It’s been fairly well documented that I really appreciate a con that makes a real production out of Opening Ceremonies. Otakon really knocked out of the park this year with a performance by Chin Hamaya Culture Center. Basically, it was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve essentially made this joke once already, but it bears repeating. All it takes is one dude with a camera to reduce an entire building to gridlock (so, really, it’s not the cosplayers who are the problem, it’s the shutterbugs)
It is now public knowledge that I will accept just about any ridiculous object offered to me. It’s probably not a good thing that people now know this. Oh, and if you’re wondering when I’ll actually go back to doing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not as young as I once was, guys. Sleep is my friend now. Anyway, just in case you didn’t see it on Twitter at any point last Thursday, there were some… issues with the registration system this year. Actually,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For those who don’t know, Otakon puts on an outdoor festival Thursday evening (I suspect as an attempt to keep people from lining up all day) and there’s music. One of the guests was Peelander-Z. Basically, all the things happened.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Usually I can at least wait until getting to the con itself before being The Creepy Guy. No such luck this year. (Historical Notes: All things considered, this is still on the lower end of the “level of creepiness I’ve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apparently, it’s 80’s night at Otakon? I’m not entirely sure how I ended up with a cover page like this one. The original idea was to parody the Streets of Fire poster (or at least Father of Death) with some[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(This is the LAST page. Click HERE if you want to read the Animazement comics from the beginning) The sad thing is, this comic makes us look a lot more responsible than we really were. We’d already been on the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Still, it WAS the first time I’ve ever completely sold out of an item, regardless of outside circumstances, so that was pretty cool. (Historical Notes: It’s funny that Past Me acts like this was neat, when I would otherwise make[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I dunno what I felt cheated over, it’s WAY more conformable to watch videos from down below than on stage. (Historical Notes: Is this the final MST3k panel at Animazement? I can’t remember for sure, but I think this is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…