it. The how Comics have changed Movies was very interesting but again Showmasters organisation let it down forcing Hamdy to disseappear into the audiance whenever people had questions. Clearly he wasn’t a big enough star to warrant a useful assistant. It was however very interesting despite sitting behind a couple nerd know-it-all’s who chundered all the way through. The Stargate talk however was fantastic. Michael Shanks is a funny guy and he clearly enjoys these kinds of things. Jewel Staite was a bit more reserved but she got into it a bit more towards the end.

This was probably my last con for the year as I don’t fancy coming down to London for Collectormania in November. It is a bit of a trek and don’t fancy knocking around London in the bad weather. Though I might consider the train for Milton Keynes next year. As ever I do wish I had more money with me but they will put these things mid month rather than just after pay day.