Geek Purchase of the Week: BRAWL!
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 9, 2008 | Comments Off
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Space review.
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 8, 2008 | Comments Off
Slam Bang Comics has a really great review of the small press Expo Space as well as some pictures on their blog.
Neonohcon canceled due to weather.
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 8, 2008 | Comments Off
Neonohcon which is supposed to be taking place as i type was canceled due to extreme weather. Hopefully word got out to all guests attending.
Cape grows, announces guests
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 7, 2008 | Comments Off
CAPE the one day comic event centered around Free Comic Book Day has announced a change of venue and a listing of guests attending including Mark Waid, RObert Kirkman, David Mack and Many Many more. For more info please check out Capeday
Cosplay Thursday: Squeenix Eye for the Straight Guy.
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 6, 2008 | Comments Off
A very funny Cosplay skit for the Anime/Video Game crowd from Minamicon. Thanks Intial Dave.
More Marscon Dementia videos!
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 6, 2008 | Comments Off
Thanks BreakManZ, KilamajaroKen,
Paul And Storm “Nun Fight”
Sudden Death “Getting Old Sucks”
Rob Balder “Rich Fantasy Lives.”
COndor Pictures.
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 6, 2008 | Comments Off
Here’s a flickr set for CONDOR mostly containing filk pictures.
Rob Balder performs Jonathon Coulton.
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 5, 2008 | Comments Off
From this weeks Marscon. It starts with him giving props to Con on the Cob
Pez Gathering!
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 5, 2008 | Comments Off
Did you know there is a PEZ convention?
Geek Purchase of the Week.
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 5, 2008 | Comments Off
May I reccomend Jason’s The Last Musketeer. This comic by one of Europe’s finest tells the tale of one of the Three Musketeers, still alive in the present day and Earth’s only hope to fend off a Martian invasion. (of course that makes perfect sense:>) If you’ve ever read Jason’s The Left Bank Gang or his I killed Adolf Hilter, then you know what to expect, but for everyone else it’s a unique comic storytelling style that you can only find in the comic format full of great color and humor and truly bizarre story.
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 5, 2008 | Comments Off
Just heard this sad news. Gary Gygax one of the creators of Dungeons & Dragons has passed away at age 69. Role playing just wouldn’t be where it is today without him, so lets all lift a glass to him this weekend whether you play or not.
Cons this Weekend 3/7-3/9, 2008
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 4, 2008 | Comments Off
Allcon Dallas, TX (Comics/Media)
Cold Wars Lancaster, PA (Gaming)
Consonance San Fransisco, CA (Filk)
Creation Star Trek Seacuacus, NJ (Star Trek)
Madicon Harrisonburg, VA (Sf/fantasy)
Megacon Orlando, FL (Comics)
Portmeiricon Portmeirion, Wales (Prisoner)
Texas Fear Fest Dallas, TX (Horror)
NeonohconBuffalo, NY (Anime)
Two cons in Dallas on the same weekend. Come on people work together.
Marscon 2008: The British are Coming
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 3, 2008 | Comments Off
Marscon 2008 in Bloomington, MN was very good to me.
I had to work Friday morning and made the five hour trek just in time to catch the end of the Lost panel. Then I had some free time to check out the dealer room where I managed to keep my wallet in control and not buy things I had no use for. Got my bid in at the art show and got some dinner at the very well staffed and stocked Consuite. A very good consuite with actual food (including some great soup). Opening Ceremonies were great with a video game theme. Hopefully someone will upload it to youtube soon. Went to panels on Star Trek and Torchwood and then checked out the parties!
Some highlights were the Serenity Party and the Awesome klingon blue room. Who knew blue was such a blinding color?
Ended up going to my hotel down the road at mindnight since I was wiped out.
Day 2 was a unique day at a con for me as I usualy bounce from place to place pretty quickly. I went to a few panels in the morning including a Q and A with actor Bill Blair and then I sat my butt down and listened to some very funny music from the dementia artists performing. Paul and Storm were by far my favorite act of the day. It’s nice that Marscon has the dementia track. It adds personality to the convention that is quite unique and I hope this continues to grow.
Took a dinner break and then went to the masquerade. Did just a litle partying before I went to the Arcana room and watched thirty days of night. It’s actually pretty good. Oh and yeah the British Military were at the con and they were seen all over the Party floor. weird.
Sunday I only got to go to two panels because snow was coming and I needed to get home. Beat the snow by about an hour here so Im glad I left when I did, but I hope to return to Marscon many more times in the future. A plus. Good job everyone running the show.
Zakyou-con Canceled.
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 3, 2008 | Comments Off
Zakyou-con in Richmond, KY has been canceled. Maybe the tide of overproliferation of Anime cons is turning.
No passes for comiccon available at the door.
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 3, 2008 | Comments Off
You must buy your passes online and now! San Diego Comic con is not going to be doing any sales the day of the convention. So prepare early and get your tickets now.
tickets for SDCC
marscon photos up
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 3, 2008 | Comments Off
We have uploaded our photo’s from this weekends marscon to our
flickr siteEnjoy. the con was great and I will have our review up tommorow but right now Im just too tired.
Day 2 at Marscon
By Shawn Scott Smith| March 1, 2008 | Comments Off
Just got back to the hotel for day 2 of Marscon. Had a good time yesterday, attended a Star Trek, Torchwood and Actor Bill Blairs panels. Checked out some party rooms. The Serenity party has awesome decorations and The klingon party is very blue. Ill upload pictures on Sunday so youll know what I’m talking about. Going to head over to the fan faire in a minute and see some Dementia artists this afternoon. May have to head out early tommorow, for you guessed it, incoming weather.
By Shawn Scott Smith| February 28, 2008 | Comments Off
We are working tonight and tommorow morning and then heading up to Marscon so their wont be any more posts until sunday evening. Everyone have a good weekend!
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