By Nick SternCopy Editor

The fourth annual Albuquerque Comic Expo brings beyond just the celebrities, geek culture vendors, and more than 10,000 visitors, the expo passes a major boost to the local economy.

The expo was held at the Albuquerque Convention Center from June 27 to 29 and according to kob.com,

brought more than $3 million dollars to the surrounding economy, but the bucks will not stop there according to a Kickstarter account made by the convention’s organizers.

The Kickstarter that raised more than $20,000 from 268 backers was made not only to help with the funds for the conven-tion to bring activities like a pre-party, a documentary on the event, and the ACE Dungeons (a “fully realized

live-action roleplaying game”).

But is also funding an ongoing project with the new ACE Headquarters retail loca-tion where science fiction and comic book nerds will be able geek-out all year long.

CNM participants had a big part in the conven-tion this year as well, with holding educational panels such as The Evolution of the Comic Book Hero from the CNM Science Fiction and Fantasy Club, which went into the changes in comic book protagonists over the course of time in pop culture.

Also, the Who Watches the Watchmen: the Promise and Peril of Globalization panel, pre-sented by CHSS instructor

Ben Emery,

which was an in-depth discussion

about Alan Moore’s world renowned graphic novel, the Watchmen.

The discussion was held with Comic Book Artist and Writer Amanda Conner, who has had her own inf luence in the Watchmen universe, she said.

“I think my favorite part about it (ACE) is the people are really nice. I like the fans. The fans are so sweet and so fun to talk to. And before it gets really hot, the weather is gorgeous,” Conner said.

The conversation between Conner, Emery and the audience ranged from the pros and cons of

globalization to a topic on the acceptance of extreme violence in society and the absurdity of what is not acceptable in society.

Emery mentions how comics, especially Watchmen, take feminine characters and make them more powerful and able to rule than the mas-culine characters of the books, he said.

Even at the conven-tion, among cos-play, the costumes that could be

considered the most risqué are used for an entirely dif-ferent effect, he said.

“Instead of being asso-ciated with procreation, sexiness is associated with lethality,” he said.

Emery said that in the spring semester of 2015 he plans on teaching a course that will be based on comic books and society,

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Louis Ferrigno, known for his role as The Incredible Hulk visted Albuquerque to make an appearance at the Albuquerque Comic Expo (ACE) from June 27 to 29, and expo goers had a schance to meet and greet with the iconic actor.

Ace was at the Albuquerque Convention Center located at 401 Second Street NW in the east complex, and passes varied from $20 for a daily pass to $40 for a three-day pass.

Ferrigno, who was born in 1951, said that by the time he was three that he had lost more than 75 percent of his hear-ing to ear infections which he suffered as a small child.

“Being a person with a disability does not mean that you have to take a second seat to anyone, you have to take action for your-self because others will only respect you as much as you respect yourself,” he said.

A person who has a disability has to be able to give 110 percent, because they have to work harder than others to succeed, he said.

Ferrigno said that has also he suffered

from a speech

impediment since he was a

child and that it had to be overcome by learning to speak with the feeling of how his tongue moved when saying words.

“I am not asking anyone to pat me on the back, because it is all about taking action for yourself and maximizing your own personal power to be the best that you can be,” he said.

And he also said that dealing with

people was not the easi-

est of things for him to do

because he was rejected a lot

when he was younger.

Everybody has some form of a dis-ability be it physi-cally, mentally, spiri-tually or emotionally, but there is some-thing that all people have that affects the way they perform in life, he said.

“I overcame all of that by body build-ing and building a physique that gave me admiration and respect from others,” Ferrigno said.

It is all about individuals taking

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and will include Watchmen as one of the readings cov-ered, Emery said.

Conner said she believes the geek culture definitely got huge within the last decade and has noticed that it eventually became something to not be afraid of being openly interested in.

Today’s society is much more accepting of people

who are obsessed with dif-ferent genres of the culture and that is such a huge dif-ference from the way people were treated in the past and now no one has to consider liking anime or comic books to be a guilty pleasure that is kept secret, Conner said.

“I think people just got more comfortable in their own skin being nerds and geeks. A lot of people were afraid, because back in my day you used to get beat up in high school for that,” she said.

Conner also said loves the different conventions like ACE and what they provide the community with which is basically a chance to get together and be a part of something bigger and allows every-one to go a bit crazy for the stuff they love.

“It’s like some people go to football games and base-ball games for their geek culture; we go to comic book conventions and love to see cos-players for our

geek culture. This is sort of the equivalent of going to a ball game for people who love comics and science fic-tion,” Conner said.

Fine Arts major Emily Debee, who was with Gamer’s Anonymous at the event said, that the game store partnered up with GameStop this year to bring new and different gaming tournaments to the event.

Debee said her favor-ite part of the expo was all of the different costumes

people wear, and that there were fewer cos-tumes this year, but that the turnout was still incredible regardless.

Debee also mentioned that she thinks the comic convention and celebrity culture helped bump the geek culture to the incred-ible size it is now, she said.

“It’s always been big to the people who are in it. I love ACE, it’s so cool to come here every year and find out that there are

people who live in New Mexico who are into the same games as you and into the same anime as you,” Debee said.

Debee also noticed how ACE has grown from more of a local thing into a larger event with more people coming from out of town in costume every year, and she said she expects it to keep on getting bigger and better each year.

action for themselves, he said.In regards to students

who struggle with disabil-ities Ferrigno said being scared to take action is not an option for any student of any age, but especially for students that suffer from a disability, he said.

All students need to embrace their educations and if there is something that they are passionate about, that by all means they need to show that passion for their educations, he said.

Ferrigno’s advice for students with disabilities like him is to “not listen to negativity from anyone and always continue to be passionate, because that can be your platform for the future,” Ferrigno said.

Being in more than 40 films and five different tele-vision series has allowed Ferrigno to have the devel-opment of a strong fan base and given him opportuni-ties to see the world, to which he said he never let his disability get in the way of these dreams of accom-plishing his goals.

Everything from acting to being a Deputy Sheriff in Los Angeles County has allowed Ferrigno the opportunity to gain wisdom and expe-riences that can never be replaced, he said.

“I decided to go through the Sheriff’s acad-emy because I have always been fascinated with law enforcement, since my dad was a Lieutenant in the NYPD and I wanted to be able to give back to the community,” Ferrigno said.

Going through the academy was not easy for

him he said because there were multiple different styles of tests besides just physical fitness.

There was a lot of studying, test taking, shooting, driving and high-speed pursuits that he said he had to learn to do somewhat differently with his disability.

“It is not something you can just speed through or try to rush,” Ferrigno said.

In regards to Albuquerque he said it is a quite town, and seems to have a nice calm before the storm of the con-vention this weekend.

He said the last time he was in the city was about 20 years ago for a body building competition.

“I love the dry weather here, because back in New York when I was growing up I hated the stickiness of humidity and having to take two showers a day,” he said.

A big convention like ACE is something he has never done in New Mexico, he said.

Ferrigno said that he is also excited about this show because there is a great cul-ture in this city, and he trusts he has a huge fan base here.

“I am basically here to have a good time and sup-port the ACE Convention and myself,” he said.

It is very exhilarating for him he said because the expo has got comic books, Q & A sessions, as well as expo goers being able to meet with the celebrities, and that this was a great show for people of all ages.

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ACE COSTUME CONTEST’S BEST AND BRIGHTEST

By Rene ThompsonEditor in Chief

One of the most anticipated events of the Albuquerque Comic Expo is the costume contest, where cos-players f lock from all over, even from out of state to win the convention’s contest for the coveted prize of $500 in gift cards.

The third and second place prizes were $100 and $200 worth of gift cards to be spent at the convention, according to acecomic-expo.com.

Contest organizers capped the entries to 50 people on a first come, first served basis, and cut out the pre-judging portion,

which had taken the majority of the day during previous years. Participants were judged by their originality, presenta-

tion, craftsmanship, hair and make-up, as well as how simi-lar their costumes were to the sources that they were inspired

by to enter the contest.Such as with contest winners and couple, J.G. Perrish and

Jessica Sarabia who said they had worked a total of 156 hours on creating and perfecting their costumes of the Rhino and Black Cat

from the Spiderman comics series.“We like to cos-play from the same genre as a couple,” Sarabia said,

while Perrish added “We usually like to do more obscure characters.”Both costumes were completely home-made from head-to-toe,

and little details were added throughout both costumes to include hade-made claw gloves and a realistic looking rhino horn.

Sarabia and Perrish both agreed that the costume contest is their favorite part of the convention and that they liked the new format for how the contest was ran this year.

“I had some doubts at first, but it ran really smooth and I like the format that they came up with,” Perrish said.

Although the winners were honored to win the best in show first place prize, they were humble about their win, explaining

that’s it really about meeting like-minded people and build-ing a better community.

“It’s about having that mutual respect for each other, and wanting to be there to cheer everyone else on— it doesn’t matter who wins. The whole idea of the cons is

to be able to meet people with the same passions as you,” Sarabia said.

Perrish said that while standing in line to get on stage they could tell that everyone was pretty nervous, but that they also

got to learn how much effort and time the other contestants put into their costumes as well.

“They inspire you just as much as you inspire them,” he said.Perrish, who owns a production company called Piggs-Filth

Productions, said that he hopes to get local cos-players together for

other local events, as his company delves into an array of artistic media to include costume making.

Perish said that he hopes to teach how to make quality costumes to people who want to learn about costume-making.

“I want to teach this and help people learn, so that the competition can get better; cause that’s what it is all about, is showing people your beautiful art,” he said.

For more information on help with cos-tumes for next year’s ACE convention or to see what Piggs-Filth Productions is all about, go to facebook.com/PiggsFilthProductions.

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ACE’s contest winners, Jessica Sarabina and J.G. Perrish, show off their award-winning costumes.

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Completely hand-made costumed group in the ACE costume contest.

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Costume contestants wait during the judging process.

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