I never went to camp. Well, I went to music theater camp for years as a kid, but that was in an air conditioned theater and I was out by 4 p.m. every day. The whole go out into the woods for summer camp with other kids was not a […]
I Survived DashCon 2014 and All I Got Was An Extra Hour In The Ball Pit
Yes. The rumors are true. I went to DashCon. In fact, out of the four cons I was an official media person at this spring (and the other two I wrote about after attending anyway), DashCon was one of the earliest confirmations I got, second only to Katie Mae of […]
San Diego Comic Con Day 1: Highlights
Day one of Comic Con International has come to a close, though I hear the activities in the Gaslamp district are just getting started. Our reporters did some great work today and sat in on a ton of panels. What they couldn’t do, the rest of Twitter did, and here […]
Things to Keep In Mind: SDCC 2014 Edition
It’s the Sunday before the big day, and here are some things to keep in mind before you venture out on Thursday and start running around downtown San Diego. The new SDCC App SDCC has released a new app for people with smart phones to keep up with their daily […]
Can't Make It To SDCC for HBO Content? They've Got You Covered!
HBO is bringing Game of Thrones, True Blood, and Cinemax’s Banshee to San Diego Comic Con this year. If Friday and Saturday rolls around and you find yourself unable to be in the panel rooms for these shows, don’t worry! HBO will be hosting live coverage on HBO Connect (hbo.com/connect) and through the hashtags […]
HeroesCon Reminded Me of Why I Love Comics
It really felt like the world was against me going to HeroesCon this year. I was denied for a press pass around the same time Therese and Sam got approval for San Diego Comic Con, WeLoveFine never got back to me about volunteering at their booth for the weekend, and […]
How to Rock the Con on a Day Pass
If there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s scheduling my time to get everything I want to do done in a short amount of time. Only have a day at Disneyland? Boom- figured it out so we can get Fast Passes for all our rides and enjoy the day. Only […]
In its 10th year, MomoCon expands into something more
It’s weird to think that there was ever a time in Atlanta that MomoCon didn’t exist. In ten short years, the con has grown to a little free convention put on by Georgia Tech’s anime club to a full blown animation and gaming con that attracts people from around country. […]
Getting the Perfect Shot With Your Smartphone at Comic Con
Written by Travis McKnight Imagine this scenario: You’re trying to find the best angle for snapping an exquisite photo of somebody cosplaying as Mikasa Akerman from Attack on Titan, and then some oaf in a visibly-impairing bear costume accidentally shoves you from behind, knocking you off balance. During the all-too-fast […]
SDCC Sundays: What To Keep In Your Bag
So I’ve seen my fair share of comic cons, enough so to know some of the dos and don’t brings to throw into your purse or backpack come SDCC. So here is my bare essentials version of what I always bring with me when I’m running around the floor or […]