Comic Con Revolution 2026 I’ve attended Comic Con Revolution in Ontario California since it was a seedling sci-fi/fantasy convention back in 2017, when they had only a few celebrities autographing, and a very sparse Exhibit Hall. CCR had slim pickings that first year, but it had great potential; a sci-fi/fantasy convention in the heart of…
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A reduced WonderCon 2026 returns to Anaheim with fewer attractions, but with nooks of interest…
Down, but not out… As with WonderCon 2025, this year’s WonderCon was scaled-down even further, with no ‘big ticket’ panels or new movies or TV shows to promote. I expected at least one behind-the-scenes panel for this spring’s newest blockbuster, “Project Hail Mary,” but sadly, there was nothing. Not even a Rocky plushie. Even on…
Star Wars in the park: The Inland Empire Strikes Back 2026…
Last year, a friend and I attended a small Star Wars-themed gathering at North Park in the city of Riverside, California called The Inland Empire Strikes Back (IESB)and it was another in a series of small-but-sincere fandom gatherings that I’ve made my unofficial mission to support as often as possible. Less than a full-scale convention…
2025’s Perris-Con in Riverside County, California offers a free mini-convention for Inland Empire sci-fi/comic book fans…
Return of the Newcomer Last year, the city of Perris, California, in Riverside County, held a small, free, mini-comics convention called Perris Fandom Con, which returned this year under the shortened name of Perris-Con. This free event, with free parking as well, was held on August 16th at the Perris City Hall building at 101…
“It’s baaaaack…”: CreepIECon 2025 continues to chill the Inland Empire…
“They’re baaaaaaack…” From its debut in February of 2022 , the bi-annual fright-fest known as “CreepIECon” (the IE capitalized for the Inland Empire region of SoCal), returns every February and September (as “CreepIECon Aftermath”) for SoCal residents (and a few out-of-staters) to partake in their shared love of horror and the supernatural. It’s Halloween in February, or…
It’s time: “CreepIECon Aftermath” haunts the Inland Empire once again…
Repossessed! As we head into my favorite time of the year, the city of Ontario, California once again embraces the coming Halloween season with its CreepIECon horror convention. The original convention known as CreepIECon debuted in February of 2022, but this biannual event has a late-September spawn now known as CreepIE Aftermath (nee: Son of…
San Diego Comic Con 2024: Marvel and Star Trek and drones! Oh my…
San Diego Comic Con 2024: Welcome Back! This year’s San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) is in the rearview mirror now, and once again, it was (as usual) another grand, exhausting celebration of pop culture. As a now 20-year veteran of SDCC, I do not camp out all night in lines hoping to get seats to…
The Inland Empire Strikes Back! Animated Star Wars was a big draw at Comic Con Revolution 2024…
Return of the Jedi SoCal’s Comic Con Revolution, a sci-fi/fantasy/comic books convention based in the Inland Empire city of Ontario, California, first sprang into existence back in 2017 as a tiny convention with scant attendance. But over the past seven years, I’ve watched this little convention grow in size and stature, while still offering a…
WonderCon 2024 in Anaheim was a weekend of fantasy and imagination spent ‘under the weather’…
Welcome Back to WonderCon! The title of this column is both literal and metaphoric. The usually sunny spring weather of Southern California gave way to two days of near-nonstop rain, which forced a few last-minute changes to this year’s WonderCon 2024 in Anaheim (right across the road from Disneyland). The metaphoric aspect refers to my…
“CreepIECon” returns to haunt the Inland Empire once again for 2024…
CreepIECon Returns! Debuting in February of 2022 and returning in February and September of 2023, the Inland Empire’s largest, steadiest and now bi-annual horror convention just gets bigger and bigger with each outing. I’ve covered the previous three CreepIECons for this site, and I bought my weekend pass for CreepIECon Returns, which has now expanded into a three-day event;…
Son of CreepIECon! “CreepIE Aftermath” returns to bedevil the Inland Empire a second time this year……
Son of CreepIECon… Debuting in February of 2022 and returning in February of this year, the Inland Empire’s current biggest and steadiest horror convention gains more notice and attendees with each outing. I’ve covered the previous two CreepIECons for this site, and I was more than happy to do so again for an unexpected second…
SoCal Anime Fans Assemble! “Anime Riverside 2023” had a robust turnout…
Stranger in a Not-So Strange Land… For full disclosure, I have to be honest; I am not a diehard anime fan. Yes, I can appreciate the occasional Studio Ghibli production (“Spirited Away,”” “Red Turtle”), and I’ve watched a few episodes of various anime series here and there, but if you asked me to name a…