conventions

From Comic Con, to Wizard World, geek conventions showcase comics, film, television, and all things geek.

"Oh My Goodness..."
"Let's do the ouija board tonight!" Jeremy sounded super excited over the phone. He was a friend of mine I met when he used to be my supervisor at a movie theater. We went back about seven years—seven years of sharing similar interests, including paranormal-related subjects like ouija boards.
By Reiley4 years ago in Geeks
Extroverts and introverts.
In the 1960s, psychologist Hans Eysenck suggested that the difference between introverts and extroverts is that they show different levels of arousal, meaning how our brain and body are reduced and how they respond to regeneration. He also explained that extroverts tend to seek pleasure in social activities to increase their low cortical arousal level, while presentations often avoid social conditions to reduce their high level of cortical arousal. German-born psychologist Hans Eysenck believed that arousing cortical arousal (the level of consciousness in the brain) was easier for introverts than extroverts and that they wanted encouragement from others, especially in a new company and young people.
By Son Sim4 years ago in Geeks
Among Us, Serendipity
A flash of emerald zoomed past Min-hyuk's line of sight as he fiddled with his Nikkou camera. He absentmindedly flipped through the photos in his shutter, examining the shots he had taken of cosplayers. Seeing the life and expression in their imitative poses made him smile. They provided a fleeting respite from the sense of existential dread that came from being recently laid off.
By James Bao5 years ago in Geeks
Missing Cons
I am the "Cool Grandma". It's a title I wear proudly. I'm the little old lady who buys the best books, shares the best movies and takes the grandchildren to comic book conventions.
By Paula Shablo5 years ago in Geeks
Could San Diego Comic-Con Possibly Happen in 2021?
2020 was a unique year. The COVID-19 outbreak threw a wrench in everyone’s plans, especially the summer 2020 convention schedule. San Diego Comic-Con moved its programming online and became Comic-Con@Home. Exhibitors, artists, and vendors worked to move their storefronts online. Panels were free for everyone to stream online. In October 2020, when hopefuls would huddle around their computers for the opportunity to buy the coveted badges, Comic-Con International announced that there would be no badge sales for San Diego Comic-Con 2021. The only attendees would be those who had transferred their badge from 2020 to 2021.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Geeks
Robert Pattinson’s The Batman Time Setting: Set Photo May Reveal Year the Film Takes Place
Many of The Batman set photos had been revealed online from their production in Liverpool. But this time, a new set photo had surfaced online and gave the DC fans around the world the answer to their questions all this time, where does The Batman timeline takes place? We know this film considers as a stand alone DC film that is not connected to DC Extended Universe but a reincarnation of the character as the early year of Batman when Bruce Wayne first becomes Batman. With a new set photo, it seems like it hinted when does the year takes place and possible also plot threads that could sums up the film.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Geeks
Independent Filmmaker Day Online 2020
Independent Filmmaker Day will take place on Zoom November 18-19 2020. Richard Dreyfuss, Ice-T, Bruce Cohen, Catherine Curtin, Harry Lennix & more are confirmed to attend.
By Tammy Reese5 years ago in Geeks
Disney’s D23 Expo Pushed Back to September 2022
Disney has announced that it has moved the next D23 Expo to 2022. The event is usually held at the Anaheim Convention Center in California every two years. The seventh Expo was supposed to take place this coming summer in 2021. The convention will now be held September 9-11 in 2022.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Geeks
What We Learned From The Animation Panels At DC FanDome: Explore The Multiverse
Last Saturday, September 12, saw the second part of DC Comics virtual convention DC FanDome, titled Explore the Multiverse. This had a heavy focus on DC television and also had a few panels about recent and upcoming animated films. Some of these panels were originally scheduled for DC FanDome on August 22, and it seemed that some panels would run concurrently with the panels about live-action films and video games. Thankfully, DC decided to push panels back to September 12 so that the experiences would be more manageable for the viewers. The video games and live-action films had their time to shine in the Hall of Heroes, and now fans could relax and what whatever panels they wanted in whatever order they preferred from 10 AM PST Saturday to about 12 PM PST Sunday. This particular article will have highlights from the animation-related panels that were present in the Watchverse section of the DC FanDome website.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Geeks
Tidbits That Were Revealed At The Live-Action TV Show Panels From DC FanDome: Explore The Multiverse
The second part of DC Comics virtual convention DC FanDome was available online from Saturday, September 12 to Sunday, September 13. Titled Explore the Multiverse, it had a heavy focus on DC television and also had a few panels about recent and upcoming animated films. Some of these panels were originally scheduled for DC FanDome on August 22 but were pushed back, thus making things more manageable for fans. The panels for The Flash and Titans still dropped on August 22, though the extended versions of those panels were included this time around. (We know that Iris will escape the Mirrorverse in the former and that we will be seeing Jason Todd as Red Hood and Barbara Gordon as commissioner in the latter.) This particular article will focus on tidbits from live-action TV panels that were included in the Watchverse section of the DC FanDome website.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Geeks
Dwayne Johnson Answers Questions At DC FanDome's 'Black Adam' Panel, Reveals Which JSA Members Will Be Featured
For over a decade, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been heavily involved in trying to bring Captain Marvel/Shazam nemesis Black Adam to the big screen. Eventually, we got the 2019 Shazam! movie starring Zachary Levi, and a Black Adam movie was green lit. Currently, it has a release date of December 22, 2021.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Geeks
'The Flash' Movie Panel At DC FanDome Teases Multiverse and Reveals Concept Art For New Suit
After so many delays in production, it is understandable for DC fans to believe that The Flash movie would never happen, even with the general knowledge that it would incorporate elements of the Flashpoint storyline from the comics. However, recent news of Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton reprising their respective Batman/Bruce Wayne roles in this film breathed more enthusiasm into the fandom. On top of that, DC FanDome included a virtual panel dedicated to The Flash film. Though it was only ten minutes in length, it did enough to assure fans that the wheels are still in motion regarding the film.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Geeks