A Family Exploring the World of Fandom Together
At Nola Nerd Couple, fan conventions are our passion. We attend fan conventions across the Gulf Coast, Houston, and beyond—including California, Illinois, and the UK—always sharing reports from a fan’s perspective. Our ComicCon-ing 101 series helps newcomers navigate the world of fan conventions with confidence. Since our daughter joined us in 2018, our coverage also highlights the joys and challenges of experiencing fan conventions as a family, from stroller strategies to meeting celebrities and exploring the vendor halls with a curious elementary schooler.
Potterverse: This con focuses on the world of Harry Potter. This con takes place in Rockville Maryland. Guest include: Dan Folger, Miriam Margolyes, Simon Fisher-Becker, Jon Campling, Tolga Safer, and Trevor Butterfield The Official Outlander Convention: This con focuses on the TV show Outlander and takes place in Secaucus, New…
Monthly, we try to update you on the cons in driving distance (These are the cons we know about….let us know if we are not covering a con that is near New Orleans!). Louisiana Comic Con (The CajunDome, Lafayette, October 6&7): New guests for this con include: Comic creator: Tone…
We are taking the week to prepare for the start of the school year (Thursday!), so we are reposting some of our older blogs. With the announcement that Sarah Michelle Gellar will be attending Star Wars Celebration, I’ve been thinking more about the show lately. It also helps that it’s…
Why We Go to Comic Conventions Doing all my post-Star Wars Celebration write-ups and the podcast, I took the time to think about why do we go to comic conventions. They can be expensive, frustrating, and exhausting experiences. Yet, we keep going and going. Yes, we are collectors. We love collecting…
(Almost) every week we try to highlight the cons of the upcoming weekend with special attention to guests from Star Wars and Doctor Who. Gen Con: This con will be in Indianapolis, IN from Aug 2-5. It is one, if not THE longest-running gaming convention in the world. The authors…
Every nerd has their blind spot. A subject matter that they are weak on. For us, it is anime. It’s not that we don’t like it. We just never have really delved into the area. That’s the main reason why we don’t go to MechaCon. Also, it is the one…
Each week we try to highlight some of the cons happening around the nation. PulpFest: This con is a tribute to all those great pulp publications from day past. This year they will be honoring the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI. This is definitely a panel driven con…
Monthly, we try to update you on the cons in driving distance a little more in-depth than our weekly con feature. (These are the cons we know about….let us know if we are not covering a con that is near New Orleans!). Louisiana Comic Con (The CajunDome, Lafayette, October…
Of course, the biggest con is happening this weekend in San Diego. SDCC is basically ground zero for comic cons. And even though Marvel will not be at Hall H this year, SDCC is still the place to be for pop culture nerds next weekend if you can get there.…
