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Saturday, August 24, 2019

This weekend, Toronto celebrated the quarter century anniversary of Fan Expo Canada, a massive annual pop culture convention. Running from August 22 to 25, the event features extensive retail areas, panels, celebrity appearances, an artist alley, and of course attendees in cosplay.

At the panel "Breaking Into Comics", speakers shared their insights into getting started as a comic artist or writer. Comic artist Jen St. Onge (Nancy Drew, Jem and the Misfits) told being forced to re-evaluate her life, after growing up with ample positive reinforcement about being an artist. "In my first stint, I didn't get any work. But to come back and get that kind of second chance, eight years ago, it feels really good to have people coming to you and being 'I want you to work,' and basically working seven days a week for the last eight years."

"You have to work those seven days to earn a weekend," quipped Valiant Entertainment editor Heather Antos, later in the panel. While all agreed that time off was rare as a freelancer, artist Leisha Riddell emphasized the need for boundaries. "no, this weekend, I'm becoming part of the couch and playing" video games "until my eyes go blurry."

Hasbro hosted a panel about their Star Wars products, which promoted their new action figures and helmets. The company's upcoming replica helmet is of Luke Skywalker's X-wing helmet, their "number one requested hero helmet... This by far is the most labour-intensive helmet to date." While previous helmets have included movie sound, this product includes lights to simulate the enemy ships going past your head.

Asked about sustainability, the company noted that recently they had switched to a bio-based PET for their packaging, "which was more plant-based plastic for greater environmental concerns. This week, Hasbro announced that we're looking to switch away from plastic altogether, in term of our packaging... we're very much aware that often times plastic is just ripped off and discarded, so we're constantly trying to improve on that as a company to improve our environmental footprint."

The event played host to the Rocket League WGN North American Championship, with the winning team receiving $10,000 and a trip to a professional circuit event.

Photo highlights

Adult Swim television channel "human claw"
World Gaming tournament
Xbox booth
Promotion for Gears 5 on Xbox
LEGO Overwatch promotion

LEGO Overwatch promotion
EB Games store display

EB Games store display
EB Games store display
A stage show for families

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