Tag "Convention"
Five ways to attend conventions for free
Unfortunately, most great nerd conventions are expensive. From skyhigh hotel fees to the actual badge cost itself, the average teenager or college kid cannot easily attend a high-quality con without
Anime Expo 2017: SPJA apologizes for Day 1 ‘LineCon’
Long lines are present in any large anime or comic book convention, and Anime Expo (AX) is no different. But on Day 1 of Anime Expo 2017 last week in
E3 2017 could use spark from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo
Back in 2013, Microsoft made some mistakes in their E3 press conference promoting the Xbox One. For example, the company announced an “always-on” DRM system that locked down discs to
FanimeCon 2017: Small tips to remember
FanimeCon falls upon the San Jose Convention Center once again this week from May 26-29. For many attending, this will be another year in a familiar place with friends. Others
Official: Nerd HQ will NOT be happening during San Diego Comic-con
Nerd HQ is arguably the best event outside of the official San Diego International Comic-Con. Having been a mini convention located at Petco Park and San Diego’s The New Children’s
Experiencing Stan Lee’s Comic Con
Ah yes. It’s the time of the year where Stan Lee’s Comic Con comes to town. The best part? The timing. After the summer is over and we’re all knee
Sherlock Convention is coming to Los Angeles in May 2017
It’s official! The first and official Sherlock convention in the US has been set. Sherlocked USA has a date and location! Celebrating all things from BBC’s Sherlock, fans can now come
Aniplex of America announces first LA convention, AkibaFest, in October
At Anime Expo 2016, Aniplex of America announced it will be hosting its first two-day convention known as AkibaFest on October 15-16, 2016. The venue was also revealed to be
Checking out FanimeCon 2016
Just a few weeks ago, all of us at Nerd Reactor were preparing to get shwifty at Fanime, which is one of our favorite conventions. We wrote a piece on
Let’s go to Fanime!
Ah yes, it’s the month of May. And everywhere when this month comes around – I begin to plan what to do at my favorite convention. That’s right, ladies and
New York celebrates Star Trek’s 50th Anniversary with a three-day fan event!
CBS Consumer Products and ReedPOP just announced they will be launching a new three-day fan event this year in New York called Star Trek: Mission New York to celebrate the 50th
Canadian geeks flock to Fan Expo in Toronto
While plenty of geeks were headed down south to Atlanta for Dragon Con, another mass herd of nerds made their way up to Toronto for the Labour Day weekend for
Anime California has strong showing in its second year
As August comes to a close, so does another convention. These are the last few months to catch a convention near you, so hit one while you still can. This also
Campbell Con 2015: The city of Campbell, CA gets their first comic book convention
In the city of Campbell, California, geeks there had to travel to San Jose, Sacramento, and San Francisco for their geek conventions. Now, everything is about to change for this
Ryan Reynolds walked around Comic-Con disguised as Darth Vader
It’s become pretty well known that with all that stars that come to Comic-Con every year, there is good chance that one of them could be standing right next to you in
Hello Kitty’s SuperCute Friendship Festival is in LA this weekend!
Hello Kitty SuperCute Friendship Festival is in Los Angeles this weekend at the Forum. Join Hello Kitty and her friends – My Melody, Badtz-Maru, Keroppi, Chococat, Dear Daniel, and Purin
Fanime 2015 photo gallery
Northern California’s own Fanime convention took place in San Jose just a week ago. My stay this time was a little shorter but it didn’t change all the amazing cosplays we
Intergalactic Expo to happen May 2 to May 4
Ever heard of Intergalactic Expo? Well, allow me to enlighten you! Every year in Sacramento at the West Civic Center, nerds come to gather to celebrate their favorite sci-fi shows,
Ottawa Comiccon 2015: Billie Piper, Jessica Nigri and more!
As spring is upon us (unless you live in Canada where snowmageddon is alive and well), we know that convention season is also just around the corner. With a lot
Mini-Me from Austin Powers is hospitalized after attending a con
This past weekend at Heart of Texas Comic Con in Waco, there was something more that happened than just a bunch of nerds coming together and having fun. Verne Troyer,
