For those of you who have never met Justin Brookhart, Mondo’s VP of Operations, I should probably warn you ahead of time. The dude is extremely likable. Always willing to talk to fans, answer questions (when he can), and just chat about stuff in general, he’s an engaging person to converse with. He talks with […]Read More
Hello nerdfolk! If you wonder why I’m foaming at the mouth it’s because I can’t contain my excitement for Fantastic Fest next week. From Thursday, September 24th to Friday, October 2nd, film geeks, press peeps, and industry folks will congregate in Austin, TX for the most fun, least pretentious film festival around. It’s the most […]Read More
Hello friendos! Fantastic Fest 2015 is creeping up on us and I’m freakin’ pumped! Last year was my first time attending and it was the best week of the year; 8 days at the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar in Austin packed with dozens of screenings and crazy-unique events. The programming is eclectic, the vibe […]Read More
I don’t know about you but I am so pumped for this! This for me is like having Christmas and every other holiday all rolled up in one on my BIRTHDAY! So without further ado here is the announcement from Mondo Gallery! Mondo is excited to unveil the lineup of artists, panels and exhibitors for […]Read More
If you’re a die-hard horror fan like myself, you would probably jump at the chance to hang out with icons such as Tobin Bell, Lisa and Louise Burns, Sid Haig and Joe Bob Briggs. I did that very thing the past weekend and enjoyed the hell out of it. I have been an avid convention […]Read More
SAN DIEGO, CA (July 12, 2015) – DC Entertainment continued to rollout a series of nonstop announcements that kept comic book fans eager to read the exciting next wave of DCE books. Every day, on a majority of the publisher’s 20 panels during the five days, fans were treated to significant news. Here’s a recap […]Read More
Motor City Comic Con 2015 – Day 3 By day three, I was exhausted. But I kept calm and carried on! I managed to fit in an interview in the morning with the Red Power Ranger, Jason Faunt. In the spirit of family day at Motor City Comic Con, my eleven-year-old son operated the […]Read More
Motor City Comic Con 2015 – Day 2 Day two of the Motor City Comic Convention was a mad house! Saturday is always the busiest day of the convention weekend and today may have been the busiest I had seen it since two years ago when Stan Lee was in attendance. The difference between […]Read More
Motor City Comic Con 2015 – Day 1 It’s my third year covering the Motor City Comic Con here in Michigan, and day one has been by far my most enjoyable yet. Those in charge of running the convention did an excellent job of listening to feedback from previous conventions. They provided more […]Read More
I have been visiting comic book stores and idolizing sci-fi movies for about 30 years. Back in the day, “conventions” in my part of the country (small town Ohio) were events that were held at malls which pretty much meant a bunch of older nerds and possibly shop owners set up tables and sold their […]Read More
Photos by Bobby Draper Las Vegas nerds are often caught in a dead zone because of our promixity to Los Angeles and San Diego. Obviously LA gets just about all the entertainment and red carpets while San Diego becomes the center of nerdom every year in July with thee Comic Con. Rarely do nerdy events […]Read More
I recently had a friend call me for advice. Her beautiful 13 year old daughter is an Anglophile, and as such, she has recently discovered the potential joy of comic conventions. My friend, who has never been to a convention before, reached out to me to with a few questions and concerns. Here’s some information […]Read More
Previous recaps: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5 Day 6: Tuesday 9/23 On the sixth day of Fantastic Fest, the never-ending string of movies and fun events finally caught up with me and I found myself dozing off midway through the third film of the day. Joe Lynch’s shoot-em-up action vehicle […]Read More
It’s probably fair to say that many of us have a few comics in our collections. Some of us may have walls covered in screenprints and the odd Olly Moss 5×5. Thought Bubble is the UK’s largest event celebrating what it calls “sequential art” in all its forms, a huge forum for comics as well […]Read More
Previous recaps: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5: Monday 9/22 My excursion to MondoCon was a lot of fun, but I was ready to get back to the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar and pack in as many movies as possible. Monday kicked off the second half of Fantastic Fest, a […]Read More
ABCs of Death 2, the sequel to the popular 2012 horror anthology, hits theaters on Friday, October 31st (Halloween). It continues in the tradition of it’s predecessor with 26 gruesome shorts, one for every letter of the alphabet, each with different directors and limited to five minutes. At Fantastic Fest, I had the chance to […]Read More
A Saturday Con ticket for £8? That’s a whole day’s fun for around $12!? The year is 2006 and I’ve arrived at my first MCM Comic Con. Not yet a Comic Con but an Expo, a single room inside London’s ExCel Exhibition Centre. Eight years ago my love of MCM began, an event just big enough to have […]Read More
Previous recaps: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4: Sunday 9/21 As much as I wanted to go to MondoCon first thing and line up for Laurent Durieux’s Back to the Future Part III poster, I didn’t want to miss Drawn and Quartered 2014, the animated short film program at Fantastic Fest. I’m glad […]Read More