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.
If you are looking for me at Star Wars Celebration… At Celebration Orlando 2017, I only had time to attend two podcasts. They were also two of my favorite events. It was great placing faces with podcast voices. Picking podcasts for the Star Wars Celebration Podcast Stage had to be…
These are just my thoughts for when the Star Wars Episode IX Title and trailer should be released. Now when I want them to be released. If we were going by want, it would have been six months ago. No Need to Be During the SuperBowl It’s way too early for anything but a teaser right now. The film is not even in…
No Star Wars For a Year I just saw Solo: A Star Wars Story. No, not for a rewatch. For the first time. It is crazy. Me, a self-proclaimed big Star Wars fan, just watched a Star Wars movie for the first time that came out over eight months ago.…
More Celebration Guests Announced Star Wars Celebration has announced more guests for Chicago. Making his Celebration debut, Joonas Suotamo will be meeting guests at the convention. We met him in New Orleans and his a) extremely tall, b) extremely nice and c) extremely tall. The ex-Penn State basketball player has…
…Indiana Jones. I always knew someday you’d come walking back through my door. Indiana Jones is one of my favorite movie trilogies. That’s right I’m ignoring the Crytsal Skull – how is a movie with Cate Blanchett bad? I digress. The Indiana Jones Guests at Pensacon 2019 is stellar. No, of…
If you read the blog, then you know that Star Wars is our #1 fandom. But did you know that we like other fandoms too? Crazy, I know! Two of our favorite fandoms will be at Pensacon 2019! Doctor Who and Harry Potter are two other huge franchises that we…
The Second City at Celebration The Second City, which will be appearing at Star Wars Celebration, is a comic improvisational troop that has jumpstarted the careers of Dan Aykroyd, Steve Carell, Tna Key, Keegan-Michael Key, and Bill Murray amongst many others. For over 50 years, The Second City has been…
Star Trek Officers at Pensacon 2019 Star Trek at Pensacon 2019 has two of the biggest names from the Star Trek series. In fact, it will have a Captain and an Executive Officer. William Shatner will be at Pensacon! The best part about Shatner at a con is the stories…
Cosplaying: Wizard World always boasts some of the best cosplays around. Then again, this being New Orleans, sometimes we cosplay because it is a Tuesday. Therefore, we have a leg up on some other cities. Here is some of the cosplay we saw this weekend: Gaming: In addition to cosplaying,…