Usually, I go to cons and I’m like, “Okay, I have to find the two or three booths that are selling the things I’m interested in here.” And now it’s- I can’t keep buying all this gay porn, everybody!īut also what you were saying about everybody getting it. I had to cut myself off from spending money because I’ve spent too much. But I know we share these values and these aesthetics and this sense of community, loss, and longing and suffering together and joy together, and I can’t imagine anything topping this. And like, I don’t always know what their fandom is, I don’t always know what they’re dressed as, or what that poster is. And it’s like, oh, everyone here gets it. I can’t believe what it’s like to, as a person living in marginalized communities, to visit an expo, a con like this, and not be that. I did some FanExpo stuff in Toronto, which is where I’m from.īut it is the best experience I cannot believe. So this is really my first con really ever. I gave up one career for another career to die on the vine. And just as it happened, the pandemic hit, and I thought my career was dead. So actually, it’s funny because I came out of academia and started doing this kind of public-facing art thing. Because we literally planned for me to come and then the universe ended and the world died and we all are living in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road now. There might have been information that I’ve been here before. Oh, is it? I could have sworn you were here before. The Geekiary: What is it about Flame Con that keeps you coming back? Because I know you’re a repeat.Īnthony Oliveira: Actually, this is my first time. On Sunday, I was fortunate enough to sit down for a chat with Anthony Oliveira, who won a GLAAD media award for Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling. This year’s convention was just as fantastic as always, with a rainbow assortment of lanyards allowing you to choose your color and free rainbow-printed facemasks to help attendees comply with the COVID-19 policy.īut perhaps one of the most exciting things for me at this year’s Flame Con was the opportunity to sit down with not only some of the biggest queer names in comics, but some of the biggest names in comics period. After the past two years of virtual events – thanks to, you know, a worldwide panini – it was so amazing to be back and celebrating with the community. Image: Twitter I recently attended Flame Con, the world’s largest LGBTQ+ comic convention, which is held annually in New York City.
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