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    Conventions - Travel

    A Day at HeroesCon 2023 in Charlotte, NC

    June 19, 2023 - By 

    I haven’t gotten to attend this one myself yet, but luckily Guest Geek reporter Al Butler spent the day at Heroes Con 2023 in Charlotte, NC and wrote all about his experience to share with the Geek Mamas blog. Heroes Con 2023: Celebrating Pop Culture and Creativity Heroes Con 2023 has come and gone. The convention, set in Charlotte NC, was the brainchild of Shelton Drum, the owner of the Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find comic shop in Charlotte, and based around comic book professionals, not media celebrities. Starting in 1982, the show has grown massively and now takes up…

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    Get Ready for Beaches Library Comic Fest this Weekend!

    April 21, 2023 - By 

    Grab your favorite costume and head to the Beaches Library this Saturday, May 22, from 11-3pm for the annual Beaches Library Comic Fest, sponsored by the Friends of the Beaches Branch Library. It’s a celebration of all your favorite fandoms, plus crafts, demonstrations, music, vendors, a costume contest and more! I’ll have a table there, both for Geek Mamas Blog and my first time officially vending for Midnight Pumpkin. (my new online shop with fun accessories for dressing up) Find out more about the event on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/20SVcvu7o Schedule of events: 11:15 a.m. — Superhero Storytime11:45 a.m. — Fletcher High…

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    Conventions - Travel

    Explore the Realms of ENCHANTMENT Con this May

    March 23, 2023 - By 

    Tired of brightly lit comic cons that feel like one big vendor room? Well, there’s a new convention called ENCHANTMEN Con coming to the Florida comic con scene in May that aims to bring together five distinct fandom Realms in one “dark con” event. The Realms themselves will feature custom lighting and visuals to give the convention a unique atmosphere where you can better immerse yourself in the event experience. What Makes ENCHANTMENT Different? I sent the event concept creator Max Michaels a few questions to get a better idea of what to expect at ENCHANTMENT, which will be held…

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    Surviving a Comic Con with Your Teenager

    July 27, 2020 - By 

    While my child-related Comic Con expertise lies in the little kid stuff, today’s guest blogger Emily Parker from The6Parkers is taking up the challenge of bringing teenagers to a convention. From group cosplay to just getting them to put down their phones, Emily dishes out a little advice based on her daily experience of raising four kids who are no strangers to the geeky side of life.   Surviving ComicCon with Your Teen This year, we are going to MegaCon! The kids and I haven’t gone to a convention as a group in several years. Last time that we went,…