🎶WiComicon🎶

Moments to Movements
Panel

There is a saying, "When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade". Well, I got to sip some good stuff recently in the form of an event named, Wicomicon. Wicomicon was the result of the foul-up that was to be Universal FanCon.

Universal FanCon was to be the 3-day inaugural comic book and genres convention by and for people of color, the LGBTQ community, and the disabled in Baltimore, Md. If you ever went to a mainstream comic con, you know diversity is a Major thing they lack. I was going to attend with my best friends, ID & LJ. Fancon was to a very important event, but it was "postponed" One Week prior to the event. Yes, you read right, One Week.

I could(Trust Me, I could) but I won't crap on the postponing of the event. If you want to want to read some think pieces on the postponement, read THIS and THIS.

My friends, LJ & ID, and I decided to regroup. We could cancel our hotel in Baltimore but the flights from Dallas were non-refundable. ID actually stays in a small town in Maryland. I decided to keep my flight from Dallas and LJ decide to reschedule a flight for a little later next month.

Princess Mononoke
&
Penny Proud

While those of us attendees & vendors were dealing with what to do on our personal ends, within 48 hours, a new one-day pop-up event was made by groups including Nerds of Color, Black Heroes Matter, and The Blerd Girl. It was called WiComicon. ID & I put on our planned cosplay(Princess Mononoke & Penny Proud) and attended it. (Read the story behind my cosplay choice HERE)

WiComicon Was So Fun.

Ducky Dynamo, DJed her butt off to kick off the event. She was Jamming. So much so, I forget what genre "Jesus Can Work It Out" belonged to & had a slight twerk session. Keyword is... Slight. #HeKnowsMyHeart The vendors were phenomenal. I purchased comics, mini-comics & buttons. I was very happy that they had a space to sell. My "postponed" money was nothing compared to the money spent to produce & transport merchandise to sell at events.

Rayne Coleman
Carefree Black Nerd

I got to sit in on two panels discussions. One was with the cast of the show, The Magicians. The other was called Moments to Movements with Marvel's Voices Podcaster, Angelique Roche, #OscarSoWhite creator, April Reign, and Creator & Showrunner of the show Luke Cage, Cheo Hadari Coker. Both panels were informative and so much fun. I got to meet one of my favorite podcasters, Rayne Coleman of Carefree Black Nerd. He was as sweet & cool as he is on the show. The cosplay was on point. If you follow hashtags Wicomicon & Wicomicon2018 on social media you will see all the fabulous characters. The littlest cosplayers had to be the stars of the day.  They ALL were so cute.

Mini Button from Fly Nerd

And finally, the attendees were in good moods. No one I met was commiserating about the debacle of Fancon. People were the spirit of the great event.

WiComicon was just that, a Great event.

I thank the everyone involved in making WiComicon great. Being nerdy & geeky of any kind was celebrated. That was the best spirit to have. I loved it and I was happy I could attend.

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