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Episode 43 – Loosed Basely

March 22, 2015November 17, 2015 Trae Dorn 0 Comments Alan Tudyk, Awesome Con, chifi, Con Man, Con Scene, Conventions, Fantasticon, fantasticon milwaukee, Ghostbusters, indiegogo, Karoshi Con, Kevin Smith, kickstarter, Kitsune Kon, Mallrats, Mallrats 2, mediajunkie, My Immortal, Nathan Fillion, No Boys Dorm, Sony, Terry Pratchett

On this episode of Nerd & Tie we remember the late Terry Pratchett, dive into Nick and Pher’s weekend at

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Indiana’s Doppelganger Conventions

February 5, 2015August 12, 2015 Trae Dorn 0 Comments Awesome Con, Awesome Con Indianapolis, Con Scene, Conventions, Imaginarium LLC, Indiana Comic Con, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Comic Con, IndyPopCon, Wizard World, Wizard World Indianapolis

I’m a regular reader of Tony Troxell’s blog Geeking in Indiana, as — well– I’m a geek in Indiana. Earlier

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Episode 34 – Kind of a Downer

November 16, 2014July 10, 2015 Trae Dorn 0 Comments Anime Web Turnpike, Anipike, Awesome Con, Awesome Con Milwaukee, Batman v Superman, Con Scene, Conventions, Daisho Con, DC, Episode VII, Glen A Larson, Harley Quinn, Man of Steel 2, Margot Robbie, Rhode Island Comic Con, Suicide Squad, The Force Awakens

This episode kind of slips down the depressing rabbit hole, as we discuss the closing of Anime Web Turnpike, Rhode

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Awesome Con Milwaukee Officially Canceled

November 5, 2014April 3, 2015 Trae Dorn 0 Comments Awesome Con, Awesome Con Milwaukee, Con Scene, Conventions

So Awesome Con‘s attempts to make inroads into the Midwest haven’t exactly been smooth. Their Indianapolis event in October drew

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Episode 26 – Incompetence, Not Malice

July 29, 2014July 10, 2015 Trae Dorn 0 Comments Arrow, Atom, Awesome Con, Awesome Con Indianapolis, Awesome Con Milwaukee, Brandon Routh, Captain America, Captain Cold, Comics, Con Scene, Conventions, CW, DashCon, DC, Falcon, Firestorm, Flash, Guardians of the Galaxy, Harmony Gold, Homestar Runner, Macross, Marvel, Nezumi Con, Robotech, Thor

On this installment of the podcast, we discuss the DashCon fiasco, the Awesome Con conundrum, and the hopes of the

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An Open Letter to the owner of AwesomeCon.net

July 28, 2014April 3, 2015 Trae Dorn 5 Comments Awesome Con, Awesome Con Indianapolis, Awesome Con Milwaukee, Con Scene, Conventions

So we’ve written a few things about Awesome Con here on Nerd & Tie, but believe it or not this

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Awesome Con or Daisho Con?: A Follow-Up Investigation

July 15, 2014April 3, 2015 Pher Sturz 4 Comments Awesome Con, Awesome Con Milwaukee, Con Scene, Conventions, Daisho Con, November Cons, Wisconsin

Author’s Note: This is a follow-up investigation to this article, which appeared on Nerd and Tie’s megablog on Friday, July

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‘Awesome Con’ Is Not So Awesome, Steals Established Con’s Weekend

July 11, 2014January 30, 2017 Trae Dorn 44 Comments Awesome Con, Awesome Con Indianapolis, Awesome Con Milwaukee, Con Scene, Conventions, Daisho Con

Note: Does Trae sound like a dick in this article? He sure thinks he did. We’re leaving it intact, but

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