Red Cathedral

You must admit it: it takes Balls of Steel to organise a strictly manga cosplay focussed convention the weekend before the biggest strictly manga focussed event.. ànd to do it in the same city. So kudos to Japan Con ( or Brussels Manga, I'm still not 100% which of those names should be used ) to show their giant BoS to Made in Asia . The fact that the tickets weren't sold out should have been a warning.. Still: an entry gate without a waiting queue , the free space in the expensive parking, the empty convention space to make pictures.. those are all very positive points. Let's continue on this positive note:  What makes a cosplay convention? Indeed: the cosplayers. and the ones that showed up were kind & looked great. They gently posed.. often with a big smile.. and sometimes with a hint of fear for the temporarily wildbearded photographer in their eyes. And since there was plenty of room in the halls and between the few stalls ( unlike Comic Con last October...

Do you know the movie: "The good, the bad and the ugly"? Let's use those 3 words to analyse this event.  But 1st for those new visitors:  ATM I have finshed processing all pictures from RAW-files ( = digital negatives ) to JPG's ( = generally viewable photo files ) with some good music coming through the speakers. Samples & updates will be added to this page so you can follow the progress. ( Same with Facebook which might be easier to follow for updates ) All 150'ish images have been posted HERE on Flickr . ( = much better photo quality than social media & a good hiding place for any asocial, creative ambivert ) Once enough photos are ready they will be added to some video footage from the event for reels on Instagram & on Clapper . . So how was this Comic Con? THE GOOD ▲ Using the hall "Gare Maritime" for the event ( even if only for the Geek Market ). Yes, it is a beautiful hall. Yes, the natural light is gorgeous. Finally an ind...