Cosplaying Hard-to-Get: Speed Dating at Comic Con

A nervous-looking group of women begin to fill the room and take their seats at one of the grey chairs. Each spot is set with a pink card that's borderline uncomfortably close to the blue-card chairs.

As more and more chairs are taken, a women off to the side awkwardly scans the rows for an open space. The man running the program quickly noticed.

"There's a spot next to Black Widow for you," he says over the mic in his hand.

At Comic Con, speed dating might seem more or less intimidating than the ordinary session happening at your local bar, depending on how comfortable you feel while sitting across from a man in a cape or a woman dressed as Iron Man. Read more...