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Per Matt
Lexington put on a terrific show!
I was really impressed with the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention. Although I was familiar with the Lexington Convention Center, I’d never attended this con before, so I didn’t exactly know what to expect… Now I know, and knowing is half the battle!
I spent the majority of the weekend inside the dealer’s room, which was huge. I had so much fun visiting with the lovely cosplayers throughout the weekend. It was great to catch up with an old friend, cosplayer LeeAnna Vamp. I finally got to interview her, which we’d been threatening to do for at least three years. We discussed her many great costume creations as well as her brand-new tattoos.
I also got the opportunity to visit with the wonderful cosplayer Ani-Mia and discuss anime and Final Fantasy video games.
Cosplayer Nicole Marie Jean and I debated the merits of comic-book movies in our interview.
And cosplayer Soni Aralynn geeked out with me about The Power Rangers!
Did I mention there were a TON of Power Rangers actors and cosplayers in attendance???
One of the highlights of the weekend was attending the convention’s Costume Contest, which offered a grand prize of $1,250!!! Kim Arnold of Malicious Cosplay won the prize as a character from the animated movie, Wreck-It Ralph. I sat down to interview her and discuss her award-winning costume.
Later in the weekend, I got a brief visit with cosplayer/artist Kimberly Dunaway as well as Paranormal Instructor/Creator of ScareFest Patti Starr.
There were plenty of celebrity guests from The Walking Dead signing autographs and speaking at panels. I was lucky to get the opportunity to speak with Big Tiny himself, Theodus Crane, getting his behind-the-scenes perspective of working on the popular undead TV show.
I also had a great interview with Jeremy Ambler who has appeared as a Zombie on The Walking Dead and several other productions.
Wrapping up the busy weekend, I got the opportunity to geek out about Star Wars with Tom Kane, who discussed the unaired episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars which he worked on, as well as the possibilities of working on the upcoming TV show Star Wars Rebels and maybe even working on Star Wars: Episode VII!
All in all, I had an amazing weekend and can’t wait to attend the next Lexington Comic & Toy Convention!
