Another epic convention has passed, so how was it? The crowds were back, the guests were more incredible, and a world record just may have been accomplished. If you ask me, Dragon*con 2009 was a huge success. Not able to make it this year? Here’s just the tip of the iceberg of what you missed. Read the full story

Prepare your cosplay and get ready to stomp and roar, because Dragon*con is calling the undead (and not-so-undead) to break a world record by dancing to the late King of Pop’s “Thriller”. It’s one of the major events planned for this Labor Day weekend’s convention and it’s something no geek will want to miss. Read the full story

2008's D*Con Parade Pirates

Everybody loves a parade! And what do we love more than parades? Geeks on parade! When you have thousands of colorful geeky costumes running around a convention, it’s easy to miss out on some of the best. It’d be much better if they could parade in front of you, and at Dragon*con, that’s exactly what they do on Saturday morning. Read the full story

The West Coast may have Comic-con, but the East Coast is home to an equally enormous pop-culture extravaganza that surpasses San Diego in size, scope, and interests. It’s Dragon*con, the U.S.’s largest multi-media pop-culture convention and one of the largest of its kind in the world. Read the full story

D.Gray-man Group

While it’s the super-large conventions that get national attention and industry exposure, the smaller conventions appeal to the heart and soul of fans both local and beyond. Ask any fan or cosplayer, and most will tell you that they prefer the smaller conventions over the larger ones. Just because a convention is smaller doesn’t mean it’s any less fun. In fact, they tend to be a lot more fun. Read the full story

Blasted kids, get off my con! Read the full story

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Megacon returned to East/West Concourse in Hall D.

For a lot of fans in the Southeast United States, Megacon is considered the “official” launch of the new convention season. It’s one of the largest multi-genre pop culture conventions in the region, held annually at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. This year, the con ran from February 27th to March 1^st and had returned to the older side of the convention center in Hall D.

Megacon was my first multi-genre convention back in 2004 and aside from the growing presence of anime and other Japanese pop culture topics, the con is pretty much the same as it has always been. The biggest draws to the con are the guests and the enormous dealers’ hall. Comics still seem to remain the heart and soul of Megacon’s focus, but as I already mentioned, Japan’s influence has definitely made an impact on what the con has to offer and the demographic of the attendees. Read the full story

Suriviving conventions as a cosplayer takes common sense and a little know-how.

As 2009’s convention season kicks off, everyone is dusting off their costumes, charging camera batteries, and getting ready for another year full of fun and geeky shenanigans. As you don your costume or load your memory card in the camera, you should probably be reminded (or enlightened) that there is a certain set of unspoken rules of geeky etiquette when it comes to the cosplay quotient of your convention experience.

Whether you’re the one in costume or a fan in awe of your hero supposedly facing you in the flesh, you should be aware that within this unique social setting there are special rules of etiquette. Most is what one would hope to be common sense, but those who are new to the experience may not be aware that some things are considered acceptable while others are completely not.

A lot of these rules are laid out in the convention program books, as there are many situations unique to conventions that anyone new to the experience may be unaware of. Then there are others who simply need a firm reminder. All of these rules and other unspoken manners apply to attendees both in and out of costume. Read the full story

YES, there ARE conventions in Phoenix, AZ!! Phoenix Comicon, albeit small compared to better known comicons, is slowly but surely growing! Read the full story