But we found that trying to do it as a one-day outing was taxing (Columbus is farther away than Chicago) and left me missing out on too many of their best offerings.Īutograph flashback: X-Files Lone Gunman Dean Haglund at Starbase Indy 2011. Rough-edged but fun for a first-time con, and also closer than Chicago.Ĭartoon Crossroads Columbus - Launched in 2015 as a small-scale, multi-venue gathering devoted to intellectual discourse on graphic storytelling free of Hollywood sparkles, CXC Year 1 lured me in (kind of dragging Anne along with me) and made up for the decades I’ve lived without ever hearing anyone engage comics on that high-minded a level. Hall of Heroes Comic Con - Our newest addition to the list, from three weeks ago. ![]() They’ve maintained a minimum safe distance of 900 miles from our house ever since. Star Wars Celebration - We attended both the 20 occasions, and don’t think we weren’t grateful for Lucasfilm deigning to show up for the Midwest. An encore visit is highly likely someday. It impressed us on many levels and Cincinnati is a shorter drive than Chicago. HorrorHound Indy - We’re also not big horror fans, but the past few years they’ve brought in actors whose resumés just so happen to include cool non-horror highlights.Ĭincinnati Comic Expo - Tried it for our first time in 2016. We’re not gamers, but it was fun to immerse ourselves in tangential fields and hobbies for lack of any competition. Gen Con - They graced Indianapolis with a geek presence years before we had anything remotely resembled a true “comic-con”. Star Trek’s Q, wowing Anne at Wizard World Chicago 2010. But more often than not, they find reasons to pull us back in.Īutograph flashback: John DeLancie, a.k.a. We don’t buy tickets a full year in advance, nor do we ink them on our calendar before they post a guest list. It’s all part of the game.įor new readers, here’s a general overview.Īs middle-class middle-age geeks, we stress for the sake of fiscal responsibility that none of these are an automatic annual purchase. Our state motto “The Crossroads of America” isn’t just a tourism slogan - it’s an apt caption for any map showing our bicycle-spoke interstate layout.Īfter another inert winter, it’s that time again! The return of our favorite conventions is on the horizon, which means it’s time for us to plan ahead - review guest lists, buy tickets, draw up budgets, schedule our vacation time, dig up objects for autographing, redo our budgets, and get in shape to handle the long walks and longer lines. ![]() Thankfully here in Indianapolis, we have disgustingly convenient access to more cons than ever, whether at our own Indiana Convention Center or in the surrounding states. And longtime MCC readers know in recent years we’ve made a new hobby of collecting jazz-hands photo ops. ![]() I look for a strong comics presence Anne brakes for classic-TV stars, be they from Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, or any other shows she watched over and over as a kid. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Anne and I like conventions! Pleas enjoy these four photos never before posted on MCC while we dive in.īeing the married couple we are, cons are among our favorite shared activities, all the better if a given event has elements we can both enjoy rather than just one of us. Cosplay flashback: X-Men villains Mojo and Sebastian Shaw at C2E2 2011.
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