Between all of us bloggers here at Nerdophiles, we get to a lot of conventions and we have a blast at each and every one. Relive some of our favorite moments with us and let us know in the comments about some of your favorite experiences at conventions! San Diego […]
SDCC Sundays: Biggest Convention Mistakes & Regrets
These days we’re a seasoned bunch of con-goers here at Nerdophiles, but we were once rookies who made a lot of mistakes. From the convention (San Diego Comic Con) to our local area cons, we’ve got some mistakes and some regrets that we still lament. Learn from our experiences and don’t […]
Kickstarter Round-Up: Fairy Tale Games, Dreams, and Math!
Once Upon a Runner [youtube=http://youtu.be/IJVynoDFUdw] Once Upon a Runner features a female protagonist, Ella the young fire mage, as she runs through six different fairy tale worlds. Ella finds herself teleported to different recognizable fairy tale worlds where she must find her way back home by defeating the baddies she […]
Kickstarter Round-Up: Bad Ideas, Old Cities, and Cards!
The H.M.S. Bad Idea: An Anti Self-Help Comic Collection Have you ever been browsing the self-help section and found it to be just a bit too… helpful? Were you maybe looking for a way to spice up your life and add to your criminal record at the same time? The […]
SDCC Sundays: Your Comic Con Team
This post is an update on our original post, “How To Build Your Comic Con Team,” and kicks off our series of SDCC Sundays informational posts as we get closer to San Diego Comic Con 2014. In the same way Pokemon masters rely on their team to defeat the Elite […]
Kickstarter Round-Up: Speed, RPGs, and Luchadors!
Project 2525: The World Speed Project Bus Conversion If you’re prone to getting black-out drunk and spending money on the internet, you should probably not be reading these round-ups – but you should especially not be reading about this project. It’s equal parts hilarious, absurd, and just strange enough where I almost […]
Nerdophiles Celebrates Free Comic Book Day 2014
Free Comic Book Day 2014 So today just happened to be one of the best days of the year – Free Comic Book Day! Celebrated ever year on the first Saturday in May the way things work is pretty simple: you show up to your local comic bookstore (LCBS) and […]
Danai Gurira Talks Plays, Charity, and The Walking Dead at Awesome Con
The largest panel room at Awesome Con was packed for Danai Gurira’s Q&A session on Saturday, which started out with a few things I didn’t even know about the actress – and a lot of jokes about how we weren’t there to hear about any of them except The Walking […]
Kickstarter Round-Up: Things So Awesome, We’ll Never Afford Them Edition!
Apologies for the late posting this week, we were a group spread thin with Awesome Con and Wondercon coverage! Check out our Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates on con coverage and enjoy these amazing (but expensive!) Kickstarter projects we love, but are too poor to enjoy! The Mini […]
Upcoming Awesome Con Highlights
After putting on a successful convention for the Maryland/Virginia/DC area in 2013, Awesome Con turned to Kickstarter to make 2014 an even greater success. The campaign was fully funded in July of 2013 and, looking at this year’s activities, it’s obvious that the people behind Awesome Con have worked hard to […]