Fedcon has some of the best cosplay Ive ever seen. At one point, the huge hotel lobby was filled with a couple hundred Star Wars fans in Empire uniforms of all kinds. They marched through in a well-organized parade, possibly as many as a hundred white-armored Imperial stormtroopers. I couldnt help myself. I had to say it, Hasnt Germany had enough of stormtroopers? It was a spooky moment for me because the study of the 20th century is one of my hobbies. I do have a general concern that media conventions spend so much time on actors that they too overlook forget writers, directors, prop-makers, costumers, make-up people, and so on. But thats a different discussion. But Fedcon itself is a remarkable convention and I hope they invite me back.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 07:11:00 +0000