Comic-Con but not really

Comic-Con, but not really.

Nerdy Canadian Heaven

November 29th 2018

For those who do not know of Fanexpo, the best way to explain it is the Canadian version of comic-con. A nerdy heaven for people that love pop-culture, video games and more. To quote the Fanexpo Canada official page it’s “the largest Comics, Sci-Fi, Horror, Anime, and Gaming event in Canada and the 3rd largest Pop Culture event in North America.” (https://www.fanexpocanada.com/en/home.html). Fanexpo has something for everyone, it is a place where you can wait in line for a hot minute and meet someone new who loves the same things as you and can debate about it, you can support your local artist in the artist alley, you can go to “how to” events on how to photograph your favourite cosplayer or how to draw comics or even how to LARP. I have been attending for the last 4 years and some highlights of my trips would be, watching Matt Smith and Arthur Darvill sing Bohemian Rhapsody, attending the Back to the Future reunion and the best one of all meeting and taking a picture with the late legendary Stan Lee (R.I.P). Every year I go with my best friend, we go for the full 4 days and absolutely live of it. If you are going with a friend I’d suggest a few tips and tricks. The first being if you wanna dress up, do it, have fun with it. No one there judges you and they have signs up everywhere for ways to respect cosplayers like “cosplay is not consent “ and more. Also, if you want to part in cosplay, there are raves for that and oh boy are they fun. Wear comfortable shoes, there's so much to see and there 2 buildings so there will be a lot of walking. If you're gonna buy gifts, buy it on Sunday, the sellers are more likely to give you deals, they don’t really want to lug as many things back home. The last one I will give you is, if you go with a friend, get some alone time, you guys probably don’t have the exact same interests so split up for an hour or 2 and explore the shit out of Fanexpo, there's so much to see.


Comment below if you've ever gone to comic-con or Fan-Expo.
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  1. UnknownDecember 1, 2018 at 2:22 PM

    wow this was some riveting stuff,looks so interesting , ill come with you next time you go

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  2. UnknownDecember 11, 2018 at 5:31 PM

    I have never been to a fan expo or comic-con event , but have always really wanted to. This made me want to go even more, and I'm less nervous thanks to the tips :)

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