I put together a video of the third annual Forest City Comicon, which featured Billy West, battling vikings, cosplay, and more:
Of course, there were other Cons held recently…..
Category Archives: Conventions
Newspace: Labor Day Weekend Cons and Tribal Gatherings
We noted Dragon Con here, but the end of summer saw a number of events, and we’ve found some video below for those interested.
Dragon Con also witnessed the announcements that Grant Imahara, Tory Belleci, and Kari Byron, Mythbuster‘s “Build Team”, will have their own Netflix series, The White Rabbit Project, apparently making its debut December 9.
Toronto’s Fan Expo included an announcement that Chapterhouse, publishers of Jason Loo’s Pitiful Human-Lizard and the most recent people to revive Captain Canuck, will be creating their own universe of Canadian superheroes, consisting of characters old and new. (Jokes about, say, “Zamboni Man and Beaver” are inevitable, so feel free to contribute your suggestions. W. Blaine and I won’t be offended).
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The latest crew reach the International Space Station.
While back on Earth, robots walk like drunks:
The Pokémon Go app leads to fun for gamers, except when they discover dead bodies and encounter lurking muggers.
and cosplayers attend SF Cons and…
Sarnia Pop Culture Show
The bordertown of Sarnia, Ontario, hosts its own one-day Con, the Sarnia Pop Culture Show. I spent most of the time working panels, but I captured a little of it. Fandom is everywhere!
Forest City Comic Con 2015
Here’s my video of the second Forest City Comic-Con.
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Sasquan Report
Sasquan was my first Worldcon, which I was pleased to be able to attend, as the convention was in – not exactly my back yard, but fairly close (within a 5 hour drive). This year’s con, has, quite possibly, the most drama pre-WorldCon in a long time. When I drove there, I also got a taste of the other major factor that marks this WorldCon – the smoke. Right now, much eastern Washington state and part of eastern Oregon are currently on fire. This meant that the drive to Spokane was marked by a constant smoky haze, as was Spokane itself throughout the convention. Continue reading →
Newspace: Sandy Eggo!
Printed Office Building in Dubai!
Buddy—the genesis of the household robot?
Other brave portends of the future include… Ah, frak it. Lots of video from San Diego Comic Con, below (including the much-discussed Superman v Batman trailer):
Newspace: Cosplay!
Even space is not void of cosplayers, as Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti showed us recently with her Star Trek Selfie… in Space… taken aboard the International Space Station.
Here on earth, last weekend’s Star Wars Celebration Anaheim featured creative cosplay, peerless panelists, Muppet stormtroopers, and more (below):
Newspace: Ad Astra
Enjoy a few highlights from the 2015 Ad Astra SF Convention in Toronto. The people, the cosplay, the thoughtful panels, and the evening parties– but only a small sense of a Con can ever be communicated.
Forest City ComiCon a Success!
Normally, I post Con-related videos as part of Newspace near the start of the week. This week, I’m posting my own video of Forest City ComiCon, the first convention of its sort in my part of the world since the 1970s (excluding Toronto, two hours away).