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.
Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi. Some organizations, like EW, have stated that the the title is an ominous one. First, Star Wars is in red, the color of the dark side. It also assumes that Jedi here is used in the singular. It also assumes that the middle episode…
In our latest podcast, Mrs. Nola Nerd Couple we did a wrap up of Pensacon 2017. A large section of that podcast dealt with the Star Wars people we met at Pensacon. Here are some pictures of the Star Wars cast and crew at Pensacon. Click to make any picture…
More celebrities have been added to the Celebration line-up! Here are the recent updates: Angus MacInnes: Gold Leader from A New Hope and Rogue One. Brian Herring: The man behind BB8 will be at Celebration. I expect long lines at his table. Clive Revill: Mr. Revill portrayed the Emperor in…
We look back on the wildly successful Pensacon 2017. We discuss some of the celebrity encounters we had as well as some of our shopping experiences. Plus, we take a long look at the Star Wars guests at Pensacon! Here is the podcast: https://nolanerdcouple.podbean.com/mf/web/i78gqw/pensacon2017.mp3 For more of our coverage…
Even though we really can’t make Fan Expo Dallas, they still pretty much have us like this: Why? Here is some of their guest announcements since we last posted. Milo Ventimiglia: We met him before at Megacon Orlando, but they didn’t have any Gilmore Girls pictures. We got one for…
Sorry for the lack of blogs this week, but it was Mardi Gras which meant it was a holiday for us. In the meantime, a lot of Cons in driving distance from NOLA had quite a few guest announcements. The already stellar list of comic writers and artists has grown.…
