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 spent last Saturday at Bayou Con 2016 in Sulphur Louisiana. Sulphur is about a 3-hour drive from the Nola Nerd Couple Headquarters. Bayou Con was held at the West Cal Event Center. It was a perfect size for Bayou Con, which is a small growing convention. After being to…
Nola Nerd Couple will be at Bayou Con 2016 this weekend in Sulphur, Louisiana. Bayou Con might be a small con but it promises to be a good one.
My celebrity dream came true and I was able to meet Tom Hiddleston at Wizard World Philadelphia on June 4, 2016. Talk about a VIP experience!! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpmYPxLH_ro&w=560&h=315]
The weekly podcast from Nola Nerd Couple recaps Wizard World Philly plus our regular features on music, reading, and Star Wars. In music, we discuss Weezer’s upcoming tour. In reading, we focus on DC especially Rebirth and Harley Quinn. For Star Wars, we stay with comic books with special attention…
In yesterday’s blog, I talked about the good times we had a Space City Comic Con. I touched on the bad. Now it’s time to talk about it. First of all, Nola Nerd Couple applied for a media pass and received one. Normally, when we write about cons our only criticisms…
Being approved as media for a comic con is a tricky business. We are there to promote the con. We truly aren’t media in that we are not there to do an investigative report on the con. Nola Nerd Couple states on their application that our main focus is on…
