Comments for The Convention Fans Blog

Comment on Rob Granito Called a Fraud, Banned From Conventions by Editor001

Editor001 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:18:33 +0000

Do not confuse inspiration with plagiarism. I credit Frank Frazetta for teaching me to loosen up my style and to play with curves and color. But I have long since created my own style of ink slapping.

Comment on Lexington Comic & Toy Con by Sherman McMaine

Sherman McMaine — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:45:17 +0000

The Crowne Plaza Lexington – The Campbellhouse (Less than a mile from convention center) is offering a negotiated rate of $95.00 dollars a night for attendees. Just call 859-255-4281 and use code COM for your reservation. See you at the convention!

Comment on Convention Report and Photos from Zenkaikon 2011 by Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:33:29 +0000

I went to Zenkaikon last year! It was my first con, and I had a lot of fun I’m planning on going again this year.

Comment on Mysticon – A Bit UnConventional by Carl Kesner

Carl Kesner — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:01:24 +0000

Thank you for the very nice write-up of MystiCon 2012, Nicholas. We look forward to seeing you there! Carl Kesner, MystiCon 2012 Convention Chair

Comment on Dragon*Con Partners With Delta to Offer Fans Discounted Flights by Kevin Bachelder

Kevin Bachelder — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:42:18 +0000

Dragon*Con is an amazing experience. It took me a couple of years of thinking about it before I finally gave it a try and once I did I knew I’d never miss it again! Been going for eight years now.

I fly down from the Boston area so like yourself it can be pricey but if I keep a close eye on things I can usually get a flight for around $200. March and April are usually when the fares tend to drop. At least they have for the past few years.

Thanks for running a great website.

Comment on Rob Granito Called a Fraud, Banned From Conventions by Gee Willy

Gee Willy — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:32:12 +0000

Fans have the right to be furious, but pros? Let he who is without art rip cast the first stone…

Comment on Play Test New D&D 5th Edition by Geri

Geri — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:15:24 +0000

Baldman Games took over the convention several years ago. Yes, Ft. Wayne has real problems with snow in January and February. The first two years I went I drove through incredible snowstorms to get there.

The convention can be found at:www.baldmangames.com. If you click on the top header, D&D Experience 2011, it will take you to the convention information. The bottom option, registration takes you to the actual place to register on line. At least it did. Online registration is now closed. Onsite registration is available. Slots are $8 for single games, $16 for two-round slots. I believe the badge is around $25 for the weekend.

Parking at the garage connected to the hotels and convention center is $7, but the last time I got a room there, they validated the parking every day.

Hope this helps.

Geri Cochrane

Comment on Calling Artists: NYCC’s Design an Android Contest by Emmanuel

Emmanuel — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:29:02 +0000

Not a big fan of Metro PCS but the tokidoki and android collaboration is completely brilliant!

Comment on Top 5 Cosplay Sites by Chriss Cornish

Chriss Cornish — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:30:57 +0000

Afraid I haven’t heard of that cosplay site. If you’re really curious about it, though, I’d suggest asking around on one of the multitudinous cosplay forums out there on the interwebs.

Comment on Top 5 Cosplay Sites by Cosplay

Cosplay — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:12:57 +0000

We have a new cosplay sharing system too, but we’re still working on it

Comment on Top 5 Cosplay Sites by Kat

Kat — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:34:48 +0000

Hello! Thanks for the info on good cosplay sites. This is exactly what I was looking for when I jumped on Google today. I’m wanting to network a little more in this department and I was wondering if you heard about http://en.worldcosplay.net/ ? I don’t follow Ya Ya Han, but some how came across her promoting this site. I see her pictures on the home page so I assume she is associated somehow. Do you have any experience with this site or know anyone who does? Thank you very much!

-Kat

Comment on Steampunk Expo Starts Today by Tony Gangi

Tony Gangi — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:38:53 +0000

Ah yes, the Great New England Steampunk Expo. The only place a performer can get hired to perform and then get cheated out of their money when the production company goes bankrupt. Liars and cheats. http://t.co/szhAirLU

Comment on 2012 Marks Last Official Xena Convention by Janelle

Janelle — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 04:15:55 +0000

I have never attended the Xena Conventions either. I was a freshman in highschool when the show ended. Now the act of getting there and saving enough money to go to the conventions was incredibly impossible, I’m just glad that I found this out sooner than later and now I feel it is time to see the childhood heroes I adored since I was 8.

Comment on WonderCon Moves to Aneheim for 2012 by Jim

Jim — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:10:19 +0000

Thanks for this article.

Wondercon was originally in Oakland, CA until the San Diego Comicon team bought it out. I used to go to the Oakland show a couple of times before it moved to SF.

There’s really no reason to go to Anaheim. There are plenty of large convention centers here in the San Francisco Bay Area and South Bay area near San Jose.

Unless they’re renovating all FOUR buildings, it again makes no sense. Moscone Center has separate buildings. It was at Moscone West one year and it went to the larger one, Moscone South, for several years.

Anyway, I”m disappointed in this. I hope that it will be temporary, though I’ve never seen one quote from the San Diego Comicon group that it will be temporary, not in so many words.

Comment on Comic-Con Ticket Scam Claims Permission to Change Badge Names by Jaqueline Syrop

Jaqueline Syrop — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:21:23 +0000

made my way to your webpage from bing and and am glad i found it, hope you keep up the good work