The past year we have all been through some rather trying times, whether it be adjusting on how to do our normal jobs to trying to find new creative ways to keep doing the things we love, the pandemic has caused us all to do things differently and when it comes to going to conventions, it has become something that I cannot believe we are back to do yet once again. I want to preface … Read more
In 2011, Adolfo Dorta, Bill Philputt and Rick Lara, started what would become one of the biggest Horror-genre conventions in the United States- Days of the Dead. The convention had its first show in Indianapolis, Indiana, and took off from there, having dates in other cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, Louisville, and even Las Vegas. The convention has brought in some rather big names such as Tobin Bell (Saw franchise), Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws), Lisa … Read more
With it being the start of yet another convention season as well as the start of a new decade. I wanted to look back at some of my favorite conventions I have attended in the last decade with these being in order from last, to first. Having spent my time attending several popular conventions as well as a few homegrown ones, I am comfortable with ranking them in order and hopefully some of these conventions … Read more
Traveling is something I have always loved to do. Being able to do so at a cost that is quite affordable is also something that one can find to be a quite daunting task. Here in my hometown of Indianapolis, travel from Chicago to Indianapolis has been pretty challenging when it comes to offering various options. Recently, Amtrak decided to pull the Hoosier Spirit rail that provided service to and from Downtown Indianapolis to Chicago, … Read more
Comedy is one of my favorite genres of entertainment that comes in many forms. Movies, TV and even Books. However, I appreciate seeing someone tell their story when it comes to a comedian. I have attended several comedy clubs here in Indianapolis ranging from Morty’s Comedy Joint to Cracker’s Comedy Club in Broad Ripple. Helium Comedy Club is the newest of these type of clubs that just recently opened seven weeks ago at the beginning … Read more
Indy Pop Con celebrated their 5th anniversary this year at Indy Pop Con 2018 from June 8th-10th and this year they went all out providing a lot of guests, panels and a very fun experience as expected. Pop Con has always been my favorite convention, however, it is my job as a journalist to provide what I like to call my semi-unbiased and yet fair review and to make sure I let you … Read more
Indy Pop Con is set to celebrate it’s 5th year this June by having yet another convention in which this year they have gone all out to provide a ton of celebrities as well as other guests that range from comic book artists, YouTube guests as well as a few voice actors from some of your favorite video games such as Overwatch and World of Warcraft. A few of the celebrities that … Read more
Well, it’s another year once again and convention season is in full swing in Indiana starting off 2018 with another Indiana Comic Con and looking back at my last review I would have to say that I have a lot of things that I was not too happy with this time around and some things that didn’t change and some things that did and not for the better. This is the 4th year of … Read more
For the past several years Indianapolis has started to be the home of more and more conventions ever since Gen Con made Indy their home several years ago. Albeit Gen Con is mostly known for being the premier destination for tabletop gaming. It was high time that Indianapolis started to have some conventions that were catered more towards pop culture. Enter the year 2014. When Indianapolis was host to a few new conventions that … Read more
Each year there is an event that I always am looking forward to that happens only once a year. An event that each year brings more and more people together from not just all parts of the country, but all parts of the world. An event where people can gather together to play games of all different kinds, dress up as whatever they want and truly be themselves. That event is Gen Con which … Read more
For the past 45 years Gen Con has been a staple in the gaming community where gamers from Dungeons & Dragons to Magic: The Gathering can come together and enjoy a weekend full of fun and festivities. This year marks the 11th Gen Con in my hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana. For those not familiar with Gen Con let me give you a bit of the convention’s history as well as some of my own personal … Read more
Welcome back to another episode of Dragon Blogger’s very own Dragoncast! It’s been awhile but we are finally back on the air. On this episode we come back with an all new format where The Dragoncast is going to be your source of all things nerd, but don’t fear! We will continue to provide news and discussion about tech based products and much, much more. Last Sunday was the season 3 finale of AMC’s The … Read more