Anthony Starr – Comicpaloza 2013

There was a long line for Anthony Starr. Most everyone was there for the series: The Boys. It’s a very good show and I enjoy it…although I kind of need a shower after watching.  The show is poplar and the convention had a few people cosplaying as characters from the series.

Anthony was in another series that I really enjoyed too, Banshee. That’s another one you might need a shower after watching. It’s not my normal cup of tea but I found it captivating. It’s a crime series and not sci fi.

He was fan friendly and gave quotes and signed photos, pops, and art work. For one pop he signed, he asked the person what they wanted and where. He paused and channeled his ‘Homelander’. He told the person, he’d sign where he wanted because, well, he’s Homelander. If he didn’t like it, he’d laser him to death.  Everyone laughed.

While I brought a photo from Banshee, he had a similar one on the table. That stack appeared untouched as The Boys is very popular right now.

AH

#Banshee #SDCC 2014

Fortunately, Games of Thrones wrist bands were already gone by the time I got to the WB table. This way I didn’t need to debate whether to try for Game of Thrones or Banshee.  Of course, the other problem, this was WB and I have a horrible track record there.

My heart raced as I reached into Banshee bag.  I just KNEW I was going to pull a losing ticket once again. Trying to earn sympathy from the guy holding the bag, I asked for him to think good thoughts.  Yes, he gave me a weird look. But he also doesn’t know my back story.

The ticket was a winner. I just paused. I smiled. I looked for my friends to show it to them but they had moved out of sight.  I held up the line in my wonder of actually getting a ‘golden ticket’.  The ticket was swapped for a wrist band and I wandered away.

This was 7 AM-ish. The signing was scheduled for 6PM. That makes for a long day.

When 5PM rolled around, I was done for the day. I was tired and my feet hurt. I did head to the WB to hang out. Because it was toward the end of the day and early, I was able to be toward the front of the line.