Saya

Saya (小夜 Saya) hunts chiropterans using a katana. It is implied that she is the last remaining vampire and called "the only remaining original." Saya has no weakness to sunlight, although it is unknown if she has any of the other vulnerabilities often attributed to vampires. She does, however, become distressed when she encounters religious paraphernalia and angry when people mention God in her presence. Saya displays superhuman senses and strength, as well as cunning, resourcefulness, and skill. The manga series suggests she was a human-vampire hybrid. Her age is unknown, but a picture of her with nine other people is shown in the film with the date 1892 and the word "vampire" attached to it. Though she holds most humans in contempt, she seems to have some sort of respect for David. Voiced by Youki Kudo. - Wikipedia

Grimm

Grimm is an American police procedural fantasy television drama series. It debuted in the U.S. on NBC on October 28, 2011. The show has been described as "a cop drama—with a twist... a dark and fantastical project about a world in which characters inspired by Grimms' Fairy Tales exist", although the stories and characters inspiring the show are also drawn from other sources. - Wikipedia

Inspector Spacetime

During the Community episode "Biology 101", Britta searches for a new television series for Abed to watch. She eventually shows him a sci-fi series called Inspector Spacetime, a thinly veiled parody of Doctor Who. Troy and Abed have been seen watching Inspector Spacetime throughout the third season. The season four episode "Conventions of Space and Time" sees the group travel to a fan convention for the show. Inspector Spacetime has also found a following online, with an extensive TvTropes article on the show, as well as standing-room-only panels at the Chicago TARDIS Convention in 2011 and Gallifrey One in 2012 and 2013. - Wikipedia

Luigi

Luigi (Japanese: ルイージ Hepburn: Ruīji^?) is a fictional character featured in video games and related media released by Nintendo. Created by prominent game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Luigi is portrayed as the slightly younger but taller fraternal twin brother of Nintendo's mascot Mario, and appears in many games throughout the Mario franchise, frequently as a sidekick to his brother. - Wikipedia

Kiki

Kiki's Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便 Majo no Takkyūbin, translated "Witch's Delivery Service") is a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film written, produced and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Eiko Kadono, an author of children's literature. The film features the voices of Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma and Kappei Yamaguchi, and tells the story of a young witch (Takayama) as she spends a year in a town on her own while using her magical abilities to earn her living. - Wikipedia

Steampunk Rogue

A rogue is a vagrant person who wanders from place to place. Like a drifter, a rogue is an independent person who rejects conventional rules of society in favor of following their own personal goals and values.  In modern English language, the term rogue is used pejoratively to describe a dishonest or unprincipled person whose behavior one disapproves of, but who is nonetheless likeable or attractive. - Wikipedia

Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery, especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century.  It also refers to any of the artistic styles, clothing fashions, or subcultures, that have developed from the aesthetics of steampunk fiction, Victorian-era fiction, art nouveau design, and films from the mid-20th century. - Wikipedia

Ginny Weasley

Ginevra "Ginny" Weasley is the youngest of the seven Weasley children and "the first girl to be born into the Weasley clan for seven generations." Ginny is introduced in The Philosopher's Stone, in which she appears when Harry and four of her brothers leave for Hogwarts, and when she excitedly catches a glimpse of Harry upon his return at the end of the term. - Wikipedia

Nagisa Aoi

Strawberry Panic's Nagisa (蒼井渚砂 Aoi Nagisa) is the main character who suddenly transfers to an all-girls school called St. Miator Girl's Academy. The reason she transferred is because her parents went overseas for work, leaving Nagisa behind. Nagisa ended up transferring to Miator after her aunt, who is a past graduate of St. Miator, the oldest school of Astraea Hill, recommended she attend. - Wikipedia

Supergirl

Supergirl is a female counterpart to Superman. As his cousin, she shares his super powers and vulnerability to Kryptonite. She was created by writer Otto Binder and designed by artist Al Plastino in 1959. She first appeared in the Action Comics comic book series and later branched out into animation, film, television, and merchandising. In May 2011, Supergirl placed 94th on IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time. - Wikipedia

Harley Quinn

Harley Quinn is a fictional character, a super villain in the DC Universe. The character was introduced on September 11, 1992, in Batman: The Animated Series and later adapted into DC Comics' Batman comic books, first appearing in The Batman Adventures #12 (September 1993). As suggested by her name (a play on the word "harlequin"), she is clad in the manner of a traditional harlequin jester. The character is a frequent accomplice/girlfriend of Batman's nemesis the Joker, and is also close to Poison Ivy, from whom she gained her immunity to poisons and toxins. - Wikipedia

Thoughts? Feedback?

Here's where we discuss how to make Alleycon 2014 even better with the help of this year's participants. Please leave a comment below telling us what you enjoyed, what you think needed improvement, and what you absolutely hated.  Bear in mind this was a first time thing for everyone involved.

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Introduction

Alleycon was a convention planned by some members of the community in Gwangju, South Korea.  It initially started as just a small group of people hoping to get together and play some board games at a local restaurant.  However, as more people jumped in, the organizers decided to take it to the next level and establish an official meet.

There were many festivities people became involved in: Dungeons & Dragons sessions, a Magic: the Gathering draft, a costume contest, a geek-themed trivia, even Q&A periods with renowned authors Myke Cole and Jack Campbell.

The venue was The First Alleyway, a foreigner-run restaurant in the heart of downtown Gwangju.  The owners were generous enough to donate the space for the day, closing their doors to business to give the 60-odd conventions participants a little privacy.  They took the festivities to heart, going above and beyond their call of duty to mix cocktails and cook food suitable to the geek crowd.

It was an amazing event and we'll be sure to keep the tradition going in 2014.