Kansas City Playlist: EPIC Lines Emerge At Planet Comicon 2025

Just for anyone reading closely . . .

We've been to many Comicon conventions over the years because we're a single middle-aged dude with no rugrats and a bit of pocket change for affordable collectibles. 

It's a really fun time with a great look at local creativity.  

Sadly, our critical side always kicks in and we can't help thinking that there's so much celebration of heroism by way of fantasy when, in fact, real life courage abounds all around us from first responders to good neighbors to working-class parents.

That's our only nitpick that hopefully won't ruin anyone's fun . . . However . . . The point of this post is merely to share some preliminary images of COMICON PACKING DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY STREETS WITH CROWDS ESTIMATED AT 70K . . . This might be the biggest crowd we've ever witnessed. 

Take a peek . . .

This citizen media glimpse tells us of lines circling Bartle Hall . . .

And here's a neat clip via www.TonysKansasCity.com that speaks to the general vibe . . .

UPDATED . . . We like this AI lead image so we're going to just share the playlist here for tonight on the topic of heroism . . .

As always this song list is about nostalgia and this track dates back to January of 2000. "Kryptonite" was actually written by the band's drummer when he was 15 and very, naively concerned about loyalty of friends.

A grunge-era classic . . . In a 1999 interview, David Grohl said that the song "There Goes My Hero" is "about heroes that are ordinary" and added that he looks up to everyday people more than he looks up to celebrities. That's the yearbook answer but in other, more candid, interviews Grohl has also said the track was dedicated to bassist Krist Novoselic who served a stalwart force in his life during tumultuous years with Nirvana when he was surrounded by the impact of Kurt Cobain's drug-abuse.

This millennial classic is actually a bit more upbeat than it sounds . . . "Kill Your Heroes" is a song by American alternative rock band Awolnation and isn't a call to violence but ACTUALLY encouragement of self-discovery outside of the daily grind.

A banger from the long lost days of broadcast TV . . . The song was actually the best part of this short-lived TV series . . . The theme actually charted whilst NOBODY ever watched the horrible TV show which serves as our bridge tonight . . . A bit more detail from wiki . . . The theme song (and variants of it) have been used frequently outside of the show. "Believe It or Not" was composed by Mike Post (music) and Stephen Geyer (lyrics) and sung by Joey Scarbury. The theme song became well known during the show's run. "Believe it or Not" debuted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 2.

The backstory on one of our favorite Bowie tracks . . . An art rock song that builds throughout its run time, "'Heroes'" concerns two lovers, one from East Berlin and the other from the West. Under constant fear of death, they dream they are free, swimming with dolphins.

As always, thanks for reading this week and have a safe & fun Saturday night.