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The Best Cosplayers We Saw At Calgary Expo 2014 - Yee-haw, cosplay!
The cosplayers were out in full force at the Calgary Expo this year, and we’re bringing you the very best and most hilarious. Unlike Fan Expo, Calgary Expo has done an amazing job of placing cosplayer...
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Things We Saw Today: An Awfully Good Looking BioShock Tattoo - Things We Saw...
I am now left with a mental image of a tattoo gun that looks like a Plasmid injector. (artist and owner unknown; via Geeks Are Sexy) The Nintendo Game Boy turned twenty-five this past week, and I feel...
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San Diego Comic-Con Responds To Fan Petition Asking For A Formal Harassment...
Last year, we were compelled to look into Comic-Con International in San Diego’s harassment policy after a gallery was posted online by a member of the press who took photos of attendees’ posteriors...
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Pros & Cons: HeroesCon Promotes A Harassment Policy While Special Edition:...
More and more, fans are asking conventions to step up when it comes to a clear and easily found harassment policy. So how nice is it to hear a convention create and promote one without a call to arms?...
View ArticleDeep Breaths, Ticket-Buying Nerds: New York Comic Con Knows Their Website Is...
Hi everyone! We’re aware that the website is down. Our ninjas are working on it now to get it back up ASAP! — New York Comic Con (@NY_Comic_Con) June 26, 2014 Convention ticket buying is always a...
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The Percentage of Female NYCC Attendees Has Risen Over 60% In Three Years -...
New York Comic Con has only been around since 2006, but each year it gets exponentially bigger. Last year’s convention saw 133,000 fans in attendance, as well as 2,500 press members and 9,200 trade...
View ArticleOur New Intern Liz Shows Us Some Of The Best Cosplay From ConnectiCon!
Click to view gallery Meanwhile in related galleries Minimalist Movie Posters, Made With Simple Sheets Of Paper These Paper Video Game Dioramas Are On A Whole 'Nother Level Celebrate Valentine's Day...
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San Diego Comic-Con Emails Important Information To Ticket Holders, Includes...
I covered this situation in detail just a few months ago on The Mary Sue after a fan petition called for a full, and more visible, harassment policy from San Diego Comic-Con. Director of marketing and...
View ArticleThe Mary Sue’s 25 Must-See Panels At San Diego Comic-Con 2014
Click to view gallery Meanwhile in related galleries Minimalist Movie Posters, Made With Simple Sheets Of Paper These Paper Video Game Dioramas Are On A Whole 'Nother Level Celebrate Valentine's Day...
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[UPDATED] Oh No He Didn’t: Diamond Comics’ Previews World Editor Says Women...
I love fashion. We post about it on The Mary Sue often. But in a climate of “fake geek girl” accusations, I take issue with someone in the industry saying women got into geek culture for the “fashion...
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Wife of Star Wars Artist Claims Cosplay is Partly to Blame For Creators Not...
Is cosplay to blame for creators not making enough money when they exhibit at conventions. We’d have to say no, but one creator’s wife poses such an argument. As a longtime nerd, fan, and cosplayer, I...
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Woman Who Reportedly Blamed Cosplayers For Low Convention Sales Says She...
Two days ago, we told you about a blog post written by Denise Dorman (wife of famed comic artist Dave Dorman), titled “The Hidden TRUTH About Comic Book Convention Earnings: For Creators, Have Comic...
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Stranger in a Strange Land: A My Little Pony Virgin Goes to a Brony...
Confession: I have not watched My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. To be fair, I’m pretty sure I watched the original series as a child, but I have no recollection of the show itself. I do, however,...
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[UPDATED] Come One! Come All! To The Mary Sue’s Geek Girl Headquarters at New...
We’ve had a few people ask whether we’re going to have a booth at New York Comic Con this year, like we had a table at Special Edition. We had to hold in our gleeful snickers until it was time for...
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The Mary Sue’s Must-See New York Comic Con 2014 Panels - We combed through...
Going through the entire list of panels at New York Comic Con, kicking off tomorrow, can be tough. We know. Because we did it. Our eyes are a little fuzzy right now. And here are the fruits of our...
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Keep Up With The Mary Sue’s NYCC 2014 Activities With Our Liveblog!
We know it’s tough for most folks to make it out to conventions but since The Mary Sue staff is at New York Comic Con this weekend doing ALL THE THINGS, we thought it might be nice to let you follow...
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How to Survive and Succeed at Your First Anime Convention
You’ve decided to go to your first anime convention, and that’s awesome. It’s also probably a little overwhelming, if not a bit terrifying. There are admission and travel arrangements to take care of...
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2014′s GeekGirlCon Was a Much-Needed Home For Diverse Geeks
When I got back from my fourth GeekGirlCon, held this past weekend in Seattle, I couldn’t help but feel a little lonely. While other Canadians were celebrating Thanksgiving, I was spending time with,...
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Exploring Lesbian-Themed Comic Extravaganza Girls Love Festival 12
Via In almost any large western convention’s Artists Alley, tucked away here and there in between the series parody bookmarks and postcards, the slash pictures and color posters of “cute male couple on...
View ArticleThis Is What The Toilet Paper At “Hello Kitty Con” Looks Like - Hello Kitty,...
FYI people are stealing the toilet paper from the restrooms #HelloKittyCon #HelloKitty pic.twitter.com/UB8PIdFmxh — justJENN (@justjenn) October 30, 2014 I mean, yeah. I’d steal that, too. Probably...
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