Con Scene

May 12, 2018 Trae Dorn Con Scene, Conventions, Dark Carnival Game Con, Dark Carnival Games Con, Insane Clown Posse, Juggalos

Dark Carnival Games Con Cancelled Mid-Event Due To “Safety Concerns”

The second annual Dark Carnival Games Con kicked off yesterday in Denver, but attendees awoke this morning to find the

The Nerd & Tie Podcast

May 8, 2018 Nerd & Tie Anime Apocalypse, Anime Midwest, Con Scene, Conventions, Daisho Con, Epic Icon Comic Con, Gen Con, Live Show, No Brand Con, Point Con, SogenCon, Specials, STEAK, StrDexCon, Thai Pham, Universal FanCon, West Con

Episode 122 – Convention Horror Stories

https://media.blubrry.com/1336403/www.nerdandtie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Episode-122-Convention-Horror-Stories.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSSRecorded live on the Friday night of No

Convention News The Mega-Blog

May 1, 2018 Trae Dorn Con Scene, Conventions, Epic Icon Comic Con

Epic Icon Comic Con Cancelled One Week Beforehand and I Cannot Even Feign Surprise Anymore

So Epic Icon Comic Con was a first year show scheduled for this upcoming weekend in Los Angeles, yadda yadda

Convention News The Mega-Blog

April 23, 2018 Trae Dorn Con Scene, Conventions, PrideCon, Thai Pham, TouhouCon, Universal FanCon

So Maybe Don’t Put Money Into a Convention Organized By Thai Pham?

A few days ago we saw the abrupt cancellation of the Baltimore based Universal FanCon with only a week’s notice.

Convention News The Mega-Blog

April 21, 2018 Trae Dorn Con Scene, Conventions, Thai Pham, Universal FanCon

Universal FanCon “Postponed” One Week Before Event

With just a week to go before it was set to open its doors, Baltimore based Universal FanCon appears to

The Nerd & Tie Podcast

April 16, 2018 Trae Dorn #ChangeTheChannel, Channel Awesome, Cherry City Comic Con, Con Scene, Conventions, Fanfic, Jew Wario, Justin Carmical, Karoshi Con, King Arthur

Episode 121 – King Arthur Is All Fanfic

https://media.blubrry.com/1336403/www.nerdandtie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Episode-121-King-Arthur-Is-All-Fanfic.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSSThis episode of Nerd & Tie was recorded

Convention News The Mega-Blog

April 10, 2018 Trae Dorn Cherry City Comic Con, Con Scene, Conventions, John Roach

Cherry City Comic Con Confusingly Cancelled and then Uncancelled? (Updated)

Update: The show’s now back on. More information follows the original text of the article. You wouldn’t know it by

The Nerd & Tie Podcast

April 5, 2018 Trae Dorn #ChangeTheChannel, Allison Pregler, Anime Matsuri, Bleach, Channel Awesome, Con Scene, Conventions, Doug Walker, Harry Potter, Lewis Lovhaug, Lindsay Ellis, Linkara, Nazi, Nazis, Nostalgia Critic, That Guy With The Glasses, Transformers

Episode 120 – The Breaking Point

On this episode of Nerd & Tie, first we tackle the #ChangeTheChannel situation surrounding Channel Awesome, and follow it up with people in Nazi uniforms showing up at conventions (most recently Anime Matsuri).

Then we hit the big topic for the episode: when do you give up on a long running series you’ve been following? What makes you stop watching or reading? At what point do you write it off?

It’s a tough call to make, but sometimes you have to.