I love Comic Con. There I said it and I'm not afraid to admit to anyone who will listen. It has to be the single best time of the year. It's when those of us obsessed with comics, sci-fi and fantasy can come together to share in our love of all the above. I never missed a year though maybe I should have this time, depending on who you ask.
There was one reason and one reason only I was ready to beat down the person ahead of me in line to get in and her name was Amaris Adara. Adara was my favorite comic book character when I was a teenager. Set in the sword and sorcery world of Zaira the series followed Barbarian warrior Amaris Adara who took over the kingdom after her father's death. She led her peoples in bloody hand to hand combat to preserve and expand her empire.
The series was notable for its overtly femdom themes. Adara had complete control over all in her court and was worshipped by all. There were numerous sex scenes where she tied up her partners. She also had a harem of male slaves made up of men she had personally kidnapped on her journeys. Concerned parents had long ago had the series cancelled.
This summer however Double Down Comics, which promoted itself as selling comics for adults by adults, was rebooting the series. In this this version Adara had been transported to our world and was trying to find her way back home and remember how she got here. They had a massive display set up for her here to promote it. God, I couldn't wait to get there.
Not wanting to look too desperate, or get stuck in another long line, I decided to look around the rest of the convention for a few hours before going to the Double Down display. When I did I nearly came in my pants. Standing there alone at the booth was Amaris Adara herself. Tall with thick calves and wide powerful but still very feminine hips she had long powerful arms to match. Flowing blonde hair framed an angelic face. She wore silver metal boots, skit and bodice that showed off her impressive chest. Her sword was secure on her side. A white fur cape hung majestically from her back.
Now I knew she was a model and not the real Adara but still just the site of my first fictional crush in the flesh sent chills through my body. I had to get a closer look.
"I'm sorry," she told me, "the Double Down team is currently out to dinner and will be back soon."
"That sounded a little scripted."
She had to laugh.
"It was, I'm about to take my break too in just a second."
"Oh so you work for them, you're not a cosplayer or anything."
"Well I'm kind of a professional one. A company pays for my tickets and my food if I dress up and help promote their newest big seller."
"Sweet."
"Yeah it kind of is."
"I bet you've heard this all day but Adara was my favorite comic book character growing up."
"Mine too."
"Really? Most girls I knew thought it was sexist and disrespectful."
"Are you kidding me? A strong woman who kicked ass, took names and had all the power: she was my hero."
"God you look like her and you love her as much as I do. This is a dream come true."
"Why thank you."
"I know this is going to probably come across wrong but would you mind if I treated you to dinner?"
"I would like that actually."
"Well then right this way, mi lady."
She had to be back soon so we couldn't go too far. We decided on the retro 50's place around the corner from the convention center. You can imagine the looks we got when we walked in with her in full costume. It had to be a real sight for our waitress when Serinda, whose name I learned on the walk over, ordered a burger from her.
"Does it ever feel weird, having people stare at you all the time?" I asked her.
"Well not for me no, but then again I've been told I have an attention seeking nature. I don't know where they get that from," she joked indicating her revealing costume.
"Not a clue," I added playing along.
We laughed and talked for a while. Eventually the conversation came back around to Adara.
"I bet you loved the femdom."
The comment caught me completely off guard. Especially since she phrased it as a fact not a question.
"Excuse me?"
"In the Adara comics, that's what got you hooked wasn't it?"
It never even occurred to me to hide it from her. I just had to tell her the truth.
"Yeah, it was."
"I knew it, all the guys who love Adara are femdom fans too. I'll tell you a little secret though: so are the women."
She winked at that. I felt my face turn bright red.
"Oh god that's so cute I could just snatch you right up."
I almost chocked on my milkshake when I heard that.
"What?"
"Nothing, it's just you reminded me of a dream I used to have when I was a teenager."
"Really? What was it about?"