convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
IP in Board Games by J the Greek It is interesting how board and card games get made. Many of them begin as original ideas and others are created specifically for a major franchise. This panel featured game designers who…
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This is our first Boysenberry Festival! We always see adverts for Boysenberry Festival on the 91 freeway. We always tell ourselves, “Okay, let’s do it!” Yet, because April is a busy month of conventions and other obligations, we’ve missed it…
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Pearl Peony and Scarlet Aznable talk about Big Apple Comic Con 2019 in New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
Big Apple Comic Con was a New York City convention that was founded by Michael “Mike Carbo” Carbonaro back in 1995. This year, it took place at the Penn Plaza Pavilion on March 9 and March 10. One thing I…
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Katsucon 2019 took place in National Harbor, Maryland from February 15th to 17th, 2019. Whenever I go to Katsucon, I always look forward to the beautiful Gaylord Hotel! It’s as beautiful as I remember it (although with my terrible sense…
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Jared the Greek, Stan, and Deb discuss SoCal Retro Gaming Expo 2019 in Pasadena, CA. This gaming con keeps leveling up!
The SoCal Retro Gaming Expo took place in Pasadena on February 23-24 at the Pasadena Convention Center. This was the first year that the event was held in the Pasadena Convention Center as previous events were held at the Frank…
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This is the second Adventureland Day! My my, has it grown! Adventureland Day is easily in my top three favorite unofficial Disney dress up days. Fans of Disneyland’s Adventureland showed up in droves of pith hats and khaki ready to…
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I first heard about this event a few years ago; I liked the idea of having a World War 2 immersive event that does focus on something that actually happened in Los Angeles. Swing and big band music draw in…
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