Ahoy, I'm Peter Tatara. In brief, I'm left-handed, a vegetarian, and my blood type is A. I work for the New York Comic Con and New York Anime Festival and have a cute girlfriend and a Space: Above & Beyond boxset. I'm generally a happy guy.
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C2E2 Artist Alley Registration Is Now Live!
Want to be a part of the first ever C2E2 Artist Alley? Now is your chance!
The Artist Alley is a dedicated area of the Show Floor for artists and creators within the industry. We welcome the talent of up and coming artists, current industry leaders and living legends. The Artist Alley is in high demand and space is extremely limited. Artists will be selected on a first come first served basis. Apply for your table today via the Artist Alley Registration Form at C2E2.com and be a part of history!
Best. Wolvie. Ever.
In honor of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, nextround.net has composed a list of the best and/or worst Wolverine costumes around -- including quite a few from New York Comic Con. See them all right here...
http://nextround.net/2009/04/28/the-definitive-collection-of-awesomely-bad-wolverine-costumes/
Thanks, Sabine!
LOST 100th Episode QUIZ!
Dear LOST Fanatic,
I know that you watch this show religiously and what do you get back? More and more questions…Well today, I am going to ask you my own questions, but you get a prize this time for getting them right! This quiz spans all 100 episodes of LOST, including last night’s 100th episode. Be the first to post the correct answers at http://www.mediumatlarge.net/2009/04/kims-lost-100th-episode-quiz.html to all 25 questions and win a beach pack courtesy of the NY Comic Con and C2E2 team. (Be sure not to post anonymously, as we need to be able to contact you.) Plus, you get the bragging rights that you know more about the LOSTies. What more could you want?! Hurry up and answer before you time jump!
1) When Oceanic Flight 815 crashes on the island, Jack finds Boone giving a woman CPR. After Jack questions Boone's technique, what does Boone tell Jack he is?
2) When John asks his mother Emily if his father is still alive, what does she answer?
3) When Danielle, Hurley, Jack, Kate and Artz arrive at the Black Rock to retrieve the dynamite, how does Artz suggest the ship got there?
4) Sawyer was getting headaches and went to Jack for help. What was wrong with Sawyer?
5) What is the name of the man who gave Hurley the numbers?
6) What name does Ben use when he is captured and held in the hatch?
7) What was Libby holding in her hands when Michael shot her?
8) What does Juliet say the monster doesn't like?
9) When Karl was being held captive and tortured at the Hydra compound, what was the number of the room where he was held?
10) What is the name of the faith healer in Australia whom Rose and Bernard visited?
11) How many days did Mr Eko go without speaking?
12) Kate stashed the little toy airplane in a bank safe deposit box. What state was the bank in?
13) Before Charlie drowned, what message did he write to Desmond on his hand?
14) What is the name of the whiskey Charles Widmore said Desmond is not worthy of drinking?
15) When Desmond visits Daniel in the past at Oxford University, Desmond gives Daniel the setting for the device to make Eloise the rat time travel. What is the setting?
16) What is the name of the freighter?
17) What is John Locke's date of birth?
18) When Charles Widmore wins the auction for the journal of the Black Rock's First Mate, what is his final bid?
19) While in LA, what does Ben show Sun to prove to her Jin is alive?
20) Sayid was a soldier in what military unit?
21) What movie does Hurly reference when he and Miles are discussing time travel?
22) As a boy, Daniel enjoys an activity which his mother says he shouldn't waste his time on. What is the activity?
23) How many beats of the metronome did Daniel count?
24) When Charles Widmore visits Daniel, he moves a magazine from the chair before he sits down. What magazine is it?
25) What is the Variable?
Sakura Matsuri in Brooklyn � May 2 and 3
Sakura Matsuri -- Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival -- journeys West this weekend, taking over the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on May 2 and 3. The NYC Sakura Matsuri is something I've been attending for years as a fan, and it's simply breathtaking. The garden in full bloom. Cherry trees producing a shower of pink petals. Taiko drums, the koto, and shamisen. Sake and Sapporo flowing. And cosplayers. Lots and lots of cosplayers.
While NYC's Sakura Matsuri is a traditional Japanese festival, in recent years, it's become a destination for cosplayers for all the reasons mentioned above, and -- for the first time -- embracing their younger, anime-fluent audience, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is programming anime and manga guests and events. And, I'm proud to say the New York Anime Festival had a hand in it.
Sakura Matsuri's full details and directions can be found here…
http://www.bbg.org/exp/cherries/sakura.html
But here's an abridged list of goings on tailored to anime fans…
Saturday
10:00–1:00 - Cosplay Photographer Anna Fischer - Osborne Garden
10:00–5:00 - Manga Library - Members Room
10:00–6:00 - Manga & Anime Artist Alley - Osborne Garden
12:00-6:00 - Sushi Pillow Photo Op - Magnolia Plaza
1:00–2:00 - Uncle Yo Cosplay Comedy - Osborne Garden
1:00-2:00 - World Cosplay Summit Photo Shoot - Osborne Garden
2:00–4:00 - Samurai Beat Radio Live Broadcast - Osborne Garden
2:30–3:30 - Anime Voice Actor Roundtable - Auditorium
3:15-4:00 - Samurai Sword Soul - Cherry Esplanade Stage
4:00–4:45 - Misako Rocks! A Crazy Comic Life - Auditorium
4:15-5:00 - Minami Kizuki Concert - Cherry Esplanade Stage
5:00–5:45 - Manga for Dummies with Kensuke Okabayashi - Osborne Garden
5:15-6:00 - Ai Kawashima Concert - Cherry Esplanade Stage
Sunday
10:00–5:00 - Manga Library - Members Room
10:00–6:00 - Manga & Anime Artist Alley - Osborne Garden
12:00–5:00 - Sushi Pillow Photo Op - Magnolia Plaza
4:15–5:00 - Samurai Sword Soul - Cherry Esplanade Stage
Off-Site
4:30-7:00 - Ai Kawashima Meet and Greet - Kinokuniya - Friday
10:00-12:00 - Soundscape and NINGIN J-Pop Party - Club Elevate - Saturday
5:00-6:00 - Reni Maid Show - TopTunes - Sunday
Sakura Matsuri's Voice Actor Roundtable includes Tom Wayland, Rachael Lillis, Jamie McGonnigal, and Veronica Taylor.
Sakura Matsuri's Artist Alley includes manga artists Abby Denson, Misako Rocks!, and Kensuke Okabayashi, as well as D-List anime and manga celebrities Ali T. Kokmen and Peter Tatara at the Del Rey Manga and New York Anime Festival booths, respectively. (Unless, of course, Ali and Peter get silly and sit at each other's tables. And, of course, by "silly", we mean drunk.)
All this said, there's a lot more to Sakura Matsuri, too. So, check out http://www.bbg.org/exp/cherries/sakura.html, and I'll see you Saturday!
NYAF Artist Alley is Open!
Attention, anime fans! Do you know what today is? The first day of the rest of your life! Well, sort of. Registration for the 2009 New York Anime Festival Artist Alley is now open!
This is your chance to be one of the select few to present original art at the New York Anime Festival in Midtown Manhattan. NYAF's Artist Alley is made up of everyone from professional artists to up-and-comers looking for their start, but they all share one thing in common -- they're quick with a mouse. Click on over to the Artist Alley sign up page as soon as you can. Space is limited, so sign up before it's too late!
http://www.nyanimefestival.com/en-us/341.cfm
