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Pop Culture Geek Podcast #20 – Las Vegas Cons, Summer Trailers, & a Spoilerific Avengers Review

doug May 11, 2012 0

We couldn’t help ourselves. We just couldn’t shut up. This podcast is easily our biggest ever at nearly 2 hours long, but it’s a necessary Hulk-sized doozy that will prepare you for the summer

Pop Culture Geek Podcast #14 – Oscars Wrap-Up, Ghost Rider, and Convention Season Begins

doug March 1, 2012 0

This week’s podcast we briefly discuss the triumphs and tragedies from this past week’s Oscars telecast, we touch upon what makes Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance so bad/good, and we talk about what we

Comic-Con International Moves WonderCon 2012 to Anaheim

doug September 5, 2011 2

After much speculation, Comic-Con International revealed this weekend that they are moving WonderCon, San Diego Comic-Con‘s (steadily growing) little sister, to Anaheim for their 2012 show, March 16-18th. Normally held at the Moscone Center

A Mom (and Son’s) Take on Disney’s D23 Expo

doug August 21, 2011 0

This post originally appeared on Comm Couture as “The Happiest [convention center] on Earth!” by Jessica Stonefield-Fantin, our Pop Culture Geek cub reporter and mother of 2 boys. I asked her to join me

BotCon 2011 Transforms the Pasadena Convention Center!

doug June 6, 2011 0

The robots in disguise took over the Pasadena Convention Center this past week to celebrate all things Transformers as fans from around the globe came out to immerse themselves in the world of Hasbro‘s

Wizard World Anaheim 2011 Bigger and Better Than Ever

doug May 3, 2011 0

This past weekend, Wizard World Anaheim Comic-Con opened its doors for its second annual event at the Anaheim Convention Center, just down the street from the world famous Disneyland. Bigger and better than before,

Long Beach Comic Expo Puts the Focus On Comic Creators

doug April 24, 2011 0

To say that the Long Beach Comic Expo this weekend was small would be an understatement. But that in no way should be considered a negative thing. While I love the huge spectacle of

WonderCon 2011 Wrap Up – Tales from the Esplanade Ballroom

doug April 6, 2011 0

WonderCon returned to the Moscone Center in San Francisco to celebrate its 25th Anniversary and play host to the makers and fans of every facet of pop culture. Many consider it San Diego Comic-Con‘s

Long Beach Comic-Con 2010 Scares Up a Geeky Good Halloween Weekend

doug November 2, 2010 0

Long Beach Comic-Con returned to the Long Beach Convention Center from October 29th to the 31st, for it’s 2nd year, effectively taking over my Halloween weekend. The event had pretty much everything you’d expect

Star Wars Celebration V Strikes Back in Orlando, FL

doug August 20, 2010 1

It comes as no surprise that a geek at my age (don’t ask) would be intimately involved with the sci-fi fantasy world known as Star Wars. It defined a (my) generation of geeks. And