A Family Exploring the World of Fandom Together
The Nola Nerd Couple attends Comic Cons whenever and wherever we can. We love reporting on them from a fan’s point of view. We have also created a new series called ComicCon-ing 101 aimed at fans who are new to attending these types of conventions. While we tend to focus on the Gulf Coast and Houston areas for our conventions, we have done cons in California, Illinois, and the United Kingdom.
In 2018, comiccon-ing drastically changed for us when we had the Nola Nerd Baby. Strollers are great for carrying items but terrible for walking around on a busy day. Also, now that she is mobile, walking around with her brings a new set of challenges. So now our reports on specific cons will have a section dealing with these issues.
The Second City at Celebration The Second City, which will be appearing at Star Wars Celebration, is a comic improvisational troop that has jumpstarted the careers of Dan Aykroyd, Steve Carell, Tna Key, Keegan-Michael Key, and Bill Murray amongst many others. For over 50 years, The Second City has been…
Star Trek Officers at Pensacon 2019 Star Trek at Pensacon 2019 has two of the biggest names from the Star Trek series. In fact, it will have a Captain and an Executive Officer. William Shatner will be at Pensacon! The best part about Shatner at a con is the stories…
Cosplaying: Wizard World always boasts some of the best cosplays around. Then again, this being New Orleans, sometimes we cosplay because it is a Tuesday. Therefore, we have a leg up on some other cities. Here is some of the cosplay we saw this weekend: Gaming: In addition to cosplaying,…
Pensacon and The Nola Nerd Baby If you are a reader of our blog, then you know that last year, the day before Pensacon started, I gave birth to my beautiful daughter. Needless to say, my husband nor I were able to attend (although we did send our correspondent, Nola…
Voice Actors At Celebration Star Wars Celebration has announced their first set of guests! The announcement features plenty of voice actors from Star Wars Resistance. Christopher Sean, Scott Lawrence, and Suzie McGrath. Because of the newness of Resistance, these will be some very popular guests at Celebration. It’s a safe…
A recap of the 2019 Wizard World New Orleans Comic Convention