Convention Confessional

Jess and I have done some serious (and not so serious) judging in our lives.  One time we judged a whole masquerade before it was even done.  Well, it was done, but no one seemed to mention it to their last contestant...  ANYWAYS!  This week, we're all about our best and worst moments judging and hand out some helpful tips to those making their way on stage.  The general message is JUST HAVE FUN!

Elizabeth is back and we talked about some cosplay failures.  Not every costume is perfect and not every piece is right but you always try your best!  Even if the universe tries to tell you no, or you pack the wrong shoes or cut the really expensive fabric out wrong.  It's fine... IT'S FINE.

Doug is back, because he wasn't out of stories just yet.  This week, a trip down to a convention in an area smacked around by Hurricane Sandy, greetings with a copious amount of libations and then talking about Doug's favorite thing to get from the artist alley: commissions of Wartortle!  Doing something awesome, of course!

We took to our Q&A block over on Facebook to answer one of our listeners questions.  This week, Matthew asked us about Cotton Eyed Joe.  And you're wondering, what that has to do with conventions and I, have the answer you're looking for.  We're here for you, for the crowds and it's all about fan service this week on the show.  It's also about kissing Ryan Pagella... because somehow these things always turn into kissing Ryan Pagella.

Our friend Courtney stopped by this week to talk about a Lolita convention.  What could have been a cute day of fluffy dresses, cute desserts and tea parties, turned into over priced snack cakes, no guidance from those in charge and guests worst nightmare.  There also might have been some questionable people with questionable opinions involved.  Certainly a horror story if we’ve ever heard one!

This episode was not an easy one to record.  It's a story we always planned on sharing when we felt the time was right.  Not every convention is made the same, some start off wonderful and end on a sour, bitter sweet note.  Sometimes, we hang onto things too long, thinking things will change.  This week, a cautionary tale.  Always do what's best for you, folks.

This week, we went to Granite State Comic Con for a day and it's just as fun as we remembered!  Games, cosplay, comics for miles and some amazing guests of honor!  We got to meet actor Doug Jones and if you don't know who Doug Jones is, you're lying to yourself.  Granite State just had it's 20th Anniversary and we recommend anyone in the area to hit up this convention every September!

If you woke up to an email, telling you about someone getting stabbed at a convention, you'd make that person record with you the same day too.  Melissa McCommon is back and this week is all about a wild story of going into lock down, people more worried about the food they ordered then their own lives, having a plan and it just being another day in Antioch, California.

It's been a while, but we have an episode full of poor timing and we're here for it.  Erich Schafer is on this week to talk about encounters with guests and the reason why he's usually tucked away from people have conventions.  Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain this week on an all new episode!

We're very excited about this weeks guest.  If you love graphic novels and manga, you'll remember TokyoPop and perhaps a comic by the name of Dramacon?  This week, the artist behind that title as well as Brave, Awkward, and now her newest young adult graphic novel, Enemies joins us!  It's Svetlana Chmakova!!  We talked about first conventions, being left outside a hotel waiting at 5:30am and the first time we met.