Great to be back!!! I was able to see hundreds of impressive cosplayers, gain new insight into the anime and manga industry and overall, simply able to feel a sense of calm and relaxation that’s been sorely missing from my life as of late….
Great to be back!!! I was able to see hundreds of impressive cosplayers, gain new insight into the anime and manga industry and overall, simply able to feel a sense of calm and relaxation that’s been sorely missing from my life as of late….
I decided to highlight the creativity that makes the con experience so worthwhile. Respectfully, this article is for them: The Creatives….
SDCC@Home 2021 provided, once again, an eye-opening experience that allowed me to explore outside my comfort zone in the realm of pop culture. For me, I learned the importance of the Eisner Awards, the power of comic books and Hip Hop, the female entertainment industry and their search for IP greatness, and the power of being a Black nerd with a pen…
After going to my first real convention again after Covid-19, it still felt like Otakon, but was it my favorite Otakon experience?
The Blerd Diaspora; which consists of POC who are gamers, cosplayers, comic book enthusiasts, movie goers, Blerd moms, Blerd dads, grandparents, married, divorced, PS players, Xbox players, health care workers, comedians, college graduates, high schoolers, introverts, extroverts, I could go on. Blerdcon’s space, in my opinion, was the X-mansion; housing, if for a weekend, the gifted and the brightest in Blerd culture and even though this space was limiting (vaccinated only), many attended and l, personally loved it.
Garden State Comic Fest 2021: Hell Yes!! Jersey Does it Again…It was the coolest event I’ve been to in a while!!
E3 2021 was disappointing due to the many underwhelming games that were revealed, however, Nintendo still remained a bright beacon of joy at the end of this long, mundane tunnel of revelations….
Last month, February 2021, I had the opportunity to visit Virtuous Con founded by nerdy girl, famed author extraordinaire, Cerece Rennie Murphy, author of the world-famous Order of the Seers trilogy and overall Writing Badass. As tradition with RGN 99, I, Joseph Watkins, the distant traveler, approached this con, this sacred space of Black Pop-Culture to see for myself if Virtuous Con was the family reunion of Black Comic-Con Spaces….100% Yes it was….And they sure as hell didn’t disappoint….
There’s no denying it: COVID-19 has all but eradicated fandom as we once knew it. What would have been an event, a celebration of pop culture and the people who make it happen has been decidedly muted this year thanks to the ongoing pandemic, but still not without its own bright spots. With NYCC going virtual, I still managed to see some decent panels.
I’ve been to New York Comic Con (NYCC), Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) and even Book Con. I’ve marveled at great panels; saw awesome fans and spent countless dollars on merchandise. But nothing, I repeat, noting prepared me for the 10-day event that PAX Online provided for me. Thinking, I’ve seen it all, PAX disproved that theory very quickly…..
