Podcast Fandom Episode 43: Wizard World Portland Comic Con 2014
This weekend I attended the Wizard World Portland Comic Con 2014 as press for Project Fandom. While it was exhausting - seriously, there’s so much to see and do - it was one of the best experiences of my life. The highlights were meeting Norman Reedus (Daryl, The Walking Dead) and Michael Rooker (Merle,The Walking Dead), attending a Q&A panel with Stan Lee, and just knowing I was in the same room and breathing the same air as William Shatner. I came away from the weekend with a whole new appreciation for artists (actors, writers, etc.) who attend these conventions on a regular basis. It also reaffirmed my decision to turn this site into a place for people to fangirl or fanboy over all the pop culture things that make them flip out completely and without embarrassment.
If you have an opportunity to attend a Wizard World Con, you should. I was very impressed with the caliber of stars who were in attendance and the organization it took to pull this weekend off was no small feat. Everyone, staff and volunteers, were friendly and professional.
Have a listen to our podcast where I share my experience with John and Meghan. I talk about the panels with Burt Ward and Adam West (Batman), Laurie Holden and Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead), Stan Lee (Stan Motherfucking Lee!), and Michael Rooker who, I discovered this weekend, is my spirit animal.
After the jump, check out the gallery of photos from an amazing weekend.
A gallery of images from Wizard World Portland Comic Con 2014
- Welcome to Wizard World!
- Oh, Captain; my captain. Captain Kirk, William Shatner.
- Adam West.
- The Burt Ward and Adam West panel.
- Holy Dynamic Duo, Batman!
- The panel for Stan “The Man” Lee: Creator of worlds.
- Excelsior!
- Ron Perlman: Sons of Anarchy, Hellboy.
- Kim Coates: Sons of Anarchy.
- Project Fandom founder Nina with Michael Rooker.
- Michael Rooker’s autograph.
- Michael Rooker demos a fight scene from The Walking Dead.
- Michael Rooker needs no moderator, as he fields rapid fire questions from the audience.
- Michael Rooker vs. The Audience.
- Jon Bernthal: The Walking Dead, The Wolf of Wall Street.
- Laurie Holden and Jon Bernthal panel.
- Jon Bernthal does his Robert De Niro impression.
- Star Wars cosplay.
- Lando Calrissian himself, Billy Dee Williams.
- Peter Mayhew: Chewbacca!
- R2D2.
- Darth Maul cosplay.
- Queen Amidala cosplay.
- Robert Englund… Freddy!
- Elvira.
- The car from Supernatural.
- A display in the trunk of the car from Supernatural,
- Back to the Future DeLorean display.
- The Doctor and the TARDIS Doctor Who cosplay.
- Posing with Totoro.
- The Dark Crystal cosplay.
- Master Chief cosplay.
- Mini Heisenberg cosplay.
- Silent Hill cosplay.
- Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) signed a copy of his book of photography for Stephanie.
- Our Saturday schedule at the con.
