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.
We are really upset we are going to miss this year. Timing was right for us (we do have real jobs that pay money that have to take precedence over we do it because we love it job). The celebrity line up is fantastic and it boasts one of the…
Star Wars Celebration has added two new people to its ever-growing roster of celebrities that will appear at the convention. Anthony Daniels, the man who is C3-PO, will be attending the con all four days. Riz Ahmed portrayed Bodhi Rook in Rogue One. It’s his character that truly sets the events…
The Nola Nerd Couple love attending comic cons and have four scheduled until the end of May. In this podcast, we preview Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, Spooky Empire also in Orlando, Comicpalooza in Houston, and then we head back down to Orlando for Mega Con. We do a preview…
MegaCon has been steadily adding guests to its lineup. Here are the latest additions: Gina Torres: A fixture in the Whedonverse, she has had pivotal roles in Firefly and Angel. ( Which is also the two fandoms I need signatures for!) Tom Wilson: We met Mr. Wilson at another con…
Fan Expo Dallas will take place March 31 to April 2 at the Dallas Convention Center. With Mark Hamill and Stan Lee, this con can boast one of the strongest celebrity and comic artist lineups in recent memory. Of course they have added more guests, this time quite a few…
In our very first interview, we talked to Fred Van Lente at Wizard World New Orleans. Mr. Van Lent is the writer on the Comic Book History of Comics as well as titles such as Archer and Armstrong and Assassins Creed. NNC: We’re here with Mr. Fred Van Lente. I said that…
