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Well a promise broken, it was one I made to my wife to not attend a Comic Con this year. But when there was a guest appearing, probably one of which I would not have a chance to meet again; breaking a promise was not taken lightly. 

The guest in question was none other than Lucy Lawless. 

As a resident of Auckland, New Zealand, my chances of meeting Lucy Lawless again would be slim if I didn’t take it now.

Lucy landed the role of ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ in the show, ‘Hercules: The Legendary Journeys’, that led to her own spin-off show, ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ in (1995), for six seasons.

Lucy has also appeared in the classic TV series, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ (2004), in the semi-regular role of ‘D'anna Biers,’ among her many other varied roles, including the hit Adam Sandler movie, ‘Bedtime Stories’ (2008). Lucy was also in several made-for-TV movies including: ‘Locusts’ (2005) and ‘Vampire Bats’ (2005). She also lent her voice to the straight-to-video movies: ‘Justice League - The New Frontier’ (2008) and, ‘Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight’ (2008). During 2011, Lucy appeared in the "No Ordinary Family" as the mysterious "Mrs. X" and also appeared in the prequel to ‘’Spartacus’ (2010), ‘Spartacus: Gods of the Arena’ (2011) and "Spartacus Vengeance" as "Lucretia".

As of 2019 she can be seen starring as ‘Alexa Crowe’ in the Auckland-set mystery, ‘My Life is Murder’. It follows the adventures of a private investigator, who solves the most baffling crimes as well as coping with the frustrations of everyday life.

I know I promised that I wouldn’t go to a Comic Con this year; but as I already broke the promise earlier this year, I couldn’t say no to a friend asking for a favour. She had met David Boreanaz at another earlier Comic Con and wanted him to autograph the photograph of them together. Unfortunately, the photograph was produced too late for him to sign.

As David was to appear at LFCC24, she was unable to go due to prior engagements. So, she asked me if I would go and get her photo autographed.

Initially, I wasn’t thinking of going to LFCC this year, but as favour to a friend, I couldn’t say no. But my lack of interest waned due to opportunity to meet Ray Winstone. 

I guess this highlights the social aspect of attending such events as Comic Cons and the connections made through shared interests.

Attending this Comic Con gave me the opportunity to put together my ‘Alien Nostromo Uniform’. At the last Comic Con I attended, I bought the ‘Nostromo Jacket’, so then I further bought some patches for a shirt and cargo trousers to complete the uniform.

Even though it wasn’t exactly like any of the costumes in the film ‘Alien’, it was at least an approximation, and a nod to the uniforms from the film.