WonderCon Returns! Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, it’s been three years since the last in-person WonderCon was held at the Anaheim Convention Center (ACC), right across the street from Disneyland. The last two were virtual (i.e. online Zoom panels, prerecorded videos, online buying, etc), but sci-fi/fantasy conventions are one of those things that cannot…
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“Shazam!” (2019) infuses its superhero story with loving homages to 1980s cinema…
My wife and I saw “Shazam!” yesterday after a week-long delay (technical issues with the theater’s digital copy) and I have to say, it was well worth the wait. “Shazam” turned out to be surprisingly witty, and a lot more nostalgic than I originally anticipated… ****SUPER-SPOILERS!!**** Without ruining a great big spoiler near the end…
WonderCon 2019 in Anaheim: Star Trek, superheroes, cosplay and wam-bam, thank you, Shazam!
Welcome to WonderCon 2019! Another WonderCon (my 6th now) comes to a close. Yes, in many ways it’s San Diego Comic Con Junior, but that’s part of its appeal for me; lots of ‘big ticket’ events (and a kick-ass dealer hall) with some of the charm and intimacy of the smaller conventions. The best of…
WonderCon Recap Day 3: Last Day…
As they used to say on multi-part TV shows, ‘First, some scenes from Part One…’ WonderCon Recap Day One 3/31/17 ‘…and here are scenes from Part 2…’ WonderCon recap, Day Two: 4/1/17 ‘…and now, the exciting finale of WonderCon 2017 in Anaheim!’ WonderCon 2017 Day 3 was a bit more relaxed (okay, I may have…
WonderCon recap, Day Two: 4/1/17
I begin this recap assuming you (my faithful 3-4 readers!) have already seen the Day One recap, so here goes: Day Two of WonderCon Anaheim was less eventful but no less personally satisfying. I decided to cosplay as Fred Flintstone for the entire day since I kind of half-assed it on Friday (by changing into…
WonderCon Anaheim 2017, Day One recap (3/31/17)
Well, yesterday was Day One of Anaheim’s “Comic Con Junior” known as WonderCon, and it was a lot of fun…without the crowds or chaos that is Comic Con San Diego (not that I don’t love it, mind you…). First, I plan to include all the pics and graphics on the full recap (to be published…