It's your heart that you might find racing faster than a speeding bullet as you try to keep up, your traveling party a blip in the distance, mixed among rogues and heroes, droids and Doctors. Who but the man made of steel can remain calm when suddenly The Joker steps on your foot in an awkward matter, forcing you to careen face first into the breasts of one of the many Lara Crofts in attendance? Yes, the role of comic convention attendee can be more harrowing than avoiding the spikes, both metal and political in Game of Thrones' fictional land of Westeros.
You are at MegaCon, and unless you want to get swallowed up in a nerd vortex, you best be on your toes.
This article appears in Mar 21-27, 2013.