RIP Robert Mestas

From left to right: Billy Bearden, Robert Mestas, Susan Hathaway, C.W. Roden & Karen Cooper at Stonewall Jackson Cemetery, Lexington, VA, in January 2012.
Photo by Jackie Dennison.

 RIP my friend and compatriot Mr. Robert Daniel Mestas
Illinois Division, SCV & Confederate heritage defender.
June 17, 1953 - June 23, 2016.

My prayers to the Mestas family in their time of sorrow.
Till the day we meet again with the angels, you will always be remembered.

Night Sky Photography - 06-20-2016 - Summer Solstice Full Moon

This evening I managed to get a pretty awesome photo of the Summer Solstice Full Moon taken through the branches of the trees in my front yard. This is the first full moon to fall on the Summer Solstice since the year 1948.

HeroesCon 2016 In Charlotte, NC

On Sunday, June 19th, my travels took me to North Carolina to the Charlotte Convention Center and the final day of the 2016 HeroesCon, which is always a blast for a huge comic nerd like me. As always, I look forward to these annual events and meeting interesting folks with similar interests in everything from classic monsters, science fiction, comics, cartoons, and cult classic films.

The following are photos that I took of the trip, including a number of amazing artwork and cosplayers dressed as various favorite characters. 

Charlotte Convention Center and HeroesCon 2016.

The Penguin & The Joker Batman cosplayers.

Rose Quartz Steven Universe cosplayer.

Attack On Titan cosplayer with friend.

An overhead view of HeroesCon 2016
on the center floor.

Samurai Joker & Harley Quinn.
Two of my top favorite cosplayers.

White Raven (Teen Titans) cosplayer.

Another lovely Attack On Titan cosplayer.

Artist at work.

I grinned when I saw this one!

Green Arrow cosplayers.

The Pirates of....Gotham City?!

Spidey and some web-slinging friends.

Meg cosplayer from
Disney's Hercules).

Rey Star Wars: Episode VII The Force
Awakens another favorite cosplayer.

Female Wolverine cosplayer.

Awesome Steampunk cosplayers.

One of my favorite anime
characters Inuyasha cosplayer.

Scorpion Mortal Kombat cosplayer. 
"Hey kid, GET OVER HERE!"

Kim Possible & Ron Stoppable cosplayers (with Rufus)
from Disney's Kim Possible.
These guys were really awesome.

Terra cosplayer from DC
Comic's Teen Titans.

Kiki cosplayer from
Kiki's Delivery Service.

Dalek cosplayer with Dr. Who.

These two were definitely among
my favorites! Naturo cosplayers.

Female Loki cosplayer.

Hulkbuster Iron Man cosplayer.

Female Saiyan cosplayer
Dragonball Z. Her costume
was definitely over level 9000!

Female Klingon Star Trek cosplayer.

Star Trek Captain Kirk Cosplayer

Clone Trooper of the 501st Reenactors.

Star Fox cosplayer.

Slytherin cosplayer from Harry Potter.

Wonder Woman cosplayer.

Dark Knight Nurse Joker cosplayer.

Female Nightwing cosplayer from Batman.

Female Thor cosplayer.

The Black Panther
another favorite cosplayer.

I found Waldo!

Outstanding Sailor Saturn cosplayer
from Sailor Moon.

The highlight of my trip was meeting and getting the autograph of Mr. C. Marlin Croker, the voice actor for several favorite characters from Cartoon Network's Adult Swim shows such as: The Brak Show and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. 

  
Well folks, that concludes my photo album from HeroesCon 2016....well, one more: 

Guess who the new Doctor is?
(Sighs) I wish.

Hee hee, couldn't help it. Y'all have a great day!