WONDERCON 2026 IS HERE!!! BUT FIRST... WONDERCON 2024?!?

 

IT'S HERE!!!  IT'S HERE!!!  WONDERCON 2026 IS HERE!!!  I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am!  After a rough fall, rougher holiday season and very busy winter, I NEED A VACATION!!!  Hence the reason I'm posting a couple days early this week as I'm already driving up to Anaheim come my usual Wednesday post schedule for the CRAZYVERSE!  So, since I know we're all pretty eager, let's just jump right in, shall we?  We set the year to 2024 and have a lock on the Anaheim Convention Center!  Hold on to your Batman Underoos, because the CRAZY WonderCon Countdown is a go!  Enjoy...

That guy is REALLY excited to be there!

WonderCon 2024 was a novel experience to say the least.  The first day of the con, a wonderfully sunny, warm spring day.  Saturday morning, the heavens opened up and it was a torrential downpour the rest of the weekend!  Needless to say, it got VERY crowded in the Convention Center lobbies!

2024 was the year I attended a Dungeons & Dragons live puppet show!  And while the puppets were well made and puppeteers were very professional, my lack of knowledge on how D&D is played made it pretty hard to follow along with.  The crowd loved it though!

Buggy the Clown...  He don't take &%$@ off anybody!

It's high time these guys finally get their wrestling match R2-D2 and C-3P0!

You see kids, once upon a time, there was this glorious TV channel called MTV, and they showed really cool music videos, standup comedy, sketch comedy, funny game shows and even had interviews with famous musicians, singers and performers.  And you didn't need an internet connection to see it!  I know this sounds like a myth, but such a platform really existed once.

The Sony Extended Spiderman Universe enjoys some nice spring weather the day before the rains came roaring in!

Powerline was there, making sure we all saw things Eye 2 Eye!

ALLLLLLLLLLLRIGHTY THEN!!!

Say his name three times and fun really begins!

The bar at the Anaheim Hilton is certainly a fun place after WonderCon finishes for the day!  Some folks have lingered on 'til literally 2am when the bar closes!

Lego Mario is certainly an impressive feat!

Seymour's parents are clearly raising him right!

Even the prisoners of Deep 13 need an escape from the bad movies every once in awhile!

Always happy to see some Power Rangers love at cons, but how about some VR Troopers cosplay this weekend?

OOOOOOOOOOH YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

They don't like most things!

I don't spotlight the individual booths enough in these posts, but this booth has been there since I was tabling over a decade ago and they always have the coolest Hawaiian shirts for sale!  They are insanely expensive shirts, but still cool none the less!

And finally, we end things this week with an unsung hero that deserves far more credit then he ever gets: The Tapatio Mariachi!  This man has saved so many tacos and burritos from being bland!  We all need to raise our tortillas, be it corn or flour, and honor this generous soul!

And that was WonderCon 2024!  One of my all time favorite con experiences in all these years of going!  In addition to some great comic scores, I also found a couple of very rare toys at surprisingly reasonable prices!  Some great meals at Downtown Disney only complimented a great con experience, despite the wild weather!  It's not the first time WonderCon got rained out.  The very first one in Anaheim in 2012 rained all weekend long!  Frankly, we need the rain and with some of the heat waves we've been having as I type this, I wouldn't mind some cooler weather for this week!  Regardless, it was a good time.

Well, that's a wrap for the month March 2026, but the CRAZY WonderCon Countdown continues on until we have pics for this year's show!  So come back next week as we march on!  If you're going to WonderCon this weekend, do have fun and please be courteous to other attendees.  Crowds have a way of making tempers flare and sometimes, it's just easier to walk away from trouble than court it.  I'll be making my rounds through the exhibit hall as usual, so if you see me, be sure to say hi!  As of right now, I'm not on any panels but hey?  That can always change!  Until next time, take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all at WonderCon!

WONDERCON 2023... A RETURN TO FORM!!!

 

Welcome back CRAZIES!!!  WE ARE ONE WEEK AWAY FROM WONDERCON 2026!!!  Alright, alright, I gotta calm down.  There's still work to do here!  How about we just get straight to the pics, shall we?  The Wayback Machine is set to 2023 and the City of Anaheim is our destination!  Lace up those high tops, because the CRAZY WonderCon Countdown is blasting off!  Enjoy...

Not sure I trust either of them to be honest.

The Iconic Fountain in front of the Anaheim Convention Center.  A hot spot for group photos, it was out of service last year.  Hopefully it'll be up and running in time for next week's show!

So glad I got Casey Jones as my instructor for Pain 101 at the local community college!

Always important to take breaks when you can during ANY convention experience.

The Dude not only abides, he brought enough White Russians for everybody!

Never knew Foghorn Leghorn and the Roadrunner had a kid!

So long as it ain't gum, I'll try any Wonka Bar!

When you get right down to it, the Wizard Of Oz is merely the tale of a small town girl who accidentally murders an old woman and steals her shoes.

Ironically enough, this crossover legit happens in the ride every holiday season!

So glad the issues with the Quartzes were cleared up!

Not one to judge, but Tweedle Dum clearly needs more sunblock!

It's not often you see Zoolander cosplay!

Harry and Lloyd bringing some color to the Fountain!

And finally for this week, we assimilate with The Borg and admire this phenomenal costume that I can only imagine took weeks to make!  Just a jaw dropping level of awesome!

And that was WonderCon 2023!  A great year that saw things largely return to normal after the pandemic, despite a Hollywood writer's and director's strike largely looming.  Still, the weather was nice, neither too hot nor too cold, I made some great scores and had some pretty amazing meals at Downtown Disney!  All in all a memorable year!

Well, we got one more post to WonderCon 2026, which, coincidentally, also closes out the Month of March.  But never you fear dear readers!  We still got plenty of pictures to comb through, so be sure to come back and check it out!  Until next time, take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all later!

WONDERCON 2022... THE RETURN!!!

 

And we're back!  Just over two weeks and counting as we prepare for WonderCon 2026!  Final preparations are already being made because if this year is anything like last year, I really don't wanna be packing the morning I leave again!  What can I say?  I was REALLY busy last March.  WonderCon came at just the right time!  Anyway, enough of that hoo haw!  You want pics!  I want to show you pics!  Supply and demand folks, so cap up those Code Red Mountain Dews and brace yourselves as we head back to the year 2022 and a rather unique convention experience as the CRAZY WonderCon Countdown sails on!  Enjoy...

We've entered a post-pandemic world folks, and that meant masks were still required for very large gatherings.  That didn't mean we couldn't have some fun with it still.  Why, Jack Sparrow here just made it part of the costume!  Sometimes you just need a little ingenuity!

Well these folks look like a wholesome couple!

Not sure that passed for an adequate face covering.

Bounty Hunters were hired to make sure the rules were followed.  Most complied with few incidents.

These R2 Units look like they are about to charge into battle!

Some rogue Cosplayers, including a couple of Kamen Riders, were ready for some Uptown Funk!

As you might've guessed, attendance at WonderCon at 2022 wasn't huge that year.  It certainly made for an easier experience as far as walking the aisles and getting some good booth scores went.  Things had actually improved drastically in California by that point, but it was largely up to the venues and the shows themselves if they wanted to implement mask policies.  WonderCon took the safe-than-sorry approach and I think it was the right call.

Ursula was looking for some poor unfortunate souls to make a deal with.  My voice wasn't very desirable apparently.

He's his own best friend!

Hard to believe this year marks a full decade since we lost the Starman himself, David Bowie. This Ziggy Stardust Cosplay seemed appropriate for this week's post.  It should also be noted that mask policies were largely indoors only that year, hence the reason you'll notice a lot of unmasked Cosplayers in outdoor shots.

If that weapon ain't allowed in the Mist Village, then it ain't gonna be allowed here too!

I forget what this was for, but the mural was really cool.  They'd had it at Comic Con Special Edition the previous November as well.  Also, the creator of Rainbow Brite passed away recently, so kudos to giving a nod to one of the 1980's most iconic characters.

With most of Cobra's soldiers having moved on, Cobra Commander decided to try and persuade the Rescue Rangers into joining his fold!  Needless to say, Gadget wasn't interested!

Finally, we end this week's post with some killer Kamen Rider Cosplay!  In recent years, the property's had a really big signal boost here in the States, which is wild as the original attempt at bringing it here, 1995's Masked Rider, was a HUGE flop.  So much so that the property's creator refused to let Saban Productions make further adaptations of it and even had it in his will when he passed away!  Talk about holding a grudge?  He was right to be mad though.  The American version was barely recognizable to its more action packed Japanese predecessor.  Luckily, thanks to a more open digital world, Western fans are starting to learn more about these awesome Tokusatsu shows without having to watch dumbed down localized versions of them.

And that was WonderCon 2022!  Certainly a very different show than what we had grown accustomed to, but that was the state of the world we were living in at the time.  Hopefully, we'll never have to go through something like that ever again...  And be much better prepared if we do.  As for the actual show, it was a lot of fun, with the real highlight being the awesome Tiki themed booth that Funko hosted!  It felt so good to get back out there and see folks again and connect with old friends.  It was like coming back to high school after the summer; just a bunch of catching up.

Well, another week down as we get closer to the big dance!  But fear not!  We got plenty of pics left, so be sure to come back next week and see where WonderCon 2023 takes us!  Until then, take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all later!