Con Scene

Washington’s Aki Con seems to be determined to keep screwing something major up every year. We talked about their history

The Nerd & Tie Podcast

October 19, 2014 Trae Dorn Anime Fusion, Anime News Network, Captain America, Captain America 3, Con Scene, Conventions, Cyborg, DC, Iron Man, Marvel, Squirrel Girl, Suicide Squad, The IT Crowd, Theron Martin, Wonder Woman

Episode 32 – Have You Tried Turning It Off And On Again

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The Mega-Blog

October 10, 2014 Trae Dorn Anime, Con Scene, Conventions, Cosplay, economics

Is Cosplay’s Popularity a Sign of America’s Economic Downfall?

Take a breath, no one is blaming cosplayers for the downfall of America’s future – far from it. James Pethokoukis

The Nerd & Tie Podcast

October 5, 2014 Trae Dorn Clerks, Clerks 3, Con Scene, Conventions, DC, Doctor Strange, Joaquin Phoenix, Marvel, Robert Carl Goodew, Star Trek, Star Trek 3ish, T-Shirts, Tetris

Episode 31 – Nightmare of Happiness

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Convention News The Mega-Blog

September 25, 2014 Trae Dorn AnimeCon.org, Animinneapolis, Chrono LC, Con Scene, Conventions, MetaCon, Robert Carl Goodew, Ryan Kopf

An Animinneapolis and MetaCon (Ex)Staffer is a Convicted Predatory Sex Offender (Updated)

Update: AnimeCon.org staffer Cay Combs has posted a response to this article stating that they were until recently unaware of

Convention News The Mega-Blog

September 17, 2014 Trae Dorn Con Scene, Conventions, GaymerX

GaymerX Kickstarter Hits its Goal

GaymerX is putting together their third convention (rebranded as “GX3: Everyone Games”), and to do so they’ve been running a

The Nerd & Tie Podcast

September 7, 2014 Trae Dorn Amazon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Black Adam, Con Scene, Conventions, DashCon, DC Carnival of Sadness, Dwayne Johnson, EmotiCon, geek.kon, Iron Man, Marvel, Robert Downey Jr, Shazam, Supergirl, The Tick

Episode 29 – Definitely Not CBS

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