MomoCon 2012

I'd have written this post on Friday but stuff came up so here I am writing a late convention report on MomoCon 2012. (March 16-18)

This year, MomoCon went through a lot of changes: it now covers Fri, Sat and Sun; it is now a paid convention; the new venue is at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, the same venue as Dragon*Con, an annual SF convention held every September.

Like the past 3 years, I only went on Saturday and Sunday. It was a neat trip, but also felt underwhelming and short compared to last year's madness. While it was more organized, there's a sharp drop in activity. It's not hard to see why: it's now a paid con, so there's less kids to run around, and another convention happened about two blocks away, Furry Weekend Atlanta, so there was a bit of a furry invasion.

I did hang out with friends, get a lot of StreetPass hits, finally found the remaining volumes of Dr. Slump (save for volume 9, but that was soon remedied thanks to John B.), I tried out Guinness on tap (so good), and I got to meet Ellen McLain, voice of GLaDOS from Valve's hit game "Portal". Sadly, my favorite artists weren't around at the artist's alley this year, and the place was crawling with Homestuck cosplayers, bronies, and to a lesser (and a lot more tolerable) extent, Touhou fanatics. Also, con food is just unnecessarily expensive. :/

Due to the limited activity, I took less photos than the previous years, but they should still be of decent quality. There were a lot of repeat cosplayers from the previous years--part of me wonders why I never try to befriend them.

Click here to download the MomoCon 2012 photo album. (13.44MB)

I hope you all enjoy the pictures.



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MomoCon 2011: A Journey in Pictures

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Another year, another convention filled with weeaboo madness.

Despite a confusing new venue, this year's MomoCon was pretty awesome. More people to meet, very nice cosplay, and the artists' alley was actually decent. I've also sold out of copies of "Those Naughty Rabbits!" on Saturday, and sold/traded a decent amount of copies on Sunday, and I've basically spent that money on comics, prints and other swag.

I got to meet some friends old and new, and on Sunday, me and two other friends have spent the day together. Despite some money being lost, good times were had.



Yes, this all happened.

Enjoy,



PS: For those of you who attended MomoCon, I was the man in the Red Army cap.

Meet Ray N. at MomoCon 2011!

Tomorrow will be MomoCon, held this year at Tech Square in Atlanta, GA. The convention will last until Sunday evening, so if you wanna hang out, feel free to find me and say hello. I also have comics and portraits for sale, very cheap!



Hope to meet you all there,

Sneak Peek: A Book About Rabbits

Here's a penciled rough page from a book that will be sold at MomoCon 2011. Interested? Then attend the con and buy it from me. More details to come next week.

MomoCon 2010: A Journey in Pictures

I have returned to reality from the Land of Madness. MomoCon 2010 was a neat, if not tiring, experience and this year I was available for both days (unlike last year, MomoCon 2009, in which I was available only on Saturday). Lots of interesting chaps, cute girls, and lovable weirdos this year, which is strange because cons usually have ill-fitting misfits, freaks, and fatties who have no business cosplaying littering the place. However, the crazies were still present, such as a few furries, teenage girls advertising free hugs and kisses via signs before they got confiscated, boys-love fangirls who would strike the ass of anyone who asked about their yaoi paddles, and even a schoolgirl who was selling used panties in some corner somewhere.

I did get some neat things this year, mostly doujins and minicomics, and someday I might review them after I've read them all, but for right now, here is a slideshow of people and things I found interesting in MomoCon 2010.

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Enjoy,

Meet Ray N. at MomoCon 2010!

Another year, another con. I hope that there's some good (and cheap) merch this year. Would be nice to pick up some more mini comics and doujins. If anyone is interested in hanging out with me or just stopping by to say "Hello", then use the information posted above. Photos and a written experience of the con will be posted next week.

Adios,