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…
So, last year I was invited to an after-con shindig, but couldn’t make it cos I was too tired (no, seriously, I got lost trying to drive back to my own house) NOT THIS YEAR, THOUGH! …and I’m not an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I can’t even muster up the energy to make a sales pitch while sitting at a table. Getting a whole room full of people pumped up? Not gonna happen. I WOULD like the ability to summon Polysics songs out of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
YOU CANNOT COMPREHEND HOW FRUSTRATING IT WAS TO KEEP SEEING DIGIMON COSPLAYERS BUT ONLY AT TIMES WHEN A PICTURE WASN’T AN OPTION. Heck, I didn’t even bring one of my own Digimon costumes. THAT’S how bad off I was! …and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Proof that I actually DID spend some time at the table. But yeah, you should totally buy stuff. Like, say, a booklet full of all new Conventional Wisdom comics. That’s totally a thing you should buy. …oh, and nobody tell[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…