convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
Long Beach Comic Con 2018 took place the Long Beach Convention Center on September 8-9 in downtown Long Beach. The convention was held on the smaller, arena side of the convention center. This was underneath the Long Beach Terrace Theater….
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Long Beach Comic Con 2018 is the tenth consecutive show. Advertisements lauded this milestone. However, the actual 10th anniversary won’t be until 2019. 10 Long Beach Comic Con’s have gone by so fast. When LBCC debuted in October of 2009,…
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Considering I’ve been going to Long Beach Comic Con since it started I’ve seen this convention evolve over the years. The strange thing is, this year’s event has more in common with the early years than the more recent years. …
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Dealers Hall and Artist Alley by Eri Kagami The dealers hall and artist alley was about the same size as previous years. There weren’t as many Funko Pop vendors. However, I did notice a larger presence of artists and creators…
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DC Nation by Jared the Greek This panel featured several DC comic writers and they discussed their work as well as the DC Universe as a whole. It was interesting hearing some of the stories about their first experiences with…
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Otakon 2018 took place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC from August 10 to August 12, but many attendees were there on Day Zero (Thursday) as well. As usual, badge pick-up at Otakon was a breeze!…
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Power Morphicon took place at the Anaheim Convention Center on August 17-19. We attended on the third day of the event which had smaller crowds, but just as much to explore and enjoy at this bi-yearly event. The whole event…
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Anime Expo was the first anime convention I ever attended back in 2001. Thus, I have attended this event more than any other convention and I have seen it change over all the years. Since the shift to Los Angeles…
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The hottest Anime Expo yet – literally! Downtown Los Angeles suffered a major heatwave in the 100’s throughout Anime Expo’s peak days. Anime Expo is the world’s largest anime con rivaling that of San Diego Comic Con’s numbers. We saw…
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Entertainment Hall by Eri Kagami West Hall is dominated by Anime Expo’s Entertainment Hall. The Entertainment Hall changes up every year. A few people have nicknamed West Hall to a mini E3. Blizzard, Fate, and Kingdom Hearts had huge presences…
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