Those of you who’ve been reading regularly this past year will know that my trusty robot companion for the past year or so had a nasty accident on the way back from Intervention. MAGFest marked the first time the newly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As always, the best thing about doing an MST3k cosplay is how happy it makes other MSTies. Thanks Graham! And no, there wasn’t any prize involved. This was just a judge’s personal pick, not a real “win”. Good thing, too.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This wasn’t one of those “big deal” cosplay masquerades where you have whole groups and everyone does skits and stuff like that. Just walk on stage, do your little pose, and get out of the way. Good thing, too, otherwise[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Remember that scene in Spinal Tap where everybody gets lost back stage? Yeah, I can totally see that happening at the Carolina Theater. I bet a bunch of those “signatures” were actually farewell messages from unlucky stagehands who lost their[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m sure it comes as a surprise to everyone everywhere to hear this, but it turns out a bunch of excitable, nervous, nerds playing dress up are hard to keep quiet for five seconds. In retrospect, it’s a wonder the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yeah, I REALLY prefer to have a hotel room at the convention, even if it’s more expensive. The only reason I left the MAGFest concert early was because I needed that much extra time to get home and sleep, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Carolina D20 Girls and Atomic Mari from Smosh did a really fun basics of cosplay panel. It was actually really hard to decide which funny bit to make a comic out of. I learned a LOT about setting costumes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is actually one of the reasons I do this convention stuff is comic form rather than pictures or video: it’s REALLY hard to be at just the right spot at just the right time to capture all the goofy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s always interesting to have a room MOSTLY full of people who haven’t seen this panel before. The contrast between them and the handful who knows what’s coming is always interesting to see. CRY OUT ALL YOU WANT, NO ONE[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Look, I’m a guy who knows what he likes, alright? By the way, go get yourself a cookie if you can identify all the various things in that last panel. You’ve earned it. (Historical Notes: Is this the first mention[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…