conventions
From Comic Con, to Wizard World, geek conventions showcase comics, film, television, and all things geek.
6 Of The Greatest Cosplayers From Anime Expo
In a daring continuation of this article about rolling into a con with a camera I barely know how to use, I decided to drop by Anime Expo over at the Los Angeles Convention Center to check out some cosplay and meet new and exciting people. First and foremost, the entire place is packed to the rafters. Admittedly, it's been a few years since I've been to AX and the scale of it now is like nothing from what I remember. That's a good thing in that there are a lot of cool people to meet. The only downside is that poor ventilation of exhibit halls has become the bane of everyone's existence. We're not here to talk about the logistics of the con, though. I'm here to show you some of the cool cosplays I had a chance to check out. So take a look!
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Geeks
I Took A Camera I Barely Knew How To Use to A Con And Here's What Happened
It's Dangerous to Go Alone, Better Take A Camera I haven't been to a convention in years. I used to go frequently, but that tapered off as life started to happen. I lost touch with a lot of the nerd things I loved doing because I always felt there were other, more important things to do. They were all dumb excuses so I decided not to listen to them. Instead, I decided to celebrate the fact that I jumped on a great team that pay me enough to feed my nerd habits by going to my first con since 2008 (holy crap it's been that long?). It was a whim so I didn't have anyone to go with, but I did have a shiny new camera that I have no idea how to use so I packed it up and was on my way. The con in question was The Los Angeles Cosplay Convention which was being held in Long Beach because of reasons and it was unexpectedly glorious for several reasons.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Geeks
What My First Star Wars Press Event Was Like, and How I Avoided Passing Out from Excitement
If someone told my ten-year-old self that someday I'd be standing on the floor of an exclusive Star Wars press event, I'd probably tell them to leave before I call the police. And yet, there I was, standing beneath three Stormtrooper costumes with the New Order flag unfurled behind them. To say that the whole thing felt surreal would be an understatement. To say that it was a struggle to keep my composure would be entirely accurate. I was at the Holy Grail of my nerd-fueled life, and it was hard to keep it together. I learned a lot while I was at the event, and I have Moviepilot to thank for that. Some of the lessons weren't entirely new, just affirmations of things I had felt for a while. So what was it like? Let me tell you.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Geeks
Great Cosplay and Amazing Events to Hit LA at 'Anime Impulse'
A new convention is about to hit the LA circuit from the creators of the Ktown Night Market and the OC Block Party. They're pushing the convention as an all-in-one mix of Asian pop culture under one roof and I'm actually pretty excited about it.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Geeks
What It Was Like To Sit With Nintendo And Why It's A Great Time To Be A Creator
When I was invited by Moviepilot to attend a press event for Nintendo, I had a small idea of what it was going to be like. In my head, I thought we were going to be in a medium-sized room with a few Wii U systems set up and a couple of Nintendo 3DS to play around with while we bark questions at Nintendo employees. What happened instead was something that threw me for a loop and it reminded me why it's such an awesome time to be a Creator and it all started with, just like the Marvel event I was invited to, becoming hopelessly lost. Also parking was a nightmare, but that's just L.A. being L.A.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Geeks
Cosplayer Puts Houston Comicpalooza On Blast For False Promises
Cons are incredibly fun places to be. You get to be around like-minded people and let your nerdiness go on full tilt. Also, there's a mass of things to spend money on (I'm not saying I dropped hundreds of dollars on manga during AX but I'm not saying that I didn't). A lot of planning and coordination goes into something like a convention. There's a lot of front-end work for setting up but there's also a lot of back-end work once the con is over. According to cosplayer Teresa Rollo Nguyen aka Tall Princess, this is where Houston based con Comicpalooza dropped the ball. According to an open letter she wrote to the Con, she's been back and forth with the event organizers over a contest she won that they have failed to make good on.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Geeks
5 Things I Learned From My First Marvel Event And How It Made Me A Fan
I've never been to a Marvel event in my entire life and yesterday I was lucky enough to be in attendance for a very small and intimate one. We were invited to the Hero Complex Gallery in L.A. for a showing of Marvel artist Tyler Stout's poster work to celebrate the release of The Avengers: Age Of Ultron on Blu-ray and DVD. It came complete with us screening the bonus features, a Q&A with both Kevin Feige and Jeremy Latcham (who probably hadn't been to a public press event this small since, like, 2008), and a screening of the movie after.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Geeks
I Got To Play Every Ubisoft Game at E3 and Here's What I'm Excited About
Another great year for #E3 has come and gone, but I actually got to go to this one — thanks to being part of the Now Loading community. A lot of games were played and a lot of standing in line was done. It was as much an exercise in patience and leg strength as it was a time to get hyped about some of the biggest AAA games and developers.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Geeks
How Going to A Con Alone To Take Photos Started My Cosplay Photography Adventure
When I was in college, I used to go to cons pretty often. It was mostly an excuse to walk around in a Yukata and utilize its utterly amazing sleeve pockets. Eventually, though, my attendance started to taper off. I graduated and so did my crew, which meant we were off doing our own thing; A few moved out of state, some moved just far enough that regularly hanging out wasn't possible. Either way, we grew up and grew out of that kind of thing. At least that's what I told myself when I finally stopped going. A part of me never stopped liking cons, though. I always loved watching the cosplay music videos and other great content that came from them.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Geeks
