I think it’s safe to say the attendance at this weekend’s first ever Nerd Con surprised everyone. The line to pick up tickets stretched all the way around the California Center for the Arts Escondido, the sales floor was massively packed, and the cosplayers were out in force. Despite the heat, the mood was upbeat and excited: if the first year is this good, we can hopefully look forward to even more awesomeness next year.
Click the jump to see a huge photo gallery of photos and videos by (or of) the PG crew in attendance: Stephanie Agnes, Jada Scarbrough, Elizabeth Wallace, Leland Pierce Jr., Jordan Pollock, and Anthony Silva.
Keep an eye out at pixelatedgeek.com, we’ll soon have coverage of the panel that featured members of five podcasts: Comic Issues, Movie Issues, Two Geeks and a Podcast, Pixel Clicks Podcast, and Binary System!
And as always, if you recognize yourself or another cosplayer in the photos, shout out in the comments! We always like to give credit where credit’s due.
If you’re an Instagram addict, we’ve got you covered there too. Check out the gallery from the Instagram feeds at comicissues, mypixelatedgeek, jordanisabear, and lelandp13.
Want more? Of course you do? We’ve got video!
First is cosplayer Loki Hates You entertaining the crowd with some seriously impressive acapella Queen.
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Next PG’s Anthony Silva participated in a spur-of-the-moment trivia contest with Loki, getting a big reaction from the audience.
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But he redeemed himself by rocking the karaoke mic with Wayward Son.
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And a great Commander Keen cosplayer came ready with his pogo stick, which he generously loaned out to anybody who asked.
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