Tag: Convention
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Convention Stories: Keith Silverstein the Matchmaker
This is a pretty quick story about my first time meeting Keith Silverstein back in Anime Weekend Atlanta 2017. Now at this event, Keith was signing one item for free and I had a couple of Fire Emblem items I wanted him to sign. My wife, who was my fiancé at the time, volunteered to…
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Vendor Spotlight: Otaku Joe’s
So far on the vendor spotlight, I’ve highlighted great sources for anime merch; however, today let’s talk about a vendor who excels at providing the animes the merch comes from. Otaku Joe’s is a vendor that you can very easily recognize at a distance because you’ll notice the huge row of Blu rays complete with…
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Fanboy Expo 2023 Review: I Got What I Came For and Had No Reason to Stay Longer
This year I find myself once again at Fanboy Expo the event where all of my travels started. Despite the fact that it is one of the closest events to home I don’t go every single year unless they have someone my wife and I really want to meet which was why we decided to…
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Anime Expo: Is it Worth It?
Anime Expo is easily the biggest anime con in the states and has been the subject of both praise and criticism. The amount of discourse and the fact that it’s so polarizing begs the question of if this event is worth the aspects people critic to enjoy the aspects that have motivated hundreds of thousands…
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Louisville Popcon 2023 Review: Is The Third Time A Charm?
So this time I once again find myself in Louisville a city with a very interesting history for conventions. We had one that was ran so poorly that I was at a lost for words to describe it and another that ran smoothly but due to negotiations for future years not going well the event…
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Corbin Con Review: Finally an Event Close to Home
So this is going to be a bit shorter than my normal convention reviews because this event didn’t have guests or panels it was mainly a collection of vendors but because this event was literally 30 minutes from home I decided to attend and see what a local event had to offer. So naturally talking…
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Video Game Tattoo Con 2023 Review: I Now Want a Tattoo
So this weekend was a little bit of a new one for me for a couple of reasons. One was the fact that this was the first year for Video Game Tattoo Con in Knoxville, TN. Since that’s really close to me I made a last-minute plan to attend this last Sunday. Plus it’s the…
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Emblemcon 2023 Review: Still A Great Weekend for a Fire Emblem Fan
Naturally, since Fire Emblem is my favorite video game series it doesn’t take too much to figure out what my favorite online convention is. Emblemcon is an event that I’ve participated in to some degree since its inception, but as some of you have seen I haven’t reviewed it in the past couple of years.…
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Huntsville Comic and Pop Culture Expo 2023 Review: It’s Gotten Better But Now Needs To Be Bigger
Huntsville Comic and Pop Culture Expo is an event I find myself attending yearly ever since I first came across it in 2021. It’s one of those events that had a nice balance in size and what it had to offer compared to the number of people walking around to make a rather cohesive experience.…
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Vendor Spotlight: Loading Crew Crafts
So for this Vendor Spotlight, I wanted to bring up a company owned by a friend of mine called Loading Crew Crafts. This is a vendor that offers all kinds of custom-made products such as dakimakuras, custom prints, keychains, plushies, and charms plus they even do commissions. All of their products are made with incredible…
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