collectibles

I went to the first day of Collecticon '08 held at Robinson's Midtown. The event was well-attended although the venue was quite cramped and small. The usual toys/collectibles of Marvel, DC and Star Wars were on sale. There were also a lot of other collectibles like anime/manga, cards, action figures, cars, comics, graphic novels, prints, miniatures, statues/statuettes. CDs/DVDs of different anime/cartoons/movies were also being sold. Some bands were there, who performed mostly rock. A lot of people were taking pictures with cosplayers who played Darth Vader, stormtroopers, Batman and Joker. Cosplay queen Alodia also graced the Maxi Collector booth.

The event was held at the atrium of Robinson's Midtown in Ermita.

A lot of people were having their pics taken with this Spider-Man statue.

Statuettes of some Marvel heroes..

Busts of the new and the old Joker..

Darth Vader was there along with stormtroopers from the 501st squadron.

Batman was also there, along with a Joker cosplayer.

One of the many Iron Man figures..

Popular cosplayer Alodia Gosiengfiao was at the Maxi Collector booth.

She was a hit among photographers. She cosplayed Shana of TV5's new show Shakugan No Shana.

I was there for only a few hours but I had fun! The bands were quite good and a lot of them played their own original songs. Too bad I did not bring enough money, I only bought a CD of Justice League: A New Frontier. Some of the toys/collectibles were really at bargain prices. This weekend, Cosplay Mania will be held at SM Mega Mall. I hope I can find time to go there too. :-)