06/08/13

Random A-Kon 24 Cosplay videos.

06/08/13

              Here are the cosplay skits from the cosplay contest at A-Kon 24. From MEK

05/27/13

              Here is a list of Photo Booths at A-Kon 24   Jamil Sneed: Schizophrenic Studios – Travertine meeting space between Wyeth and Steuben Ejen Chuang: Cosplay in America – Jade Pavilion SATURDAY ONLY Jennifer Conway: Selective Aspect – 2nd floor mezzanine Bansai Photos - Just outside of Counter...

05/17/13

Inviting All Steampunk Aficionados to the First A-Kon® High Tea Join the fun on Saturday at the Hilton Anatole Hotel as we Celebrate all Things Steampunk Come dressed in Your Finest and Fanciest The Evening Begins At 6 pm on Saturday, with a Promenade around the Manicured Grounds of the Hilton Anatole’s Sculpture Park And Continues with Croquet. After the...

05/16/13

Can you guess the actual number of “how many people will be at A-Kon 24″? Last year we had 21985 and we’re looking to grow even bigger and better.

05/14/13

              2013 FANS Conference Program Organizing Committee: Chair: J. Holder Bennett, Collin College Vice Chair: Dr. Michael Vandehey, Midwestern State University Committee Members: Helen McCarthy, Independent Scholar and Author; Brett Burkett, Collin College; Shannon Burkett, Collin College; Jonathan Davis, University of...

05/14/13

                Friday: Origami: Daleks exterminating your bowties? The Master destroying your stick of celery? Cybermen deleting your scarf? UNIT messing around with Bessy and your TARDIS?  Well, where there’s life, there’s hope… and origami. Put on your frilly shirts and velvet and come learn how to fold...

05/10/13

                Thursday: The Dork Forest Live Podcast:  Dork on Dork dialog with Jackie Kashian. The Dork Forest Podcast that talks to people about their obsessions, interests, and enthusiasms. It’s the safest space in podcastville. A celebration, of sorts, of our love of comics. Grand Ballroom A/B – Atrium 2,...

05/09/13

              Author, mythologist, folklorist, and pro-bono demonologist Nathan Robert Brown will be joining us for A-Kon 24. His varied panel schedule includes two perennial favorites: Friday, 12:30pm, Peacock Terrace, “Fairy Tales Revisited” Saturday, 7:45pm, Coral Room, “Mythology for Narutards, 3.0″...

05/09/13

              Friday: Steampunk 101: Understanding the basics of Steampunk, including its origins, the coining of the phrase, and classifications of different groups within the Steampunk multiverse. Will show devices, costuming, weapons, and props. Q&A. Coral Room – Tower, 1st Floor, 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM Multicultural...