SUPANOVA 2011 - Pop Culture Expo hits BrisVegas

Well for those that don't know (& to bore those that do) I'll briefly recap ;) I reside in a small beachside town called Coolum, and although I love it here on the Sunny Coast in Queensland, being an 'ex' Sydney girl, I vividly recall the bright lights, the dynamic night scene, the hip & happening citylife, galleries, independent boutiques & corner cafes open 24/7, theatre, thumping music, live bands & the excitement of 'hitting the town'... 
That really hasn't got anything to do with last weekends trip to Brisbane... BrisVegas (as it's affectionately called) is not anything like Sydney (although it does have a very scaled down Chinatown), and in Australia where people with red hair are called 'Blue', Brisbane was nicknamed 'BrisVegas' years ago because it had nothing in common with Las Vegas, Sydney, New York or any of those melting pots of bright lights & frenzied activities... 
Actually, that may be why I love Brisbane... 

We stayed in a tiny 2 bedroom cottage that was in the city & a short walk to the Brissy Showgrounds (our main destination) A contemporary, clean, enthused, town, it has grown in spite of it's past history of being a 'hick' destination with petrol stations closed on weekends & pubs at midnight, & last weekend it was host to SUPANOVA! A mecca for scifi/fantasy/anime geeks & nerds, detaching ourselves from trusty PC's & Macs for a weekend of chat with actors/authors/artists/creators/directors etc, Cosplay (that's dress-up) films premieres, live wrestling, latest gameware, 'Malfoy' (Tom Felton) from Harry Potter was one of the main celebs (see below, without his white blond hair), as well as previous Dr Who's, actors from Avatar, Stargate, Battlestar Galactica, stuntmen & so on... I loved chatting to the artists & writers best ;) Figures huh? A lot of people came up to the girls & asked to have their photo taken with them... Memphis went as 'Saber' from the Japanese graphic novel and anime series Fate/stay night (the whole weekend) & Trinity went as 'Tank Girl' from the cult comic/film Sat, & Sunday borrowed a friends 'Wonder Woman' outfit...they looked super & had a ball... 

There was a sea of characters, adorable Trekkies, Star Wars, Aliens & Predator dudes from all over the galaxy, even oldies like Robot from Lost In Space (Billy Mummy where were you?) Final Fantasy, Bleach & I'm a fan of 'Soul Eater' the Japanese Anime and my fav 2-D character was there, I felt as high as a schoolgirl with a crush... You know what, I think it was better than Vegas ;)
Anyway, kept you long enough! Hope you enjoy the visual tapa selection presented here & thanks for dropping by, if you leave a comment I'd love to know your fav characters from scifi/fantasy/comic or anime if you have one :) Until next time, keep smiling :)