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.
Pensacon is almost here! Next week, we will do a week long preview of the con. Here are a few additions from our last writing: Kimber Lee: A cosplayer, model, and actress. DJ Butler: The author of speculative fiction will be returning to Pensacon. Pensacon has also published their schedule. Considering…
We have a few cons in the Southeast coming up soon. We will be focusing on the celebrity guests for the cons for right now and when it gets closer to the cons themselves we will start including the comic book artists. Fan Expo Dallas is looking like it will…
There really has been no news since last week about Star Wars Celebration. However, one of the other Comic Cons we try to cover is Dallas Fan Expo, and they booked Mark Hamill for their con. No prices are on the website yet, but we will be updating when we find…
There really has been no news since last week about Star Wars Celebration. However, one of the other Comic Cons we try to cover is Dallas Fan Expo, and they booked Mark Hamill for their con. No prices are on the website yet, but we will be updating when we find…
Pensacon 2017 scored a major addition to their already fantastic guest list with the announcement of Henry Winkler. Gowing up in the 70s, the Fonz was the Plato’s form of what it meant to be cool. He, of course, has gone on to have success has a director and producer…
We have been focusing on Comic Cons that we are definitely going to. However, we decided to start writing about cons in general with a focus on ones that are a days drive from New Orleans. In other words, the ones we would attend if money were not an issue! Currently,…
Now that Wizard World New Orleans has come and gone, it is time to start focusing on Pensacon. Pensacon will be held February 17-19. Here are some guests that have been added since our last update: Nita Strauss: Ms. Strauss is a guitarist who has performed with Alice Cooper. Check…
On this episode of the podcast, the Nola Nerd Couple discuss Wizard World New Orleans 2017. We discuss specific things we did and what we like most about the con. Of course, we also pointed a few minor better ifs. We also talk about Rogue One, Super Mario Run, and…
Friday night, there were two panels that discussed Star Wars. The first panel, led by fans, debated the question of “What period is the Golden Age of Star Wars?” The panel, and the room, split between the original trilogy and the Disney era. To me, nothing will be as exciting…