WonderCon 2010 re-cap

The original title of this entry should’ve been “How We Introduced Live Sadomasochism To Fanboys” but this is a family site after all…

Wares at the fair

Haute Campe’s presence at the WonderCon 2010, hosted by San Francisco’s Moscone Center, coincided with the online gallery’s activation (on April Fool’s Day no less) and was also the world’s introduction to the foremost poster gallery of iniquity! My, was it a sick and filthy weekend; while our presence may have been small, the stain it left on minds (and undergarments) of attendees was monumental – we shudder to think what kind of marks will be left on the fanboys, girls and in-betweens at San Diego Comic-Con International! With titles on display like “The Black Klansman”, “Wetbacks”, “Ordered to Love”, and “Female Fiends”, we were clearly out to offend everyone.

The show started off with rock n roll decadence: within the first hour of exhibiting, rock goddess and self-professed vintage poster fanwoman Jane Wiedlin (of The Go-Go’s) snagged herself the finest Cocaine Hand Mirror that the con had to offer.

As far as shows like Wondercon go, the bar for spectacle is pretty high, so Haute Campe had to rise to the occasion. Day 1 found a respectable esoteric following for a Sally Bowles-inspired ensemble, but by Day 2 it was a full-frontal fascist riot when she donned her Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS uniform – complete with officer’s cap, riding crop and lust for sexperimentation! This, along with Jack’s impromptu “SPANKS YOU! – $1!!!” sales pitch, caused unimaginable chaos at the Campe-site. The offer proved too enticing for some, and Haute Campe’s resident She-Wolf walked away with a couple extra bucks and a sullied riding crop. Don’t believe us? Check out the Flickr accounts of the Asian businessmen who partook in the crowd surrounding us during said spanking sessions.

While all of the latter decadence was good fun, it was back to business on Day 3. Picking up the booth babe slack, we encountered cosplay superstar Linda Le (aka Vampy Bit Me) hustling for video game icons Capcom. Jack made the mistake of labeling British chat show phenom Jonathan Ross (The Jonathan Ross Show) as “The Molester” with a button baring the title from one of the Haute Campe 7-Button Packs, but Ross being of more discriminating taste, decided to go with a genuine “Freak” button from the Gail Potocki: Freaks Button Set. 

Our experience ended with a visit from Chris Gore, of Filmthreat and G4TV fame, and his large can of beer dubiously concealed in his jean pocket. For him, it was the Anti-Alkohol Bottle Opener kept him intrigued. Sadly for him, he missed out on a complimentary spanking.

All shamelessly plugged products above – button sets, Cocaine Hand Mirrors and Anti-Alkohol Bottle Openers, can be found in the SWAG section for sale (get yours… NOW!)

A special thank you to the Comic-Con International crew for making the show a hit!

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