Okay here's my picture from Chicago Comic-Con. I planned on posting this earlier, however, due to circumstances beyond my control I was just too tired last night to do it. So let me first say I know I look hella awkward here. Nicole (who is an angel) stood up for this picture here. The first one I took she was sitting. As she was standing up, she joked about how she hated that I was so tall. Just reminding her of her shortness I'm sure. I was so shocked that she did that I didn't know what to do which is why I'm standing so weird.
This was my first Comic-Con that I dressed up for. Nicole was the only reason I decided to go. Because she was going to be there I wanted her to know how much of an impact her character's made on me. I wanted her to see that Abbie Mills was beloved. So when she saw me standing in line the autograph line I saw her face light up. I believe she was truly happy when she saw me. So much so she had her assistant take a selfie pic. She told me that she liked the outfit and I told her I wanted to be as authentic as I could (I even have a toy glock though it's hidden in this picture). Had to wear a wig, however, due to my purple hair. To which she smiled and said she wanted to see it. I uploaded the pic later that night. So before I left I made sure to give a shout out to Kiara for her. Nicole said 'hi' back to btw. Finally she signed her picture "you wear it better". It was a lie, but I was happy to hear it.
The panel was great, I heard some pretty good questions. Saw another Abbie Mills cosplayer there too, so yay! That was awesome. There was some technical difficulties with the microphone and sometimes the surround sound would start to play music. Nicole joked that we should have done a flash mob. Oh well, maybe next time we can coordinate that. It was really great to hear how she started into acting and all the paths that led her to Sleepy Hollow. I truly applaud her for being such a trooper and flying out to Chicago to hang out with us fans without skipping a beat. Not only is she a professional, she is so sweet, down to earth, she's also very humble. Not once did I think she was dragging her feet or not happy about being there, none of that, she was so pleasant. My love for her grew even more after that day.
I will say this I give her mad props for being able to run around in that North Carolina heat wearing jeans and a leather jacket while looking beautiful. I was dying in that jacket and my ass was in an air conditioned building. I wish I was able to tape the panel like I had planned, that is another sad and pathetic story. I figure I'll just throw my two cents in on my experience with the beautiful and talented Nicole Beharie.
