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Blerdcon 2021 "The First Con on Your Calendar" Review TL;DR: 7/10 After a year away due to the pandemic, and a little under six months to plan, Blerdcon is back, bringing with it an aura that is unapologetically Black, and it does what it does best in that space, battling it out tooth and nail with the repercussions of the pandemic to craft an epic convention experience of its own. So how was the “first con back on your calendar”? Read on to find out. In its fourth iteratio

Galaxycon Richmond 2020 Review, No special name needed TL;DR 5/10 While this event has grown from its prior year’s attendance, it did not feel like a step up overall from the previous year. Some of the biggest detriments to the event lie in the premise that you are spending a significant amount of money for the weekend or daily passes, only to later spend even more to meet, take photos with, buy merch from etc. with their plethora of amazing guests. Couple this with the fact

Magfest 2020 “New Year, Same Great Me” Review TL;DR 9.6/10 I’ll start by saying that this year I took a completely new approach to the event, with my usual focus on photography all but flipped. So, for this review, keep in mind that I was able to shoot, cosplay, relax and more at this amazing venue. Much like the year the past, celebrating the start of a new year, and then attending Magfest complimented each other hand in hand, and was a welcome refresh from the hustle and bu

This month's awesome artist spotlight goes to the talented cosplayer and model Crystal Priestess Naydra!!!! Check out some awesome photo work and learn more about her below!! · Where are you from? I’m from the South Central area of Pennsylvania · How did you come up with your cosplay or business name? I had help from friends to come up with the idea. I made a list of things I liked and then a friend came up with priestess and it stuck well. I also used Naydra, because it is o

AUSA “the tenacious underdog” 2019 Review . TL;DR: There’s simply a lot of boxes that as a staffer, AUSA checks and manages really well, including getting the right people on staff and compensating staffers appropriately, offering a great venue with a courteous hotel team attached, and providing some of the best informational and culturally appropriate panels for a convention. However, part of the struggle that you’ll have immediately noticed this year as an attendee, involve

This month's awesome artist spotlight goes to the talented photographer and Abigail Bickers aka Sommer Haus Studios!!!!

CCE “What more can I say, I was on vacay” 2019 Review . TL;DR - 8.4/10 As long as you remember that you’re on a vacation first, and at a convention second, this is one of the easiest conventions to have a blast at. Gone is the question of “is this more of a convention, or is this more of a vacation?” In my opinion all you have to do is treat it as a vacation, and you will have a wonderful time, even if you forego most of the ‘convention specific’ events that require more than

Blerdcon is a pop culture convention celebrating diversity in comic books, movies, tv, and fiction.

Blerdcon 2019 Review “Black Magic” TL;DR: 8.6/10 Back with a bang, this con started off right by selling out three hotels, continued by hosting happy attendees and feeding them right, and ended with nights of dancing, fellowship and partying. If you’re looking for more than a convention, you’ll find an all-out cultural experience here, the likes of which are extremely hard to find anywhere else. Their mission is diversity and inclusion. Their promise is safety and acceptance.

Galaxycon Richmond 2019 Review! TL;DR 6.5/10 There’s some space to grow internally here, but Galaxycon does a solid job for its first year. It brings back vague echoes and head nods to Wizard World Richmond, which I attended a few years back in the same location. If you’re in the area, snag the early bird price (25% off), or are really into meeting a variety of guests and voice actors, this is a great event for you. If you’re here for great photo locations, parties, or a good

This month's awesome artist spotlight goes to the talented cosplayer Fleacos!!!! Check out some awesome photo work and learn more below!! · Where are you from? I'm from New York · How did you end up at your first convention or anime inspired event? If you were in your first cosplay? What was it? My sister told me about a local convention (I-con) and we decided to go, I was in my first cosplay as well which was Inuyasha · How long have you been cosplaying/creating art/shooting

This month's awesome artist spotlight goes to the talented cosplayer Piexv!!!! Check out some awesome photo work and learn more about her below!! · Where are you from? I'm from Chesapeake Virginia · How did you end up at your first convention or anime inspired event? If you were in your first cosplay? What was it? My first convention was Nekocon 2003 if I can remember correctly. My sister was very big into anime and manga and was the one to get me into it. When she decided to

With his 210th birthday happening just over the weekend, I had to make a trip down to Richmond, Virginia to see the glorious museum myself and grab a few pictures! This cat served as the guardian of the gift shop and main entrance. It was one of a few cute furry creatures scattered around the different buildings, enjoying pleasant, unbothered sleep. The bust pictured above is where they held a midnight vigil to congratulate the now passed poet on his 210th year, now forever e

Magfest “Bringing in the New Year” 2019 Review TL;DR 9/10 This year I came back for more photos and games, and I left with a comprehensive package of good feelings, and strong memories made from a remarkable event that started the year off right. If Magfest didn’t feel like a welcome extension to your New Year’s holiday festivities and vacations, then you simply didn’t do it right. Here are my thoughts: It’s always much easier to go through negatives at this festival, because

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TL;DR—4.7/10 The thing about an anime convention is that it has to project a sense of welcome and belonging, offer a substantial amount of things to do for its guests, and offer a quality experience that showcases a love for the culture and positive background of anime, at a matching cost to complete it—and I really didn’t find much of that here. With the change in management, there came a slew of smaller changes that turned into some major pain points that dampened the overa

This month's awesome artist spotlight goes to the talented photographer and videographer Bhrett Woodard aka Withanhmedia!!!! Check out some awesome photo work and learn more about him below!! So, where are you from? Virginia Beach, Virginia How did you end up at your first convention or anime inspired event? If you were in your first cosplay? What was it? Nekocon 12 was my first convention, brought there by some friends who had been going for a couple years and had a blast, I

This month's awesome artist spotlight goes to the talented cosplayer Rhiley!!!! Check out some awesome photo work and learn more about her below!! · Where are you from? Originally Northern Virginia, but now I live in Richmond · How did you end up at your first convention or anime inspired event? If you were in your first cosplay? What was it? My first convention was Katsucon 2014, and I had been planning on going since the previous year when my friend told me about it when sh

Colossalcon East 2018 “The Truth” Review TL;DR –7.5/10 When I look back at the great memories that come from this convention, all of them sprouted from meeting new people, or spending time sandwiched in my friend group, which by far is what a convention is all about. Nevertheless, when I think about convention specific events and what most people actually took advantage of, then I start to wonder if this is any kind of convention at all, and simply a high-priced vacation to t

Otakon 2018 Review TL;DR 8.9/10 To be honest this year, despite some minor hiccups that involved my personal situation, it was hard to find fault at all with Otakon. There were some improvements that could have been offered in the way of efficiency, but most of the con operations were extremely smooth. I’m thinking this will be a rather short review based on my experience at this new venue, so let’s see if I can convince you to check out this amazing, large, east coast conven