The Convention Fans Blog

Okay, you’ve got the present. Now the only thing left is to make it all mysterious and pretty with some gift wrap. But wait, blue stars or jolly reindeer just aren’t good enough when you’re giving that great geeky gift. That package needs pizazz.

December 3 has been declared Stare Dramatically Into the Distance During the Middle of a Sentence Day. You’ve all seen it done… Someone is talking. To add dramatic emphasis, they gaze off into the distance… Well, now it’s our turn. We get to be as awesome as the numerous people who stare into the distance. You will then be able to count yourself among Orlando Bloom, Batman, the dude from CSI Miami, Elphaba from Wicked and countless other awesome people.

With it’s increasing popularity steampunk has gained stronger footholds in the mainstreams of fandom around the world, allowing for more and more conventions each year dedicated entirely to this speculative fiction genre and subculture. Here are the steampunk conventions, mini-cons and festivals happening in 2011: AnachroCon: Southern Steampunk Symposium When: February 25-27, 2011 Where: Atlanta, Georgia AnachroCon is the place

With the approach of the holiday season comes the start of a new year. A new year filled with conventions, panels, crowded exhibit halls, signings, cosplaying, and travel. All this fun can get a bit hectic. Thankfully, there are plenty of gifts out there to make surviving the 2011 convention season easier.

Whether the convention fans in your life are attracted to steampunk for the awesome cosplay, speculative fiction, or wild webcomics there’s a host of gift ideas to wow them with.