Usually I can at LEAST make it until the day the con officially starts before I start encountering signs of escalator failure. Have we mentioned lately that Otakon is moving ‘cos the BCC is too little and old? Yup. (Historical[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Freaking out suburban housewives, the unspoken goal of any geek gathering. And, I mean, I’m deeply disturbed by the existence of fourteen year olds too, but you don’t see me blaming innocent hotels for the problem. And the best part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We really need to use Voltron as shorthand for numerous things coming together more often. Oh, and by the way: See? The stuff I was writing down was good! You didn’t have to worry! (Historical Notes: Now THAT’S a sentence[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It never gets old. No, really. (Historical Notes: To reiterate what I added to that one MAGFest comic, stuff like this went from being cool to being kind of uncomfortable the more I stopped trying to kiss up to con[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I… really don’t have anything to add to this… other than the fact that, honestly, the only thing that surprised me was how unsurprising I was to hear that. (Historical Notes: This comic doesn’t really communicate the funniest part of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sometimes it feels like Opening Ceremonies are a bit of a dying art, as a big, fancy event at least. But even if your con doesn’t go for a huge, elaborate kickoff, you can always make up for it with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. And there you have it! Animazement 2016! Sorry it took so freakin’ long, but even with several planed pages dropped, this still came pretty dang close to being the longest Conventional Wisdom update ever. Pretty[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Have I sufficiently expounded upon the theme of my distaste for extended periods of isolation behind an Artist Alley table? (Historical Notes: I… THINK this dude was actually cosplaying as a character from One Piece, but I’m not sure enough[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To be fair, this is only two out of three Game Rooms. The other third are in rooms that are waaaay too big and have the air conditioning up waaaaaaay too high, so they’re all sterile and freezing. (Historical Notes:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
See, this is the thing too many people don’t consider when they demand that cons mail them their badges. One slip up, and you could end up with a slimy tentacle monster in your mailbox! Are you willing to take[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…