From since I was thirteen, the world of comics and anime has always amazed me. It was like a temporary escape from the real world and being young, I gladly opted to go on crazy adventures with Luffy or soul reaping with Ichigo compared to doing boring schoolwork or being around my annoying older sister. Yet, as I got older, anime started to take second fiddle when I decided that I wanted to be a writer and slowly, we grew apart. It wasn’t until some days ago when I came across a Comicon flyer on my school’s notice board, that I was once again reunited with the world of fantasy and adventure that I once loved.
Now, I’ve always heard about Comicon and was bedazzled every time I saw pictures of people cosplaying but having lived in the Caribbean for nearly all of my life, I’ve never gotten a chance to take part in anything even slightly related to Comicon. Granted, in high school, there were always Yu-Gi-Oh! tournaments and constant anime talk.
So just imagine how I felt when I heard a comic convention was actually going to take place right here thanks to some locals who also favored the world of action and super human abilities. After rounding up a couple of friends and practically begging on my knees for money to go from my mother, the world of ultimate awesomeness and myself were inches away from being reunited.
DC and Marvel characters were probably the first set of cosplayers to show up in more than dazzling costumes (the costumes are said to be 75% hand-made). Around five or so Supermen showed up with about two Wonder Women beside them. Black Widow manned the collectors table
Thankfully, there were other attractions that didn’t include snatching my dignity such as discovering hidden new talent. I wasn’t even aware that Trinidad bred their own comic artists. Shaun Riaz, one of the very talented comic artist there, drew beloved DC and Marvel characters right on the spot in no time at all. He had his work on sale and comic collectors devoured most of them. With the specks of luck I had left, I was able to get two amazing drawings of Flash and Canary. Chris Riley, another local artist who was present drew comics strips titled Terror of the Midnight Robber. Terror of the Midnight Robber follows the story of Richard Ramses, a young man drawn into the dark supernatural world of Trinidad and Tobago. If you’ve ever vacationed in the island of Trinidad and Tobago, you’d know that Carnival is one of the biggest cultural and tourist generating events of the year. The Midnight robber is one of the many characters of Carnival and is supposedly a villain.
As prizes were won and games were locked off to the dismay of some die-hard gamers, the event came to a close. I couldn’t believe how great this convention had gone. I’d not only regained connection with my favorite hobby but I even made a couple of new friends too. And who knows? Next time I might even cosplay as a certain alien princess who joined a group of crime fighting teens. Who knows.
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