The Nola Nerd Couple Weekly Dispatch: The Great Louisiana Snow of 2025
Experience the historic Louisiana snowfall of January 21, 2025, through the eyes of a New Orleans area nerd family plus convention updates.
Category: MegaCon Orlando
While we don’t cover MegaCon Orlando as often as New Orleans, it holds a special place in our hearts. With family living in Orlando, we love visiting when the stars align—and every experience at MegaCon has been unforgettable! From celebrity encounters to incredible cosplay and vast show floors, our occasional blogs capture the excitement and energy of one of Florida’s biggest fan events. Join us as we share highlights, photos, and tips from our MegaCon Orlando adventures!
Episode 44: The Nola Nerd Baby, MegaCon Orlando, the MCU, Star Wars Galactic Nights and Star Wars Celebration Chicago.
We have attempted to do a podcast for quite a while, but life kept getting in the way. Having the Nola Nerd Baby brought plenty of complications such as pre-partum depression and preeclampsia. We go into detail about that experience, but how our sweet baby was worth it. We also…
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ComicCon-ing: News from MegaCon, Mississippi Comic Con, Louisiana Comic Con and Gulf Coast Fan Fest
Megacon: Again, we had a blast at MegaCon. We are in the process of doing a podcast about the con, but we just returned home from vacation and are looking forward to getting Nola Nerd Baby back on schedule. MegaCon as far as we know hasn’t released any dates for next…
ComicCon-ing: MegaCon Review
MegaCon 2018 was a memorable con for the Nola Nerd Couple. We have attended many cons over the years, but this will be one of the record books, scrapbooks, and baby books. That’s right! It was the first con for Nola Nerd Baby, and even though she is only three…
ComicCon-ing: MegaCon Starts Today
At 4 pm today, MegaCon Orlando will be opening its doors. They have a star-studded lineup. Besides, their comic creator list is outstanding. Every year, we have attended, they have had some of the best, and most reasonable vendors around. This year the con is in the West Concourse of…
ComicCon-ing: Mr. Nola Nerd Couple's Top 5 Panels at MegaCon
Panels are always a highlight of going to a con for me. Since cons have basically opened up panels to be about anything, there is basically something for everyone. We can’t get to Orlando until Saturday, so here are the top five panels I will make every effort to attend…
ComicCon-ing: MegaCon Continues to Focus on Comic Creators
MegaCon has excellent celebrity guests year in and year out. This year is no exception, and we are trying to figure out how to pay for it all. However, MegaCon, which is under the Fan Expo umbrella of Infroma Exhibitions, doesn’t forget the comic part of their convention. To comic…
ComicCon-ing: 2001 at MegaCon
Few times do I get to the “spare no expense” level with a con guest for myself. Of course, Mrs. Nola Nerd Couple seems to find her self in that situation a little more often. For me, it was meeting Sarah Michelle Gellar and John Hurt. Now, MegaCon has Gary…
Comic Con-ing: Megacon – First Look
Megacon in Orlando, FL is over Memorial Weekend and we will be attending! This will be Nola Nerd Baby’s first convention, so we are excited to dress her in some baby cosplay and have her see the sights and sounds that make comic conventions so much fun. We love going…