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photos by Chris La Putt

King Hippo come to life - Saturday @ NY Comic Con
NY Comic Con 2012 in pictures

and just in time for tonight's Walking Dead premiere...

NY Comic Con 2012 in pictures

More pictures from this weekend's New York Comic Con at the Javits Center, below...

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photos by Chris La Putt

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

"Hello Spring. Hello, all you gorgeous pink blossoms. And hello, crowds.

I'll admit, I can't remember if we ever went to the Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden before (that's what happens when you get old, you know. You start forgetting stuff). I also think this to be true because I would think that I'd remember all the Cosplay dress up action, you know? Can someone tell me when this all started? I don't really get the connection between the two, other than the festival being a celebration of Japanese culture, so hey, let's dress up as anime and manga characters and walk around the gardens yielding larger than life cardboard samurai swords. Whatevs. It was cool." [sweetfineday]

A set of pictures from some of Saturday's action (the festival also happened on Sunday) are in this post. They continue below...

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