{"id":5084,"date":"2011-05-25T09:54:53","date_gmt":"2011-05-25T04:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/?p=5084"},"modified":"2021-01-16T14:12:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T08:42:48","slug":"comic-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/2011\/05\/25\/comic-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic Gone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some time back, Comic Con India<\/a> had its first edition. And it promises to remain, for me, just like the Jaipur Lit Fest. I’ll come back to that in a while. Meanwhile, unlike the Jaipur Lit Fest, I wasn’t found living in a cave<\/a> for this one. But that didn’t stop my participation from being limited to virtuality – a Comic Kaun tweet<\/a>, (which someone thought was a genuine event\u00a0 resulting in a #facepalm<\/a> moment for me), wordplay with Roshni<\/a> resulting in #CommieKaun – finding revolutionaries, tweeting photos<\/a> and using the new display of global solidarity – the Facebook Like.<\/p>\n

So, the comparison to the Lit Fest. For the last two years, I have been making hazy plans to get there. Every time I see camels here in Bangalore, I also wonder whether they might consider shifting the venue, but I guess that’s unlikely. And especially after the controversies<\/a> this year, I don’t think I’ll bother going again.\u00a0 Can’t stand places where you can’t say things in a lighter vein. So I will just sit here in Bangalore, and hope for some controversy so I can have some fun with it<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n

The Comic Con event seemed quite popular this year.\u00a0 So I asked myself why I felt I wouldn’t drop in next year. There seemed to be something more than the\u00a0 omnipotent but generic laziness + shyness combo. Given my affection for superheroes<\/a> and costume creation, Comic Con would probably be fun.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>If I were still the boy on the left, I would probably have been there instead of writing a post. But somewhere in a couple of decades, I’ve forgotten how much fun it could be even when Spiderman was just a Rasna sponsored mask, Bajaj bulb covers and a piece of thread. Now there are other roles, and other audiences, and playing for an audience of one is just a distant hazy memory. When I can remember it better, maybe I’ll go.<\/p>\n

until next time, cosplay<\/a> time doesn’t last forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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