Comic cons are vibrant fan conventions celebrating movies, TV shows, comics, and more, aimed at uniting enthusiasts. New attendees should plan their visit by exploring schedules and vendor booths, engaging in panels, and participating in cosplay. The experience fosters socializing, networking, and community, ensuring memorable adventures for all attendees.
I’m looking forward to attending a GalaxyCon sometime myself, but until then we’ve got roving Guest Geek reporter and photographer Al Butler on the scene, with his thoughts about GalaxyCon 2023 in Raleigh, NC. GalaxyCon Raleigh, NC 2023 GalaxyCon is a series of pop culture conventions set in various cities such as Richmond VA, Raleigh NC, Austin TX, and others. This year, I attended the one in Raleigh, where it was set at the Raleigh Convention Center. It lasted 4 days (Thursday through Sunday) and I attended two of these days. The big draw of this con are the celebrities,…
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…
Saturday was a busy day as May the 4th combined with Free Comic Book Day and we headed downtown to the Jacksonville Public Main Library to celebrate. May the 4th is also known as Star Wars day, while the 5th is unofficially Revenge of the 5th. What started as a pun, “May the 4th be with you,” turned into a worldwide celebration of all things Star Wars. This year it was also Free Comic Book Day, which falls on the 1st Saturday in May. It’s a day where you can visit your local comic book store and get free comics!…
For the past seven years, the Beaches Library, located in Neptune Beach, FL, has thrown a ComicCon complete with comics, vendors, panels and cosplay. Each year it gets better and better! We had a great time this year doing all the kid’s activities. The event is usually held sometime in April and is always free to attend. My son got into the ComicCon spirit and put together his own Superman cosplay to match my Supergirl outfit. He even wore Superman underwear! He asked me if there were going to be other people dressed up, and I assured him there would be.…