Huggable Koi #10 visits Long Beach Comic Con

Delighted to continue the fine tradition of escorting a friend to comic con......

It started with Marty Mouse.... art by Steph Laberis.... and photos by Sarah Hunt. My hand finished plush "Squeeze Marty" pal has joined me on adventures at conventions in California and even France.... http://stuartngbooks.blogspot.com/2014/11/behind-scenes-with-martin-marty-mouse.html

This con, my photo buddy was Huggable Koi #10.

He's a handmade, one of a kind art plush by the artist Bonnie Robinson Stewart... and you can see more of her work here: https://www.facebook.com/huggablekoi

 Some close-ups of Koi and cars...

This cute little blue car...

 Was just the right color for my blue-trimmed buddy...

 And had a back-seat mascot Marty would've approved of....

Highlight for me was a visit with internet superstars Hilly (r) and Hannah Hindy .. the sister team behind "The Hillywood Show"... 

creators of amazing parodies with millions of on-line views and fans around the world. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/JckSparrow

One of the first cos-play pals we made was this excellent young Rocket...

 We made friends with all sorts from the galaxy .. moon men...

 and stars.... oh Cumberyummy...

This Sherlock standee was the "booth babe" doing a good job getting at least one person's attention so I could learn more about the costume party/benefit known as "Halloween Hotness" http://www.halloweenhotness.com/home.html

Speaking of yumminess.. he almost became a snack for Godzilla!

 Two super hero gals came to his rescue...

And was happy to find Christopher Robin and Pooh....

He felt right at home at the needle-felt craft art Woolbuddies booth .. even with the giant Dinosaur in the background... http://woolbuddy.com/

 Lots of plush pals at conventions ... a great place to find your tribe...

And maybe even meet a real Princess!

Thanks so much to all the kind cos-players who played along....