Dramacon

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Dramacon
Dramacon, volume 1
Genre drama, comedy
Manga: Dramacon
Authored by Svetlana Chmakova
Publisher United StatesTokyopop
Serialized in
Original run –
No. of volumes 3

Dramacon is a OEL (Original English Language) Manga written and illustrated by Svetlana Chmakova, and published by TokyoPop. Three volumes are planned at the present time.

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

A story of a fledgling teenage writer, Christie Leroux, debuting her comic with her artist boyfriend, Derek Hollman, at her very first anime convention. Although it is Christie's first ever anime con, Derek doesn't take the time to show her around and help her get used to the way things go on at a convention; he spends most of his time flirting with other girls (mostly cosplaying in skimpy outfits). Christie has to endure her boyfriend ignoring her along with the culture shock of men in school girl uniforms. However, at one point during their first day at the convention, Christie leaves her table in the artists' alley in tears at the way Derek is treating her and runs right into the arms of a mysterious, sun-glassed cosplayer named Matt Green.

Although the convention only lasts for three days, a lot of things seem to happen (like they do at all cons). Christie meets famous manga artist and writer, Lida Zeff, who gives her some advice and compliments on her writing. Christie also finds herself liking Matt. Matt finds himself interested in Christie, as well. A romance unfolds between the two. In the story, Christie tells Derek (while he is drunk) that she wants to break up and is not sorry for loving Matt. Derek tries to "attack" her, but Christie escapes and runs to Matt's room. Derek and Matt fight, and it is revealed that the reason that Matt always wears sunglasses is because he is missing one eye. Christie spends her last day with Matt, his sister, Sandra, and Greta, a friend of theirs. She wishes the day would last forever, but the daydream is put to a halt when Sunday comes and everyone has to go home. It wouldn't be much of a problem for Matt and Christie to be together, but Christie lives on the east coast and is still in high school, while Matt lives on the west coast and is in college. They have to wait another whole year before they see each other again.

In volume two, Christie is back with her new artist Bethany. She meets up with Matt who now has a girlfriend, Emily. While Christie deals with her feelings for Matt, Bethany faces off with a disgruntled manga purist and is offered a job at Mangapop. Lida Zeff is there to help the two young girls, with advice for Bethany about living in a manga publishing world. Christie, as much as she wants to be with Matt, is hurt when he tells her to "piss off" after his glasses are knocked off in public by Emily and she runs after him in order to comfort him. Christie runs away from him the next day when he tries to apologise, and as he is about to kiss her (he was very close to her lips), Christie turns away and tells him that it isn't right. They part without a good-bye, and Matt decides to stay with Emily, who is frustrated with only a promise that he will try to get over Christie. Bethany and Christie leave the con with a promise to cosplay the next year and to continue to work hard on their comic for fun, not for publishment.

[edit] Characters

Christie Leroux - 5'7", 17 years old. She is a cheerful and outgoing person, as well as a complete pushover to someone who knows which buttons to push (like her boyfriend). She is somewhat naïve and trusting, but intelligent and fast to learn from her mistakes. Christie is a budding writer and is trying her hardest to be a success.

Derek Hollman - Christie's high school boyfriend. 5'11", 17 years old. He likes playing basketball and draws fairly well, though is still in need of much improvement. He is not really serious about anything and does things while they are fun. Derek mostly looks out for himself and it wouldn't occur to him to extend the same courtesy to others. At the convention, Derek hits on pretty cosplayers, annoying Christie. It is indicated that Christie possibly broke up with him as he is no longer seen in Volume 2.

Matt Green - 6'2", 19 years old. Reserved and withdrawn, he has a biting sense of humor and is very cautious of forming emotional attachments to people, having had a very hard time among his peers. Matt has a very strong personality, bordering on harsh, though there is some softness left in him, still. He detests being weak and will never admit to his insecurities. Most likely to say: "Your village called--their idiot is missing." One of his eyes is damaged, so he wears sunglasses almost all the time.

Sandra Green - Matt's sister, a mysterious, beautiful cosplayer that hangs around Matt a lot. She is a cheerful, sarcastic, no-nonsense and assertive girl.

Brett Thomson - Derek's cousin, 26 years old, he studies criminal psychology at a nearby university. He is quite pleasant and a gentleman, though with a very odd sense of humor. He is full of morbid crime stories that he relishes in telling every chance he gets.

Greta Huff - 5'6", 23 years old. The girl sharing Matt's table in the artist alley. Sweet and kind, as well as very mature for her age, she is quiet unless she is with people she likes/trusts. She is studying to be a nurse.

Opal Maydew - Brett's girlfriend, 24 years old, she is majoring in Animal Sciences at the same university as him. Outgoing and afraid of nothing, she's had some wild times before she met Brett. She's cleaned up since then, but has a lot of stories to tell.

Bethany Peters - Bethany enters the manga in volume two as Christie's new artist. She is an exteremly talented artist (better than Derek it seems) but is under pressure from her mother to do something more with her life besides comics. She is offered a job at Mangapop but declines after getting advice from manga artist and writer, Lida Zeff.

Lida Zeff - An exteremly talented, famous, and published manga artist and writer, Lida Zeff was the first American artist to sign on with Mangapop. She meets Christie at the con and loves the comic and even asks Christie to sign a copy (which causes the poor girl to faint). They meet again next year and Lida gives budding artist Bethany some much needed advice about getting involved with the manga business.

Emily - Matt's girlfriend in volume two. She is immediately jealous and suspicious of Christie and her relationship with Matt. She can be outspoken and short tempered, threatening girls who glomp Matt. But despite all this, she seems to truly love him.

Spoilers end here.

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