Comic Con Here I Come (Again)

Once again it is time for me – and my friends as well as my fellow NiceGirls – to travel to San Diego for the 2010 Comic Con. As in years past, 9 years to be exact, I save up money from the end of the previous convention until the start of the new one in order to make the annual trek for this incredible experience.

Unlike previous years, though, this year will be my first time as an official part of the press, getting the chance to (hopefully) sit in on three press rooms for the Syfy shows Caprica, Warehouse 13 and Eureka. I am both anxious and nervous about the press rooms, but excited and anticipatory to be sitting in those rooms with other reporters and bloggers interviewing the cast and crew for these shows. It will be a memorable experience that’s for sure.

As always, the 4-day convention is jam-packed with so many great panels that it is hard to choose which ones to attend, but each day will be an adventure. I am hoping to attend the panels for Burn Notice, White Collar, Quantum Leap, Chuck, Hawaii Five-0, The Event, The Cape, Warehouse 13, Eureka, Castle, Merlin and Unnatural History (among a few others if possible).

If you are going to Comic Con, have a great time and maybe I’ll see you there.

Nevermore by Raven (Front)

Artist’s Spotlight: This month’s artist spotlight is on Robin “Raven” Walker, a fashion artist, who started sewing six years ago when friends asked her to do cosplay – which is short for costume play, a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea – for their group.

Her first suit turned out so well and she received so much encouragement that she joined them again the following year, upgrading and perfecting the look of the costume for Testament, a character from the popular Playstation game Guilty Gear, which is a sprite-based fighting game.

This led to a friend asking her to make him a yukata, a casual summer kimono, which became two requests, which turned into an online request for another cosplay, which lead to more requests.

Nevermore by Raven (Back)

While Raven specializes in Japanese clothing, she loves the Victorian era (especially corsets) and also makes original designs that blend different cultures. Cosplay is a great thrill for her, as she is most happy when making someone’s dream come true.

She sews because she loves bringing beautiful things to live and making costumes for everyone – no matter their size. Raven states, “Petite is lovely and big is beautiful. No one should tell you what you can and cannot play. It’s all about what makes you feel wonderful and glorious.”

Despite being scared away from sewing in her Junior High Home Economics class because of less than kind teacher, Raven has made sewing her own, as she loves the challenge. In fact, she is now a student at The Art Institute of Hollywood, going for her second BA.

If you would like to see Raven’s portfolio, please visit: Raven’s Website. You can also contact Raven at her email: ravendarkholmse@yahoo.com.

Raven’s featured piece is an original design trench coat called Nevermore, which will be up for sale at Comic Con being held this week in San Diego. This piece was inspired by Assassin’s Creed, Ezio (which is a historical fantasy/science fiction third person action-adventure video game).