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The Comic-Con Phenomenon

By Frank on July 24, 2009

Image via Wikipedia This weekend is geekdom’s well-known “nerd prom”, San Diego Comic-Con. Every year, tens of thousands of people make the pilgrimage to the West Coast to partake in the country’s most well-known show on comics, games, sci-fi, and more. I have to say, every year this show stays in existence (and grows, if [...]

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The Geek Prom

The Geek Prom

By Frank on August 11, 2008

Not too long ago there was a post on Mythic producer Josh Drescher’s blog about how San Diego Comic-Con is like “The Geek Prom”. That’s actually pretty accurate except for the fact that I don’t recall my high school prom having every other person dressed in spandex or having to deal with the fact that [...]

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Fan Convention Tips for Celebrities

Fan Convention Tips for Celebrities

By Frank on July 27, 2008

With this weekend being the geek orgy event that is Comic Con, I’m starting to see from my highly comfortable yet envious seat back here in the Midwest that there are a bunch of people who are first-time celebrities to Comic Con. Either they’ve become famous in the past year or so, or they’re heading [...]

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