By Jose Nagore
The Tucson Comic-Con came to an end on Sept. 3, boasting thousands of people in attendance, including both my friend Julian Tellez and me.
On Friday, Sept. 1, we both attended Comic-Con the moment the event started. The overall experience was, again, awesome.
In the shopping area, I bought several items, including a box full of Yu-Gi-Oh card packs. Julian, meanwhile, enjoyed the plastic guns and real sword, as well as the various posters available.
Julian bought Anakin’s lightsaber and a game called Texas Hold em’ With Zombies. Julian felt generous and bought us both sodas and enjoyed the experiences of being in mobile escape room. We tried to solve a conspiracy theory, but we failed. It was, however, fun to at least give it a shot.
Day 2: On Saturday we arrived at around 10:30 a.m., and I decided to focus on the games area at Comic-Con, entertaining myself by painting my D&D miniature. I also enjoyed playing demo games like the card game Omni. I also found several people cosplaying, and some were very cool and creative.
Julian decided to play Smash Bros.; however, he could not participate in the tournament. Julian then did some raffles and won a Pokémon elite trainer box. We were both definitely in our element!
Day 3: On Sunday, I attended the event alone, as Julian had to work. Solo, I participated in the tournament for Texas Hold em’ With Zombies. I had fun, but I lost due to the agreement all participants made to go “all in” at the first round. I decided to also go shopping for one more round, as several last day discounts were available at the stands.
Comic-Con was a wonderful, exhilarating experience, and I recommend that everybody attend next year—at least to escape reality for a few days and be thrust into an entirely different environment…a place where a lot of people with imagination can hang out and get “lost” for a few days.
There’s always reality the day after…
