No, seriously, Takayuki Karahashi’s done translating duties at… man, just about every con I’ve ever been to, all the way back to my very first Animazement. The only exceptions have been non-anime conventions, or just cons that didn’t have any[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Was this the first time they held Opening Ceremonies in one of the big halls? I don’t usually have the patience to wait in line for concerts, so I’m pretty sure this was the first time I’d ever down there.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This big story about Otakon this year is going to be the significant attendance dip… which is to say it was only SORT OF bigger than all the other cons in the area, rather than WAAAAY bigger. Considering what the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We can’t have been the only people in the Day’s Inn this happened to. The prevailing theory is that our room was only intended to house one bed, but had two anyway, which I guess is understandable. But having a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Complaining about trying to drive in Baltimore is nothing new, and it’s not gonna stop until Otakon finally moves. But seriously, I don’t think I’ve EVER seen that many accidents on one single road trip. Death Race 2000 had fewer[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s a good reason you so rarely see a new costume in these comics, and why the ones you DO see are usually made out of stuff in my closet: it’s just no fun to make new ones. I mean,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I failed, but hey if you miss last year’s 80s-tastic cover, you can always buy yourself a poster of it and enjoy it every single day! But enough about that. The important thing is, IT’S OTAKON TIME AGAIN! If you’re[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
See, this is what happens when I try to be more on top of things for a con: I just end up way more stressed out. Let that be a lesson to you, kids: NEVER TRY TO MAKE PLANS, In[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Guess who’s not very good at making things, at least not things that last for a while? So, yeah, that’s one more thing I get to worry about over the next few weeks.
…and suddenly I woke up in the middle of the night and realize I had a CRAP TON of comics that have to get done and SOOOOO MUCH panel crap that needs to get worked out and freaking costumes to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…