We came. We saw. We kicked its ASS!
Posted by: Bill Cable 05.26.04 12:01am
True to my threats, I made my way to Philly on Saturday to cover the Wizard World East convention. And I covered the thing for all it was worth!! Here's my report...

First off, the Vintage selection SUCKED ASS. There were only 4 or 5 places that had any vintage at all. The best was one guy trying to sell a 12-back Leia for $775!! But I guess it was a comic convention, not a toy show.

But Star Wars was still well-represented! First of all, I nabbed a couple new pics for the Cantina Celebrities gallery. Alisa Berk, the puppeteer of Amanaman was kind enough to pose for a photo. And Kevin Smith's favorite Mr. Hicks let me know just exactly how he feels about the site...

I asked the guy who played Beastmaster for a photo, but he mumbled something about "I have an agreement about endorsing..." blah blah blah. Lame ass been-acting-for-thirty-years-and-have-only-had-one-role loser...

Master Replicas had a decent booth for the event, and was nice enough to let me take a photo of the upcoming "AFB" Obi-Wan mini lightsaber, along with a prototype Predator spear. They also had a light-up Sting sword which was pretty sweet (but didn't photograph well). It was good stuff!

Another cool booth was from a place called "MetalDude." He makes statues out of bicycle chains and other metal scraps, including some nifty Star Wars ones. Check it out!

One of the highlights of the convention was the Philly Cheesesteak eating contest. Garrison Carida was well represented by an Imperial Officer who quite literally bit off more than he could chew. In the end, Captain America won the tie breaker, bringing victory to the good old U.S. of A.

To wrap things up, I leave you with a few more memorable images from the con. You see here the TokyoPop booth, the artist and creator of the "Black Bastard" comic book, and your favorite webmaster having a whole lot more fun than he's supposed to be having...