All new and All different Toycon!

Toycon is considered as a con to watched out for all toy hunters in the Philippines. Whether you collect Marvel and DC action figures, Gunpla, Hotwheels, Dolls, Figuarts, Die Casts, Statues and other stuff, this is the real deal. This is the place where you can find the toy that you wanted when you were a kid or the missing piece in your collection.

However, with the sudden announcement
of the ticket price, some people don't seem to like the idea of change. The increase of the ticket price was unreasonable at first but for me, it's damn worth it tho I'm hesitant to go in the first place.

I've been attending toycon for a few years and I can say that there are numerous problems. First, is the place. It's like you're in an air conditioned Divi but with less wild people. Lot of people roaming around, taking pictures, and looking for the toys. If you're a cosplayer and wearing heavy armor, props in all your body, sweat all over because of the heat but you have to act in character and roam around, I can say that you're really have the passion and love on what you were doing. That is why i salute all the cosplayers who gave an extra excitement and a plus factor in the event. Let' us be frank here, people love to take  selfies with them, especially with a hottie cosplayer, right??? Ooopppss!! :) Cheers to all the cosplayers for surviving the event!! Second is the Food area. you can't properly eat with the amount of people and extreme heat ( For me coz I sweat a lot). But if you are hungry as hell, i don't think that it will matter. 

Nevertheless, this year's Toycon is a game changer. It happened last June 10-12 at SMX convention center. A larger location that can cater more congoers. The gigantic Voltes V is this year's main attraction with the 22 ft iconic robot. Lot of people took  with it, who wouldn't  if you see that gigantic robot right? Of course i'm one of that people. Anyways, they also have a Stan Lee area where you can see stuff with his signatures, like a lot of signatures. a lot of guest like Hodor from Game of Thrones, Mario Maurer, Dean Cain, Pat Lee and many more.

Things that i enjoyed were the tons of booths where you can find great stuff tho I wasn't able to find the Pizza Spidey :( the display area from different toy groups, like I can stare at the display cabs for a long period of time. Gigantic Funkos and NBA players statues that were also selfie catching for the people. Lots of stuff I can't even put it all here hahaha.



The last flaw that we just noticed was the.....space management. Yeah it's spacious especially on the right side, likke more people on the selling area that leads to less people going to the artist alley. I also didn't see the point of putting colorful stuff at the center and the lighting was bad.

Weighing the good and bad, I can say Toycon 2016 is still good. The excitement and thrill of toy hunting is still there. Meeting fellow collectors and gaining new friends would be the real highlight of Toycon 2016. It's a great start to level up the pop culture convention knowing that Asia Pop Comicon will be back this August.

Hauls!

Superhero movies and evolution of viewers

2016 is a great year for all the geeks as we saw the debut of DC's trinity at Batman v Superman, first solo film of Deadpool, the most anticipated civil war and recently X- men Apocalypse. In this digital age, movie viewers tend to rely on reviews which can also affect the performance in sales of the movie. Good example is The Amazing Spider-man 2, for me it's a good movie but some douchebags posted spoilers in the social media which results in disappointment for moviegoers which leads to poor sales and cancellation of the franchise. The movie might have flaws but the consistency and story is right there but unfortunately we won't be able to see what will happen next since Spider-man's rights are back to Marvel Studios/ Disney.

BvS also suffered that same fate tho if you think about the movie plot wise, kinda shallow (Martha!) But I enjoyed the movie. Civil War is also criticized by netizens saying it doesn't follow the comics (meh! You just googled it don't call yourself a Marvel Geek).

To conclude this nonsense article just enjoy the movie. Don't say negative comments even though you haven't seen the movie yet. If you're a Marvel fan that's good, if you're more of DC that's also good. After all it's a win win situation because we're able to see our favorite characters in the big screen.


PS
Don't spoil the movie to anyone. Don't be that shit :)

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To become something else

“Akala mo magaling ka, yun pala marunong ka lang” I remember this post as I browse my facebook news feed. This might be the first time that I will post something way out of geek stuff coz I just want to express what’s on my mind. I’m in the process of coping up with my new job and I could say that my performance is quite not good. My previous work doesn’t require any mental activity wherein you are being push into your limits. In short “hayahay ang buhay” and it’s not related from the course that I took at college. For almost 2 years my mind was put on suspended animation. Then right now in my new job where I work for (Name of an Avenger who died by catching bullets to save Hawkeye and that freaking child), things are not good for me.

 Due to the years working under BPO, I find it hard to catch up with the retail industry. Feels like I’m back to noobie level where I can’t even explain what is marketing and the current trends. All those creative ideas, stratagems and even business ethics are now gone. Even my superiority complex fades away because I know I don’t have any idea what’s happening. I sounded like a douchebag na nga due to my lack of my communication skills. This is the time where I felt yung “Walang madaling trabaho” feeling. So what are my options? Give up or fight? These are the moments in our lives that we can learn a lot from experience. I think of it the other way around like it’s some sort of challenge. My friend (Andi) once told me “How do I eat an Elephant?” I didn’t get it of course but then she added, “Divide and conquer”. No need to rush things and timing is also important. It’s okay to fail but don’t make the same mistake twice but if you failed again eh di wow! Kidding aside, those are fine as long as there is learning and use it in order to develop yourself. To save yourself you need to be someone else, you need to be something else ( Naks! Green Arrow!)

It's a sign! Reinvent!

Secret Wars in Marvel Future Fight

Netmarble Games' Marvel Future Fight brings "Secret Wars" in the new update of one of the anticipated games in smartphones. With the said update some players are quite happy and some are not.

They added 3 new playable characters that came from secret wars series " A-Force". Nico Minoru/ Sister Grimm, She-Hulk and Singularity. They also added new uniforms from different Secret Wars series like Symbiote Spider-man, 1602 Angela, 1872 Bullseye, Maestro, Hala Field uniform of Captain Marvel, Groot from Thors, Marvel Zombies Venom. Some of the uniforms are not yet available in the shop yet you can have a preview of the alternate costumes of kingpin, captain america, iron man and black widow.

Battleworld

In order to feel the secret wars in the game they also included "Battleworld" in which you will select 5 heroes and fight with other players. You can get biometrics if you manage to be part of the rankings. The requirements to participate in the battleworld changes every 2 days I think? They also included comic book covers to collect via dimension rift and gain rewards.

TBH the update is not quite good for me despite the added features. One reason some players don't like it because of the changes in the villain siege specifically in the chaos and honor token shops wherein only hulk and captain marvel are the heroes you can buy for 500 tokens with 3 biometrics. Then the other heroes are now in the chaos or honor chest. It is now more cheaper but you randomly get 1-3 biometrics for 165. Maybe I was just satisfied with the previous update (Antman update) that's why it didn't meet my expectations but I'm still playing the game and hope we could get a much cooler update once Captain America: Civil War hit the theaters.

The Minds behind Inside Out

Have you ever imagined what’s happening inside your mind? Well let’s not talk about the emotions and tackle what’s in the inside of the one of the most anticipated animated movies of the year, Inside out. The press conference was held at Makati Shangri-La Hotel and hosted by Issa Litton. The program started with a short introduction from Amit Malhotra, General Manager, Studio Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, and Southeast Asia. He said that he wants to bring the Disney/ Pixar fans closer to the movies by doing such events in order for them to get a once in a lifetime experience to meet the creative minds behind Inside Out. Director Pete Docter together with his Pinoy Co-director Ronnie Del Carmen entered the scene with a short flashy dance moves that made us laugh. They had a short talk regarding their trip and they said for the past 12 hours all they did was eating. This is also a homecoming for Del Carmen who’s been away in the Philippines for almost 30 years. Then the program continued with questions from various networks and bloggers. 

The concept of the movie came from Pete as he wonder his own daughter, Ellie, who goes to a lot of changes as she faces life. The movie took for almost 5 years to finish and Docter’s daughter is 16 now, admitted that she likes the movie. They even called the experts like psychologists for them to understand what emotions are. It was said that they had to narrow down the emotions from 27 up to 5, Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust and Anger that is present in the movie. It wasn’t hard for them to direct the movie because of the team who gave their best to finish the work. Del Carmen also said that there are many pinoys who also works at pixar “Pixnoy” as he called it. He gave an inspiring message for the Filipino artists to go beyond their limits, finish what they started, share what you do and ask for feedbacks which will help you develop into much better person. 

The last question we heard is about the theory that all Pixar characters co-exist in one universe which is also the question I would like to ask them and their answer was, “No”. They don’t believe that characters co-exist in one universe although they have some easter eggs present in all movies but the theory of co-existing was never a part of their intentions when making a movie. But who knows we might see it if Pixar wants it. Docter and Del Carmen are also present in the invite only red carpet premiere, August 7 at IMAX SM Aura in Taguig. It is the only time that the movie will be shown in IMAX here in the Philippines. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend the red carpet due to work but I’m happy enough to see the creative masterminds of the movie. Inside Out will hit the theatres on August 19. 

PS 

I would like to see the DC Universe’s emotional spectrum in this movie. JK

Happy Anniversary Comics Club Philippines

It's been awhile since I posted my last blog. So I'm here to share my experience last night with the whole bunch of comic book geeks. It's the first year anniversary of Comics Club Philippines held at Tides Grill and Bistro, Makati. I remember when Sir Brian Luna added me because I bought some comics from him last year. When I arrived at the venue many people are already there and couple of group having chit chat. I was surprised when someone shouted my screen name (weapon renz) and some of them gave me a dagger look HAHAHA and the fun starts.

Anyway, I can say that the event is "SULIT!" They organized a raffle event wherein the prizes are donated by fellow comic book collectors as well. That's the fun part of the event especially the Batman statue but unfortunately I didn't get the grand prize but all of us didn't go home without anything at our bags.

Captain America Movie Poster donated by Sir Nico Deacosta
and Armageddon: The Alien Agenda

But the real juice of the event is the meeting and discussions of fellow geeks. Lots of discussions, theories, gain new friends and other stuff. Well I hope by May my group ( Marvel and DC Universe Ph) can organize an event like this. Thank you once again Comics Club Philippines :)

Photo by Jerald Uy

Photo by Jerald Uy