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I’m still working my way through all the nuggets of awesome to come out at San Diego Comic-Con. At this Nerdmas in July, the...
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I’m still working my way through all the nuggets of awesome to come out at San Diego Comic-Con. At this Nerdmas in July, the...
The Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, one of the Midwest’s largest fandom expos, breezed through the windy city last weekend. The three-day extravaganza—arguably Chicago’s...
Don’t tell me you don’t have a cape or a mask. You’ve been a comic book, sci-fi/fantasy/futurist/utopian/dystopian fiction fan as long as you can...
Produced by Brock Williams, Jason Wehling, Traci Carlson, Steven Berger, Jeryll Adler Written and Directed by Clay Liford Starring Michael Johnston, Hannah Marks, Michael...
Anime Weekend Atlanta 2016 has come and gone, and by the convention’s end a record 28,871 people from all over the country had convened...
It’s that time of year again. Fall! Cool mornings, apple picking, Pumpkin Spice flavor in everything known to man, and the return of King...
Dragon Con 2016 has come and gone, and boy what a show it was. This year saw over 77,000 people flood into downtown Atlanta...
As the fall begins, we have entered fair season. Fried food, animals, hay bales, face-painted kids! Jousting, turkey legs, faux-Shakespearean talk, and cleavage! Faire...
George Khoury understands the magic of comics. Keep in mind, I’m not referring to just the content. What George understands (and loves) is the...
Recently, I’ve been thinking about the public self, and the nerdery cornerstone of social awkwardness. I know I’ve had my share of not fitting...
I may have discovered the best place to find a car for my commute in Los Angeles. The folks at Wasteland Weekend did a...
Photographs by Gavin Highnight WonderCon rolled into downtown Los Angeles this weekend… or as us locals like to call it, DTLA. The pop...
As a lover of dress up, styling and fashion, lingerie and fetish wear, corsets very definitely have a place in my heart. An expansive,...
The first few years of my comic book fandom were a secret. As excited as I was about the monthly adventures of The X-Men,...
One of the downsides about being a pop culture geek is that, over time, you see and read and listen to so much that...
By Gavin Hignight I’m about to completely alienate myself from all my nerf-herdery nerd buddies… Sorry in advance to my diehard friends. I hope...
I’ve been going to Dragon Con for 18 years. My first one was in 1997, right after I graduated from high school. My dad...
Photos by Mark Burke Every film and comic book convention is different. Even conventions hosted by the same organisations usually have different guests and...
Living in what is basically the real world equivalent of Winterfell, I basically only ever experience two seasons here in Manchester up in the...
I recently did some work for a hair salon, who are a bunch of really creative girls with a talent for the avant-garde and...
As convention season gets into full swing, so too does the season of terrible, terrible questions asked of professionals by fans at panels all...
Making outfits, props, accessories, and costumes to wear for yourself is one thing; it’s time consuming, difficult and frustrating at times. But there is...
Wondercon is becoming THE West Coast convention for Cosplay. It’s also a vision of SDCC years past. A convention of good size and great...
Kids costumes always seem to be the easiest ones to throw together. They’re small, so buying a costume or parts for a costume will...