Nerd weekend
August 22, 2014 | 21:37 | Written by: snake911
I originally wrote it off, but I was convinced by a number of people to go see Guardians of the Galaxy. My knowledge of Marvel’s deep history of IPs is kinda shallow, so I’m unfamiliar with GotG. The only reference I had to the series is of Rocket Raccoon as he is a playable character in Marvel vs Capcom 3. As for the movie, I have to say that was a darn good flick. The story keeps moving and never slows down, there’s a lot of comedy, big explosions, and great music featuring a lot of classic rock; all making for an all-around fun experience. It’s highly recommended.
But before we went to see Guardians of the Galaxy, we went to a place I’ve always heard of but have never been to, Frank & Son. This is truly nerdvana for both the comic book and sports crowds. Booths are squeezed into every nook of this huge warehouse building. Booths will include things from comic books, to toys, video games, sports collectables, art posters and art sculptures, and many other things. Heck, there was a booth that sold nothing but Disney pins (and holy cow there was a lot). We were there for a while, but I was disappointed I didn’t get as much as I thought I was going to. The only item I walked out with was a book from Udon that covers the history of Sonic the Hedgehog. I always wanted this book, and actually wanted to get it when it originally came out, but couldn’t because I was on a really tight budget at the time. But with my wallet a little bit looser and the price of the book dropping nearly 50%, I had no reason not to get it.
My only regret was forgetting to go back to a booth that had a sweet wanted poster of Zoro from One Piece. Oh wells, maybe next time. All of that was on Saturday. What did I do on Sunday? Killed a whole afternoon playing PC games. Let the good times roll!
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